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The Slovak MoD has down-selected five government-to-government proposals to meet its requirement for 17 new 3D air defence radars.
A project team from the MoD selected offers from France, Hungary, Israel, the UK and the US for further negotiations, rejecting proposals from Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Turkey.
Slovakia requires six medium-range , five short-range and six very short-range radars to ensure airspace surveillance coverage within the NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defense System.
The government envisages a role for the Slovak defence industry in the programme, for which it has allocated a budget of €155 million ($181.8 million).
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Taurus operates alongside the Israel Defense Forces’ Orion system which supports mission management across tens of thousands of manoeuvring forces, from squad leaders to battalion commanders.
The plan for the new displays follows fresh investment in Kopin’s European facilities by Theon and an order for head-up displays in fielded aircraft, with funding from the US Department of Defense.
Persistent Systems received its largest ever single order for its MPU5 devices and other systems earlier this month and has already delivered the 50 units to the US Army’s 4th Infantry Division.
Turkey has joined the family of countries attempting to establish a multilayered air defence system with government approval in August 2024 for the effort landed by Aselsan. Dubbed Steel Dome, the programme joins Israel’s Iron Dome, the US Golden Dome, India’s Mission Sudarshan Chakra and South Korea’s low-altitude missile defence system.
MARSS’ NiDAR system has been deployed using sensors from static platforms to provide detection and protection for static sights, such as critical infrastructure, ports and military bases.