Side-by-side
Blighter Surveillance Systems vs Leonardo DRS
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
Leonardo DRS
Rich · 79%
4 products · 2 certs · 2 named installations
Named installations
Blighter Surveillance Systems
No named installations in supplier source.
Leonardo DRS
SiteSite
Verified certifications & approvals
Blighter Surveillance Systems
No verified certs surfaced from supplier source.
Leonardo DRS
- ●Cert
- ●Cert
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
Leonardo DRS
Guardian AR360Windshear C-UASMission computersEO/IR sensors
Procurement comparison
The spec-by-spec breakdown.
| Procurement dimension | Blighter Surveillance Systems | Leonardo DRS |
|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | GB | US |
| Headquarters | Great Chesterford, Essex, UK | Arlington, Virginia, USA |
| Founded · years in Gulf | 2006 · 8 yrs in Gulf | 1968 · 20 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 Leonardo DRS: Tactical Communications & Data Links · Electronic Warfare, ISR & EO/IR Sensors · UAV / Drone Systems |
| GCC airport installations | 0 indexed GCC airports | 2 indexed GCC airports AUHDWC |
| Certifications | Both hold: ISO 9001 Only here: UK MOD DEF STAN 00-35, Ofcom licensed | Both hold: ISO 9001 Only here: DoD |
| Flagship products | 3 flagship products A400 series radar · B400 series · AUDS (with Chess Dynamics + ECS) | 4 flagship products Guardian AR360 · Windshear C-UAS · Mission computers · EO/IR sensors |
| International airports | 0 indexed | 0 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 Tactical Communications & Data Links, Leonardo DRS brings that as well. |
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