Kelvin Hughes, the London-based company that makes radar systems for security and surveillance applications, is launching its new drone detection system at the Home Office Security & Policing exhibition at Farnborough. The SMS-D is described as an integrated, medium-range, radar-based surveillance system for the detection and tracking of small aerial targets.
The SMS-D, pictured, tracks the real-time position of these aerial targets, including those that could be used to attack infrastructure, vehicles or individuals as well as those that may be used for hostile observation or smuggling. Based on the company’s solid-state SharpEye X-Band solid-state radar transceiver, the system is able to detect drones up to 1.5 kms away, the makers claim.
The product provides continuously updated bearing, distance, altitude and velocity data. The latest addition to the Kelvin Hughes SMS (Single Mast Solution) range, it identifies targets automatically through its video tracking.
The SMS is designed to hold a combination of radar, optical and thermal imaging devices, to provide 360 degree surveillance of a site perimeter or border plus provide detection of drones or other UAVs. The SMS can be fixed to a permanent structure or mounted on a vehicle to further extend the envelope of detection.
At the official launch at Security & Policing 2017, from March 7 to 9, Kelvin Hughes will be demonstrating the SMS-D within the ‘Live Immersive Experience‘ which has been designed to take visitors on a ‘Journey through the Criminal Justice System’. The SMS-D will be on a mock perimeter fence and linked to Kelvin Hughes’ CxEye control and display software which integrates data from multiple sensors into a single display. Kelvin Hughes will also be demonstrating the system in the vehicle display area (position X13).
Jonathan Field, Security Systems and Sensors Director for Kelvin Hughes, said: “We’re very much looking forward to the official launch of the SMS-D. The first of its kind, the system is a fully integrated package of radar and electro-optic sensors and software providing a sophisticated yet highly cost-effective response to the increasing threat of drone incursion. And it’s yet another example of our long-proven record of world-leading innovation.”
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