The radar was developed and is built in the Netherlands, where it is already in service. Belgium’s selection follows Dutch work to integrate the radar with Kongsberg’s Fire Distribution Centre and Raytheon’s AMRAAM missiles as part of the NASAMS air defence system.
The GM200 MM/C can detect, track and classify several threats at once, including small drones, loitering munitions, missiles and low-flying aircraft. It can also track rockets, artillery rounds and mortar fire, and Thales says crews can set it up in under 60 seconds, operate it remotely and move it in a standard 20-foot container.
Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Lithuania have also bought the radar. Thales says using the same system gives operators a basis for sharing training, maintenance and software updates.
“Belgium’s decision to integrate the GM200 MM/C radar into Blue Dome marks a significant step forward in European air-defence cooperation,” said Hervé Dammann, Thales’s executive vice-president for land and air systems. The company did not say how many radars Belgium would receive, what the order was worth or when deliveries would begin.
Thales employs more than 1,400 people at 12 sites in Belgium. The company said it recruited more than 100 employees in the country in 2026.
