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What they achieve daily is truly phenomenal , and their commitment to the company has been unwavering ,” David enthuses .
“ Chess designs and manufactures electrooptical fire control and surveillance systems for the defense industry around the world . Integrating the latest daylight TV cameras , thermal imaging cameras and other sensors such as laser range finders and tracking radars with our high accuracy positioners , we deliver very long-range surveillance , fire control and special project capability . Chess ’ portfolio of proven surveillance and fire control solutions also includes counter-UAV ( drone ) protection systems , the Vision4ce branded real time video tracker and image processing solutions for electro-optic systems . We also provide a complete service including survey , installation , training , and maintenance across our entire product range , including bespoke engineering solutions .”
David continues : “ Chess was selected by the Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency ( NDMA ) to provide a Category 1 Target Location Error ( TLE ) vehicle mounted surveillance system for its Observation Targeting and Surveillance Systems ( OTAS ) project . CAT 1 TLE requires less than a plus or minus three-meter location error at a range of eight kilometers . The project is a mast-mounted observation and surveillance system deployed from the Norwegian CV90 reconnaissance vehicle providing extremely accurate battlefield data to the end user including highly accurate targeting data , persistent surveillance , wide area situational awareness , radar detection and tracking .
Chess designs and manufactures electro-optical fire control and surveillance systems for the defense industry around the world
“ To meet these very challenging customer needs , we developed the Hawkeye Modular Mission Pod ( MMP ) consisting of a thermal imaging camera , a high-powered daylight camera , a laser range finder ( LRF ) with a 30-kilometer-plus range and a laser pointer . Combined with Chess ’ advanced geo data algorithms , the system achieves Category 1 TLE rating , the highest standard of accuracy enabling it to observe , target and understand the battlespace to ranges of more than 20 kilometers .
“ The system is also integrated into a wide area Battlefield Information System ( BIS ). Combined with cutting-edge AI target classification and tracking tools , it provides the end user with un-paralleled situational awareness . Mounted on combat vehicles operating in the harshest climates and traversing the most arduous terrain , the MMP has been electromagnetic pulse certified and environmentally tested to withstand a temperature range of -30 to + 60 degrees Celsius .
“ With surveillance challenges within cluttered environments and threats becoming smaller , faster and more agile , we have to turn to technology to provide support to the end users of our equipment , supporting them in the task of threat identification and thereby
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