Cassidian unveils new Spexer 1500 security radar

Cassidian has introduced a new Spexer 1500 radar at the Eurosatory 2012 Land and Airland Defence and Security international exhibition, currently underway in Paris.

Designed for mobile protection, the new security radar provides enhanced surveillance of border areas and critical infrastructures such as oil fields and military camps.

Cassidian’s Sensors & Electronic Warfare head Elmar Compans said that the Spexer 1500 radar uses active electronically scanning array (AESA) radar technology to provide multi-tasking and multi-mode capability while enhancing detection and target assessment capability substantially.

"Due to its dual beam capability, it can replace several conventional radars," Compans added.

The compact all-in-one and portable capability enables the radar to be installed temporarily or in mobile configurations.

Optimised for surveillance, the Spexer 1500 radar has an instrumented range of 40km and can detect, track and classify very small and slowly moving objects such as pedestrians and speed boats in the sea or low-flying objects such as unmanned aerial vehicles.
The Spexer 1500 radar also features a high doppler and velocity resolution with increased clutter suppression.

The radar’s camera, mounted atop, can be cued to the radar to identify suspicious objects with superior surveillance performance and a high level of situational awareness to security forces with additional reaction time towards illegal intrusions.

A newer version of Spexer family of security radars, also known as Spexer 2000, is also currently under production for a huge border surveillance system in the Middle East while the coastal surveillance version is ready for deployment.