Cassidian’s Spexer 1000 security radar demonstrates detection capability

Cassidian’s Spexer 1000 security radar has successfully completed a series of large-scale field trials and demonstrated its detection capabilities in Africa and South-East Asia.

During the trials, the radar validated its suitability as a cost-effective solution for stationary or mobile intelligence and surveillance protecting critical infrastructure even under coastal situations, difficult terrain and poor weather.

Cassidian Sensors and Electronic Warfare unit head Elmar Compans said, "SPEXER 1000 gives surveillance systems for at-risk industrial installations, ports or other wide-area facilities an extremely high-precision all-weather capability that is unachievable with conventional systems and cameras."

The Spexer 1000 has provided guidance of an entire fleet of helicopters as well as early detection of small speedboats and inflatables in mobile configurations during the series of testing.

Designed to bridge the capability gap for border surveillance in areas with limited lines of sight because of hilly terrain, the Spexer 1000 security radar can be optimised for the surveillance of critical territory and infrastructure including oil fields, power plants, harbours, airfields or military camps.

The system features high doppler resolution to locate very small and slow-moving objects including unmanned aerial vehicles or individual people on the ground, in the air or on the water at a very early stage with a very low false alarm rate.