Thales unveils TRAC NG world's most advanced en-route radar for dual civil/military operators

19/06/2017

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On the opening day of the Paris Air Show, Thales unveils TRAC NG the world's most advanced dual use civil/military en-route radar. Derived from Thales STAR NG, the world's most advanced approach radar, TRAC NG responds to the need to extend primary surveillance across en-route segments in ever more congested airspaces, and the more effective monitoring of secured military airspaces.

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Thales unveils TRAC NG, the most advanced Dual Civil Military primary en-route radar in the world that fulfills requirements of both civil aviation operators and armed forces.

Already sold to several clients including Brazil, the radar has received a good response from customers.

TRAC NG offers improved performance and reduced lifecycle cost compared to other radars on the market.

The radar has already found its first two major customer countries, including Brazil's armed forces who handle both civilian and military air traffic in the country.

Primary surveillance radars are the most ubiquitous tools used by air traffic management operators to identify aircraft's position speed and vector. Unlike secondary radars which rely on the aircraft transmitting information through their radar transponder, a primary radar always knows where its target is, and where it's heading. Historically this functionality was mainly required when aircraft were approaching airports. With increased traffic volumes and more congested skies, the ATM industry has been working to make primary surveillance available beyond approach and through to en-route segments to better optimize the airspace.

Thales TRAC NG is an L-Band primary radar with a range up to 250 nautical miles, perfectly tailored to serve as an effective system to guarantee primary surveillance across large tracks of en-route airspace.

Just like STAR NG, it is a fully dual civil/military system, that offers as options altimetry, and the ability to track both fast and slow targets like helicopters, as well as small targets like UAVs. In addition, it can include concrete military features like frequency agility, jammer strobe detection and least jammed frequency selector, making it better hardened against electronic countermeasures than any other civilian radar.

The use of TRAC NG presents some very concrete benefits that reduce lifecycle cost. Several unique aspects make it a very attractive proposition to both civilian and military users. Its compact design architecture optimizes power consumption and enables easier site installation. It has a much improved power budget, system stability, dynamic range and instantaneous bandwidth that allows it to increase detection performance, as well as signal-to-clutter ratio and false alarm management functionalities that make it harder to confuse the radar even during complex operations .

As with latest generation Thales surveillance platforms TRAC NG also features improved windfarm filters and interference map spectrum. A large commonality of spare parts, software and support tools with other radars such as STAR NG and RSM enables to reduce inventories, training and documentation, leading to clear economic benefits to customers thanks to resulting reduced lifecycle cost.

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