Ukraine Signs Contract with Thales and French Ministry for the Armed Forces for a New Air Defence System

The contract signed by the Ukrainian defence ministry, the French defence ministry, and Thales covers the delivery of a complete short-range air defence systems, including a GM200 radar, a command-and-control center, a radio communications system, and air target designators.

The visit to Limours by the two defence ministers included a tour of Thales's military radar design, production, and support facilities.

To keep populations and the armed forces safe, threats must be detected as early as possible whenever and wherever they arise – at sea, in the air, or on land.

To defeat modern threats, which are more discreet, more manoeuvrable and faster than ever, air defence systems must be capable of detecting and tracking any type of target and providing actionable data on objects in motion in the air, on land, or the surface of the sea.

The GM200 and the other surface radars in the Ground Master family offer an effective response to the types of threats faced by Ukraine, which include drones and long-range threats such as cruise missiles, helicopters, and combat aircraft.