MW08

Thales MW 08
Thales MW 08
Country of origin	Netherlands
Introduced	unknown
Number built	unknown
Type	3D Air/Surface Search
Frequency	G band
Range	0.1m² target: 17 km 1m² target: 27 km 2m² target: 32 km
Altitude	unknown
Azimuth	unknown
Elevation	unknown
Precision	Resolution In bearing: 2⁰ In range: 90 m Tracking accuracy In bearing: 0.25⁰ In range: 40 m In elevation: 1.2⁰ Tracking capacity Air targets: 20 (basic configuration) Surface targets: 8 (basic configuration) Surface targets: 2 (gun-fire accuracy control)
Power	50 kW (Peak)

Thales Naval Nederland (formerly Signaal) MW08 is a G-band passive electronically scanned array 3D target indication radar, part of the 3D multibeam 'SMART' (Signal Multibeam Acquisition Radar for Tracking) family which includes E/F band (former S band) SMART-S/SMART-S Mk2 and D band (former L-band) SMART-L.

MW08 transmits six 2 by 12 degree stacked beams up to 70 degrees for height finding and is capable of fully automatic detection and tracking (ADT). The radar also directs gunfire against surface targets by 3 Track-While-Scan surface windows with splash plotting capability, but does not provide up-link commands to surface-to-air missiles in flight. In February 1996 Jane's International Defence Review reported that the radar was no longer offered to new customers due to Thales Group's product rationalization policy favoring MRR 3D radar developed by Thales France, formerly Thomson-CSF. However the policy has been quietly reversed.

MW08 is installed on the following ship classes.

South Korea: 3 Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer, 4+2 Chungmugong Yi Sun-shin-class destroyer(will be replaced by SPS-540K , 1 Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship(will be replaced by SPS-540K)
Greece: 4 Hydra class frigates, 7 Roussen Class FACM
Portugal: 3 Vasco da Gama-class frigate
Turkey: 7 Kilic class fast attack craft
Oman: 2 Qahir class corvettes
Indonesia: 4 Sigma class corvettes

Thales Group

Divisions and subsidiaries	Thales Air Defence Thales Australia Thales Communications Thales Navigation Thales Nederland Thales Optronics Thales Rail Signalling Solutions Thales Training & Simulation Thales Underwater Systems

Joint ventures	DCNS (25%) Eurosam (33%) Soteria Search and Rescue Telespazio (33%) Thales Alenia Space (67%) ThalesRaytheonSystems (50%)

Products	AN/PRC-148 Blowpipe Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle Hawkei Digital Joint Reconnaissance Pod Eurocat Goalkeeper CIWS Javelin Lightweight Multirole Missile MW08 S1850M SelTrac SMART-L Sonar 2087 Starstreak SWARM Watchkeeper WK450

Predecessors	Racal Thomson-CSF Thomson Marconi Sonar

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