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Thales selected for UK's Merlin airborne surveillance helicopters

26th May 2015 - 09:35 GMT | by Andrew White in London

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The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) and prime contractor Lockheed Martin have selected the Thales Searchwater radar and Cerberus mission system for the Royal Navy’s Crowsnest helicopter-borne surveillance programme.

The decision, which saw Lockheed Martin overlook its own offering (a dual-pod radar based on IAI Elta’s EL/M-2052 AESA multi-mode radar), means the MoD can now conclude the £27 million ‘Assessment Phase 3’ of the Crowsnest programme, which will equip Merlin Mk2 helicopters to provide protection for the navy’s next-generation Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers as well as wider surveillance/reconnaissance missions.

Crowsnest will replace the Sea King helicopter’s legacy Searchwater and

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