In Tbilisi, presented to the public radar long-range detection of air targets Ground Master GM403 production joint US-French enterprise ThalesRaytheonSystems (TRS), According bmpd.
Radar put up in the town square in along with other military equipment in connection with the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of the independence of Georgia.
The station is formed on the chassis Renault Truck Defence type K (8kh8).
A contract to acquire a radar GM403 and two mobile stations GM200 medium-range detection has been concluded in 2015 year. The cost of the transaction amounted to € 56,13 million.
Recall, previously two radar TRS Ground Master GM403 received in stationary embodiment Estonia. The first station has been installed in 2013 year on the island of Muhu (Group Moonzund Islands), second - near the town of Otepää in 50 km from the Russian border. Radar mounted in special towers. As previously reported, station provides a detection range of aerial targets to 470 km at an altitude of 30 km.
Both Estonian GM403 radar integrated into the NATO Baltic Air Surveillance Network centered in Siauliai (Lithuania).
In turn, Finland has already received 13 radar GM403.
In total, the company has received orders for ThalesRaytheonSystems 100 Ground Master radar family for 10 nations.
