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Passive EO Radar - Perimeter Defense
Magna BSP (Israel)
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A new addition to perimeter defense systems
is under development at
Magna BSP, developers of a passive radar system, based on stereoscopic
video motion detection system. The system is designed for
unattended operation along a perimeter line or from a central
location, protecting strategic facilities, border lines as well as
airfields and harbors.
Magna's system include a range of static, panoramic sensor poles
each carrying four sensors (two thermal IR and two CCD) covering a 360
degree zone, by staring sensors or scanning sensor poles. The
sensors comprise an integrated IR/CCD camera which can operates
in day and night, as well as under limited visibility conditions. The system's displays warning signals superimposed over an
aerial photo of the protected facility, in addition to the raw data of the
panoramic view and images from the two sensors, used for identification, showing a close-up of the
relevant sector, and indication of relevant moving targets.
The Magna
sensor maintains automatic target detection of a man size target at a
range of up to 1.5 km providing full 3D stereoscopic image analysis
including target size, velocity coordination, and ranging. The system
has automatic and user defined filters, which eliminate false alarm
by employing advanced
algorithms, utilizing detection by multiple sensor the system has
achieved remarkable levels of false target elimination. In fact,
according to Magna BSP CEO, Haim Siboni, the company can an average
false alarm rate of one per day, significantly lower than any
competing system. Automatic identification of small objects also contributes to
false alarm reduction, as targets detected at short range (such as
birds flying through the sensor's field of view). The system
automatically filters monotonous movements but also indicates and
alerts of new static objects that appearing in the surveillance
sector.
In 2006 the system was selected to provide perimeter protection for the
Ben-Gurion Airport and is scheduled for fielding as perimeter protection for
military facilities in Israel. In
November 2006 the company announced that its
systems were selected to protect French military facilities and mobile forces,
following the evaluation conducted by Thales and the French defense technology
agency. Based on the French requirements for up to 800 systems, total value of
the program could reach up to €320 million over five years. At the initial
phase, the company expects deliveries of 300 systems worth about €80 million.
The company is also competing for a similar U.S. Marine Corps program. The company continued the development of the patented
"virtual fens" and "Passive EO radar" technology in the past
six
years, backed by the founders and funding from the Israeli R&D. In
recent years the company also attracted investments form Israel MOD
Defense Research & Development Directorate (DRDD) and private
investors, including the Aeronautics Defense Systems group. |
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