Recognised worldwide for its technological superiority and high mobility, the GM400α has been deployed by more than 20 nations. Thales has been present in Malaysia for over 40 years, in both the civilian and military sectors. Malaysia was the first customer to order the GM400 radar.
With a detection range of up to 515 kilometers (320 miles), the GM400α is designed for mobility, reliability, and easy integration.
Thales will work alongside Malaysia’s Weststar Group to deploy the radars in line with national operational requirements.
Thales said in a press release:
"Aligned with its strategy to strengthen local industrial capabilities, Thales will partner with Malaysian enterprise Weststar Group to install and deploy the radars in line with the terrain and operational requirements of the RMAF (Royal Malaysian Air Force), in Peninsular and Eastern Malaysia. Through Industrial Cooperation Programmes (ICPs), Thales will provide maintenance and support of GM400α radars throughout their lifecycle, in close proximity to the RMAF. Thales will also embark on knowledge transfer and on-ground training to build Malaysia’s future generations of radar experts. Given the multitude of threats in constant evolution, building a reliable, accurate, up-to-date Recognized Air Picture (RAP) is critical. The GM400α is an asset to armed forces for early threat detection, giving them a tactical advantage to aid decision making. Highly mobile, highly available and tactical, the radar is easy to upgrade and integrates seamlessly to existing systems. Leveraging on years of successful field experience, GaN technology and surveillance capabilities, the GM400α detects simultaneously targets from fast jets and missiles, to hovering helicopters and UAVs, flying close to the ground, hiding in the clutter near the radar. In addition, the radar maintains the highest level of mobility and availability performance on the market and today has sold more than 270 combat-proven air surveillance radars in the Ground Master (GM) family worldwide. This Letter of Award reaffirms Thales’s commitment to strengthen Malaysia’s air surveillance capabilities in addition to supporting its national agendas in Artificial Intelligence, Space and cybersecurity."