Spexer 600
AESA ground-based surveillance radarThe challenge
Today’s ever-expanding range of increasingly effective, mobile, small-scale and hard-to-detect threats creates a corresponding need for capabilities that can detect, locate and respond to them.
A combined systems approach to surveillance is key to providing effective protection against this growing range of threats. A ground-based surveillance radar, as a primary or complementary asset, creates the foundation of any surveillance system where Critical and National Infrastructure (CNI) situational awareness, drone detection, mission adaptability and flexible deployment options are essential.
From battlefield surveillance to mobile force protection, from critical infrastructure and perimeter protection to counter-UAS capabilities, there is a growing need for a surveillance radar as a standalone asset or as part of a surveillance system that can track and classify targets on the ground and in the air.
Our solution
Spexer 600 is a robust, reliable, all-weather surveillance radar solution that provides accurate, real-time battlefield imagery to track and classify targets on the ground and in the air. The radar is a vital aid to mission success, while SWaP, intuitive Command and Control system (C2) and minimal operator intervention support the need for simplicity and ease of use.
Featuring an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) antenna built around the field-proven SharpEyeTM radar processing technology, the Spexer 600 plays a central role within the HENSOLDT Spexer family of ground-based radars in service around the world today.
Ruggedised for durability, the Spexer 600 provides a multi-mission, X-band solution designed to meet Mil-Stds as a military, paramilitary and critical infrastructure asset. With a simple user interface and a high Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) of +30,000 hours, this radar increases operational effectiveness in battlefield and border surveillance, drone detection and ISTAR missions.
Stand-alone or integrated, the Spexer 600 will easily take on a dominant or complementary role at the heart of your surveillance system (Electro-Optics (EO) agnostic). Whether a fixed static or mobile mast-mounted solution, or a dismounted and man-portable configuration, the Spexer 600 is the ground-based radar solution that meets the diverse and complex threats often encountered today.
Features and benefits
Features
Fast, simple, rugged capability with the following features:
- Flexible deployment options (tripod, vehicle, mast, building) with lightweight (SWaP) design
- Industry standard interface protocols
- Graceful degradation (radar performance degrades slowly according to the severity of damage it incurs) and low life cycle cost
- X-band, AESA, solid state radar (significant performance advantages in bad weather)
- Track while Scan > 500 tracks.
- 120° arc. SharpEye™ solid state patented pulse sequencing
- Built-in tracker/plot extractor – provides automatic classification in all modes
- UK Made, ITAR-free
- Can be used as a single sensor or networked into a wider radar system to cover larger areas
- Qualified to MIL-STD-810H, MIL-STD-461G, IP67, CE & UKCA certified
- Intuitive one screen one user HMI (EO and radar combined) provides low skill fade
Detection ranges:
- Micro UAV (Drone) – 4.2 km (RCS .01 m²)
- UAS – 7 km (RCS 0.2 m²)
- Person/pedestrian – 9 km (RCS 5.0 m²)
Benefits
- EO agnostic (can be integrated with any optical camera to provide a one screen one user surveillance system)
- Fully autonomous; provides surveillance for all mission scenarios where required
- Military capabilities include battlefield surveillance, target acquisition, low-flying aircraft detection, over-water targets and fall-of-shot, artillery and mortar observation, perimeter protection and mobile force protection
- Civil capabilities include perimeter protection, pipeline protection, critical infrastructure protection and counter-drone applications
- MTBF >30,000 hours for low maintenance, low failure
- HENSOLDT-proven life support options ensure operationally readiness at all times
- Fast ad-hoc deployment (mounted to dismounted role)
