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Thales and Dutch Defense Ministry announce partnership for air defence systems | |||
The Netherlands
Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Thales announce their partnership for
the service and delivery of two SMART-L Early Warning Capability (EWC)
Ground Based systems (GB) for the Royal Netherlands Airforce, as well
as service of four SMART-L EWC radars for the Royal Netherlands Navy,
the company announced on April 22.
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Thales SMART-L Early Warning Capability Ground Based radar |
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“These
are unique contracts in which the services for both ground based and
naval systems have been aligned and the MOD has involved a private party,”
says vice-admiral Borsboom, Director of the Defense Materiel Organisation
in The Netherlands. ‘By long term commitment we are able to
improve the management of costs during the life cycle of the system.’
The contracts for
the two SMART-L EWC ground based versions for the Royal Netherlands
Air force were closed in December 2014. These systems will replace the
current Medium Power Radar systems that were commissioned in the 70’s
of the last century. Like the naval versions, the new systems possess
a unique combination of long distance surveillance radar with Ballistic
Missile Defense (BMD) capabilities. |
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Thales and Dutch Defense Ministry announce partnership for air defence systems
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