Kelvin Hughes to deliver SharpEye SxV radars to Kenyan Defence Forces

Kelvin Hughes, a designer and manufacturer of navigation and surveillance systems, has secured a contract to deliver security systems based on its SharpEye SxV radar to the Kenyan Defence Forces in Nairobi.

Defence contractor firm C4 Planning Solutions has procured SharpEy SxV radars and CxEye display and interface software licences to supply the systems.

The lightweight and portable systems will be deployed for border surveillance and defence against illegal border movements, trafficking and terrorist activities. They are expected to provide 360 degree coverage in all weather conditions.

Kelvin Hughes is also supplying SharpEye SxV radars providing complete surveillance of the Goro lagoon, in the Adriatic Sea.

With multi-million clam farming operations, the lagoon is an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) requiring protection from poachers, illegal harvesting and other operations that threaten the habitat of the clams.

The radar equipped with electro optic cameras are controlled and monitored from a local control room using an A.ST.I.M. developed operator platform that uses the Kelvin Hughes CxEye software.

Additionally, a similar SxV system is being operated by the Maryland Natural Resources Police in the US to monitor oyster sanctuary waters in Chesapeake Bay since 2014.

Kelvin Hughes has recently been contracted by Macchina Group to supply a number of SharpEye SxV radars for deployment in Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport.