His request for entry into the Aviation Service was approved in the summer of 1915, after rigorous testing, and he was one of the first naval officers to be awarded his wings.
The ships are named after famous Dutch naval officers, the lead ship being named after Karel Doorman.
All sensor systems are housed in an integrated mast, provided by Thales Nederland, called the I-Mast 400, comprising a SeaMaster 400 SMILE air warning radar, a SeaWatcher 100 active phased-array surface detection and tracking radar and the GateKeeper infra-red/electro-optical (EO) warning system.
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With these systems the ship is able to monitor 140 nm using an Integrated Sensor and Communication Systems (ISCS), also by Thales Nederland.
Karel Gott | Karel Čapek | Karel Appel | Karel Teige | Karel Reisz | Karel Goeyvaerts | Karel van Mander | Karel Václav Rais | Karel Husa | Karel Roden | Karel Kovařovic | Karel Halík | Jan Karel Lenstra | Karel Zeman | Karel van der Toorn | Karel Svoboda | Karel Štěpánek | Karel Píč | Karel Marquez | Karel Kryl | Karel Kroupa | Karel Jaromír Erben | Karel Zich | Karel Vasak | Karel van Wolferen | Karel Van Mander | Karel Stepanek | Karel Schulz | Karel Plicka | Karel Otčenášek |
The Netherlands was the first export customer for the Sea Fury, and the Netherlands Royal Navy operated the aircraft from two of their aircraft carriers, both of which were named HNLMS Karel Doorman as they were operated at separate periods from one another.