• Blighter to showcase A800 3D multi-mode radar at DSEI 2021

Cambridge, UK, August 3, 2021 – Blighter Surveillance Systems (‘Blighter’, www.blighter.com) the British designer and manufacturer of electronic-scanning radars and surveillance solutions, will be showcasing its innovative A800 3D multi-mode drone detection radar at DSEI 2021.  DSEI is taking place from Tuesday 14th September to Friday 17th September at the ExCeL exhibition centre in London. Blighter will be displaying its equipment on Stand H2-866 in the ADS Group UK Pavilion.

Blighter’s A800 radar offers an innovative ground-based solution to threat detection, utilising multi-mode surveillance capability usually reserved only for large-scale radar systems and packaging it into a smaller, more flexible radar with a maximum range of 20km.  The A800 3D multi-mode radar is ideally suited to border and perimeter surveillance, capable of being mounted to fixed towers and masts, as well as to land vehicles and mobile surveillance trailers. This will be the first time that the A800 will be available to view in person.

As with the majority of industry, Blighter’s appearance at DSEI will be their first in-person event in over a year, and it follows a year of exciting developments for the Cambridgeshire-based SME.  Recently, Blighter cemented its position in South Korea by affirming its partnership with South Korean integration and certification firm Dt&C (www.dtnc.co.kr), a relationship which has been a vital part of Blighter’s consolidation of its position in the South Korean market.

Blighter Co-Founder and CTO Mark Radford gave a presentation to the first C-UAS Industry Action Group established by the UK Home Office’s Joint Security and Resilience Centre (JSaRC), offering his insight into the role of radar in C-UAS and highlighting the importance of information sharing between C-UAS providers and Government. Mark’s whitepaper on the capabilities of Blighter’s innovative multi-mode radar was also published, explaining the advantages conferred by the A800 3D multi-mode radar.

Most recently, Blighter was selected to provide advanced integrated B400 series target acquisition radars for a fleet of Armoured Fighting Vehicles, demonstrating the company’s agility in providing the versatile systems required for such a demanding and mobile role, and in July Blighter’s US partner JGW Group also delivered demonstrations of the highly mobile A400 series radars’ ability to detect and track sUAS targets.

Angus Hone, CEO of Blighter Surveillance Systems said:

“We are excited to showcase our best-in-class Ground Surveillance Radars at our stand in the ADS Group UK Pavilion. We are looking forward to displaying our cutting-edge A800 3D multi-mode radar which will be available to view in person for the first time and we will be on-hand to brief stakeholders on its detection capabilities.”

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A800 3D Multi-Mode Radar on Tripod

About Blighter (www.blighter.com)

Blighter Surveillance Systems employs 40 people and is located near Cambridge, UK. Blighter designs and manufactures world-beating 2D and 3D electronic-scanning ground-based radars, which can accurately detect drones, people, vehicles and boats at large distances.

Its radars are key sensors in surveillance and counter-drone applications, and are used in more than 35 countries around the world, delivering 24/7 security protection along national borders and coastlines, at military bases, and to protect manoeuvre force missions when deployed on military land vehicles and trailers.  Blighter’s radars also play a key role in guarding critical national infrastructure (CNI) sites such as airports, power plants and oil and gas facilities.

• Blighter selected to provide advanced integrated target acquisition radars for fleet of Armoured Fighting Vehicles

Cambridge, UK, July 23, 2021 – Blighter Surveillance Systems (‘Blighter’, www.blighter.com) the British designer and manufacturer of electronic-scanning radars and surveillance solutions, has been selected to provide a minimum of 25 target acquisition radars for a fleet of Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFVs).

The initial contract with a major European defence company will last for approximately 3-5 years, with the possibility to extend, and provide a minimum of another 60 radars in the following phase.

Blighter B400 series target acquisition radars, set to be integrated with the defensive capabilities of this fleet, provide long-range, targeting capability for the weapons system and are already in use across the world, including as part of an integrated mobile border security platform deployed in Europe.

The B400 radars are versatile by design, and suited to fixed, mobile and portable applications. With extensive defensive and offensive capabilities, the vehicles will be dependent on the accuracy of the target acquisition radars to achieve full operational effectiveness.

Angus Hone, CEO of Blighter Surveillance Systems said:

“In an increasingly kinetic environment it is essential that armed forces personnel have full situational awareness and tracking capabilities. Blighter is uniquely positioned to provide the versatile system that is required for this role and pleased to now extend our products to this new and innovative programme of AFVs”.

