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Euronaval: French Navy’s Future Frigates to Feature Thales Fixed-Panel IFF

: Oct 19, 2020 - : 12:23 pm

The TSA6000, the first IFF interrogator to use flat fixed-array active antenna technology has been unveiled by Thales at the ongoing Euronaval.

The TSA6000 will equip the French Navy’s future FDI-class frigates from 2021 alongside the Sea Fire radar from Thales, which also has a flat-panel array.

The TSA6000 is the latest addition to the Thales family of IFF products and meets the full range of current and future operational requirements. With its unique digital architecture, it is designed to evolve in line with emerging requirements and future threats. We’re proud to be providing state-of-the-art and ever more innovative solutions to ensure the highest levels of protection for the armed forces and help them conduct their operations safely,” said Florence Gourgeon, Vice President Radiocommunications, Thales.

The TSA6000 IFF identification system is based on a revolutionary all-digital flat fixed-array technology, the  provides a smart 360° electronic scanning (or e-scan) capability enabling extremely fast identification of new types of threats.

The four-panel antenna design allows full 360° coverage, overcoming the problem of signal masking caused by a ship’s topside infrastructure, especially if it has multiple masts.

Due to its smaller size and light weight, the TSA6000 is much easier for systems integrators to position and install on a vessel compared to IFF systems with rotating array antennas or fixed cylindrical arrays.

The TSA6000’s panels are independent from the radar system and features a modular, scalable all-digital architecture also simplifies support operations significantly: each panel comprises multiple modules for built-in redundancy and to help ensure the system is permanently available. In addition, the system has no mechanical or rotating parts, considerably increasing reliability and reducing time to repair.

The TSA6000 is compliant with Mode 5, the new NATO secure identification standard.

Thales has to date, delivered over 20,000 IFF devices that have been installed on 100 different types of land, air and naval platforms in 70 countries.

 

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