EADS Naval Radars Equip Norwegian Coast Guard Vessels
(Source: EADS; issued Jun 3, 2005)
MUNICH --- EADS will supply the Norwegian Coast Guard with their very successful TRS-3D naval radar to improve surveillance of Norway’s coastal waters and to guide helicopters safely in extreme weather conditions.
As the Company announced on Friday, EADS Defence Electronics has been awarded an order worth several ten million euros to supply four radars and integrated identification systems (IFF). Competitors had been Thales and Ericsson. The new systems are intended to replace older equipment on board the coast guard vessels of the "Svalbard" class which are at present not capable of providing safe guidance for helicopters in all weather. The integration of the systems on board the ships will be carried out in close collaboration with Norwegian companies.
This means Norwegian industry will take on valuable work packages particularly in the areas of installation and logistics. Moreover, EADS is offering a long-term collaboration with the Norwegian small-to-medium-sized enterprises involved.
“You need extremely powerful sensors to create a comprehensive picture of the situation in the Norwegian littoral environment in order to ensure safety under extreme environmental conditions and even guide helicopters safely onto the deck”, said Bernhard Gerwert, Head of EADS Defence Electronics. “Our TRS-3D radar has operationally shown that it is the right answer to these complex requirements.”
The TRS-3D, developed and produced by EADS Defence Electronics, is a 3-dimensional multimode naval radar for air and sea surveillance. It is deployed on the German frigates of the F122 type and will also be installed in the new K130 corvettes. Recently, the TRS-3D was selected for the new ships of the Deepwater programme for the US Coast Guard as well as for the US Navy’s LCS programme.
In all, it is deployed by naval forces in more than 40 units around the world. On board the Norwegian Coast Guard vessels, the radar will be used in combination with the integrated IFF system MSSR 2000I which automatically transmits encrypted signals for identifying aircraft and vessels and intercepts and evaluates their response signal.
The TRS-3D is available in different versions and can serve as a stand-alone radar for the special requirements of smaller ships operating in costal waters or as the main squadron and self-defence radar on frigates and large ships. It is used for automatically locating and tracking all types of air and sea targets. Thanks to the latest signal processing technologies, the TRS-3D is particularly suited for the early detection of low flying or fast moving objects, such as guided missiles, high-speed patrol boats or unmanned aerial vehicles under extreme environmental conditions.
EADS Defence Electronics is the Group’s Sensors, Avionics and Electronic Warfare House and is an integrated part of the EADS Defence and Security Systems Division (DS). DS, with revenues of about EUR 5.4 billion in 2004 and roughly 24,000 employees across ten nations, forms the defence pole within EADS. It offers integrated systems solutions to the new challenges confronting armed forces and homeland security units. It is active in the areas of military aircraft, missile systems, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems with manned and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), battlefield management systems, defence electronics, sensors and avionics, and related services.
EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2004, EADS generated revenues of EUR 31.8 billion and employed a workforce of about 110,000.
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