Advancing UK Aerospace, Defence, Security & Space Solutions Worldwide
  • Home
  • /
  • Security
  • /
  • Security & Policing: Blighter showcases multi-mode drone detection radar

Security Events

Security & Policing: Blighter showcases multi-mode drone detection radar

British designer and manufacturer of electronic-scanning radars and surveillance solutions, Blighter Surveillance Systems, 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 9th-11th March.

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

Security & Policing 2021 is the official UK Government global security event and is hosted by the Home Office Joint Security and Resilience Centre (‘JSaRC’: www.jsarc.org).

Advertisement
ODU RT

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.

Advertisement
ODU RT

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.

 

Advertisement
FIA2026 animated banner
MDP appoints Simon Dobinson as Deputy Chief Constable

Defence Security

MDP appoints Simon Dobinson as Deputy Chief Constable

29 April 2026

Following the appointment of Chief Constable Kier Pritchard in January, the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) has appointed Simon Dobinson as their new Deputy Chief Constable.

RathlinConnex to connect remote UK island

Security Space

RathlinConnex to connect remote UK island

29 April 2026

UK-based and European tech companies Excelerate Technology, Eutelsat (operator of the OneWeb satellite constellation) and Livewire Digital — supported by funding from the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Space for 5G/6G & Sustainable Connectivity programme within the Agency’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) — ...

NCSC report asserts passkeys are the future

Security

NCSC report asserts passkeys are the future

29 April 2026

In a new technical report, GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has asserted that with passkeys now ready for mass adoption and a more secure and user-friendly login method than passwords, they should be consumers’ first login choice as the default authentication option across all digital services.

Smiths Detection’s SDX 10080 SCT achieves ECAC EDS Standard 3.1

Aerospace Security

Smiths Detection’s SDX 10080 SCT achieves ECAC EDS Standard 3.1

28 April 2026

Smiths Detection today announced that its SDX 10080 SCT has received ECAC EDS Standard 3.1 approval for hold baggage and air cargo screening - one of the most rigorous aviation security certifications, recognised across 44 ECAC member states spanning Europe and beyond.

Advertisement
ODU RT
Glasgow Airport hosts emergency training exercise

Aerospace Security

Glasgow Airport hosts emergency training exercise

28 April 2026

Glasgow Airport successfully hosted a multiagency emergency training exercise on Thursday 23rd April, carried out between 7.30pm and 11.30pm, as part of its ongoing commitment to safety, resilience and emergency preparedness.

Cyber agencies share advice on countering China-linked covert networks

Security

Cyber agencies share advice on countering China-linked covert networks

27 April 2026

GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) with UK industry and 15 international partners have issued advice on best protections against methods used by China-linked threat actors.

Advertisement
ODU RT
Advertisement
FIA2026 animated banner