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6 days ago
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Blighter's New Long-Range Border Surveillance Radar Detects a Person at 15km with just 4 Watts of Power
Extended range means much earlier interception of intruders and significant cost savings for border security forces as fewer radars are needed Blighter's new export-friendly B422LR surveillance system, with its 'person at 15km' detection range, can monitor three times the area compared with a radar with a 'person at 8km' range Blighter's B422LR integrates with the BlighterNexus AI-assisted Hub to ease integration of the remote radars with command and control (C2) systems to provide border authorities with a common operating picture (COP) CAMBRIDGE, England, June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Blighter ( a pioneering designer and manufacturer of electronic-scanning ground movement radars, has unveiled its longest-range smart border surveillance radar system which can detect a person 15km or 9.3 miles away with just 4 Watts of power – that's the same as what is needed to power a mobile phone or a modern LED light bulb. According to Blighter, this extended range means earlier interception of intruders and significant cost savings for border security operators. With its 'person at 15km' detection range, the Blighter B422LR (long-range) border surveillance system can now monitor an area of 707km² compared with 201km² for a radar with a 'person at 8km' range. Blighter's export-friendly B422LR border surveillance system provides up to 360-degrees of pure electronic scanning coverage with no mechanical rotation using static, low power, solid-state transmitters. This low power, low bandwidth system can be operated using solar panels and has no need for additional forced air cooling making it ideal for remote operation along national borders. Mark Radford, co-founder and chief technology officer (CTO) at Blighter, says, "This new ultra-reliable long-range e-scan radar enhances our leadership position in the global border surveillance market. Our radar's ability to detect a person 15km away, or a crawler 6.4km away, in all weathers and in complex terrains, and with just 4 Watts of transmission power, makes the case for adopting our solution even more compelling. "As our recent record order book shows, governments and border forces are increasingly adopting our e-scan radars as the primary detection sensors for their long-range remote surveillance systems. With the extended range, customers will not only be able to detect and intercept targets earlier but with larger area covered by each radar system, the number of radars and towers and the supporting infrastructure will be reduced." Blighter's B422LR border surveillance radar system uses frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) transmission technology, combined with sensitive micro-Doppler target detection. This means the radar has a small communications bandwidth requirement and therefore needs only a fraction of the transmitter power used by traditional security radar systems and dramatically less than classic radar systems. "Our radar's low size, weight and power (SWaP) profile coupled with the extended range is a huge benefit to border authorities," adds Mark Radford. "But it is also vital that the radars are easy to integrate with our customers' command and control (C2) systems. We achieve this using our BlighterNexus AI-assisted Hub." Blighter's B422LR works with BlighterNexus to ease integration of the remote radars with command and control (C2) systems to provide border authorities with a common operating picture (COP), a real-time, unified view of the border environment. BlighterNexus also optimises target detection capabilities while reducing training and operational costs as the AI-assisted software automates setup, configuration and adjustment of multiple radars to deliver optimum performance even in changing weather conditions. Blighter's radar products are export-friendly and not subject to U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) neither are they governed by the European Union's dual-use export control regulations. Mark Radford says, "Our ITAR-free status and the licensing of our products for commercial and military applications give us a strategic advantage in the global border security market, making us easy to do business with while reducing considerably the licensing requirements for our customers when buying and deploying our technology." For more information about the Blighter B422LR border surveillance radar, please visit telephone +44 1223 491122 or email hello@ Media Photos: Photo caption: The Blighter B422 long-range smart border surveillance e-scan radar system can detect a person 15km or 9.3 miles away with just 4 Watts of power. Datasheet: About Blighter ( Blighter, Cambridge UK, is a pioneering designer and manufacturer of ground-based electronic-scanning radars for surveillance of moving objects on the ground, along coastlines and in the air. Blighter radars use patented ultra-reliable, low SWaP - size, weight, and power (4 Watts) - electronic-scanning antenna technology and advanced AI (artificial intelligence) assisted software to detect, track and classify small and slow-moving threats in complex environments. Blighter radars are also used as part of short-range air defence (SHORAD) systems to detect drones and FPVs (first person view). Blighter radars are trusted by the UK Ministry of Defence for forward operating base (FOB) protection, the South Korean Army for border surveillance along the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), by the United States Air Force for drone detection, and the UK's major airports for perimeter protection. Blighter's commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) product portfolio includes ITAR-free 2D, 3D and 4D radars and a range of software applications to simplify the integration, configuration, control and viewing of multiple networked radars. Pattern of life analysis is used to enhance situational analysis and the speed and efficiency of threat detection. Blighter radars feature Low-Probability-of-Intercept (LPI) waveforms and are designed for rugged operation at fixed and mobile locations and on the move. Blighter supports the local assembly of certain products to enable indigenous manufacture and works in partnership with international systems integrators to create layered multi-sensor surveillance systems for asset and area protection. Blighter is located in Great Chesterford on the outskirts of Cambridge, UK. View original content: SOURCE Blighter Surveillance Systems Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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13-05-2025
