Belgium's Blue Dome Air Defense Will Use Thales GM200 MM/C Radars to Track Drones and Missiles

Thales announced that Belgium selected its Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission Compact radar for the Blue Dome national air-defence architecture on November 10, 2026. The mobile AESA sensor will contribute surveillance of aircraft, unmanned systems and cruise-missile threats, feeding Kongsberg's Fire Distribution Centre and NASAMS interceptors through a common detection-and-engagement network. The selection follows a configuration similar to that used by the Netherlands and is intended to support future interoperability between neighbouring air-defence forces. Thales did not specify the number of radars, contract value or delivery dates, and the selection itself is not evidence that the complete Blue Dome system is operational.