Blighter is due to exhibit its range of electronic-scanning ground surveillance, coastline security, drone security and target acquisition radars on stand H2-866 at the upcoming DSEI exhibition in London.  DSEI 2021 takes place from Tuesday 14th to Friday 17th September at the ExCeL exhibition centre.ENDS

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About Blighter (www.blighter.com)

Blighter Surveillance Systems employs 40 people and is located near Cambridge, UK. Blighter designs and manufactures world-beating 2D and 3D electronic-scanning ground-based radars, which can accurately detect drones, people, vehicles and boats at large distances.

Its radars are key sensors in surveillance and counter-drone applications, and are used in more than 35 countries around the world, delivering 24/7 security protection along national borders and coastlines, at military bases, and to protect manoeuvre force missions when deployed on military land vehicles and trailers.  Blighter’s radars also play a key role in guarding critical national infrastructure (CNI) sites such as airports, power plants and oil and gas facilities.

Cambridge, UK, May 12, 2021 – Mark Radford, Co-Founder & CTO of Blighter Surveillance Systems (‘Blighter’, www.blighter.com), the British designer and manufacturer of electronic-scanning radars and surveillance and Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) solutions, has given a presentation to the first C-UAS Industry Action Group, a virtual roundtable with C-UAS policy and technical leaders established by the UK Home Office’s Joint Security and Resilience Centre (JSaRC).

Mark Radford was among representatives from industry and academia and presented to the Action Group yesterday, which was chaired by Shaun Hipgrave, Director of Protect, Prepare, CBRNE and S&T of the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism.  The virtual event was attended by senior representatives from the Home Office, Department for Transport (DfT), the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) and other key Government departments.

The aim of the Action Group was for industry to present the latest technical developments and trends in the C-UAS market to Government, as well as addressing the challenges faced by the sector.

With the use of drones becoming increasingly prevalent in both military and civilian domains, the necessity for UAS detection, identification and tracking technology is becoming ever clearer.  Mark Radford was invited to share his expertise in the ways in which this technology can be effectively used for the protection of the public, critical national infrastructure, and the UK as a whole.

Mark offered his insight into the role of radar in C-UAS and highlighted the need for more government support to facilitate the accessibility of anti-drone test centres as well as the importance of sharing information between C-UAS providers and government.

Speaking after the event, Mark said:

“Those of us in industry have long been pushing for more government support in the field of C-UAS, especially given the threat posed by hostile drones to our national security and infrastructure.  JSaRC brought in a great mix of academia, industry and government for some open discussions on the present and future challenges facing this sector and it is encouraging to see the government step up to address them.”

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About Blighter (www.blighter.com):

Blighter Surveillance Systems employs 40 people and is located near Cambridge, UK. Blighter designs and manufactures world-beating 2D and 3D electronic-scanning ground-based radars, which can accurately detect drones, people, vehicles and boats at large distances.

Its radars are key sensors in surveillance and counter-drone applications, and are used in more than 35 countries around the world, delivering 24/7 security protection along national borders and coastlines, at military bases, and to protect manoeuvre force missions when deployed on military land vehicles and trailers.  Blighter’s radars also play a key role in guarding critical national infrastructure (CNI) sites such as airports, power plants and oil and gas facilities.

About JSaRC (www.jsarc.org)

The Joint Security and Resilience Centre (JSaRC) was founded in 2016 by the Home Office. Sitting within the Homeland Security Group (HSG), JSaRC works to provide security outcomes for the United Kingdom by combining government, academic and private sector expertise. JSaRC works to meet the fast moving and ever-evolving threats to our citizens, both here and abroad.

JSaRC aims to overcome the traditional barriers that have prevented collaboration between the private and the public sectors by improving the understanding both sectors have of each other, and of the key issues and trends that have an impact on the UK’s security and resilience.

Cambridge, UK, May 11, 2021 – Blighter, the British designer and manufacturer of electronic-scanning radars and surveillance solutions, has cemented its position in South Korea by affirming its partnership with South Korean integration and certification firm Dt&C (www.dtnc.co.kr) who have recently established their Anti-Drone Business Unit.

Dt&C is a South Korean electronics and product testing and certification company based near Yongin in Gyeonggi Province. Dt&C has experience across the telecommunications, automotive, defence and space exploration sectors, with a long-standing relationship with the Korean Armed Forces, and have recently established an Anti-Drone Business Unit to help focus Blighter’s activities in Korea. Blighter appointed Dt&C in 2019 to help develop the growing Counter-UAS (C-UAS) market in South Korea, and Dt&C were quick to recognise the opportunities on offer by promoting Blighter C-UAS capabilities.

