Chess Dynamics

Chess Dynamics is a leading provider of electro-optic surveillance, targeting, and fire control systems for land and maritime domains. Designed for demanding environments, the company’s battlespace-proven solutions combine precision optics, advanced image processing, and AI-driven tracking to deliver highly accurate threat detection and identification at extended ranges. Trusted by armed forces worldwide, Chess develops modular, multi-sensor systems that integrate seamlessly with combat management systems and in-service gunnery platforms.

The company provides full lifecycle support, from expert design and manufacture to through-life maintenance, ensuring capabilities remains mission-ready. Committed to innovation, precision, and reliability, Chess Dynamics supports global defence operations with advanced surveillance and fire control capability.

Fire control, surveillance and positioning systems for demanding environments

Chess Dynamics designs and manufacturers integrated defence systems and electro-optical solutions trusted across land, sea and air. Their battlespace-proven technology supports surveillance, targeting and air defence missions worldwide.

Surveillance: Advanced EOSS (Electro-Optical Surveilance Systems) for 24/7 passive surveillance and target identification. These systems integrate multi-spectral sensors, including MWIR and LWIR thermal imaging, daylight TV cameras, and optionally, laser rangefinders.

Fire control: Advanced electro-optical fire control systems that provide 24-hour passive surveillance, target identification, and precision tracking through the integration of a mid-wave thermal imager, colour TV camera, and eye-safe laser rangefinder, ensuring reliable detection, acquisition, recognition, and engagement of targets in all operating conditions.

Positioning systems: Bespoke high-performance positioning, servo control, and electro-mechanical systems for land, maritime, and specialist applications, delivering tailored engineering solutions that combine innovation, reliability, and rapid customisation to meet the most demanding operational requirements.

Vision4ce: Combining intelligent software, rugged embedded hardware and cutting-edge image processing to deliver rapid and reliable target acquisition and tracking for defence and security missions in all domains. Each element is designed to work together, providing real-time situational awareness under a wide range of demanding conditions.

Hawkeye Land Systems

The Hawkeye family provides persistent automated surveillance and target tracking for fixed installations and military vehicles, enabling extreme long-range detection and high-accuracy engagement. Chess Dynamics works closely with customers to ensure that these systems are precisely tailored to specific deployment requirements.

Hawkeye MS

Mission-configurable surveillance and targeting

Building on Chess Dynamics’ combat-proven Hawkeye Vehicle System, Hawkeye MS (Multi Sensor) delivers long-range detection and 24-hour target observation. It can be installed on tracked or wheeled vehicles or deployed in fixed applications, and a common core positioner and control system allows mission-specific sensors and pods to be selected at an operating base.

Hawkeye EOSS-D

Digital electro-optical surveillance and reconnaissance

Hawkeye EOSS-D combines thermal and daylight imaging with a digital architecture that enables the use of latest-generation sensors for surveillance and reconnaissance. Incorporating advanced tracking and target classification algorithms, the highly configurable system can be installed on vehicles or fixed sites to deliver superior situational awareness.

Hawkeye AD

Integrated fire control for ground-based air defence

Hawkeye AD provides an integrated fire control solution for ballistic effectors on both fixed and mobile platforms. High-definition thermal and daylight sensors and a high-performance laser rangefinder are co-mounted on a dynamic direct-drive positioner, and a built-in tracker delivers precise 3D coordinates of air and surface targets to gun control or combat systems.

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SeaEagle Maritime Systems

Engineered to the highest standards, the SeaEagle family delivers electro-optical surveillance and fire control for all classes of naval surface vessels, combining stabilised sensors with automated tracking to ensure precise and effective target engagement under any weather conditions.

SeaEagle FCEO-A

Proven electro-optical fire control for naval gunnery

In service with more than ten navies worldwide, SeaEagle FCEO-A (Fire Control Electro-Optical Analogue) provides precision stabilised fire control for any in-service naval gun against air, surface and shore targets. Thermal and daylight sensors enable 24-hour detection, acquisition, tracking and identification, and target range is supplied by a high-repetition-rate laser rangefinder.

SeaEagle FCEO-D

Next-generation digital naval fire control and tracking

SeaEagle FCEO-D (Fire Control Electro-Optical Digital) is a next-generation stabilised fire control tracking director with a fully digital architecture and Ethernet interface. Integrated dual-channel digital video tracking enables direct weapon control or delivery of accurate surveillance and fire control data to a ship’s combat management system.

SeaEagle EOSS-D

Modular digital maritime surveillance system

SeaEagle EOSS-D is a versatile digital surveillance system that can be customised with different sensors to meet individual mission requirements for search and rescue, threat surveillance and blind pilotage. Programmable horizon and sector scanning, automatic target detection and classification, and real-time tracking provide automated 24/7 maritime observation for superior situational awareness.

SeaEagle FCRO

Combined radar and electro-optical naval fire control

SeaEagle FCRO (Fire Control Radar Optical) combines stabilised Ku-band radar and electro-optical sensing to provide long range detection, acquisition, tracking and engagement of multiple air, surface and shore targets. Capable of controlling any in-service naval gun directly or via a CMS, it can scan programmable azimuth sectors with automated slewing to search radar contact indications.

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Vision4ce Video Tracking & Image Processing Solutions

Vision4ce solutions combine intelligent software, rugged embedded hardware and cutting-edge image processing to deliver rapid and reliable target acquisition and tracking for defence and security missions in all domains. Each element is designed to work together, providing real-time situational awareness under a wide range of demanding conditions.

CHARM Embedded Processing Modules

The CHARM family of rugged embedded modules offers flexible interfaces and powerful multicore ARM computing for mission-critical video and image processing. Ideal for integration with EO and video management systems, the CHARM range supports deployment of Vision4ce FrameWorkx video processing software in embedded mission systems.

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Positioning Systems

High-precision servo positioners for EO, radar & multi-sensor platforms

Chess Dynamics’ positioner systems are engineered to deliver precise positioning, stabilisation and tracking for electro-optical, radar and RF payloads, and can be customised to suit specific maritime and land operational requirements.

The modular, scalable designs support a wide range of sensor configurations and payload weights, from compact surveillance units to heavy multi-sensor suites.

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Piranha Daylight Cameras

Piranha 46

HD daytime EO imaging for land and maritime operations

The Piranha camera family provides advanced daylight imaging capabilities for surveillance, tracking and fire control. Building on the battle-proven Piranha 20 and 30 cameras, the latest-generation Piranha 46 combines a compact IP65-sealed design with an HD sensor and 30× continuous zoom. Wide dynamic range, enhanced low-light capability and region-of-interest focusing provide clear imagery in demanding land and maritime environments.

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Customer Support

Chess Dynamics’ expert CLS Customer Service Team provides a range of after-sales services, ensuring rapid and reliable response to client needs.

• Post-delivery services such as global installation and commissioning
• Through-life product support
• Maintenance support
• System training

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