Ground Master 400
The Ground Master 400 is a mobile radar system manufactured by ThalesRaytheonSystems.[1] GM 400 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 crossection devices, such as UAVs or cruise missiles
_Kokonaisturvallisuus_2015_01.JPG.webp) Finnish Ground Master 403 | |
| Country of origin |  France |
|---|---|
| Introduced | 2008 |
| No. built | 47 |
| Type | Digital 3D AESA |
| Frequency | S band |
| RPM | 6 |
| Range | 470 km (290 mi) |
| Altitude | 30,500 m (100,100 ft) |
| Azimuth | 360° |
| Elevation | 20° and 40° |
| Precision | 50 m (160 ft) |
The system can be set up by a four-man crew in 30 minutes and can be remotely operated. The system fits in a 20-foot 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 GM 400 has been selected to protect the European Space Agency's Guiana Space Centre. The system was to be operational by the end of 2012.[3]
Main characteristics
- Air Surveillance Radar
- Crew: 4
- S-band, 3D AESA Radar
- 6 RPM Rotation Rate
- High-altitude, long-range air defense sensor
- Detects fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, cruise missiles, UAVs, and tactical ballistic missiles
- Coverage:
- Azimuth: 360°
- Elevation: 20° and 40°
- Performance:
- Detection range:
- Fighter aircraft: 450 km
- Cruise missile: 250 km
- Max detection rate in altitude: 30.5 km
- Instrumented range: 470 km
- Detection range:
- High mobility, transportability, and reliability
- Operating modes:
- Digital Beam Forming mode
- Stacked beam (maximum time on target)
- S-Band (high part 2.9 / 3.3 GHz)
- 2 Doppler modes
- Electronic Counter-CounterMeasures (ECCM) capabilities
- Tactical ballistic missile (TBM) detection capability.
Operators
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Canada: 2 systems, project cancelled 7/2015.[4]
Estonia: 2 Ground Master 403 systems[5]
Finland: 12 Ground Master 403 systems.[5] Local designation is Keva 2010.[6]- France: 2 systems GM 406 in 2017, 3 in 2019,[5] 12 systems GM 403 in 2022,[7]
Georgia: N/A GM 403 and GM 200 systems[8][9]
Germany: 6 systems[5]
Malaysia: 1 system[5]
Slovenia: 2 Ground Master 403 systems.[5]
Chile: 4 systems
Morocco: 3 systems[10]
Mexico: 5+1 (Intended)
Bolivia: 4 systems
See also
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- GIRAFFE 4A, portable ground radar
- KALKAN Air Defence Radar
- TAFLIR, another ground-based, non-fixed (i.e., transportable) search radar (AN/TPS)
- AN/TPS-43
- AN/TPS-75
References
- "Defence Update: Finland Selects Norwegian/U.S. NASAMS for SA-11 Replacement". Archived from the original on 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
- Deagel: Ground Master 400
- "Thales Group". Archived from the original on 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
- Beeby, Dean (Jul 12, 2015). "Canada's CF18 bases won't have radar units replaced as $55M deal cancelled". CBC. Retrieved Oct 22, 2015.
- Wolff, Christian. "Ground Master 400 (GM 400)". Radartutorial.eu. Retrieved Oct 22, 2015.
- "Finnish Defence Forces' webpage". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
- http://www.defense.gouv.fr/air/actus-air/inauguration-d-un-nouveau-radar-de-defense-aerienne-le-gm-406
- "Armement : la France fait une belle percée en Géorgie", La Tribune.
- https://mod.gov.ge/ge/news/read/6601/samxedro-sahaero-tavdacvis-dge-aleqseevkas-samxedro-bazaze-aginishna
- http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130503/DEFREG01/305030017/French-US-Venture-High-Hopes-Radar-Prospects