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Sirius

IOC: 2008
Total Production: 17
Origin: France

Contractor/s: DRS Technologies and Thales Naval Systems*

Description: The Sirius is a compact and lightweight advanced, ECM-resistant, local area, passive missile warning system suitable for ship self-defense applications. It provides horizon search and warning against supersonic and subsonic sea-skimming missiles and surface threats utilizing medium-wave (MWIR) and long-wave infrared (LWIR) bispectral long-range, high resolution surveillance technology developed by Thales. Fully automatic detection, tracking and alert generation as well as threat priority ranking are built-in functions for the Sirius system. The Sirius warning system can be integrated into a larger ship-based multi-sensor detection and fire control system.

Applications:

Frigates

Halifax and LCF

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1 Apr 2008
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16 May 2008

First Sirius IRST System Accepted by Canadian Navy Thales to Overhaul Radar Sensors on Canadian Halifax and Iroquois Warships

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	Country	Items	Country	Items
	Canada	13	Netherlands	4

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Sirius

Last Updated:
Saturday, February 2, 2013

(*) lead contractor

IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
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