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Ground Master GM 400 ThalesRaytheonSystems 3D air defense radar
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The Ground Master 400 is a mobile radar system proposed by ThalesRaytheonSystems (TRS) and developed by Thales. ThalesRaytheonSystems, the joint venture between Thales and Raytheon, offers radar sensors for homeland defense, tactical air defense, counter-battery and weapon system coordination markets. With the technological strengths of Thales and Raytheon, TRS is positioned to offer customizable solutions matched with coordinated support for all customers throughout the world. The Ground Master 400 (GM400) is a 3-D long-range Air Defense radar, offering detection from very high to very low altitudes. It tracks a wide range of targets from highly maneuverable tactical aircraft flying below several hundred feet to the unconventional small radar cross-section device as Unmanned Air Vehicles or cruise missiles, ensuring an excellent global air picture. The radars are currently in production at Thales’s Limours site in France Since the product launch in 2008, the GM 400 radar has already been purchased by customers including Slovenia, Malaysia, France, Finland, Estonia, Germany, Canada. Furthermore, the GM 400 has been selected to protect the European Space Agency's Guiana Space Centre. |
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The GM400 family includes the GM403 and the GM406. The GM406 has a transmitter that is twice as powerful as the GM403, giving it a 20 percent greater range. The GM406 is primarily designed to equip fixed sites, with the GM403 designed to be deployable.
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