Blighter’s New Long-Range Border Surveillance Radar Detects a Person at 15km with just 4 Watts of Power

Blighter has unveiled its longest-range smart border surveillance radar system. The Blighter B422LR can detect a person 15km or 9.3 miles away with just 4 Watts of power – that’s the same as what is needed to power a mobile phone or a modern LED light bulb.

This extended range means earlier interception of intruders and significant cost savings for border security operators. With its ‘person at 15km’ detection range, the Blighter B422LR can now monitor an area of 707km² compared with 201km² for a radar with a ‘person at 8km’ range.

Mark Radford, co-founder and chief technology officer (CTO) at Blighter, says,

“Our radar’s ability to detect a person 15km away, or a crawler 6.4km away, in all weathers and in complex terrains, and with just 4 Watts of transmission power, makes the case for adopting our solution even more compelling.

“With the extended range, customers will not only be able to detect and intercept targets earlier but with a larger area covered by each radar system, the number of radars, towers and the supporting infrastructure needed will be reduced.”