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Wednesday January 21 2026
SeaEagle FCEO: next generation naval fire control electro-optics for counter-drone and maritime security
Chess Dynamics is a long-established specialist in electro-optics and fire control, delivering advanced sensor and tracking systems for naval and maritime operators worldwide.
SeaEagle FCEO: next generation naval fire control electro-optics for counter-drone and maritime security
At the centre of its next generation maritime portfolio sits the SeaEagle FCEO, a digital fire control electro-optical system designed to meet the demands of modern naval warfare and the rapidly evolving drone threat.
According to Jim Parrott, Naval Sales Manager at Chess Dynamics, the SeaEagle family provides a flexible and future-ready approach to detection, tracking and engagement in complex maritime environments.
‘Chess Dynamics is quite active in the field of electro-optics and fire control and is a viable partner for naval and maritime customers around the globe. Our systems are designed to operate in highly unpredictable security environments and to support the full detect, track and engage chain.’
Naval fire control electro-optics for modern maritime threats
The SeaEagle FCEO-D forms part of the wider SeaEagle family of maritime sensor systems. It is designed to integrate seamlessly with a ship’s combat management system and existing radar and electronic warfare assets.
‘Our maritime systems, known as the SeaEagle family, are able to be cued by a platform’s existing radar and electronic warfare systems or to conduct optical scanning along a known threat vector,’ says Parrott.
The SeaEagle family includes:
- SeaEagle FCEO-D, Fire Control Electro-Optical Digital
- SeaEagle FCRO, Fire Control Radar Optical
- SeaEagle EOSS-D, Electro-Optical Surveillance System Digital
These systems are powered by the newly upgraded Cobra platform, providing a modular, stabilised and growth-ready solution for 24-hour passive surveillance, target identification and fire control.
‘This capability is designed to meet the growing surveillance and targeting demands of today’s complex, multi-domain threat environment,’ Parrott explains.
Counter-UAS and drone defence for naval and maritime operations
Unmanned aircraft systems now represent one of the most significant threats to naval platforms, from reconnaissance drones to loitering munitions and coordinated swarm attacks.
‘The coordinated use of drones, whether for reconnaissance or as effectors, should be considered in any concept for upgrading or modernising naval and maritime fleets,’ says Parrott.
SeaEagle FCEO provides high-accuracy fire control data for a wide range of hard-kill and soft-kill effectors, enabling rapid engagement of priority targets.
‘By ensuring that adequate surveillance and fire control systems are fielded to enable rapid detection, recognition and tracking of drones, the operator has a choice of a range of effectors to engage the priority threats,’ he adds.
For platforms requiring an integrated radar and electro-optical solution, Chess Dynamics also offers SeaEagle FCRO.
‘Our latest FCRO couples a highly accurate fire control radar with our advanced optical sensor suite to ensure maximum options for a ship’s command team to mitigate threats.’
Advanced image processing and AI-enabled tracking
At the heart of SeaEagle FCEO sits Chess Dynamics’ Vision4ce Deep Embedded Feature Tracking technology. This provides high-performance video tracking and image processing optimised for small, fast and highly dynamic targets such as drones.
‘These innovative capabilities feature state-of-the-art image processing and video tracking,’ says Parrott. ‘Coupled with our ability to track at high frame rates, this delivers robust performance even against highly dynamic threats and allows stable, consistent tracking in the most challenging scenarios.’
Machine learning is embedded within the Vision4ce product line, enabling adaptive tracking throughout an engagement.
‘The tracking algorithms utilise machine learning throughout the target presentation. This allows the video tracker to adapt from its programmed tracking library and to learn throughout the engagement,’ Parrott explains.
Future-proof naval fire control and electro-optical systems
As drone technology continues to evolve at pace, Chess Dynamics continues to invest heavily in research and development across sensors, tracking and image processing.
‘The pace at which drone technology is advancing is the key challenge to any manufacturer of counter-UAS systems,’ says Parrott. ‘This necessitates continual investment in research and development to ensure that we remain at the cutting edge of technology when dealing with a rapidly evolving threat.’
With SeaEagle FCEO, Chess Dynamics delivers a future-ready naval fire control electro-optical system, engineered to provide naval and maritime operators with the precision, resilience and adaptability required for modern maritime security operations.
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