Raytheon Delivers Border Security Capability to Jordan
Raytheon [RTN] says it has delivered key border security capabilities to the Kingdom of Jordan three months ahead of schedule under its $79 million contract with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). The contract included command, control, communications and surveillance capabilities now in use by the Jordanian Armed Forces. The delivery was celebrated at a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Border Security Operations Center. Raytheon will still provide more capabilities and services, such as design, implementation and testing of a complete C3/S system that includes radars, electro-optical infrared cameras, communications, and command and control software, design, integration and testing of 18 quick reaction team vehicles, design, acquisition and testing of solar-based renewable power systems, integration of all sensors into a common operating picture using the company’s Clear View security management platform, and the training of operations, administrators and maintainers of the system.
U.K. Researchers Developing Terahertz Sensor for Rapid Detection of Hidden Objects
Scientists at the Univ. Of Warwick in the United Kingdom have developed a new Terahertz-based sensor that they say can detect and identify hidden objects on people much faster than competing technologies and for other purposes. Under the school’s technology transfer business, Warwick Ventures, the professors that developed the technology have created a spin-off company, Q-Eye Ltd., to develop and market the technology. Professors Evan Parker and Terry Whall have been awarded $154,363from Innovate UK to work on a demonstrator of their device. The Q-Eye sensor detects the rise in temperature produced when electromagnetic radiation emitted by an object is absorbed by the sensor. The technology features an “e-cooling process,” which Warwick says is “the secret to Q-Eye sensor’s exceptional performance, enabling fast imaging and material identification.” Warwick says that the technology could help address weaknesses that were reported in the U.S. related to currently deployed body scanners at airport checkpoints where mock weapons and explosives were smuggled undetected in 95 percent of the cases. Other potential uses of the technology include discovering concealed goods in the retail industry or for non-destructive monitoring.
MSAB Introduces New Digital Forensic Kiosk
MSAB has introduced a new kiosk for extracting data quickly from mobile digital devices, allowing law enforcement authorities to examine more mobile devices faster. The MK2 desktop kiosk allows personnel in a controlled environment to extract data in minutes using a touch screen interface. The company is only selling the kiosk to law enforcement. The MK2 uses the XRY software application on the Windows operating system for data extraction from various mobile devices.