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Project ARGUS
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Defence & AI2023· Classified Defence Client — India

Project ARGUS

Computer Vision for Perimeter Intelligence

Air-gapped multi-camera surveillance platform with real-time threat detection across 40+ feeds for a classified defence installation.

At a glance

97.8%
Detection accuracy
across all threat classes
0.18%
False-positive rate
well under the 0.3% target
40+
Concurrent feeds
real-time, on-prem
<200ms
Inference latency
edge GPU

Built with

YOLOv8xPyTorchNVIDIA A100OpenCVReactFastAPIAir-gapped

Overview

A classified government client required a perimeter intelligence system capable of detecting, classifying, and alerting on threats across 40+ concurrent camera feeds — entirely offline, with zero cloud dependency.

The Challenge

The system had to operate in an air-gapped LAN environment with no internet access. All AI inference had to run on-premise on hardened GPU hardware, with false-positive rates below 0.3% to avoid alert fatigue in a high-stakes operational context.

How it fits together

Architecture

Camera Feeds
40+ RTSP streams
Edge Inference
A100 cluster
Classification
threat scoring
Control Room
alerts + audit

The Solution

We deployed a YOLOv8x detection pipeline optimised for edge inference on NVIDIA A100 clusters, trained on the installation's own camera feeds. A React control-room dashboard delivered real-time alerts, camera management, and audit trails — all on an isolated intranet.

Results

Detection accuracy97.8%
False-positive reduction vs legacy−94%
Operator alert workload−62%

The Outcome

The system achieved 97.8% detection accuracy at a 0.18% false-positive rate, deployed across 3 installation zones, managing 40+ simultaneous feeds at sub-200ms latency. 100% LAN-only — no data leaves the perimeter.

97.8% detection accuracy · 0.18% false positives · 40+ concurrent feeds

Highlights

  • 40+ concurrent camera feeds, sub-200ms inference
  • Trained on the installation's own footage for site accuracy
  • Fully air-gapped — zero cloud, zero data egress

From brief to production

Delivery timeline

Weeks 1–2
On-site data capture
Labelled training set from live feeds
Weeks 3–6
Model training & tuning
Edge-optimised detection pipeline
Weeks 7–10
Control-room build
Dashboards, alerts, audit trail
Week 11+
Phased deployment
Rolled out across 3 zones