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B422LR Border Surveillance Radar
Long-range border surveillance radar for persistent all-weather monitoring, detecting walking people up to 15 km away and larger targets at more than 30 km.
B400 Series Radars
Electronically scanned ground surveillance radar family for border and perimeter security, offering 24/7 all-weather detection with up to 32 km instrumented range.
C400 Series Radars
Coastal surveillance radar series using advanced Doppler processing and sea clutter filtering to detect small maritime threats such as kayaks and RIBs.
A800 Mk 2 4D Multi-Mode Radar
4D multi-mode radar for simultaneous land, sea and air detection, with drone detection, elevation measurement and micro-Doppler target classification.
A400 Series Radars
Aerial threat detection radar series for near-ground drones and other airborne threats, supporting 90 to 360 degree scanning and low-probability-of-intercept operation.
BlighterNexus HMI
Radar operator interface for real-time control, map-based surveillance, alerting and system health monitoring across one or multiple Blighter sensors.
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Blighter Surveillance Systems designs and manufactures ground-based radars for surveillance of moving objects on land, along coastlines and in the air. Its systems use low-power electronic scanning antennas and AI-assisted software to detect, track and classify people, vehicles, vessels, aircraft and drones.
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Cambridge, United KingdomCustomers & Partners
UK Ministry of DefenceSouth Korean ArmyUnited States Air ForceNATO customersJoongAng Advanced Materials
Timeline
2026
Announced a contract to supply B400 series radars and BlighterNexus software to an undisclosed Eastern European Army for border surveillance.
2026
Signed an exclusive value-added reseller agreement with JoongAng Advanced Materials for South Korea and East Asia.
2025
Reported deployments in more than 50 countries across defence, homeland security, critical infrastructure and energy sectors.
2005
Created what Blighter describes as the world's first radar capable of detecting a crawling person.
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Products & Solutions
B422LR Border Surveillance Radar
Long-range border surveillance radar for persistent all-weather monitoring, detecting walking people up to 15 km away and larger targets at more than 30 km.
B400 Series Radars
Electronically scanned ground surveillance radar family for border and perimeter security, offering 24/7 all-weather detection with up to 32 km instrumented range.
C400 Series Radars
Coastal surveillance radar series using advanced Doppler processing and sea clutter filtering to detect small maritime threats such as kayaks and RIBs.
A800 Mk 2 4D Multi-Mode Radar
4D multi-mode radar for simultaneous land, sea and air detection, with drone detection, elevation measurement and micro-Doppler target classification.
A400 Series Radars
Aerial threat detection radar series for near-ground drones and other airborne threats, supporting 90 to 360 degree scanning and low-probability-of-intercept operation.
BlighterNexus HMI
Radar operator interface for real-time control, map-based surveillance, alerting and system health monitoring across one or multiple Blighter sensors.
Open Positions (6)
About
Blighter Surveillance Systems designs and manufactures ground-based radars for surveillance of moving objects on land, along coastlines and in the air. Its systems use low-power electronic scanning antennas and AI-assisted software to detect, track and classify people, vehicles, vessels, aircraft and drones.
Offices
Cambridge, United KingdomCustomers & Partners
UK Ministry of DefenceSouth Korean ArmyUnited States Air ForceNATO customersJoongAng Advanced Materials
Timeline
2026
Announced a contract to supply B400 series radars and BlighterNexus software to an undisclosed Eastern European Army for border surveillance.
2026
Signed an exclusive value-added reseller agreement with JoongAng Advanced Materials for South Korea and East Asia.
2025
Reported deployments in more than 50 countries across defence, homeland security, critical infrastructure and energy sectors.
2005
Created what Blighter describes as the world's first radar capable of detecting a crawling person.
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