During the Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar bin Ibrahims state visit to France, Thales has received the official Letter of Award (LOA) to provide two additional Ground Master 400 alpha (GM400a) radars to reinforce the countrys situational awareness. These additional radars will bring the total number of GM400 to 4 in the country, showing Malaysias renewal of trust in Thales radar technology.
Aligned with its strategy to strengthen local industrial capabilities, Thales will partner with Malaysian enterprise Weststar Group to install and deploy the radars in line with the terrain and operational requirements of the RMAF (Royal Malaysian Air Force), in Peninsular and Eastern Malaysia. Through Industrial Cooperation Programmes (ICPs), Thales will provide maintenance and support of GM400a radars throughout their lifecycle, in close proximity to the RMAF. Thales will also embark on knowledge transfer and on-ground training to build Malaysias future generations of radar experts.
Given the multitude of threats in constant evolution, building a reliable, accurate, up-to-date Recognized Air Picture (RAP) is critical. The GM400a is an asset to armed forces for early threat detection, giving them a tactical advantage to aid decision making. Highly mobile, highly available and tactical, the radar is easy to upgrade and integrates seamlessly to existing systems.
Leveraging on years of successful field experience, GaN technology and surveillance capabilities, the GM400a detects simultaneously targets from fast jets and missiles, to hovering helicopters and UAVs, flying close to the ground, hiding in the clutter near the radar. In addition, the radar maintains the highest level of mobility and availability performance on the market and today has sold more than 270 combat-proven air surveillance radars in the Ground Master (GM) family worldwide.
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