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Thales Subcontracted for NATO's Ballistic Missile Defense Test and Integration.
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 SMART-L EWC on board HNLMS Evertsen (F805) (Dutch: Zr.Ms. Evertsen) De Zeven Provinciën class frigate of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Image: Royal Netherlands Navy |
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is the prime contactor, working alongside eight other companies from Canada,
France, Germany, The Netherlands, UK and Turkey. Their role is to design,
develop and test the interfaces with NATO's and national, weapons and
sensors. The programme has a duration of four years and the work of Thales will be to perform the testing and verification activities required for the overall verification of the NATO BMD architecture. Thales has a long experience in naval defence systems and long-range sensor technology. Therefore, its experience will prove valuable on the Integrated Test Bed. Thales' capabilities were further proved during the recent "At Sea Demonstration", which took place in October and was organized by the Maritime Theatre Missile Defence Forum. The company's sensor technology was capable of detecting and tracking extra-terrestrial objects and transmit this picture to the NATO BMD organization for the elimination of the threat. John Alfrink, Thales Vice President for Above Water Systems activities, said: "We have reached this important milestone together with our partners and see this as an appreciation of our efforts in the field of ballistic missile defence technology for more than a decade." About the SMART-L EWC As from 2018 maintenance services of the four SMART-L EWC radars for the Air Defense- and Command Frigates will be carried out in cooperation with the Services and Maintenance Organization of the Royal Netherlands Navy (DMI) for a period of 16 years. The Royal Netherlands Navy and its crews will perform regular on board maintenance. Thales will guarantee the availability of the necessary spare parts and will provide maintenance training together with the Navy. |
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