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Master - M

Far-reaching :

Safeguarding airspace sovereignty requires a ground infrastructure that no enemy can penetrate. For a timely response, a threat needs to be detected well in advance. With its extended range capability, the Master-M 3D radar is specially designed to meet infrastructure requirements.

Far-sighted :

In a world where threats are constantly evolving and growing more complex, radar systems must be designed to adapt to new requirements throughout their 20-years-plus lifetime. The Master radars are designed under the Pre-Planned Product improvement (P3I) concept. New add-on equipment and options can be procured progressively while guaranteeing effectiveness throughout the system’s life cycle.

Master-M, the cornerstone of your Air Defense :

Available in both fixed and mobile configurations, Master-M is a particularly versatile product, designed to be equally successful for backbone infrastructure as for force projection operations. Sharing a common core of standard hardware, software and tooling with all the members of the Master radar family, Master-M combines a guaranteed top-quality service with low life-cycle costs.

Features : 

• S (I-J) band
• Large operating bandwidth: 400 MHz
• Fully solid-state transmitter
• Transmission of plots and / or tracks to remote centers
• Accommodates all kinds of protocols and formatted messages

Operational use :

• Unattended
• Stand-alone within co-located C2 facility
• Backbone infrastructure integrated in an Air Command and Control network

Detection envelope :

• Instrumented range: 470 km
• Ceiling: 100,000 ft
• Elevation coverage: 20° 

Accuracy / Discrimination on combat aircraft :

• Range: 30 m / 200 m
• Azimuth: 0.3°/ 3°
• Height: 1,500 ft at 100 Nm

IFF System

• Co-mounted secondary antenna
• Modes: 1, 2, 3/ A, C, Secure
• Fully solid state 

Transportability (land, sea and air) :

• Four 20-foot ISO compatible containers and one 20-foot ISO platform
• Four 10-ton trucks + one 20- ton trailer
• Aircraft (C-130 type)

Deployment

• Assembly / disassembly : 2 hours / 10 people 

Miscellaneous :

• MTBCF > 1,500 hours
• Availability > 99,9 %