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Systems5

A400 series

Radar family for detecting near-ground aerial targets.

Maturity not rated

A800 Mk 2

Multi-mode radar for ground, maritime, and aerial surveillance.

Maturity not rated

B400 series

Radar family for fixed and vehicle-mounted ground surveillance.

Maturity not rated

BlighterNexus

Software suite for sensor integration, surveillance visualization, and command-and-control workflows.

Maturity not rated

BlighterNexus Hub

Windows-based integration and processing platform within the BlighterNexus software suite.

Maturity not rated

Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

Capabilities2

Capabilities
Technology	Role	Maturity	TRL	Notes	Confidence
Air and missile defense	Developer	—	—	classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Designs ground-based radars for border, coastline and aerial-threat surveillance, which are security and defense sensors.	Reported
ISR and targeting	Developer	—	—	classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Designs ground-based radars for border, coastline and aerial-threat surveillance, which are security and defense sensors.	Reported

Air and missile defense
Developer
classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Designs ground-based radars for border, coastline and aerial-threat surveillance, which are security and defense sensors.
—Reported
ISR and targeting
Developer
classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Designs ground-based radars for border, coastline and aerial-threat surveillance, which are security and defense sensors.
—Reported

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

People2

All 2 people →

People
Person	Role
Mark Radford · LinkedIn ↗	Co-Founder & CTO
Angus Hone · LinkedIn ↗	CEO

Sources11

Show all 11 sources and supporting evidence

Profile4

1
DatabaseSixth-Domain public startups directory
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "UK", "hq_iso2": "GB", "id": "398690f0-bf6b-42ff-8863-9925ebb937a0"}”
2
CompanyHome - Blighter
Blighter Surveillance Systems · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“World-leading designer and manufacturer of ground based radars for surveillance across borders, coastlines and aerial threats.”
3
CompanyBlighter Surveillance Systems | LinkedIn
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · ownership
“Type Privately Held”
4
DatabaseBlighter Surveillance Systems - Owler company profile
Owler · Supports Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“founded_year: 2003”

Systems4

5
CompanyBlighter Wins Eastern European Army Radar Contract | News
Blighter Surveillance Systems · Supports System
“Blighter’s A800 Mk 2 4D Multi-Mode radars & BlighterNexus AI-assisted software to be deployed strategically on vulnerable borders to provide simultaneous ground, sea & air surveillance”
6
CompanyBlighter Supplies Border Surveillance Radars in Eastern Europe
Blighter Surveillance Systems · Supports System
“Blighter’s [B400 series](https://blighter.com/products/b400-series-radars/) lowpower (4 Watts), and very low-probability-of-intercept (LPI) radars, will be deployed imminently to fixed locations along the country’s borders and integrated onto army reconnaissance vehicles to provide a flexible mobile surveillance solution”
7
CompanyAerial Threat Detection - Blighter
Blighter Surveillance Systems · Supports System
“Optimised for the detection of near-ground drones, which is a well-known blind-spot for traditional air detection radars, Blighter’s A400 series excels at spotting low, covert drones which are an ever-increasing threat in today’s landscape.”
8
CompanyBlighterNexus Hub - Blighter
Blighter Surveillance Systems · Supports System
“The BlighterNexus Hub is a robust, Windows-based radar integration platform that acts as the central connectivity and processing layer for the BlighterNexus software suite. Designed to connect multiple Blighter radars with wider security and surveillance systems, it enables flexible integration with a variety of command-and-control (C2) networks, operator interfaces, and third-party sensors.”

Funding2

9
CompanyBlighter Secures Major Funding to Expand Customer Base
Blighter Surveillance Systems · Oct 29, 2019 · Supports Funding round · stage
“Explore Blighter’s advanced radar surveillance solutions across ground, coastal, air and multi-domain environments.”
10
CompanyBlighter Secures Major Funding to Expand Customer Base for its Radar and Counter-drone Solutions
PR Newswire · Oct 29, 2019 · Supports Funding round · amount
“has secured a significant growth capital loan from BOOST&Co”

People1

11
DatabaseBlighter Surveillance Systems - Crunchbase company profile
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url, Role
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50)”

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