Ground Master 400 Explained

Ground Master 400
Introdate:2007
Number:>90
Type:Digital 3D AESA
Frequency:S banded
Rpm:10
Range:470km (290miles) GM400
515km (320miles) GM400α
Altitude:30500m (100,100feet)
Azimuth:360°
Elevation:20° and 40-60°
Precision:<50m (160feet)

The Ground Master 400 (GM400) is a mobile long range radar system manufactured by Thales (formerly by Thales-Raytheon Systems).[1] GM400 is a fully digital active electronically scanned array long-range air defense 3D 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 cross section devices, such as UAVs or cruise missiles.

The system can be set up by a four-man crew in 60 minutes and can be remotely operated. The system fits in a 20-feet shipping container and weighs less than ten tons. The system can be rapidly deployed mounted on a 6x6 or 8x8 tactical truck and can be transported by a single C-130 aircraft or a helicopter.[2]

The GM400 with a field-proven operational availability of more than 98,5% and a MTBCF (Mean Time Between Critical Failures) of 3500 hrs has been selected by many countries as well as France to protect the European Space Agency's Guiana Space Centre. The system was to be operational by the end of 2012.[3]

The GM400 family includes the GM403 and the GM406. The GM406 has a transmitter which is twice as powerful as the GM403, giving it 20% greater range, increasing from 390 km to 450 km. The GM406 is primarily designed to equip fixed sites, with the GM403 designed to be deployable.

In 2023, the Indonesian state-run defense company PT Len Industri acquired 13 GM403 radars at an approximate cost of $30,000,000 each, totaling $390,000,000. While there is no publicly available information on the cost of the GM406 model, it is estimated that the price of a GM403 radar is around $30,000,000, excluding any additional modifications that may be requested by buyers.[4]

In 2021, Thales introduced a new version, GM400α, with 5 times more processing power, extended range from 470 to 515 km and upcoming advanced artificial intelligence algorithms.[5] [6]

These systems are part of the Ground Master family of radars (alongside the medium range GM200 and GM200 MM/A and MM/C as well as the short-range GM60 and its variants) and have been purchased by many countries.[7]

Main characteristics

Operators

2 systems [8]

4 systems

9 systems

4 systems[9]

2 Ground Master 403 systems,[10] 2 more Ground Master 400 Alpha systems ordered in June 2023.[11] [12]

12 Ground Master 403 systems. Local designation is Keva 2010.[13]

3 GM 406 systems and 12 GM 403 systems[14]

6 GM 403 and GM 200 systems[15] [16]

6 systems

13 GM400α systems[17] [18]

9 systems[19]

16 systems. Local designation is «Nur»

1 system in service, 1 more on order.[20]

3 systems

2 systems

4 systems [21] [22]

2 Ground Master 403 systems.

See also

External links

References

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  2. http://www.deagel.com/Ground-Sensors/Ground-Master-400_a001480001.aspx Deagel: Ground Master 400
  3. Web site: Thales Group . 2012-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130802073046/http://www.thalesgroup.com/Portfolio/Defence/Air_Systems_Product_-_Ground_Master_400/ . 2013-08-02 . dead .
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  6. Web site: Ground Master 400 Alpha . 2023-06-18 . Thales Group . en.
  7. Web site: Thales fête le 100e déploiement dans le monde d'un radar de sa gamme Ground Master pour la protection de l'espace aérien national Zone bourse .
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  9. Web site: Egypt has received four French-made GM 400 air defense radars. . armyrecognition.com . en.
  10. Web site: Ground Master 400 (GM 400) . Wolff . Christian . Radartutorial.eu . Oct 22, 2015 .
  11. Web site: Estonia adds more Thales radars to boost air defences . Shephard . 2 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230702101147/https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/digital-battlespace/estonia-adds-more-thales-radars-to-boost-air-defences/ . 2 July 2023 . London . 26 June 2023 . live.
  12. Web site: Savage . Olivia . Paris Air Show 2023: Estonia selects Thales long-range radar to bolster air surveillance . Jane's . 2 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230702101149/https://www.janes.com/defence-news/paris-air-show-2023-estonia-selects-thales-long-range-radar-to-bolster-air-surveillance/ . 2 July 2023 . 26 June 2023 . live.
  13. Web site: Finnish Defence Forces' webpage . 2012-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100751/http://www.puolustusvoimat.fi/portal/puolustusvoimat.fi/!ut/p/c5/vZDLcqpAEIaf5TxAnB4YuSxHxAF0BpGbsKHQEBRD0CMB4eljVapO1VnEVZL-l191f9U_StE9b3l3LPP22Lzlr2iLUiVjkqJZDmDdFY4JNmHGUhK2xLiKYrQFkvnVcLbH07ipxo3wKw-4yntungYRJNCOhiTmtG_DfgiCxVLsHJsHfIC9jqOFZ1I6mlBe_9xvpf_blnwGtruCSF2tscHgMQf8yRXZXJqCEczWBgHbn4d6EKoyC5WH--5G_eTwxVBACUrVL9qwfYZR8I1tPHbJv-fS4Cdd9_LvrrXN54pMlc30F_-SvtXloPS4qyf9vp7ARJN1GQMGCWNpqusExWnSzoyG9yY1sqYp9LqSZRpAFJeXhXKJr6yGfkjSk5lt5VtKlt0eeMXO0dMtcRyY0-cIdqC2dUIL4hbXILFLjTbk5FidV1KhQjQNdRIJPFv32eXwXsfYPb2KA4FjPnjzp3Y41_1q_TyF1SzvmbY4SEGc-_nLu2PctKS7qXJUdT0veB3oq78euUqH4TrFmWcVbhL6SFhNXaBz3Z3NjTVu_6WgH7HWH0Y!/dl3/d3/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/?pcid=5ba166804b53178390059b5d2e28d624 . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  14. News: Inauguration of a new air defense radar, the GM 406 . Defence France . France. 26 October 2017 . 31 July 2021 .
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  16. News: Military Air Defense Day was celebrated at Alekseevka military base . 31 May 2018 . Georgia. 31 July 2021 . NEWS .
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  18. Web site: 2023-06-19 . Thales to reinforce Indonesia's Sovereign Airspace Protection capabilities with PT Len . 2023-06-22 . Thales Group . en.
  19. Web site: العراق يتسلم رادارات فرنسية . 2022-11-03 . www.rudawarabia.net.
  20. Web site: Malaysian Defence - Thales Ground Master 400 Alpha.
  21. Web site: Srbija sledeće godine dobija nove Talesove radare za Vazdušno osmatranje, javljanje i navođenje . 23 December 2021 .
  22. Web site: Stefanović o nabavci "korneta": Srbija sada ima ubojito oružje .

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