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Blighter Achieves Record £25m Order Book Following Border Surveillance Smart Radar Contract Wins
Multiple orders received in the last 12 months for Blighter's ground-based border surveillance radars (fixed and mobile applications) from customers in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, Central Europe and the Five Eyes Blighter's reputation enhanced by the success of its deployment of over one hundred Blighter B400 series solid-state, non-rotating, low power and near zero maintenance electronic-scanning radar units along the 250km Korean Demilitarised Zone CAMBRIDGE, England, May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Blighter ( a pioneering designer and manufacturer of smart electronic-scanning radars, has achieved a record £25 million order book in the last 12 months. This follows a series of contract wins for its ground-based border surveillance radars - for fixed and mobile surveillance applications - from customers in three different continents. In the Middle East and North Africa, Blighter secured contracts to deploy multiple long-range radars along extensive national borders. Two further orders were for radars integrated into mobile surveillance vehicles, one in Southeast Asia and another to monitor a European Union land border. In addition, a Five Eyes customer ordered twenty-two ground surveillance radars for deployment on its armoured vehicles. James Long, CEO at Blighter, says, "It has been a record breaking 12 months for the company with orders totalling more than £25 million for our border surveillance radars. This growth is being driven in part by the increasing geopolitical tensions and border disputes globally as governments look to monitor and secure their boundaries effectively from illegal crossings, smuggling, people trafficking and other security breaches. "However, our success is also fuelled by governments and homeland security experts understanding the compelling business case for investing in COTS-based electronic-scanning radars for border surveillance. The Korean Army's deployment of around one hundred of our radar units on the 250km Korean Demilitarised Zone over a decade ago is testament to this." Blighter's solid-state, non-rotating, low power and near zero maintenance radars have been operational in South Korea since 2011. The radars provide a persistent surveillance capability along the DMZ in what is considered one of the world's most mountainous countries with environmental extremes of -30°C in winter and a humid +40°C in summer. They work 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, monitoring the 4km-wide DMZ for any human, vehicle or low-flying aircraft incursions. "The DMZ has become an excellent reference site for the ultra-reliability and effectiveness of our ground movement radars," says James Long. "We are confident that we can build on our sales success in the last 12 months by continuing to innovate and by leveraging the growing number of reference sites - our radars are now operational in more than 40 different countries." The Blighter B400 series radars are particularly well suited to national border surveillance applications with their long-range detection capability, 20° wide elevation beam, which provides simultaneous hill-top and valley coverage. The radars can detect very small and slow targets such as a crawling person up to 6.4 km away and a walking person up to 15 km, and a vehicle at up to 32 km, even in cluttered environments. Since introducing the world's first, non-rotating, solid-state, electronic-scanning, micro-Doppler ground radar in 2003, Blighter has continued to lead this market with ITAR-free 2D, 3D and 4D radars and advanced AI (artificial intelligence) assisted software to detect, track and classify small and slow-moving threats in complex environments. Pattern of life analysis is now used to enhance situational analysis and the speed and efficiency of threat detection. Blighter radars also feature Low-Probability-of-Intercept (LPI) waveforms and are designed for rugged operation at fixed and mobile locations and on the move. Blighter supports the local assembly of certain products to enable indigenous manufacture. For more information about Blighter's range of electronic scanning radars, please visit telephone +44 1223 491122 or email hello@ Media photo: Photo caption: Blighter's CEO, James Long, celebrates his company's record order book of £25m following a series of smart radar contract wins in the last 12 months. About Blighter ( Blighter, Cambridge UK, is a pioneering designer and manufacturer of ground-based electronic-scanning radars for surveillance of moving objects on the ground, along coastlines and in the air. Blighter radars use patented ultra-reliable, low SWaP - size, weight, and power (4 Watts) - electronic-scanning antenna technology and advanced AI (artificial intelligence) assisted software to detect, track and classify small and slow-moving threats in complex environments. Blighter radars are also used as part of short-range air defence (SHORAD) systems to detect drones and FPVs (first person view). Blighter radars are trusted by the UK Ministry of Defence for forward operating base (FOB) protection, the South Korean Army for border surveillance along the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), by the United States Air Force for drone detection, and the UK's major airports for perimeter protection. Blighter's commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) product portfolio includes ITAR-free 2D, 3D and 4D radars and a range of software applications to simplify the integration, configuration, control and viewing of multiple networked radars. Pattern of life analysis is used to enhance situational analysis and the speed and efficiency of threat detection. Blighter radars feature Low-Probability-of-Intercept (LPI) waveforms and are designed for rugged operation at fixed and mobile locations and on the move. Blighter supports the local assembly of certain products to enable indigenous manufacture and works in partnership with international systems integrators to create layered multi-sensor surveillance systems for asset and area protection. Blighter is located in Great Chesterford on the outskirts of Cambridge, UK. View original content: SOURCE Blighter Surveillance Systems
