DeTect’s Largest, Longest Range Surveillance Radar: Aircraft Detection for 30 Nautical Miles

DeTect Announces Production of its Largest, Longest-Range Surveillance Radar

by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby

Leading radar manufacturer DeTect, Inc. has announced the production of the HARRIER BAR300, the company’s largest and longest-range radar, featuring  an extended range of more than 30 nautical miles for aircraft detection.

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DeTect makes radars for aviation: for counter drone and drone detection purposes, bird detection, and to facilitate BVLOS flight for unmanned systems.  Their newest offering provides a long range solution for multiple purposes.

An X-band, solid-state air and marine surveillance radar, the BAR(TM) series radar has been in development by DeTect since 2021 for extended range airspace security, beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operation, Aircraft Detection Lighting System (ADLS), bird monitoring and long-range coastal surveillance use cases. The first production article of the radar is currently undergoing final certification testing at DeTect’s Florida-based R&D range. The solution is anticipated to be released to the market by the end of the second quarter of 2023.

“With this radar, DeTect now offers a full range of 2D and 3D radars from small, lightweight, short-range units to large, long-range radars, allowing DeTect to deliver ‘The Right Radar for the Job’”, said DeTect President and CEO Gary W. Andrews.

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Ian attended Dominican University of California, where he received a BA in English in 2019. With a lifelong passion for writing and storytelling and a keen interest in technology, he is now contributing to DroneLife as a staff writer.