FAT on Counter UAV Radar — Low-Altitude Surveillance Radar

Factory Acceptance Testing for Drone Detection Radar

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Factory acceptance testing, or FAT, is the buyer’s opportunity to prove that a drone detection radar system is complete, configured, and behaving as expected before it leaves the manufacturer or integration facility. It is not a substitute for site acceptance testing, but it can remove many avoidable risks before equipment reaches the field.

For counter-UAS projects, a good FAT should answer a disciplined question: is the delivered radar system ready to be shipped, installed, connected, and tested on site? It should not claim that the system has already proven real site coverage, because buildings, terrain, clutter, mounting height, weather, and local RF conditions only become real after installation.

Radar Project Delivery: From Requirement to Deployment

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Radar project delivery is not simply the act of buying a radar and mounting it on a pole. A successful project turns a security or surveillance requirement into an installed system that operators can trust, maintain, and verify. That journey usually involves requirements, site survey, system design, procurement, factory testing, logistics, installation, site acceptance, training, and lifecycle support.

The most common project failures happen when these phases are treated as paperwork rather than engineering work. A radar can be technically capable and still disappoint if the requirement was vague, the site geometry was ignored, the network was not ready, or the acceptance test did not match the mission.