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Boeing prepares SBInet roll-out
Company succesfully tests its integrated mobile sensor towers; deployment expected by end of May
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Northrop prepares new minesweeping technology
Laser-based system can both detect and destroy mines from the air
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TWIC roll-out delayed again
Initial enrollment effort in Delaware runs into technical problems on its first day; authorities now estimate a further two month delay
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Coda Octapus raises $13 million
Securing ports and coastal waters has become a priority, and a specialist in underwater surveillance technology gets the nod from investors
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NYC bus camera plan hits a snag
Integrian’s cameras suffer gaps in video coverage; road conditions and software offered as explanations
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Remington ELSAG wins GAO contract
License plate readers top law enforcement wish lists; company hints at overseas anti-terror applications
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Washington State to offer WHTI-compliant driver's licenses
Pilot program with DHS should lower costs for travelers and federal government
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Technest wins another NVESD contracts
Company’s relationship with the Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate continues to grow with a new $58 million anti-IED contract
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Elbit to protect Lithuanian coastline
$10 million contract follows news that the Israeli company’s UAVs are active in Iraq
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IED office spends only 25 percent of appropriations
Nevertheless, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization asks for a 30 percent budget increase; agency may be shifting away from technological solutions
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Predator UAVs suffer 40 percent losses
Insatiable demand in the field prompts Air Force to ask for twenty-two additional craft; operator errors continue to plague UAV airspace
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Northrop receives another large Global Hawk contract
Air Force orders $287 million of the crash-prone UAVs; craft have played a major role in Iraq and Afghanistan
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Serco scores Navy port protection deal
Industry heavyweight wins a $64 million follow-on contract with the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center
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NICE Systems to protect Belgian railways
Video analytics deal with Siemens follows similar successes in China, France, and the United States
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Crocodile smuggler disrupts Rafah crossing
“Strangely fat” woman detained trying to enter Gaza with three reptiles tied to her legs
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The long view
Calls Grow for U.S. to Counter Chinese Control, Influence in Western Ports
Experts say Washington should consider buying back some ports, offer incentives to allies to decouple from China.