Naval Radars by EADS Improve Security of Norwegian Waters

- Reliable solution for challenging security requirements in littoral waters for self-defence and helicopter approach control
- Last delivery completes multi-million euro project

(June 6, 2008) -- EADS Defence & Security (DS) has delivered the last of four TRS-3D naval radars to the Royal Norwegian Coast Guard, thus completing a two digit million Euro project aiming at improved security of Norway's coastal waters and safe helicopter guidance in extreme weather conditions.

Under a contract awarded in 2005, Defence Electronics, an integrated Business Unit of EADS Defence & Security, has equipped the three offshore patrol vessels (OPV) of the "Nordkapp" and one arctic offshore patrol vessel (AOPV) of the "Svalbard" class with its TRS-3D/16-ES self-defence multi-mode Radar. Due to a running production line using anonymous batch production, EADS DS was able to finalize the project in less than three years in spite of challenging operational requirements of the coast guard in the arctic sea. The new systems are intended to replace older equipment which is at present not capable of providing a reliable and comprehensive situation picture as well as safe helicopter guidance under the extreme environmental conditions of the Norwegian littoral waters. State of the art, sensitive and reliable hardware together with specifically tailored software algorithms based on more than 15 years of experience enabled EADS DS to manage even the most challenging littoral scenarios with small, manouvering air targets at see state 5 in front of the Norwegian cliff lines. The integration of the systems on board the ships has been carried out in close collaboration with the Norwegian companies Data Process Automasjon AS, Norwegian Defence Depot Maintenance Devision (NDLO) and Fiskerstrand Verft AS.

"You need extremely powerful sensors to guarantee reliable surveillance data during the demanding Coast Guard missions in the polar littoral environment of the Norwegian coastal waters", said Bernd Wenzler, CEO Defence Electronics. "Our TRS-3D radar has operationally shown that it is the right answer to these challenging security requirements."

Source : EADS Defence & Security

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