Ukraine to receive new TRML-4D radars

16 May, 2023 TRML-4D radar. Germany. Photo credits: Hensoldt

The German company Hensoldt will supply Ukraine with TRML-4D air defense radars for IRIS-T SLM air defense systems. The news was published on the official website of the manufacturing company. The German company Hensoldt, which is one of the best in the field of radar systems, will supply six of its TRML-4D radars to strengthen Ukraine's air defense.

The value of the order is more than EUR100 million. The radars will be delivered to Ukraine in the second half of 2023 after the training of Ukrainian operators is completed.

Iris-T SAM. Photo from open sources

It is known that four TRML-4D radars have been transferred to Ukraine as part of military aid, the first of which arrived in October 2022.

Militarnyi also reported that in January 2023, Hensoldt signed a contract for four TRML-4D radars as part of the production and supply of the German IRIS-T SLM air defense system for Ukraine.

TRML-4D radar

TRML-4D is a mid-range mobile multifunctional C-band radar developed by Hensoldt in 2018. It is the main detecting component of the IRIS-T SLM SAM battery. The mobile radar uses an active electronically scanned array (AESA) based on solid-state gallium nitride (GaN) elements.

Hensoldt TRML-4D radar at the ILA Berlin Air Show, 2022

The TRML-4D radar allows for the detection, tracking, and identification of various types of air targets, including small-size, high-speed, low-flying, and/or maneuvering cruise missiles.

According to the developer, the radar allows to simultaneously detect and track up to 1,500 different air targets at ranges between 0.01 and 250 km with a maximum detection altitude of 30 km.

Enemy fighter jets can be tracked at a distance of up to 150 km, and supersonic missiles can be tracked at a distance of up to 60 km.