Blighter Surveillance Systems, a British electronic-scanning (e-scan) radar and sensor product company, has appointed Peter Hanlon, pictured, to sell into airports the company’s integrated Blighter e-scan Doppler perimeter security radar and thermal camera.
Blighter’s system already forms part of the perimeter security solution at Heathrow and has been sold to airports in Europe, United States, South America and Africa. A typical configuration sees the Blighter B400 Series passive electronically scanned array (PESA) radar, BlighterTrack software, and slew-to-cue PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) thermal imaging surveillance systems. The BlighterView HMI 2 control system displays and records all the elements including sensors such as a perimeter intruder detection system (PIDS).
Mark Radford, CEO, Blighter Surveillance Systems, said: “Peter’s role will be to build upon the company’s success in the airport market as more operators consider the maintenance free, all-weather 24-7 persistent surveillance capability of our integrated e-scan radar/camera solutions. Such systems are proven to effectively address the ‘backdoor’ threats arising from relatively low levels of perimeter security at many of the world’s tier one and tier two airports.”
Peter’s career spanning 30 years includes overseas technical sales experience in the USA, Canada, South America, South Africa, Korea, India, the UK and Europe. Following an apprenticeship at Thorn EMI, Peter has worked in a variety of sales and business development roles at E2V, Primagraphics, Curtiss Wright, Elma Electronics, and, most recently, as business development director at UTC Aerospace Systems.
According to Blighter, it is the solid state technology with its frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) Doppler fast scan capability that enables the radar to perform in cluttered airports, detecting small and slow moving targets with minimal false alarms. The Blighter radar has the added advantage of being mounted on existing airport infrastructure thereby minimising installation costs.
Peter Hanlon, said: “I am joining Blighter Surveillance Systems during an exciting period of growth, which is being driven by a strong interest in Blighter’s unique PESA Doppler radar and its sensor integration capabilities for the surveillance and protection of critical infrastructure, including airports.”
About the company
Blighter’s ITAR-free systems are used in commercial, government and defence markets in area and asset protection for national border security, homeland security, critical infrastructure protection such as airports, coastal surveillance, and in military applications. Visit www.blighter.com
