ales launches new SEARCHMASTER multirole surveillance radar

Thales launches new SEARCHMASTER multirole surveillance radar

Thales launches new SEARCHMASTER multirole surveillance radar

October 28, 2014

Key points

The SEARCHMASTER radar benefits from Thaless technological leadership in active electronic scanning antennas and the know-how acquired in this area on the Rafale combat aircraft programme.

SEARCHMASTER has been selected for Frances ATL2 maritime patrol aircraft.

SEARCHMASTER offers extremely high levels of threat detection performance and meets the requirements of five mission types: anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, maritime surveillance, ground surveillance and tactical air support.

At Euronaval 2014, Thales is launching the new SEARCHMASTER multirole surveillance radar with active electronic scanning antenna (AESA) technology.

SEARCHMASTER is a truly multirole surveillance radar with the ability to meet all the surveillance requirements of five mission types: anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, maritime surveillance, ground surveillance and tactical air support.

SEARCHMASTER features an AESA active electronic scanning antenna based on fully qualified technologies developed for the RBE2 AESA nose-mounted radar on the Rafale combat aircraft. The key benefits of this new product are extended range, 360 coverage, electronic scanning in the vertical plane for simultaneous short-range and long-range surveillance, and continuous detection in harsh environmental conditions.

This high-performance radar meets the requirements of airborne surface, ground and air surveillance missions. Thanks to its compact, lightweight design (approximately 75 kg), it is easy to install and integrate with a system. It is suitable for MALE (medium altitude, long endurance) UAVs, medium-tonnage or heavy-lift mission helicopters and mission aircraft (turboprop or jet-engined), providing all these platforms with multimission capabilities. In addition, the introduction of AESA technology, coupled with innovative concepts of integrated maintenance, pushes down maintenance costs and improves operational availability.

SEARCHMASTER has been selected by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) for the French Navys upgraded Atlantique 2 (ATL2) maritime patrol aircraft.

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