Blighter Surveillance Systems
About
About Blighter Surveillance Systems
Blighter Surveillance Systems develops electronically scanned radars for detecting and tracking targets on land, at sea and in the air. Its solid-state systems use digital beam forming and frequency-modulated continuous-wave processing to maintain persistent coverage without mechanically rotating an antenna.
The product range includes compact ground-surveillance units, coastal and border radars, and the A800 three-dimensional system for detecting small drones. Radars can cue electro-optical cameras, counter-UAS equipment and command software as part of layered security installations. Blighter supplies fixed, mobile and vehicle-mounted configurations for airports, military bases, critical infrastructure, coastlines and perimeter protection.
Team
- James Long - Chief Executive Officer - Leads Blighter's radar business and international growth strategy.
- Mark Radford - Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer - Co-founded Blighter and leads its electronically scanned radar technology.
Timeline
Events
- 2022-05-31 - Executive Hire - Blighter appoints James Long as chief executive officer
Long brought board experience across aerospace, defence, air traffic, security and automotive businesses. He succeeded to the CEO role after serving as Blighter's COO.
Source - 2015-05-19 - Product Launch - British consortium unveils AUDS counter-drone system
Blighter supplied the electronic-scanning radar detection layer. Chess Dynamics supplied electro-optical tracking and Enterprise Control Systems supplied directional RF inhibition. The integrated system targeted detection, tracking and disruption of small unmanned aircraft.
Source
Relations
Relationships
- Chess Dynamics
Technology Partner - Blighter and Chess Dynamics jointly developed the AUDS counter-drone system.
Context
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Context tags
- Radar sensor supplier - Stack Layer - Official company material supports the radar sensor supplier context.
- Airspace surveillance radar supplier - Peer Group - Context audit 2026-09-07: B400/B422 and A-series surveillance radars include drone and low-altitude airspace detection. https://blighter.com/
- Radar-Enabled Counter-UAS - Capability - Official company material supports the radar enabled counter uas context.
- Counter-UAS radar perception - Capability - Official company material supports the counter uas radar perception context.