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R a da r s
T h e T h a l e s R ay t h e o n S y s t e m s p o r t f o l i o
s t r at e g i ca l ly d e p l oya b l e ;
m o b i l e , tac t i ca l a n d t r a n s p o r ta b l e
ThalesRaytheonSystems’ ground-based radars are
capable of detecting both traditional and unconventional
threats for homeland and tactical air defense, counterbattery and weapons system coordination.
ThalesRaytheonSystems’ customers include the U.S.
(Army and Marine Corps.), France (Air and Land Forces)
and NATO Nations making up some of the 60 countries
where we are delivering products, systems and services.
The warfighter has a view in all directions, with radar
systems featuring short-, medium- and long-range air
surveillance and weapon system applications. While
meeting the demand for increasingly complex systems,
ThalesRaytheonSystems ensures ease of use for the
operator and solutions that are robust, simple and
affordable. Highly accurate and easily deployable, our radars
can be continually upgraded to include the latest innovations
and technologies. And through the service organization,
ThalesRaytheonSystems ensures that customers are
always mission-ready.
ThalesRaytheonSystems’ range of Ground Master,
Sentinel and Firefinder radars provide a combination of
S-band, offering long-range and high altitude, plus X-band’s
high accuracy, high data update rate and in-close
coverage. The two frequency bands provide the best of
both worlds in an air defense environment and provide
superb support to both fighter aircraft and ground based
air defense systems.
GM 400
GM 200
AN/MPQ-64 F1
Improved Sentinel
AN/TPQ-37
Firefinder
AN/TPQ-36
Firefinder
Primary Mission
Air Defense/
Theater Defense
Air Defense/
Air Defense/
Weapon Locating
Weapon Coordination/ Weapon Coordination/
Theater Defense
Theater Defense
Weapon Locating
Mobility
Fixed/Mobile
Mobile, Tactical
Fixed/Mobile, Tactical
Mobile, Tactical
Mobile, Tactical
Frequency Band
S
S
X
S
X
Air Surv. Instrumented Range
470 km
250 km
120 km
50 km
24 km
Performance
Weapon Locating Instrumented Range
Altitude
Very Low to Very High
Very Low to High
Low to Medium
Low
Low
Elevation
20° and 40°
from -7° to +70°
from -10° to + 55°
10° Electrical,
-2.8° to >15°
Mechanical
6° Electrical,
-2.8° to +14°
Mechanical
N/A
Electronic tilt
-6°/+5°
-6°/+5°
>+/- 7°
N/A
Data update rate
10 rpm
20 rpm and 40 rpm
20 rpm and 30 rpm
Staring electronically
Staring electronically
scanned array, variable scanned array, variable
Command and Control
Yes,
remote monitoring
Yes,
2 operator positions
Yes, 2 operator
positions or remote
Modernized
Digital Shelter
Modernized
Digital Shelter
Size and Weight
20 ft ISO container,
10 tons
20 ft IS0 container,
9 tons
4,000 lbs
13,000 lbs
3,200 lbs
Combat Crew
4 only for installation
2
2
5
5
Transport
Truck-mounted, C-130 Truck-mounted, C-130 Towed by a variety
of vehicles, C-130,
helo-transportable
Towed by a variety
of vehicles, C-130
Towed by a variety
of vehicles, C-130,
helo-transportable
Reliability/Availability/
Maintainability
MTBCF >3,000 hrs,
Availability >99.9%,
MTTR <30 min
MBTF >180 hrs (Demo), MBTF >700 hrs (Demo),
Availability >90%,
Availability >90%,
MTTR <30 min
MTTR <30 min
MTBCF >2,500 hrs,
Availability >99.9%,
MTTR <30 min
MBTF >800 hrs,
Availability >90%,
MTTR <30 min
Customer Support
ThalesRaytheonSystems
A n e w t h r e at e n v i r o n m e n t
As a trusted partner of defense customers worldwide,
ThalesRaytheonSystems offers support and services that are
global in scope yet focused on the end-user experience.
Through our dedicated customer support teams, our
customers have access to a wide range of services and the
ability to upgrade and maintain their systems.
