PARIS, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- ThalesRaytheonSystems has signed a 70
million euros (approximately $78 million) contract with the French defense
procurement agency, Delegation Generale pour l'Armement (DGA), to develop a
demonstrator for a new generation of air defense radar. The contract will be
conducted in partnership with the Thales Group.
The demonstrator production will mark the first phase in the development
of a new generation of mobile, multi-functional, modular radars (M3R) and a
new line of products. With unprecedented range capabilities on low radar
cross-section targets such as cruise missiles, these radars will provide an
effective response to a diverse threat environment encompassing both
conventional air defense and antitactical ballistical missile (ATBM) low-level
and very low-level threats.
The contract calls for production of a new type of solid-state electronic
components for the radar, followed by construction of a modular active phased-
array antenna. This two-phase approach is designed to provide proof of concept
before launching prototype development and series production.
ThalesRaytheonSystems is the worldwide leader in the supply of Air
Defense, Battlefield Surveillance and Coordination Systems, including Ground-
based Radars and related Operation Centers. Annual income is approximately 700
million dollars with nearly 2,000 people employed.
Contacts:
In the United States: In Europe:
Janet Kopec Isabelle Blackburn
972-952-2547 +33.1.69.75.50.98
Matt Pothecary
+33.1.53.77.86.26
SOURCE ThalesRaytheonSystems
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CONTACT:
In the United States: Janet Kopec,
+1-972-952-2547; or in Europe: Isabelle Blackburn,
+33.1.69.75.50.98, or Matt Pothecary, +33.1.53.77.86.26
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