With an impressive background in RF analysis and extensive test facilities, a number of industry experts have now been appointed by Dt&C to help meet the challenges of growing Blighter’s share of the C-UAS market in Korea and overseas by collaboration with some of Korea’s major military suppliers. During the ongoing partnership, Blighter and Dt&C have participated alongside several other competitors in seven C-UAS tests and evaluations conducted by three separate government agencies. These resulted in Blighter being the only radar provider to be able to detect and track small UAVs at a distance of over 4 km.

Major General (Ret.) Yeoung-Soo Hwang, adviser of Dt&C said:

“Dt&C participated in the pilot project of integrated drone defence systems…we were very pleased that it was an opportunity to confirm the superiority of Blighter’s radar in the field and make it recognised by major domestic personnel.”

The tests proved that Blighter radars are best-in-class in the detection of small commercial UAVs and that Blighter and Dt&C’s partnership will allow them to build on Blighter’s existing contribution to South Korea’s national security, evidenced by their provision of surveillance systems for the South Korean government to monitor the De-Militarized Zone (‘DMZ’).

According to the Chairman of Dt&C, Charlie Park, “The motivation for an anti-drone radar partnership with Blighter is because we have sufficient human resources, based on the technology and experience that Dt&C has accumulated, to build a Korean anti-drone system.”

Blighter CEO Angus Hone remarked:

“The successful tests and the combined aspirations of our two companies demonstrate our commitment to this partnership and to the security of the Republic of Korea as a whole. The growing threat of hostile drone usage shows that there is a market calling out for our of expertise and we are excited to collaborate closely with Dt&C to establish ourselves as leaders in the field of counter-drone technology.”

Cambridge, UK, March 9, 2021 – Blighter Surveillance Systems (‘Blighter’, www.blighter.com), the British designer and manufacturer of electronic-scanning radars and surveillance solutions is featuring its range of ground-based radar systems including the recently launched A800 multi-mode drone detection radar at the Security & Policing 2021 event being held online from 9-11 March.

Blighter’s fully interactive virtual exhibit will be available for visitors to navigate online.

Blighter’s A800 3D radar (www.blighter.com/a800) offers an innovative solution to threat detection, harnessing the multi-mode simultaneous land, air and sea surveillance capability of large-scale radar systems, and packaging it into a smaller, more accessible radar with a maximum range of 20 km. The A800 multi-mode drone detection radar is ideally suited to border and perimeter surveillance as well as base security, particularly in the military domain and in locations where there is a requirement for scanning land, air and sea simultaneously from a single radar.

“Blighter continues to develop and extend its product range to keep at the forefront of radar capability and to meet the growing need for effective and affordable surveillance solutions to address evolving threats and counter the malicious use of drones,” said Angus Hone, Chief Executive Officer, Blighter Surveillance Systems. “Security & Policing provides an opportunity to engage with industry partners and customers and to learn more about the latest and future security challenges and threats. We are pleased to be showcasing our range of border and perimeter surveillance solutions at the event.”

Blighter radars are key sensors in border and perimeter surveillance and counter-drone applications, and are used in more than 35 countries around the world, delivering 24/7 security protection along national borders and coastlines, at military bases and for critical national infrastructure.

Current programmes include multiple territories with the US Department of Defense, in South Korea monitoring the demilitarised zone (DMZ), and in various European airports including London Stansted and London Gatwick providing wide area perimeter surveillance and detecting drone activity.

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High-res image of Blighter’s Virtual Exhibition Stand at Security & Policing 2021

Multi-mode drone detection radar images

High-res image of A800 Multi-Mode Drone Detection Radar on Tower in Desert #1
High-res image of A800 Multi-Mode Drone Detection Radar on Tower in Desert #2

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About Blighter (www.blighter.com):

Blighter Surveillance Systems employs 40 people and is located near Cambridge, UK. Blighter designs and manufactures world-beating 2D and 3D electronic-scanning ground-based radars, which can accurately detect drones, people, vehicles and boats at large distances.

Its radars are key sensors in surveillance and counter-drone applications and are used in more than 35 countries around the world, delivering 24/7 security protection along national borders and coastlines, at military bases, and to protect manoeuvre force missions when deployed on military land vehicles and trailers.  Blighter’s radars also play a key role in guarding critical national infrastructure (CNI) sites such as airports, power plants and oil and gas facilities.

