Military Procurement International Vol. 18, No. 9, May 1, 2008
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MALAYSIA
ADGE
upgrade
The Malaysian Ministry of Defence has awarded ThalesRaytheonSystems
(TRS) a contract, of undis-closed value, to upgrade the Royal
Malaysian Air Force Air Defence Ground Environment (ADGE).
The
upgrade will create a new air defence Sector Operations Centre (SOC) and
includes the installation of one new long-range air defence radar. The SOC
command and control software will be an adaptation of the Sentry Air Defence
Ground Environment System developed by TRS in Fullerton, California. Sentry is
also the basis for the Battle Control System (BCS) recently declared operational
by the US Air Force and Canadian Air
Force for the air defence of the North American continent.
TRS in
France will deliver the long-range air defence radar. It is part of a new family
of high-, medium- and low-altitude digital radars that provides unmatched
detection performance as well as outstanding operational availability. The radar
is perfectly adapted to overcome the challenges of Malaysia’s topography,
which is characterised by its tropical environment and the need to operate
simultaneously over mountainous terrain, coastal plains and oceanic approaches. © DAPSS
S.A., 2008, Switzerland