ThalesRaytheonSystems is an international company
specializing in battlefield and air operation systems; a global
leader of air command and control systems, 3-D air defense
radars, battlefield and counter-battery radars. We are an
exceptional combination of domain knowledge, technical
expertise, and industrial and commercial capacity.
The lines dividing peacetime, crisis and wartime are no
longer clear, and most nations are on constant alert to
protect their territory against a variety of threats. On land
and in the air, today’s threats are low- and high-tech, and
may approach from outside of the perimeter, or within.
ThalesRaytheonSystems is committed to achieving the highest
levels of customer satisfaction. From acquisition to post
deployment training and support, ThalesRaytheonSystems
ensures that customer solutions and systems perform to the
highest levels and standards. We offer comprehensive, 24/7
lifecycle support including maintenance, upgrades and
extended services.
By meeting existing threats and anticipating those
of tomorrow with the latest technologies,
ThalesRaytheonSystems is the partner of choice for
customized and cost-effective solutions worldwide.
Proven solutions:
■ System and logistics engineering
■ Spare components
■ Repair services
■ Obsolescence
■ Technical support
■ Life cycle support
■ Through life availability services
■ Cyber defense
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It is vital for security forces to have effective
capabilities that counter current and emerging threats.
Defense organizations around the world count on
ThalesRaytheonSystems solutions to protect and defend
air space, people and assets at home and in remote
theaters.
ThalesRaytheonSystems is a specialist in developing
affordable, world-leading radars, and the company’s
portfolio of fixed, transportable and highly mobile groundbased radars combines outstanding performance, high
reliability and high availability with low manpower
requirements and fast deployment times. These products
have been installed and are currently in service, defending
over 25 nations worldwide from unpredictable threats.
A i r s u r v e i l l a n c e t o w e a p o n c o o r d i n at i o n
GM 200
■ Mobile 3-D tactical
medium-range mast
mounted air defense radar
■ Fully digital solid state
S-band
■ Open architecture
■ Integrated C2 with two
operator positions
GM 400
■ Mobile 3-D long-range air
defense radar
■ Fully digital solid state
S-band
■ High operational availability,
highly simplified
maintenance
■ Adaptable to towers and
platforms with radome
option
AN/MPQ-64F1 Improved Sentinel
■ Mobile tactical air defense
and weapon coordination
X-band radar
■ Air cooled transmitter
■ 3-D, phased-array system
■ Detects helicopters, high-speed
attack aircraft, cruise missiles
and UAVs
■ Combat proven
■ Adaptable to towers and sea
platforms (with radome option)
■ 360˚ rocket artillery and mortar
detection
AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder
■ Medium-range weapon
locating X-band radar
■ Air cooled transmitter
■ Automatically locates
enemy mortars, artillery,
and rocket launchers
■ Compact and mobile
■ Combat proven
■ Modernized and compact
radar processor
AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder RMI
■ Long-range weapon locating
S-band radar
■ Air cooled transmitter/new
COTS based processor
■ Locates long-range mortars,
artillery and rocket
launchers
■ Combat proven
ThalesRaytheonSystems is the world
specialist in ground based military
radars from short-range battlefield
air surveillance to long-range air
surveillance, including extended air
defense and weapon locating radars.
GM 200
The Ground Master 200 (GM 200) is
a multi-mission tactical 3-D mediumrange Air Defense radar. This mobile
radar is dedicated to the protection of
key assets and deployed forces.
The GM 200 offers outstanding
performance in terms of warning delay and tracking
accuracy on high maneuvering targets.
With full 3-D coverage, the GM 200 is a dual-use radar that
can switch instantaneously between the extended range
surveillance mode to the shorter range engagement mode.
The GM 200 radar has an option to track rockets, mortars
and missiles (detection, impact prediction and launch point
computation).
The GM 200 radar is a single 20 ft ISO shelter and
operates on a truck.
The GM 200 radar can integrate two operator positions
within a C4I solution to manage air defense assets and can
be used as a stand alone sensor (operation ready with two
people in less than 15 minutes).
The Ground Master (GM) family architecture is based on
common building blocks and interfaces, a Stacked Beam
Concept and Digital Beam Forming, providing complete
range and altitude coverage. For ease of maintenance,
the GM radars can be remotely monitored using a
standard protocol underpinned by cyber solutions.
