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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
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@
New York Times
03-04-2025
- New York Times
Police Officers Are Suspended After a Car Chase Ends in a Fatal Fire
Two New York police officers were suspended after a stolen SUV that they had chased was found engulfed in flames early Wednesday morning, with the driver dead inside, officials said on Thursday. The incident in Upper Manhattan is being reviewed by the Police Department's force investigation unit and the state attorney general's office, which are both charged with looking into deaths involving the police. The driver was not identified. Nor did the police release the names of the two officers. Firefighters received a 911 call at 4:56 a.m. Wednesday about a car on fire on Dyckman Street, James Long, a spokesman for the Fire Department, said. When they arrived, they found a Honda CRV engulfed in flames and the driver dead inside, Mr. Long said. The police said that the officers were pursuing the vehicle, which had been stolen, and that the entire incident is under investigation, including how the Honda ended up in flames and how the two officers responded. They did not say where the chase began. The collision occurred about three months after Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch announced that New York City police officers would no longer engage in high-speed chases of drivers who break traffic laws or commit other low-level offenses. The change was made in an effort to stop crashes that have led to serious injuries and deaths in America's most densely populated major city. 'Our officers deserve clear guidance and smart protocols when determining whether to engage in a vehicle pursuit on our streets,' Commissioner Tisch said at the time. 'The N.Y.P.D.'s enforcement efforts must never put the public or the police at undue risk, and pursuits for violations and low-level crimes can be both potentially dangerous and unnecessary.' The police said the pursuit of the Honda appeared to be justified under the new policy, which still allows officers to chase drivers they believe have committed the 'most serious and violent crimes.' Those include felonies, such as stolen vehicles, or violent misdemeanors. In a statement, Patrick Hendry, the president of the Police Benevolent Association, said the officers were on patrol, 'attempting to address chronic crime conditions in their precinct.' 'This incident is under investigation,' Mr. Hendry said. 'And that investigation must be completed without any rush to judgment.'
