The Danish Defense Acquisition and Logistics Organization has contracted Terma to design an integrated air and missile defense system, or IAMD.

The system will be for at least one Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate of the Royal Danish Navy, giving it a ballistic missile defense sensor capability in line with NATO's BMD system needs.

"Under this contract with the Danish Navy, we will leverage our extensive experience as the leading Danish company within the BMD and IAMD domains to support the Danish Navy in preparing for this capability to be added to the Iver Huitfeldt-class multi-mission frigates," said Thomas Blom, Terma's senior vice president, Command, Control & Sensor Systems.

"Because they were designed to be prepared for this mission, the frigate-based BMD offering to NATO is the most affordable option with the lowest risk for a country such as Denmark, while at the same time providing the only realistic pathway to a later engagement capability."

Terma's involvement in BMD dates to 2004, when Denmark signed a deal with the United States to allow the upgrade the Thule radar as part of the U.S. BMD System.

Terma has been working in the BMD and IAMD domains since then with international partners.

Qatar to receive next-gen SharpEye radar for patrol fleet
Doha, Qatar (UPI) Apr 13, 2016 –

Qatar has ordered the Kelvin Hughes-built SharpEye radar system for its fleet of coastal patrol boats.

The SharpEye S-band radar system, along with the company's 12kW radar system will be installed onboard 17 of Qatar's newest patrol ships, according to a company statement. The Hercules series boats for Qatar's Coast and Borders Security Department are being built at ARES Shipyard, Turkey.

"This important new contract win in Turkey from ARES Shipyard is a reflection of the growing interest we are continuing to see in SharpEye from all of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries," Barry Jones, Kelvin Hughes' Regional Sales Manager for Turkey said in the statement.

Integration of the new radar systems will begin in May with the program expected to run through 2018.