About Chess Dynamics
Protect what matters most with battlespace-proven defence and tracking technology
Chess Dynamics is a proven, trusted partner for defence organisations worldwide. We work alongside our customers to deliver surveillance, targeting and fire control solutions for the most demanding environments.
With more than three decades of experience, we design, develop and manufacture intelligent electro-optical tracking and surveillance systems for land and maritime applications from the ground up. Because we are the engineers who design and build our solutions, we also deliver comprehensive training, refurbishment and maintenance to keep your systems mission ready.
Since 2005, Chess Dynamics has supplied equipment, sub-systems and solutions to defence leaders and prime contractors. A majority share of the company was acquired by Cohort plc in 2018, and we have been led by Group Managing Director Andy Smith since 2025.
Our portfolio spans C-UAS, GBAD, land and maritime electro-optical systems, integrated for interoperability and faster decision making. Proud of our legacy and focused on the future, we deliver battlespace-proven technology that helps customers detect, track and defeat complex threats.
Talk to our team to find out how Chess Dynamics can support your next mission.
How our portfolio works together
The Hawkeye and SeaEagle systems provide the electro-optical platforms: The Eyes.
Vision4ce technology delivers the tracking and image processing: The Brain.
Together, they power C-UAS and GBAD systems that complete the full detect, track and engage chain.
Chess Products
Hawkeye Land Systems
Hawkeye systems provide a high level of automated operation during surveillance and target tracking, extreme long-range detection and high accuracy target engagement. We work with our customers to ensure that they not only have the most appropriate products and solutions for their application, but that these systems deliver high reliability required for providing persistent operation.
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SeaEagle Maritime Systems
Chess Dynamics provide class-leading, combat-proven, advanced technology solutions. We pride ourselves in our engineering excellence to deliver high performance and precision fire control, surveillance and all-weather target engagement. High quality production standards deliver reliability and longevity in our products for all classes of surface vessels: we do not compromise.
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Vision4ce
When defence and security EO systems face complex environments, rapid detection and tracking of agile targets is critical. Vision4ce combines advanced video tracking, image processing and AI algorithms to deliver real-time situational awareness across land, sea and air.
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