CAMBRIDGE, UK, October 12, 2020 – Blighter Surveillance Systems (www.blighter.com), a world-leading provider of radar and surveillance equipment, will be exhibiting virtually at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) annual exposition between 13-16 October 2020.

Blighter manufacture electronic-scanning radars, delivering round the clock all-weather security protection along borders, for coastal facilities, at military bases, and to guard critical national infrastructure such as airports, oil and gas facilities and palaces. Blighter radars are currently deployed in some 35 countries around the world, protecting military bases and securing land borders and coastlines.

The company recently launched its A800 radar, capable of performing air, ground and sea detection all simultaneously and able to detect and locate commercial “hobby” drones in 3D space. With small drones increasingly acknowledged as a key modern threat to secure locations from airports to military bases, Blighter is leading the market in advanced detection capabilities.

Blighter will use AUSA Now 2020 to demonstrate the A800 for the US audience, where there is significant demand for this capability, across valuable defence and national security sites.

Angus Hone, CEO, Blighter Surveillance Systems said:

“Blighter products are proven to protect and secure a range of locations against intruders and threats, and we look forward to presenting our market-leading capabilities, such as the new A800 radar, to the United States’ military audience.”

Search ‘Blighter’ on the AUSA Now 2020 website (https://meetings.ausa.org/annual/exhibitor_exhibitor_list.cfm) to see the virtual stand.

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Victoria Mackarness (for Blighter)
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About Blighter (www.blighter.com)

Blighter Surveillance Systems is a rapidly growing company, employing 40 people and located in Great Chesterford near Cambridge, UK. Blighter designs and manufactures electronic-scanning ground-based radars, which can accurately detect drones, people and vehicles at large distances.

Its radars are key sensors in surveillance and counter-drone applications, and are used in 35 countries around the world, delivering 24/7 security protection along borders, for coastal facilities, at military bases, and to guard critical national infrastructure (CNI) such as airports, and oil and gas facilities.

About AUSA Now 2020

AUSA Now 2020 takes place fully online as a virtual event and attendee registration for the show is open now to qualified participants.  This virtual event takes place from Tuesday 13 October to Friday 16 October 2020 (the exhibit hall is open from 08:00 – 15:00 Eastern Daylight Time).

Running alongside the 450+ booth virtual exhibitor hall will be a comprehensive conference programme, with a full agenda of webinars, webcasts and roundtable events taking place. More details of the show schedule can be found on AUSA’s website.

CAMBRIDGE, UK, September 24, 2020 – Blighter has launched the latest in its range of market-leading radars, the A800 3D drone detection radar for land, air and sea surveillance.

The radar’s main function is to detect and locate commercial ‘hobby’ drones in 3D space. Its optimised air security mode provides a unique ability to search for low-slow-small (LSS) threats caused by the misuse of small drones including the commonly-used ‘DJI Phantom’ style quadcopters. An Artificial Intelligence based micro-Doppler target filtering feature helps to reduce false alarms and improve the detection of multicopter and winged drones.

“We continue to develop and extend our product range to keep Blighter at the forefront of radar capability and to meet the growing global need for effective technical solutions to counter the malicious use of drones”, said Angus Hone, CEO of Blighter Surveillance Systems. “The new A800 tri-mode 3D radar offers revolutionary capabilities by performing precision surveillance in three complex environments at once using a single, cost-effective sensor.”

The A800 3D drone detection radar is designed to provide the earliest possible warning of incoming threats, by looking well beyond and above the perimeter.  Its rugged design allows it to operate in harsh conditions and temperatures, from -32°C to 65°C. An extended operating temperature version is also available. It can be mounted onto tripods and quadpods, land vehicles and trailers and fixed towers and masts for surveillance in a wide variety of settings.

A wide variety of industry standard interfaces are supported by the A800 including high grade encryption, and a software developer’s kit (SDK) is also available for download.

About Blighter

Blighter Surveillance Systems is a rapidly growing company, employing 40 people and located in Great Chesterford near Cambridge, UK. Blighter designs and manufactures world-beating 2D and 3D electronic-scanning ground-based radars, which can accurately detect drones, people, vehicles and boats at large distances.

Its radars are key sensors in surveillance and counter-drone applications, and are used in more than 35 countries around the world, delivering 24/7 security protection along national borders and coastlines, at military bases, and to protect manoeuvre force missions when deployed on military land vehicles and trailers.  Blighter’s radars also play a key role in guarding critical national infrastructure (CNI) sites such as airports, power plants and oil and gas facilities.

