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ThalesRaytheonSystems delivers first Ground Master 400 (GM 400) radar to Finland 1601131.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 11:01 AM | |||
ThalesRaytheonSystems delivers first Ground Master 400 (GM 400) radar to Finland | |||
An
official ceremony was held on January 15 at Finnish Air Force headquarters
in Tikkakoski to mark the delivery by ThalesRaytheonSystems of a Ground
Master 400 (GM 400) long-range air defense radar system. The ceremony
was presided by the Chief of Staff of the Finnish Air Force, Brigadier-General
Kari Salmi. This system is the first of 12 radar systems ordered by the Finnish Air Force to provide extended surveillance of the nation’s airspace. The radars are designed to operate at fixed sites under a radome or for rapid deployment in the field in less than two hours. |
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ThalesRaytheonSystems Ground Master 400 (GM 400) long-range air defense radar system on Finnish Army Sisu truck (Picture: Thales) |
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After an extensive
test campaign, the GM 400 has successfully completed site acceptance
procedures with the Finnish Ministry of Defense and Air Force and ThalesRaytheonSystems
personnel. Set up in a tactical, truck-mounted configuration with an
independent power supply, this first radar system will bring Finland
the benefits of all the latest advances in radar technology, providing
superior detection performance at high and low altitudes, high availability
and simplified maintenance. “Our operators are satisfied with the progression of this program which has reached this markable milestone and we are looking forward to see all these modern system benefits in operation”, noted Brigadier-General Kari Salmi, Chief of Staff of the Finnish Air Force. “The level of cooperation between the Finnish Ministry of Defense and ThalesRaytheonSystems teams in accomplishing the deployment of this GM 400 radar was excellent. We look forward to pursuing our collaboration with Finland on the next 11 GM 400s,” said Philippe Duhamel, CEO of ThalesRaytheonSystems SAS. Link to ThalesRaytheonSystems of a Ground Master 400 (GM 400) radar technical datasheet. |
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