Today in an ever-changing warfare landscape, infantry, reconnaissance, special forces and forward observation troops need to master their environment and ensure optimal surveillance to control the field.
Operating in harsh environments and extreme climate conditions, these units require advanced technologies that can keep pace with demanding missions and terrains. Gaining the tactical advantage depends on having the right surveillance system at hand – a system that is mobile, light, compact, robust and self- sufficient, one that can be airdropped.
Ground Observer 12 is the most compact, easy to deploy, lightweight portable man-pack radar of its class that enhances reconnaissance capabilities and carries out tactical missions with precision.
Most Lightweight Man-Pack radar kit for tactical advantage
Ideal for operations by foot with several days of autonomy, the compact G012 radar provides unmatched mobility to soldiers and fits into a mountain back-pack. Set-up takes less than five minutes, and with its two lightweight low-power batteries it can continuously operate for more than six hours. The G012 can also include an optional solar charging kit, adding additional autonomy time, where forces can recharge directly their batteries in the area of operation.
Advanced capabilities for enhanced tactical operations
With automatic target and acoustic detection (360° up to 27km distance,) Forces can detect, classify and make quick decisions to deal with fast and low elevation targets, slow and mobile ground targets. The enhanced situational picture enables troops to know enemy positions with precision whilst also managing indirect fire adjustment.
The GO12 also ensures the safety of its operators thanks to its "Agile Frequency Mode", by deploying unrivalled amount of available channels to perform random frequency hopping while transmitting, therefore making the radars’ position very difficult to detect for enemy electronic warfare systems.
Interoperable with battle management systems of higher command levels, the compact radar provides critical data for better and faster decision-making.
Helping forces control the terrain
With these and many other functions, the GO12 has proven to be a game changer for modern infantry warfare. Thanks to its war-proven versatility, the radar system has become an indispensable asset for the national defense of modern armed forces, and is already an integral part of the digitized ATLAS - Joint Fire Support System of the French Defense Forces. Field-use in modern high intensity conflicts includes detection of low-flying drones and direction of enemy jamming as well as artillery support.
Mounted on masts GO12 is also part of a 4.000 km long digitized border surveillance system and other vehicle borne semi-stationary surveillance solutions.
Did you know?
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With a power demand of only 70 W the GO12 sensor requires 30% less energy than similar class radars than similar class pulse doppler radars
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With only 16,7 kg weight and 28 L volume, its shoulder-width radar sensor can be carried in a back-pack leaving sufficient weight reserves and room to take another 20-25 kg of essential kit, water, food and ammunition into combat
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GO12 sensor is at least 40% more compact than similar class radars
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Sensor is at least 3-4 kg lighter than similar class radars
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GO12 can be airdropped
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GO12 uses at least double the amount of channels for frequency hopping than similar class radars in order to disguise its location
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With its high-precision fire adjustment mode, the GO12 also provides the optimal support to Artillery troops allowing them to detect the impact of a mortar/artillery shell with a maximum deviation of 50 meters around the actual point of impact, up to a distance of 10 km
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