Silent Sentinel Selected to Provide Cameras on Mexican Coast

Silent Sentinel says it has been selected to provide its mid-wave infrared thermal imaging cameras to protect an 80 kilometer stretch of Mexico’s Pacific coast, which includes a naval base and tourist resorts. The Osiris cameras, which will be integrated with Terma maritime surveillance radar and vessel traffic service software, will guard against seaborne threats from human traffickers, pirates and cartels. Silent Sentinel, which is based in Britain and has a division in the U.S. responsible for the work in Mexico, says its system will provide identification of small watercraft out to 10 kilometers and detection up to 40 kilometers. “This contract is a big win for our U.S. office and is indicative of our status as one of the leading suppliers of electro-optical platforms in North and Central America,” says James Longcroft, sales director at Silent Sentinel.

DHS S&T Awards Small Contract to Cobalt Solutions for UAS DTI

Cobalt Solutions Inc. has received a $750,000 contract from the Department of Homeland Security to further develop its sensor technology to be able to detect, track and identify nefarious small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in an urban environment. The two-year Phase II Small Business Innovation Research award from the Science and Technology follows Texas-based Cobalt’s successful demonstration of the feasibility of the company’s 5G Passive Radar UAS Tracking and Targeting sensor system in Phase I. Cobalt’s solution takes advantage of existing commercial 5G signals to detect and track small UAS in urban canyon environments. “As more 5G mmWave transceivers are deployed in city centers, the ability to detect and track drones in complex urban geometries becomes easier, while not contributing to an already crowded radio frequency spectrum,” says Dr. Jeff Randorf, DHS S&T engineering advisor and SBIR topic manager. At the end of Phase II, Cobalt will have developed a prototype to demonstrate.