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Blighter Surveillance Systems
Blighter A400 Series
Ku-band E-scan ground radar — the eyes of AUDS.
The Blighter A400 Series is an electronically scanned Ku-band ground surveillance radar built around Blighter's patented PESA PCR technology. It is the primary radar inside the UK AUDS counter-UAS and has been deployed by the UK MOD, the Korean DMZ and several Middle-Eastern coastline programmes. Because Ku-band is less congested than X-band around civilian airports it offers clean detection of small UAS without clashing with airport surveillance radars. UK export-controlled but ITAR-free.
Blighter A400 Series
counter · uas · base · air · defence
AVS·CAT
Product at a glance
- Category
- counter uas base air defence
- Launched
- 2012
- Price tier
- premium
- GCC sites
- 0
- Status
- ● Current model
Technical specifications
Key specs
| Detection modes | Radar (Ku-band E-scan PESA) |
| Detection range (micro-UAS) | Up to 10 km |
| Azimuth coverage | 180 degrees (E-scan), 360 degrees (dual-head) |
| Simultaneous tracks | 700+ |
| Environmental | IP65, -32 to +60 degC |
| Effector | None integral (paired with Chess optics + ECS jammer in AUDS) |
| Airport certification | ETSI EN 303 345, Ofcom licensable |
| Export control | UK SPIRE (ITAR-free) |
Compatibility
Works with
- AUDS integration with Chess Dynamics EO/IR and ECS jammer
- ASTERIX plot output
- Native NATO STANAG 4609 metadata output
- C2 integration with Liteye SHIELD, HENSOLDT Xpeller
Certifications
Approvals
UK MOD DEF STAN 00-35
Ofcom
CE
ETSI EN 303 345
Best for
Typical use cases
Use case 1
Ground-radar layer for airport perimeter C-UAS.
Use case 2
Runway incursion monitoring beyond primary MSSR.
Use case 3
Dual-use with ground threats and drones in one radar.
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