Side-by-side
Blighter Surveillance Systems vs HENSOLDT
Two Counter-UAS & Base Air Defence suppliers compared on Aviation Souk. Stats, certifications, and supplier-declared strengths drawn from the indexed profiles. Both compete in Counter-UAS & Base Air Defence, C-UAS Radar & EO/IR Detection & Tracking, Defence Avionics & Radar.
Souk's data signal
Where the AI cites each one.
Blighter Surveillance Systems
Rich · 90%
10 products · 0 certs · 0 named installations
HENSOLDT
Rich · 80%
8 products · 0 certs · 1 named installations
Named installations
Blighter Surveillance Systems
No named installations in supplier source.
HENSOLDT
Bunker Balduin
Top products extracted
Blighter Surveillance Systems
B400 Series RadarsB422 LR Border Surveillance RadarC400 Series RadarsA800 Mk 2 Multi-Mode RadarBlighterNexus HMI / Hub / TrackB422LR Border Surveillance RadarA400 Series RadarsBlighterNexus Track+2 more
HENSOLDT
ASR-NGTRL-4D LR (Long Range Rotator)Xpeller (Counter-UAS family)ARGOS-series airborne EO/IR (ARGOS 8 / 15 / II)AMPS / AN/AAR-60 (V) 2 MILDS FALTAS 2QBAirSentinelAirborne Computer (EB1) / Argosia mission system
Procurement comparison
The spec-by-spec breakdown.
| Procurement dimension | Blighter Surveillance Systems | HENSOLDT |
|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | GB | DE |
| Headquarters | Great Chesterford, Essex, UK | Taufkirchen, Germany |
| Founded · years in Gulf | 2006 · 8 yrs in Gulf | 2017 · 10 yrs in Gulf |
| Categories overlap | Both: Counter-UAS & Base Air Defence · C-UAS Radar & EO/IR Detection & Tracking · Defence Avionics & Radar | Both: Counter-UAS & Base Air Defence · C-UAS Radar & EO/IR Detection & Tracking · Defence Avionics & Radar Only HENSOLDT: Integrated C-UAS Systems & Command-and-Control (C2) Fusion · UAV / Drone Systems · Tactical Communications & Data Links |
| GCC airport installations | 0 indexed GCC airports | 0 indexed GCC airports |
| Certifications | Only here: ISO 9001, UK MOD DEF STAN 00-35, Ofcom licensed | Only here: EASA compliant, NATO codified, EU dual-use export-licensed, BSI IT-Grundschutz |
| Flagship products | 3 flagship products A400 series radar · B400 series · AUDS (with Chess Dynamics + ECS) | 4 flagship products Xpeller C-UAS · Spexer 2000 radar · Kickstart RF detector · ARGOS-II EO/IR |
| International airports | 0 indexed | 3 indexed |
| Tier on Aviation Souk | Verified (data-rich) | Verified (data-rich) |
| Decision fork | If you only need Counter-UAS & Base Air Defence, Blighter Surveillance Systems is the more focused pick. | If your scope extends to Integrated C-UAS Systems & Command-and-Control (C2) Fusion, HENSOLDT brings that as well. |
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