Thales Contributes to Strengthening Malaysian Air Sovereignty with Two Additional Ground Master 400 Alpha Long-Range Air Surveillance Radars

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New Delhi: 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 GM400α radars throughout their lifecycle, in close proximity to the RMAF. Thales will also embark on knowledge transfer and on-ground training to build Malaysia’s future generations of radar experts.

Given the multitude of threats in constant evolution, building a reliable, accurate, up-to-date Recognised Air Picture (RAP) is critical. The GM400α 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.

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Leveraging on years of successful field experience, GaN technology and surveillance capabilities, the GM400α 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.

This Letter of Award reaffirms Thales’s commitment to strengthen Malaysia’s air surveillance capabilities in addition to supporting its national agendas in Artificial Intelligence, Space and cybersecurity.

“This award is a recognition of Thales’ unparalleled radar expertise, honed through the years and on the battlefield. We are delighted to receive this award from Prime Minister Anwar on his state visit to France to commemorate the strong bilateral relations between our two countries. As a global technology leader and with our long-standing relationship with Weststar, Thales is committed to helping Malaysia build up its national defence sector,” commented Hervé Dammann, Executive Vice-President, Land and Air Systems, Thales.

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