Ground Master 200 Explained

Ground Master 200
Introdate:2008
Number:>60
Type:Digital 3D AESA
Frequency:S band
Rpm:20 or 40
Range:250km (160miles)
Altitude:80000feet
Azimuth:360°
Elevation:-7° and 70°

The Ground Master 200 (GM200) is a medium range AESA 3D radar manufactured by Thales Group.

The GM200 can operate both as an independent air surveillance radar or as the sensor module of an air defence system. The GM200 also features a surface channel and a Rocket/Artillery/Mortar sense and warn capability.[1] [2]

The system fits in a 20 ft ISO shelter and weighs less than ten tons.[3] It includes power generator unit, mast, and room for 2 workstations with a set of radio voice and data communications. The GM200 is transportable by road, rail, tactical aircraft (such as the C-130) or helicopter and can be set up in 15 minutes.

This radar is part of the Ground Master family alongside its GM200 MM/A and MM/C variants as well as the short-range GM60 and long-range GM400 and their respective variants. The GM200's unit cost is stated to be €30 million (FY2023).[4] [5] [6]

Main characteristics

Detection domain

Key Features

Detection Performances

Operators

Note: The GM 200 MM/A and MM/C are not the same radar as the GM 200.

Armenia (3)
  • 3 systems ordered in 2023[7]
    France (8)
    Georgia (–)
  • GM200 and GM4000 installed on Renault Kerax 8×8 presented by the Georgian Army in May 2018[11] [12]
    Iraq (14)
  • 14 ordered for €600 million.[13] [14]
    (1)
  • Agreement made in October 2023 with the French government, one system delivered in 2023.[15]
    Serbia (6)
  • 6 systems[16]
    Ukraine (2)

    References

    1. Pérouse de Montclos . Marc-Antoine . 2009 . Du développement à l'humanitaire, ou le triomphe de la com' . Revue Tiers Monde . 200 . 4 . 751 . 10.3917/rtm.200.0751 . 1293-8882.
    2. Web site: alesRayeonSystems Ground Master radars will boost France s airspace surveillance capability : Thales : International Broadcast News . 2022-02-28 . www.4rfv.com.
    3. Web site: GM 200 - Radartutorial . 2022-02-28 . www.radartutorial.eu . en.
    4. Web site: Des yeux électroniques pour scruter le ciel ukrainien . 5 February 2023.
    5. Web site: Armement : à Limours, Thales aiguise les grandes oreilles de ses radars . 21 May 2023.
    6. Web site: "Très difficile à détecter", "nouvelle menace".... qu'est-ce que le GM200, le radar français livré à l'Ukraine ? . 23 July 2023.
    7. Web site: Projet de loi de finances pour 2024 : Défense : Équipement des forces . 2024-02-14 . Sénat . fr-FR.
    8. Web site: 2014-12-12 . L'armée de l'Air aura bientôt 16 nouveaux radars . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20141213051010/http://www.opex360.com/2014/12/12/larmee-de-lair-aura-bientot-16-nouveaux-radars/ . 2014-12-13 . 2024-06-07 . Zone Militaire . fr-FR.
    9. Web site: Fassot . Frédéric . 2014-12-15 . La DGA commande 16 radars à Thales Raytheon Systems . 2024-10-24 . VIPress.net . fr-FR.
    10. Web site: Fassot . Frédéric . 2023-02-09 . Programme SCCOA : la DGA notifie un contrat de 212,8 M€ à Thales . 2024-06-07 . VIPress.net . fr-FR.
    11. Web site: სამხედრო საჰაერო თავდაცვის დღე ალექსეევკას სამხედრო ბაზაზე აღინიშნა - სიახლეები - MOD.GOV.GE . 2024-10-24 . mod.gov.ge . ka.
    12. Web site: 2018-10-01 . France Helps Georgia Improve Air Surveillance Capabilities . 2024-10-24 . Civil Georgia . en-US.
    13. Web site: 2023-09-18 . Surveillance aérienne : nouveau contrat pour Thales en Irak . 2024-10-24 . La Tribune . fr.
    14. Web site: French Thales reveals the contents of the contract with Iraq on the radar system . 2024-10-24 . Iraqi News Agency.
    15. Web site: Moldova bolsters air defenses with French radar system . 21 December 2023 . Kyiv Independent.
    16. Web site: TangoSix . Prikazani MI-35P sa Kipra, najavljeni i Thales radari .
    17. Web site: "Très difficile à détecter", "nouvelle menace".... qu'est-ce que le GM200, le radar français livré à l'Ukraine ? . 2024-06-07 . midilibre.fr . fr.
    18. Web site: ES&T Redaktion . 2023-02-07 . Ukraine beschafft Luftverteidigungsradar GM200 von Thales . 2024-06-07 . esut.de . de-DE.
    19. Web site: Valpolini . Paolo . 2024-06-07 . Thales to supply Ukraine with a second air defence system to help protect its territory . 2024-06-07 . EDR Magazine . en-GB.

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