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EURONAVAL
2014 Show Daily - THALES Sea Fire 500 |
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Thales
announces its new Sea Fire 500 multifunction fixed-array radar |
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At
Euronaval 2014, Thales is announcing the development of its new multifunction
naval radar, Sea Fire 500. With a fully solid-state fourpanel phased-array
antenna, Sea Fire 500 is designed for large surface combatants.
This new radar concept is the culmination of three years of advanced
research into new radar technologies and architectures, conducted with
the support from the French defence procurement agency (DGA).
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Thales' Sea Fire 500 multifunction fixed-array radar |
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Fire 500 is tailored to evolving naval requirements and the new threats
faced by national navies. The new radar will be effective in roles ranging
from ship self-defence to extended air defence, providing protection
from asymmetric threats such as UAVs as well as emerging threats such
as anti-ship ballistic missiles, even in heavily jammed environments
and the complex conditions of the littoral.
With the combination of its four fully solid-state active fixed arrays,
each offering higher power, beam steering agility and 90° coverage,
the radar will provide significantly higher detection and tracking performance
with continuous 360° coverage in azimuth and 90° coverage in
elevation.
Sea Fire 500 is a modular radar system that will be available in several
versions and with various antenna sizes to match platform architectures
and mission types. Each antenna array is independent: the four fixed
panels can be located at different points on the vessel.
Sea Fire 500 will
draw on experience gained with the Herakles radar. It is a multifunction
radar capable of performing missile fire control and guidance as well
as target detection, identification and tracking. With the Sea Fire
500, Thales is developing the next generation of naval solutions,
taking operational performance to the next level to significantly
increase the capabilities of front-line warships.
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