• The funding will allow Blighter to improve its supply chain and shorten product lead times for new and existing customers in the global defence and commercial security markets.
• BOOST&Co’s growth capital loan will enable Blighter to further exploit the success of its advanced radars and counter-drone solutions for use by airports, nuclear power stations, oil/gas processing plants and other critical national infrastructure sites.

CAMBRIDGE, UK, October 29, 2019 – Blighter Surveillance Systems Ltd (www.blighter.com) (“Blighter”), a British designer and manufacturer of electronic-scanning (e-scan) radars and counter-drone solutions, has secured a significant growth capital loan from BOOST&Co (www.boostandco.com) to further exploit the success of its advanced radars and counter-drone solutions for use by airports, nuclear power stations, oil/gas processing plants and other critical national infrastructure sites.

The funding will also allow Blighter to improve its supply chain and shorten product lead times for new and existing customers in the global defence and commercial security markets. Blighter e-scan micro-Doppler radars and counter-drone solutions are deployed in 35 countries, including, for example, by the UK Ministry of Defence in Afghanistan, in South Korea monitoring the demilitarised zone (DMZ), and by the United States Department of Defense in Iraq.

Angus Hone, CEO, Blighter Surveillance Systems, said: “We are delighted to secure this funding as it will enable us to build on record growth and further expand our commercial client base. Having adapted our military-grade advanced ground radar and counter-drone solutions for use in the commercial world, we plan to leverage some early successes with airports and other critical infrastructure sites to further grow the business.

“Blighter ground surveillance radars are already successfully deployed at Stansted and Heathrow airports in the UK and at many other international airports,” said Angus Hone. “But we have seen a surge of interest in our counter-drone radars from airports and other critical infrastructure sites in recent years as a result of the growing sightings of rogue drones.  And our Blighter A400 series air security radar is now deployed at Gatwick as part of the airport’s counter-drone defences following last December’s incident that brought the airport to a standstill.”

The Blighter solid-state all-weather A400 series air security/counter-drone radars are optimised for the detection of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones carrying video cameras, wireless communication systems, narcotics, explosives and other undesirable payloads. The radars detect and report Nano, Micro and Miniature drones at ranges from 10 metres up to 3.6 km (2.2 miles) and larger drones and aircraft at ranges up to 10 km (6.2 miles) at speeds from full flight down to hover-drift.

Tracy Sambrook, chief financial officer (CFO), Blighter Surveillance Systems, added, “Blighter is well placed to capitalise on the growth of drone detection systems given our reputation, track record and customer base. And the funding is good news for all our customers as some of the loan will be used to improve our supply chain so that we can shorten the lead times for our products.”

Blighter radars are deployed to deliver around the clock all-weather protection along borders, for coastal facilities, at military bases, and to guard critical national infrastructure such as airports, oil/gas facilities and palaces. Blighter Surveillance Systems delivers an integrated multi-sensor package to system integrators comprising the Blighter radars plus cameras, thermal imagers, trackers and software solutions.

For more information about Blighter Surveillance Systems and its radars, counter-drone solutions and integration software, please visit www.blighter.com, telephone +44 1223 491122 or email [email protected].

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Blighter B400 Series Wide Area Security Radar for Airports and CNI Sites
Angus Hone – CEO – Blighter Surveillance Systems
Tracy Sambrook – CFO – Blighter Surveillance Systems

About BOOST&Co (www.boostandco.com)

BOOST&Co is an independent asset manager offering growth lending solutions to UK SMEs. It has offices in London, Manchester, Bristol and Cambridge. Its funds come from insurance firms and large pension funds.

About Blighter Surveillance Systems Ltd (www.blighter.com)

Blighter Surveillance Systems is a world leading designer and manufacturer of electronic-scanning radars and surveillance solutions. Its solid-state micro Doppler radars are deployed in 35 countries to deliver round the clock all-weather protection along borders, for coastal facilities, at military bases, and to guard critical national infrastructure such as airports, oil and gas facilities and palaces. The radar products include the Blighter A400 series for air security/drone detection, the Blighter B400 series for ground surveillance, the Blighter C400 series for coastal security, the Blighter B202 Mk 2 man-portable radar system for rapid, mobile deployment and the Blighter Revolution 360 radar system for vehicle mounted solutions. Blighter Surveillance Systems Ltd. is based at Great Chesterford on the outskirts of Cambridge, England. 

