The Danish Ministry of Defense has awarded the French company **Thales** a contract to upgrade the air surveillance radar system on the Faroe Islands. The project involves replacing the existing **Sornfelli** radar with a new-generation secondary radar called the **RSM NG**. The installation is expected to be completed within six months, and the transition will not disrupt air traffic control services, which are used by both civilian and military aircraft. The upgrade was managed by the Danish Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO), a part of the Ministry of Defense, which selected **Thales** to provide and deploy the new radar system at the Sornfelli site. The new **RSM NG** equipment will temporarily replace the current **Thales RSM 970** radar, which has been in use at the site. According to **Thales**, this six-month timeline is among the shortest ever for a project of this scale. The main challenge is ensuring that the transition from the old radar to the new one is seamless for air traffic controllers, with no interruptions in air traffic monitoring. The goal is to maintain continuous surveillance during the modernization process, avoiding any gaps in coverage that could arise during the installation. The **RSM NG** is designed to support both military and civilian aviation. It will integrate with **Naviair**, Denmark's provider of air navigation services, and with the **AVIANS** systems, which manage air traffic control in the North Atlantic. The system will connect directly to the **AVIANS** control center, ensuring that both military and civilian aircraft appear on the same radar image. This setup highlights **Thales**' expertise in managing shared airspace, where commercial and state aircraft operate simultaneously. The **RSM NG** is the latest version of **Thales**' secondary radar system, which has been used for decades in air traffic control. Unlike primary radar, which detects aircraft by the echo of radio waves reflected off them, secondary radar communicates with transponders on board aircraft to gather more precise data. The **RSM NG** combines two functions in one unit: **Mode S** interrogation, which allows the radar to selectively ask each aircraft for its identity, altitude, and flight details, and **ADS-B** detection, which captures the positions that aircraft broadcast themselves. **Thales** says the system offers greater accuracy, reliability, and situational awareness in a compact and easy-to-deploy design. It meets the international standards set by the **International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)** and **EUROCONTROL**, making it suitable for both military and civilian aviation. The Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory of Denmark, are strategically located between Iceland, Norway, and Scotland, making them a crucial point in the North Atlantic. This location is a key reason the Danish government emphasized the need for continuous air traffic surveillance during the upgrade. Colonel Thomas Pedersen, head of the Air and Space Division at the FMI (Danish Acquisition and Logistics Organization), noted that the new radar ensures uninterrupted monitoring of the airspace. **Thales** highlighted the project as a demonstration of its ability to deliver high-performance air traffic control solutions under tight deadlines and with strict requirements.