Thales Wins First Contract for New Scout Mk3 Naval Radar System

Thales and Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding have signed a contract for the delivery and installation of a SCOUT Mk3 naval surveillance radar. The radar system is to be installed on the Joint Support Ship commissioned by the Netherlands' Defence Materiel Organisation that is currently under construction by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding.
The Thales SCOUT Mk3 naval surveillance radar was selected because of its unique Low Probability of Intercept feature. The radar is a new product in vast range of Thales naval sensors and this contract constitutes its market introduction. The first sea trials of the new Joint Support Ship with SCOUT Mk3 installed are scheduled for May 2014.