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Martin Brooke Associates
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Tel: +44 7776 135402
Email: [email protected]

• The Blighter A400 series radar enhanced with 40° antennas, D3 technology and an adaptable DSP platform to better detect and report Nano, Micro and Miniature drones at ranges from 10 metres up to 3.6 km (2.2 miles) and larger drones and aircraft at ranges up to 10 km (6.2 miles), even while ‘on-the-move’
• Blighter Surveillance Systems to showcase its radar technology on stand S3-235 at the DSEI Show, the world’s leading defence and security event, at the ExCeL Centre, London, 10-13 September 2019.

Cambridge, UK, September 4, 2019 – Blighter Surveillance Systems Ltd (www.blighter.com) (“Blighter”), a British designer and manufacturer of electronic-scanning (e-scan) radars and counter-drone solutions, has enhanced its Blighter A400 series counter-drone air security radar to better detect and report low, slow and small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones.

The ruggedised Blighter A400 series counter-UAV radar has been optimised with the addition of 40° antennas, D3 technology and an adaptable DSP platform. Blighter engineers are also providing a software development kit to systems integrators, primes and the military to ease integration of the radar with other sensors, C2 systems, as well as with kinetic and non-kinetic disruptors.

Angus Hone, CEO, Blighter Surveillance Systems, said: “Countering the threat caused by rogue drones is now a global issue and an increasing concern for the military, government and homeland security forces across every continent. Our Blighter A400 series radars are battle proven as the detection element of the strategic counter-UAS AUDS system deployed since 2016 in Iraq by US forces and more recently at London Gatwick Airport.”

The new U40 antennas are now available to increase vertical elevation coverage from 30 to 40-degrees. Digital Drone Detection (D³) technology with sensitivity boost has also been added. This will allow the A400 series to better extract the tiny radar reflections from modern plastic bodied drones even when flying close to the ground or near buildings where clutter reflections are relatively large.

Blighter engineers have also developed an adaptable digital signal processing (DSP) platform to accommodate moving ground clutter and thereby enable the radar to be deployed ‘on the move’.

The solid-state all-weather A400 series radars are optimised for the detection of small UAVs carrying video cameras, wireless communication systems, narcotics, explosives and other undesirable payloads. The radars detect and report Nano, Micro and Miniature drones at ranges from 10 metres up to 3.6 km (2.2 miles) and larger drones and aircraft at ranges up to 10 km (6.2 miles) at speeds from full flight down to hover-drift.

Mark Radford, co-founder and chief technology officer (CTO), Blighter Surveillance Systems, said: “Our symmetric transmit/receive e-scan architecture allows pin-point focus in complex cluttered environments and its use of ‘Ku Band’ spectrum with 2cm wavelength is ideal for interaction with small drones. What’s more, our e-scan technology combined with micro-Doppler signal processing allows us to manage clutter on-the-move yet still detect low, slow and small threats in the air and on the ground.”

The Blighter A400 series radars are modular non-rotating, e-scan systems using power efficient PESA (passive electronically scanned array) and FMCW (frequency modulated continuous wave) technologies to provide reliable, small and slow drone detection even in complex environments.

Blighter radars are deployed in 35 countries to deliver round the clock all-weather protection along borders, for coastal facilities, at military bases, and to guard critical national infrastructure such as airports, oil and gas facilities and palaces.

Blighter Surveillance Systems will showcase its radar technology on stand S3-235 at the DSEI Show, the world’s leading defence and security event, at the ExCeL Centre, London, 10-13 September 2019.

For more information about the Blighter A400 series radar, please visit www.blighter.com, telephone +44 1223 491122 or email [email protected].

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• Blighter A400 Series Counter-UAV Radar
• Angus Hone (CEO)

About Blighter Surveillance Systems (www.blighter.com)

Blighter Surveillance Systems is a world leading designer and manufacturer of electronic-scanning radars and surveillance solutions. Its solid-state micro Doppler radars are deployed in 35 countries to deliver round the clock all-weather protection along borders, for coastal facilities, at military bases, and to guard critical national infrastructure such as airports, oil and gas facilities and palaces. The radar products include the Blighter A400 series for air security/drone detection, the Blighter B400 series for ground surveillance, the Blighter C400 series for coastal security, the Blighter B202 Mk 2 man-portable radar system for rapid, mobile deployment and the Blighter Revolution 360 radar system for vehicle mounted solutions. Blighter Surveillance Systems Ltd. is based at Great Chesterford on the outskirts of Cambridge, England. 

Media Contact

Martin Brooke (for Blighter)
Martin Brooke Associates
Tel: +44 1223 882174
Tel: +44 7776 135402
Email: [email protected]