Zawya
19-04-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Blighter makes debut at IQDEX in Iraq to showcase smart border surveillance radars
Blighter B400 series smart/cognitive radars can detect very small and slow targets such as a crawling person up to 6.4 km away and a walking person up to 15 km, and a vehicle up to 32 km even in cluttered environments. CAMBRIDGE, UK – Blighter ( a pioneering designer and manufacturer of ground-based smart electronic-scanning radars, will be showcasing its border surveillance credentials at this year's IQDEX Defence Exhibition in Iraq. IQDEX is one of the leading defence exhibitions in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, where the latest technology across land, sea and air sectors will be on show. The event takes place at Baghdad International Fairground, Baghdad, Iraq from 19-22 April 2025. James Long, CEO at Blighter, says, 'We are making our debut at this year's IQDEX exhibition and are looking forward to meeting with partners and prospective customers to showcase our long-range border surveillance radars. Our smart radars with AI-assisted software are field proven to work 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, monitoring for any human, vehicle, or low-flying aircraft incursions.' The Blighter solid-state, non-rotating, low power and near zero maintenance electronic-scanning radars operate in extreme environmental conditions including the hottest, toughest locations close to the Equator. 'Our radars have a reputation for ultra reliability and monitor national borders in many countries,' says James Long. 'Around 100 of our radar units have been successfully guarding the 250km Korean Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) for over a decade in what is considered one of the world's most mountainous countries with environmental extremes of -30°C in winter and a humid +40°C in summer.' The Blighter B400 series radars are particularly well suited to national border surveillance applications with their long-range detection capability from just 10 m up to 32 km. The 20° wide elevation beam also provides simultaneous hill-top and valley coverage. The radars can detect very small and slow targets such as a crawling person up to 6.4 km away and a walking person up to 15 km, and a vehicle up to 32 km even in cluttered environments. 'We are continuing to win new overseas border surveillance contracts in the MENA region for our ITAR free products,' says James Long. 'With the necessary export licenses in place, and a flexible approach to local assembly of certain products to enable indigenous manufacture, we look forward to forging further partnerships at this year's IQDEX event.' Since introducing the world's first, non-rotating, solid-state, electronic-scanning, micro-Doppler ground radar in 2003, Blighter has continued to lead this market with 2D, 3D and 4D smart/cognitive radars and advanced AI (artificial intelligence) assisted software to detect, track and classify small and slow-moving threats in complex environments. Pattern of life analysis is now used to enhance situational analysis and the speed and efficiency of threat detection. Blighter radars also feature Low-Probability-of-Intercept (LPI) waveforms and are designed for rugged operation at fixed and mobile locations and on the move. For more information about Blighter's range of electronic scanning radars, please visit email hello@ About Blighter ( Blighter, Cambridge UK, is a pioneering designer and manufacturer of ground-based electronic-scanning radars for surveillance of moving objects on the ground, along coastlines and in the air. Blighter radars use patented ultra-reliable, low SWaP - size, weight, and power (4 Watts) - electronic-scanning antenna technology and advanced AI (artificial intelligence) assisted software to detect, track and classify small and slow-moving threats in complex environments. Blighter radars are also used as part of short-range air defence (SHORAD) systems to detect drones and FPVs (first person view). Blighter radars are trusted by the UK Ministry of Defence for forward operating base (FOB) protection, the South Korean Army for border surveillance along the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), by the United States Air Force for drone detection, and the UK's major airports for perimeter protection. Blighter's commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) product portfolio includes ITAR-free 2D, 3D and 4D radars and a range of software applications to simplify the integration, configuration, control and viewing of multiple networked radars. Pattern of life analysis is used to enhance situational analysis and the speed and efficiency of threat detection. Blighter radars feature Low-Probability-of-Intercept (LPI) waveforms and are designed for rugged operation at fixed and mobile locations and on the move. Blighter supports the local assembly of certain products to enable indigenous manufacture and works in partnership with international systems integrators to create layered multi-sensor surveillance systems for asset and area protection. Blighter is located in Great Chesterford on the outskirts of Cambridge, UK. Media contact: Martin Brooke (for Blighter) Martin Brooke Associates Email: martin@
