Airbus Defence and Space receives radar contract extension in the Middle East

Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a contract for the delivery of four of its Spexer 2000 security radars to further improve the surveillance of the borders of a major Middle Eastern country. The contract is an extension to an existing contract for the delivery of more than 40 Spexer 2000 radars, which have been operating successfully for almost two years now.

Thomas Müller, head of the Business Line Electronics at Airbus Defence and Space, said: “Spexer 2000 is using state-of-the-art Active Electronically Scanning Array (AESA) technology, which provides a multi-tasking and multi-mode capability, and increases the detection and target assessment capability substantially. Due to this, Spexer 2000 can replace several conventional radars.”

Cambridge radar for US homeland security market

A high technology radar from Blighter Surveillance Systems in Cambridge UK is being targeted at the US homeland security and commercial airport markets.

Blighter Surveillance Systems has teamed up with thermal imaging specialist Liteye Systems Inc – which worked on security at the London Olympics – to distribute its radars throughout North America.

Liteye has already sold combined Blighter radar and Aquila PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) thermal imaging surveillance systems into a number of strategic sites in North America, including Centennial Airport in Colorado.

The partners will promote a complete range of Blighter ground surveillance radars – including the new Blighter Revolution 360 radar, the long-range Blighter B400 series radars, the vehicle-mobile Blighter B303 radars and the man-portable Blighter B202 Mk 2 radars. The agreement will also include local manufacture and assembly of radars.

Reutech Radar Systems launches intrusion detection and reporting system

Industrial, civil and residential security solution providers are experiencing an increase in the demand for additional security techniques outside of the field of conventional technologies used for perimeter protection and wide area surveillance.

In recent weeks, Reutech Radar Systems (RRS), a Stellenbosch-based developer of radar and radar-based solutions, has launched a perimeter and wide area intrusion detection system. This system is designed to cater to increasing needs for persistent monitoring of perimeters or strategic areas for industrial and residential asset protection.

Concept of Reutech Radar Systems interlinked radar sensors

Traditional security installations often make use of a combination of physical barriers such as fences, CCTV cameras, fibre-optic sensors and microwave barriers, among others, to detect intrusion.