Airborne surveillance radar

The AirMaster radars, advanced detection for enhanced surveillance capabilities

Surveillance and intelligence
Surveillance aircraft
Defence

The AirMaster family, a portfolio of airborne multi-role radars, designed to detect, locate and track evolving threats in contested environments. Improve situation awareness to give strategic advantage.

OUR STRENGHTS IN ADVANCED AIRBORNE RADARS

See the unseen

Embedding cutting-edge technologies such as AESA, our sensors provide accurate real-time imagery in all weather conditions and in any environment. Relying on a full set of different modes, our radars enable continuous surveillance and support a wide range of ISR missions.
Designed for all airborne platforms

Thales developed a comprehensive suite of radars designed to fit both manned and unmanned platforms. Relying on decades of expertise, the AirMaster serie includes a full portfolio, from ‘’heritage products” Searchwater and Ocean Master to their latest heirs, AirMaster C, I-Master or AirMaster S.
Powered by AI

High intensity combined to increasing reliability of detection generates an exponential volume of data for the operators. We have developed Smart AI functionalities to reduce the crew workload and create operational value. Our software designed radars can permanently evolve to adapt to new threats.

Forces are expanding their capabilities to strengthen detection, identification and surveillance of targets. Thales has built on the proven experience of the Master radars to further enhance its range of advanced airborne surveillance radars for the maritime, air and land environment.

Selected by numerous customers in the world, our radars have demonstrated their capability in action: AirMaster S for French navy ATL2 and I-Master for Royal Navy Peregrine.

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Extended capabilities to the benefit of Forces

This latest generation of SEARCHMASTER featuring AI capabilities, is a high-performance long-range surveillance, using AESA technology. It is dedicated to maritime, ground or air surveillance, as well as support missions. AirMaster S, combat proven, key to operational capabilities, is suitable for large aircraft such as the French Navy ATL2.

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With a lightweight, all-in-one design, Thales’ latest airborne surveillance radar delivers low integration and operating costs, high availability and performance to set new standards. Ideal solution for small and medium-sized platforms, it has been selected to equip the future French Forces HIL Guépard helicopter.

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A compact gimbal based airborne, I-Master delivers all-weather surveillance, pattern of life monitoring, change detection and wide area-coverage. It detects and locates moving and stationary targets at long stand-off ranges over land and sea. I-Master has helped the Royal Navy to seize substantial quantities of narcotics in support of contraband operations.

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