HENSOLDT TO DELIVER 20 MSSR 2000 SECONDARY RADARS (IFFS) TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
TAUFKIRCHEN, Germany -- Sensor solutions specialist HENSOLDT will bring its latest capabilities in Identification-Friend-or-Foe (IFF) to the Republic of Korea's (South Korea's) armed forces' IFF modernization program. RoK defense company LIG Nex1 awarded HENSOLDT two contracts worth approximately €10 million to deliver 20 MSSR 2000 ID secondary radars equipped with Mode 5 capability, including test equipment and related services. The IFF systems will be integrated into a number of coastal surveillance and air surveillance radars to improve their ability to distinguish hostile from friendly forces (Identification-Friend-or-Foe, IFF).
IFF systems, also known as secondary surveillance radars (SSR), identify aircraft by sending automatic interrogation signals that are answered by transponders on board friendly aircraft. Thus, IFF enables field commanders to quickly distinguish between friendly and hostile forces, and helps avoid friendly fire incidents. Unlike Mode 4, the newer Mode 5 IFF protocol employs sophisticated encryption techniques to avoid hostile signal manipulation, thus ensuring that the identification process is reliable and secure. Mode 5 is in the process of being introduced in all western armies as a precondition of joint operations with US/NATO and allied forces.
HENSOLDT is under contract to upgrade German, French, and UK armed forces' IFF systems to the Mode 5 standard and has delivered IFF systems -- including crypto devices -- for ground and naval applications to several NATO nations. Among others, the company's equipment is deployed on all German Navy ships as well as several UK Royal Navy ships. In total, HENSOLDT says it has more than 500 IFF systems under contract in 42 nations.
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