Article Posted on : - Jan 27, 2011

Ground Master 400 (GM 400) is a ground-based long range air defence radar. A Thales photo

OTTAWA (BNS): Thales Canada has been awarded the Tactical Control Radar contract by the Department of National Defence.

Thales will supply and integrate two Ground Master 400 (GM 400) radars deployable with a suite of communications and operator control systems.

The GM 400 is a 3-D long-range air defence radar, offering detection from very high to very low altitudes.

It tracks a wide range of targets from highly manoeuvrable low-flying tactical aircraft to unconventional smaller targets such as UAVs, ensuring an excellent wide-area air picture.

The radar will be integrated with an Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), command and control, Ground-Air-Ground and SatCom Communications, Link 16/11/1, networking and management systems, and simulation, a company release said.