Belgium has selected Thales’s GM200 MM/C radar for Blue Dome, its new layered air-defence capability, according to Thales. The radar integrates fully with Kongsberg’s command and control and Raytheon’s AMRAAM missile. Together they form a sensor-to-shooter solution within the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) architecture.
Threats the radar can counter
The GM200 MM/C detects, tracks and classifies multiple threats at once. These include small drones, loitering munitions, missiles, low-flying aircraft, helicopters, rockets, artillery and mortar fire.
The system uses Thales’s 4D active electronically scanned array (AESA) technology. It combines air surveillance, air defence and counter-battery roles in one mobile unit. Crews can deploy it in under 60 seconds. A standard 20-foot ISO container carries it, and operators can run it remotely within a network. Forces can therefore reposition quickly and sustain coverage as threats change.
Deepening European cooperation
Belgium’s choice builds on Dutch operational experience with the radar. Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Lithuania have also bought it. The shared platform allows common training, maintenance and software updates, which strengthens interoperability across Benelux and NATO.
Thales developed and produced the radar in the Netherlands. The company says this reflects its commitment to European sovereignty and industrial cooperation. The GM200 MM/C-NASAMS configuration, first established with the Netherlands, now gains further momentum through Belgium’s decision.
Thales also has deep roots in the Belgian economy. It employs more than 1,400 people across 12 sites nationwide and plans to recruit over 100 more in 2026.
Industry view
Hervé Dammann, Executive Vice-President for Land and Air Systems at Thales, called the decision “a significant step forward in European air-defence cooperation.” He said the combination of Thales radar technology with Kongsberg and Raytheon systems delivers a fully networked solution. In his view, it also strengthens Belgium’s defence capabilities and the European industrial ecosystem.
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