TMS 2000 is the latest airborne acoustic processor development from Thales and provides advanced passive, active and environmental sonobuoy processing compatible with the latest analogue and digital types now entering service.

  • Latest technology
    Proven processing technology evolved from extensive MPA and Helicopter programmes.
  • Proven operational performance
    Fully sea-proven in world wide operational deployment in mono and multi-static mode.
  • Wide area coverage
    Processes up to 64 NATO and Australian buoys including digital types.
  • Automated, full colour displays
    Powerful data fusion techniques covering a large amount of acoustic information.
  • Powerful Operator tools
    Comprehensive classification functions.
  • Reliable - supportable
    COTS-based acoustic processor with integral wide-band VHF receiver.

 

PEDIGREE

TMS 2000 is in service or has been selected by the world’s major maritime forces.

French Navy - installed in the NFH90 ASW helicopter
Norwegian Navy - installed in the NFH90 ASW helicopter
Swedish Navy (FLASH-S)
UK Royal Navy - installed in the Merlin ASW helicopter

Contracted for integration in CN235, ATR72 and DASH-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft 

OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

For both helicopter and Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) applications TMS 2000 can be fully integrated into the aircraft’s Tactical Mission System. TMS 2000 processes active and/or passive acoustic data coming from sonobuoys and provides capabilities for detection, tracking, localization and classification of surface and subsurface targets in all environments.

For applications in lighter, medium range MPA or smaller helicopters, TMS 2000 can be hosted on a lightweight 16-channel processor with a separate VHF receiver and pre-amplifier.

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS

  • Latest processing technology with extensive analysis tools for the operator.
  • Provides mono or multi-static processing modes for all active sonobuoys.
  • Incorporates performance prediction and sonobuoy field pattern optimization functions
  • Narrowband, broadband, transient and noise modulation with simultaneous resolutions, for each sonobuoy in the water.
  • Comprehensive classification functions.
  • Full colour HMI for active and passive geographic, energy and raw chain data displays.
  • Processor has an integrated digital wide-band 99-channel VHF sonobuoy receiver.
  • Functionality for Acoustic Processing Ground Centre (APGS).
  • Includes comprehensive mission preparation, post-mission fasttime replay/analysis and simulation for operator training.
  • For helicopter applications, the Common Acoustic Processor (CAP) can simultaneously process the FLASH Dipping sonar.