Development
Development of the system began in 1975 with Holland-Signaal (now Thales Nederland) working with General Dynamics, who supplied the GAU-8 gun. A prototype, the EX-83 was first demonstrated to the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1979.
In 2012 the Dutch ministry of defense announced that the Goalkeeper systems in use by the Netherlands Navy will receive radar upgrades and mechanical improvements. This will make the system more effective in littoral environments and less vulnerable to malfunctions. It also expands the life of the system to at least 2025.
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