Ground Master 200

Ground Master 200

Ground Master 200 in Évreux (France)
Country of origin	France
Introduced	2008
No. built	>60
Type	Digital 3D AESA
Frequency	S band
RPM	20 or 40
Range	250 km (160 mi)
Altitude	80,000 ft (24,000 m)
Azimuth	360°
Elevation	-7° and 70°

The Ground Master 200 (GM200) is a medium range AESA 3D radar manufactured by Thales Group.

The GM200 can operate both as an independent air surveillance radar or as the sensor module of an air defence system. The GM200 also features a surface channel and a Rocket/Artillery/Mortar sense and warn capability. ^{[1] [2]}

The system fits in a 20 ft ISO shelter and weighs less than ten tons. ^[3] It includes power generator unit, mast, and room for 2 workstations with a set of radio voice and data communications. The GM200 is transportable by road, rail, tactical aircraft (such as the C-130) or helicopter and can be set up in 15 minutes.^{[ citation needed ]}

This radar is part of the Ground Master family alongside its GM200 MM/A and MM/C variants as well as the short-range GM60 and long-range GM400 and their respective variants. The GM200's unit cost is stated to be €30 million (FY2023). ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Main characteristics

Detection domain

• Instrumented range:
  • 250 km Surveillance
  • 100 km Engagement
• Ceiling: up to 80,000 feet
• Elevation coverage: 70°

Key Features

• Update rate: up to 1.5s
• S-Band
• GaN transmitters
• Artificial Intelligence inspired algorithms
• Electronic Counter Counter Measures (ECCM) capabilities
• Full digital stacked beam
• Full doppler waveforms
• GaN Technology

Detection Performances

• Air Breathing Targets (ABTs)
• Helicopters (including hovering during pop-up phase)
• Cruise Missiles (CMs)
• Sea surface targets
• Rockets
• Artillery and Mortars
• UAV from Class I (Mini) up to Class IV (HALE).

Operators

See also: Ground Master 200 Multi Mission § Operators

Note: The GM 200 MM/A and MM/C are not the same radar as the GM 200.

  Armenia (3)

• 3 systems ordered in 2023 ^[7]

  France (8)

• 4 ordered in 2014 with the SCCOA  [ fr ] step 4 phase 2 ^{[8] [9]}
• 4 ordered in February 2023 with the SCCOA  [ fr ] step 5 ^[10]

  Georgia (–)

• GM200 and GM4000 installed on Renault Kerax 8×8 presented by the Georgian Army in May 2018 ^{[11] [12]}

  Iraq (14)

• 14 ordered for €600 million. ^{[13] [14]}

  Malaysia (1)

• Ordered one system together with Thales ForceSHIELD Advanced Air Defence System. ^[15]

  Moldova (1)

• Agreement made in October 2023 with the French government, one system delivered in 2023. ^[16]

  Portugal (1)

• Portuguese Army ordered one Ground master 200 unit in 2024. ^[17]

  Serbia (6)

• 6 systems ^[18]

  Ukraine (2)

• 1 delivered in July 2023, ^[19] ordered in February 2023 and financed by France ^[20]
• 1 ordered in June 2024 by France for Ukraine ^[21]

References

1. Pérouse de Montclos, Marc-Antoine (2009). "Du développement à l'humanitaire, ou le triomphe de la com'" . Revue Tiers Monde. 200 (4): 751. doi:10.3917/rtm.200.0751. ISSN   1293-8882.
2. "alesRayeonSystems Ground Master radars will boost France s airspace surveillance capability : Thales : International Broadcast News". www.4rfv.com. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
3. "GM 200 - Radartutorial". www.radartutorial.eu. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
4. "Des yeux électroniques pour scruter le ciel ukrainien". 5 February 2023.
5. "Armement : à Limours, Thales aiguise les grandes oreilles de ses radars". 21 May 2023.
6. ""Très difficile à détecter", "nouvelle menace".... qu'est-ce que le GM200, le radar français livré à l'Ukraine ?". 23 July 2023.
7. "Projet de loi de finances pour 2024 : Défense : Équipement des forces". Sénat (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-14.
8. "L'armée de l'Air aura bientôt 16 nouveaux radars". Zone Militaire (in French). 2014-12-12. Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
9. Fassot, Frédéric (2014-12-15). "La DGA commande 16 radars à Thales Raytheon Systems". VIPress.net (in French). Retrieved 2024-10-24.
10. Fassot, Frédéric (2023-02-09). "Programme SCCOA : la DGA notifie un contrat de 212,8 M€ à Thales". VIPress.net (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-07.
11. "სამხედრო საჰაერო თავდაცვის დღე ალექსეევკას სამხედრო ბაზაზე აღინიშნა - სიახლეები - MOD.GOV.GE". mod.gov.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 2024-10-24.
12. "France Helps Georgia Improve Air Surveillance Capabilities". Civil Georgia. 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
13. "Surveillance aérienne : nouveau contrat pour Thales en Irak". La Tribune (in French). 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
14. "French Thales reveals the contents of the contract with Iraq on the radar system". Iraqi News Agency. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
15. "Thales announces order for ForceSHIELD Integrated Air Defence system and STARStreak missiles for Malaysian Armed Forces".
16. "Moldova bolsters air defenses with French radar system". Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
17. Drecas (2024-11-18). "Portugal purchased ForceShield". Defense Archives. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
18. TangoSix. "Prikazani MI-35P sa Kipra, najavljeni i Thales radari".
19. ""Très difficile à détecter", "nouvelle menace".... qu'est-ce que le GM200, le radar français livré à l'Ukraine ?". midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-07.
20. ES&T Redaktion (2023-02-07). "Ukraine beschafft Luftverteidigungsradar GM200 von Thales". esut.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-06-07.
21. Valpolini, Paolo (2024-06-07). "Thales to supply Ukraine with a second air defence system to help protect its territory". EDR Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-07.

Further reading

Peruzzi, Luca (2020). "Land-based multifunction 3D AESA radars". EDR Magazine. No. 52. pp. 23–29.

External links

• Ground Master 200 - Thales Group