SeaEagle FCRO combines high performance electro-optical sensors with a state-of-the-art fire control radar in an integrated stabilised package.

FCRO is designed to provide live geo-coordinates of both air and surface targets to the combat management system of the warship, allowing precision targeting of naval guns and other weapons against air, surface, and shore targets at ranges up to 30km.

The system draws upon Chess’s 30-plus years of expertise in delivering high performance surveillance and gun fire control systems. Visitors to the Cohort plc stand will be able to learn more about SeaEagle FCRO’s performance and how it has been designed to address the threat of small, fast, incoming targets and provide precision targeting for guns equipped with modern smart munitions.

Mark Byfield, Business Development Director at Chess Dynamics, said: ‘We listened to naval end users and knew there was a genuine need for a more compact and affordable next generation radar and electro-optical fire control system that was compatible with the target ranges of naval gun calibres between 30mm and 127mm. This next generation FCRO brings together proven capability and world class innovation and embodies the established design strategies that already deliver high performance and reliability to end users of our SeaEagle FCEO and EOSS product ranges.’

Easily maintainable, and more compact and lighter than other solutions available, the new FCRO has been designed to interface to several Combat Management Systems and is easily retrofittable onto existing platforms, as well as new builds,  providing advanced capabilities to all classes of naval vessel.