Thales unveils VIGILE DPX radar electronic surveillance solution

Thales has introduced a new naval radar electronic support measures (R-ESM) solution, VIGILE DPX, designed to provide continued capability for multi-purpose ships in the littoral.

VIGILE DPX has been developed to provide full bandwidth of the radar RF spectrum instantaneously using its Wideband Digital Receiver, patented by Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) in the UK.

Capable of receiving and processing of threat signals even in the presence of interfering signals, the compact and affordable solution can provide effective situational awareness and threat warning in the modern, complex RF environment without degradation.

Thales UK’s naval business head Phil Naybour said, "VIGILE DPX is a ground-breaking solution, delivering a step change in R-ESM capability."

Featuring commercial/off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies, the radar system also provides a high reliability, simple upgradeability and low cost of ownership and is currently in service with the Royal Navy as part of the UAT Mod 2 R-ESM solution.

"The ability to continue to operate, even in the presence of interferers is critical to any naval force, increasingly so with the trend toward littoral operations," Naybour added.

The system can also provide time, frequency and direction finding (DF) accuracies even in the presence of interfering signals.