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advanced air defence

RAPID RANGERMobile Integrated Defence

Multi Mission force protection Threats to civilians and military forces are changing and the diversity of these

threats can only be defeated by truly flexible and rapidly deployed defence and security systems.

RAPID Ranger is a unique lightweight, vehicle based, highly automated system capable of delivering a rapid reaction response to threats from the air or the ground.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS•Lightweight design and capable of being integrated

on a wide range of vehicles

•Ease of transport and deployment

•Network Enabled or can also operate in autonomous mode

•Multi-missile turret - surface to air/surface to surface

•Fire on the move capability

•Minimal reaction times with automatic slew to cue

•Latest generation Thermal Infra Red Sighting System and low light CCD TV camera for 24 hour operation

•Easy to use – incorporating the latest Automatic Target Tracking (ATT)

•Built in training and test

• In service MMI

SPECIFICATIONS•Launcher weight <500kg

•C130 transportable

•Range of target detection >15km

•Range of target kill >7km

• IR Camera 3-5μm or 8-12μm FPA

•TV Camera 2/8° FOV

•Reaction times <5 sec

THALES UK – Alanbrooke Road, Castlereagh, Belfast, BT6 9HB – Tel: +44 (0)28 9046 5200 - Fax: +44 (0)28 9046 5201 – Web: www.thalesgroup.com

RAPID Ranger can be integrated into a network enabled force structure and be coordinated with Early Warning Command and Control (C2) systems or it can operate in an autonomous mode for specific missions.

Equipped with the Starstreak or other missile systems such as anti-armour systems, or rocket systems, RAPID Ranger has the ability to take on a wide spectrum of targets such as Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC), static installations and terrorist platforms, as well as air threats, such as UAV’s, cruise missiles, pop-up helicopters and FGA’s.

With the increasing need for Force Protection against conventional and asymmetric threats, RAPID Ranger provides the multi-mission effects demanded by modern forces.

advanced air defence

RAPID RANGERMobile Integrated Defence

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