ThalesRaytheonSystems air defense management center proves real-time coordination capabilities in Mali

The CMD3D1 air defense management center deployed with
the French Army's 54th Artillery Regiment on Operation Serval in Mali since January 2013 has proven its vital role in providing real-time coordination of airborne assets* and securing the success of joint, combined-arms and allied missions in this type of conflict. The system was qualified by the French defense procurement agency (DGA) in 2012 and is providing France with an effective air defense management center capability (CMD3D and its chain of command) in the Malian theatre and enhancing its capacity to coordinate air-land combat operations in real time.