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Northrop opens Mississippi UAV production center
Unmanned aerial vehicles enjoy growing popularity in the military and law enforcement; four years ago Northrop Grumman broke ground for a Mississippi UAV production facility which was supposed to be 40,000 sq.ft. in size; the facility officially opened two days ago is 100,000 sq.ft.
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BroadWare's video surveillance integrated with Intergraph command and control solution
Integrated technologies will allow for faster and more informed decision making and response in the event of an emergency
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New York City installs first batch of
New York is following London and other cities in building a “ring of steel” surveillance system around downtown, and the first installment in this plan is going up now
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Global ePoint in large surveillance camera deal with Florida liquor chain
Cameras which can watch terrorists can also watch criminals, so a large liquor retail chain in Florida buys a few hundreds of them
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Novel UAV design combines VTOL, conventional aircraft capabilities
Very short take off and landing (VTOL) aircraft have many advantages, but being very fast is not one of them; and innovative UAV developer now offers to combine the characteristics of helicopters and conventional aircraft in a funny looking UAV which may be very useful for a variety of missions
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Safety questions aside, government, business confidence in RFID remains strong
A Dutch university report shows that computer viruses may be carried by RFID tags and cause disruptions across some software systems; however, business and government RFID use remains strong
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Cradle, InterAct in video analytic solution
There is a major trend toward video analytics — allowing ever more sophisticated software manage more and more cameras and help detect suspicious behavior and incidents
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Global ePoint gambles on Tops
Here is another company taking a technology and know-how it developed for homeland security and using it in the civilian market; in this case, technology used to monitor airline passengers in the cabin may be used to monitor gamblers in a casino
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AS&E receives first South American order for backscatter X-ray van
Manufacturer of an effective, if controversial, backscatter X-ray scanner receives first order for the mobile version of the device from south of the border
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View Systems unveils VFRM2
View Systems has been selling its monitoring systems to courts, prisons, and police stations, and now it expands its offerings to include a mobile camera and detection device
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Ortek selected for Israel's border security monitoring project
The Senate today begins its debate over legislation to bring illegal immigration into the United States under control, and some of the measures offered call for building of barrier along the U.S.-Mexican border; as this debate rages, Israel is building its own defensive barrier to separate Israel from the West Bank; a company offering innovative border-monitoring devices is contracted to deploy its gear along a portion of this fence
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The long view
How DHS Laid the Groundwork for More Intelligence Abuse
I&A, the lead intelligence unit of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) —long plagued by politicized targeting, permissive rules, and a toxic culture —has undergone a transformation over the last two years. Spencer Reynolds writes that this effort falls short. “Ultimately, Congress must rein in I&A,” he adds.