GM 400
The Ground Master 400 (GM 400) 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 crosssection device as Unmanned Air Vehicles or cruise missiles,
ensuring an excellent global air picture.
The GM 400 can be associated with different secondary
radars providing air traffic control capabilities, and can also
integrate Tactical Ballistic Missiles detection and tracking
capabilities.
GM 400 includes an Electronic Counter Measures feature
to cope with the most severe electronic warfare
environment including decoy device capabilities, while the
S-band represents the better choice considering EW (wider
bandwidth) and civilian application interference constraints.
The GM 400 fits inside a single 20 ft ISO container and can
be rapidly deployed.
AN/MPQ-64 F1
Improved Sentinel
The AN/MPQ-64 F1 Improved Sentinel
is a 3-D, phased-array highly mobile and
tactical X-band radar system. Offering
protection from low to medium
altitudes, it has an air surveillance
range of up to 120 km.
The Sentinel provides medium-range detection in harsh
terrain, plus precise rocket-artillery-mortar detection.
Sentinel’s versatility encompasses air defense, air
surveillance, counter-rocket and mortar sense-and-warn
missions.
The Sentinel supports a multitude of advanced weapon
systems such as NASAMS, HAWK and Stinger missilebased SHORAD weapons and a variety of indigenous
VSHORAD missile systems and air defense guns.
A well-established, low-risk technology modernization
roadmap ensures effectiveness against current and
future airborne threats.
Requiring a combat crew of two personnel, Sentinel can
operate autonomously at remote sites or integrated into
remote command and control systems. Sentinel is an
extremely flexible, lightweight and highly mobile radar
system that can be moved off road, helicopter transported
or rapidly transported by cargo aircraft to remote locations.
AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder
The AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder is an X-band,
medium-range weapon-locating radar
system. This radar is lightweight, highly
mobile and highly efficient in the precise
location and impact prediction of
rockets, artillery and mortars.
The AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder has a range up to 24 km,
providing pinpoint targeting data against hostile weapon
locations and counter battery fires. The AN/TPQ-36
Firefinder can be emplaced and operational within
15 minutes and march-ordered in five minutes by a crew
of two.
Building on the radar’s mature proven technology, the
system now shares a state of the art COTS-based radar
processor with the AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder radar. These
improvements translate to lower system life cycle costs
and higher reliability. The radar’s reliability and
maintainability are simplified by computer controlled, built-in
test equipment which provides for an exceptionally high
system availability.
While five personel are assigned to a combat crew to
provide 24 hour operational capability, the AN/TPQ-36 can
be operated by a single operator. It is designed to operate
in direct support of forward combat units and is
transportable via tactical transport aircraft, helicopters and
a variety of tactical vehicles.
AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder
The AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder is an
S-band, long-range weapon-locating
radar. Similar in operation to the
medium-range AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder,
the larger AN/TPQ-37 is highly
accurate against long-range hostile
weapons and extended range for friendly counter battery
fire adjustments.
AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder
R M I S h e lt e r
In addition to supporting all radar
operations, the advantage of the newly
available RMI Operations Control Group
shelter, which uses next-generation
technology, is that it gives training and
tactical units’ commanders the flexibility of a standalone
training device, independent of radar system.
The AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder provides weapon location
capability up to 50 kilometers instrumented range.
Operated by five combat crew, the AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder
can be emplaced and operational in 30 minutes and
march-ordered in 15 minutes. Its size and weight enable it
to be towed and carried by a variety of vehicles as well as a
C-130 transport aircraft.
The newest model of the AN/TPQ-37, called Reliability
Maintainability Improvement (RMI), uses advanced
technology updates to extend service life and reduce life
cycle cost. The RMI incorporates a modular, air-cooled
transmitter and COTS-based radar processor. RMI
upgrades can be applied to existing AN/TPQ-37 radars
as well as new production radars.
Pav i n g t h e way f o r t o m o r r o w
ThalesRaytheonSystems is setting new standards in
radar technologies. The company invests in continuously
modernising its portfolio to ensure customers have
access to the latest technology and upgrade programs.
ThalesRaytheonSystems engineers are already working
on radars of the future that will expand your air
defense capability.