Star-Navi's XHC2 Series fixed surveillance cameras, covering detection ranges from 1200 m to 9000 m, have been selected under a multi-year international border security perimeter contract.
HONG KONG, China, 14 February 2022 — Star-Navi (NDL) announced today that its XHC2 Series fixed surveillance camera systems have been selected under a multi-year international border security contract covering deployment across extended land perimeter and coastal observation infrastructure. The award encompasses the full XHC2 product family, including the XHC2110C-ABF, XHC2290C-ABF, XHC2012C, and XHC2025C, each assigned to specific detection range tiers within the programme's layered perimeter architecture.
Programme Scope and Deployment Architecture
The contract calls for the installation of XHC2 Series cameras across multiple fixed tower and hilltop positions covering terrain segments requiring continuous passive optical coverage from medium range out to 9000 m. The XHC2290C-ABF, rated at 0.001 lux minimum illumination with person detection to 9000 m through its 290 mm F1.7 auto-back-focus lens, will anchor the outer detection layer at positions where coastal and open-terrain approach corridors require the longest passive standoff coverage. Medium-range positions will deploy the XHC2025C and XHC2012C, providing person detection at 1910 m and 1200 m respectively across checkpoint approach and perimeter arc sectors where wide field of view takes precedence over maximum detection range.
The XHC2110C-ABF, which integrates onboard AI detection and classification without a dedicated server or DVR, will serve positions where infrastructure constraints prevent the deployment of rack-mounted processing equipment. Its 110 mm auto-back-focus lens delivers person detection to 4250 m and vehicle detection to 9600 m from a self-contained installation that outputs classified detection alerts directly over IP, reducing the support infrastructure footprint at remote observation nodes.
Operational Significance
The selection of the XHC2 family under a structured border security programme reflects the maturity of the product line and its demonstrated performance across the full ambient illumination range from daylight through near-total darkness. All four models in the series are rated to 0.001 lux or better in colour mode, eliminating the operational coverage gap at dawn and dusk that has historically required supplementary active illumination at perimeter installations. Auto-back-focus compensation across the 110 mm and 290 mm telephoto models ensures sustained sharpness through seasonal temperature cycles without field maintenance intervention, a critical requirement for programmes managing hundreds of sensor positions across large geographic areas.
Executive Statement
"This contract validates the engineering approach we took with the XHC2 Series from the outset," said the Head of Surveillance Systems at Star-Navi. "Each model in the family was designed around a specific range tier so that a programme office can assemble a complete layered detection architecture from a single product family with a consistent interface and support structure. The feedback from field evaluation was that the auto-back-focus performance at 290 mm was the deciding factor at the outer detection layer positions."
Deliveries under the first programme phase are scheduled to commence in the third quarter of 2022, with full installation across all designated positions to be completed within twelve months of contract commencement.