Kelvin Hughes, a supplier of coastal surveillance and VTS radar and navigation and surveillance systems, has been contracted by VisSim, an installer, to supply 11 SharpEye radar sets for offshore facilities in Azerbaijan.
As part of VisSim’s Marine Asset Protection and Surveillance System, Kelvin Hughes will be providing 10 SBS-800-1 (3.7m antenna) systems for offshore production platforms in the Caspian Sea, typically two radars per platform, and one SBS-800-2 (5.5m antenna) that will be installed onshore. Using a fibre optic connection being developed by Kelvin Hughes, the offshore SharpEye transceivers will be able to transmit more data at higher speeds, for picture quality at the radar display, the makers say.
The onshore SBS-800-2 system will comprise an upmast X-Band SharpEye radar transceiver with a low profile antenna. Full installation of the radars, after testing, is scheduled for August.
Spike Hughes, Kelvin Hughes’ Sales and Marketing Director, saidd: “We’re confident that SharpEye will deliver everything VisSim needs to protect the Azerbaijan offshore facilities they have been contracted to supply. Representing a significant advance on current marine radar technology with its ability to separate targets from clutter, Sharpeye provides greatly improved situational awareness even in adverse weather conditions.”
