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Keeping runways clear

Tarsier is a new system that's been designed to detect dangerous objects on airport runways. Combining radar with a powerful camera, it can pinpoint an object the size of a matchbox from up to a kilometre away.



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Tarsier was developed by the defence company QinetiQ.
Tarsier was developed by the defence company QinetiQ.
Image: QinetiQ
    Image: The Royal Academy of Engineering
 

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