방공체계(IADS) 트랜스폰더 끈 항공기를 추적하기 위한 지상레이더를 주문한 아일랜드

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아일랜드가 항공감시용 탈레스 GM400a 4대와 GM200 MM/A 1 시스템을 도입한다고 하네요. 그동안은 이런 레이다가 없어서 트랜스폰더 끈 항공기를 식별, 추적할 능력이 없었다고 합니다. @.@ 아무리 중립국이라지만 나름 국토 면적이나 인구도 어느 정도 되는 나란데.. 

장거리 레이더 계약으로 아일랜드, 전력 공백 축소에 나서

더블린은 지난해 “기록적인” 15억 유로 규모 국방예산을 통해 레이더 사업에서 “상당한 진전”을 이룰 수 있을 것이라고 밝혔다.

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2026년 10월 2일 오후 2시 20분

아일랜드는 탈레스가 생산하는 GM400 레이더 4대 도입을 추진하고 있다. 사진: 탈레스

벨파스트 — 프랑스 제조업체 탈레스는 오늘 아일랜드가 자사가 생산하는 장거리 및 단거리 Ground Master 레이더 5대를 조달하는 것이 더블린이 말하는 “최초의 완전한 공인 공중상황도”를 구축하는 데 “핵심적인 역할”을 하게 될 것이라고 밝혔다.

이 회사의 평가는 회사 성명에 담겼으며, 이는 아일랜드 국방부가 프랑스 군사조달기관인 병기총국(DGA)과 해당 주문을 발표한 지 몇 주 뒤에 나왔다.

군사적으로 중립국인 아일랜드는 Ground Master 400 Alpha(GM400a) 센서 4대와 Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission All-in-one(GM200 MM/A) 체계 1대를 도입하고 있다. 이는 2022년 국방군위원회 보고서에서 최우선 과제로 제시된 1차 레이더 능력을 구축하기 위한 것이다. 이 문서는 국가 방위군의 한계를 바탕으로 장기 계획과 현대화를 강화하기 위한 일련의 권고를 제시했다.

위원회에 제출된 한 의견서는 “러시아 항공기의 아일랜드 관할 공역 침범이 계속되는 것은 1차 레이더의 중요성과 그러한 장비를 보유하지 않은 데 따른 위험을 보여준다. 이런 레이더의 부재는 공군/국방군의 능력 부족을 드러낼 뿐 아니라 민간항공기에도 중대한 위험을 초래한다”고 밝혔다.

기본적으로 이 전력 공백은 현재 아일랜드가 트랜스폰더 신호를 발신하지 않는 항공기를 식별하거나 추적할 수 없다는 뜻이다.

“빠르게 변화하고 복잡해지는 안보환경 속에서 아일랜드의 자주적 방위능력을 강화하기 위해 탈레스가 선정된 것은, 우리가 첨단 공중감시 능력을 제공할 수 있다는 점이 입증됐음을 보여줍니다.” 탈레스의 덴마크·아일랜드·아이슬란드·발트국가 담당 지사장 마르틴 쇠고르는 성명에서 말했다. “최첨단 센서 기술이 적용된 GM400α와 GM200 MM/A는 아일랜드 최초의 완전한 공인 공중상황도를 제공하는 데 핵심적 역할을 하며, 이를 통해 아일랜드의 국가 상황인식, 안보, 주권을 지원할 것입니다.”

성명에 따르면 아일랜드에 대한 첫 Ground Master 인도는 내년으로 예정돼 있으며, 더블린은 2028년 말 이전에 신형 레이더의 완전한 능력 확보라는 이정표를 달성할 것으로 기대하고 있다.

당국은 조달비용을 공개하지 않았지만, 현지 언론은 약 5억 유로, 미화 5억6,300만 달러 규모로 추산하고 있다.

탈레스는 GM400a를 소개하면서 이 레이더가 20피트 ISO 컨테이너에 들어갈 수 있고, 갱신주기는 6초이며, “조밀한 클러터 환경에서도 탁월한 추적능력”을 제공한다고 덧붙였다.

회사는 GM200 MM/A를 “실전에서 입증된” 체계로 설명했으며, “저고도부터 고고도 표적까지”를 “동시에” 탐지하고 추적할 수 있다고 밝혔다. 하나의 20피트 셸터에 레이더, 마스트, 발전기 장치가 모두 수용된다.

더블린은 지난해 “기록적인” 15억 유로 규모의 국방예산을 통해 이 레이더 사업과 함께 에어버스가 생산하는 H145 경다목적 헬리콥터 같은 다른 대형 조달사업에서도 “상당한 진전”을 이룰 수 있을 것이라고 밝혔다.

Long-range radar deal puts Ireland on course to shrink capability gap - Breaking Defense

Long-range radar deal puts Ireland on course to shrink capability gap

Dublin said last year that a “record” €1.5 billion defense budget would allow “significant progress” to be made on the radar project.

By Tim Martin on October 02, 2026 2:20 pm

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Ireland is moving ahead with the acquisition of four Thales-produced GM400 radars (Thales)

BELFAST —  French manufacturer Thales said today that Ireland’s procurement of five company-made Ground Master long and shorter range radars, will “be instrumental” to Dublin developing what it calls a “first fully Recognised Air Picture.”

The firm’s assessment, laid out in a company statement, comes weeks after the Irish Department of Defence announced the order with France’s military procurement arm, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA).

The militarily neutral nation is acquiring four Ground Master 400 Alpha (GM400a) sensors and one Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission All-in-one (GM200 MM/A) system, as it looks to build out a primary radar capability — a top priority listed by the 2022 Commission on Defence Forces report. The document, which drew on national defense force limitations, made a series of recommendations aimed at strengthening long term planning and modernization.

One submission to the Commission stated [PDF] that “[c]ontinued incursions by Russian aircraft into Irish controlled airspace highlights the importance of primary radar and the dangers of not having such equipment. The lack of such radar not only highlights a lack of capabilities within the AC/DF [Air Corps/Defence Forces] but also presents a major danger to civilian aircraft.”

In basic terms, this capability gap means that Ireland is currently unable to identify or track any aircraft that does not emit a transponder.

“The selection of Thales to enhance Ireland’s sovereign and defence capabilities in a rapidly changing and complex security landscape, underscores our proven ability to deliver advanced air surveillance capabilities,” Martin Soegaard, Thales country director for Denmark, Ireland, Iceland and Baltics said in the statement. “The GM400α and GM200 MM/A, fitted with our cutting-edge sensor technology, will be instrumental in providing the nation’s first fully Recognised Air Picture, thereby supporting Ireland’s national awareness, security and sovereignty.”

The first Irish Ground Master deliveries are scheduled for next year, according to the statement, and Dublin expects to meet a full capability milestone for the new radars before the end of 2028.

Though authorities have not shared the cost of the acquisition, local media have reported an estimated figure of €500 million ($563 million).

Profiling the GM400a, Thales added it can fit in a 20-ft ISO container, registers an update rate of six seconds and offers “exceptional tracking capability, even in dense clutter.”

The firm described the GM200 MM/A as “field-proven” and capable of “simultaneously” detecting and tracking “low to high-altitude targets.” An individual 20-ft shelter houses the radar, mast and power generator unit.

Dublin said last year that a “record” €1.5 billion defense budget would allow “significant progress” to be made on the radar project alongside other big ticket acquisitions including Airbus-produced H145 light utility helicopters.

Ground Master 400α | Thales Group

https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/solutions-catalogue/defence/air/ground-master-400a

Ground Master 200 MM-A | Thales Group

https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/solutions-catalogue/defence/air/ground-master-200-mm

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