Teleydne FLIR Introduces identiFINDER R700 Backpack Rad Detector
Teledyne’s [TDY] Teledyne FLIR business unit has introduced the identiFINDER R700 low-profile backpack radiation detector, which the company is providing to the Department of Homeland Security Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office under the Helium-3 Alternative Implementation Backpack Program (HAIBP). The company is providing 85 HAIBP backpacks to DHS under a nine-month $6.5 million contract announced in March. Shipments began in May. The identiFINDER R700 is based on the identiFINDER R440 and offers increased sensitivity and speed for identifying radioactive threats. The system can be used in backpack or in stationary mode. “With its connected mobile phone app and low-profile backpack, radiation threats can be detected, identified and tracked discreetly at mass gatherings, transportation hubs, or public events,” says Dr. David Cullin, vice president for Detection Systems at Teledyne FLIR.
Drone Security Company WhiteFox Closes $5.3M Investment Round
WhiteFox Defense Technologies has raised nearly $5.3 million in funding from new strategic investors, Tiga Investments and Marlinspike Capital, bringing total investment in the California-based drone security company to over $30 million. The company says it has had “much success in the first half of 2021” and is “quickly gaining traction in new markets and geographies” and has a growing pipeline of business opportunities. “We’re thrilled to bring new investment while also driving our organic growth,” says Luke Fox, CEO of WhiteFox. “Through the deep national security expertise of our newest investors, our success in 2021 will continue as we scale to new regions of the world.” WhiteFox has a radio frequency-based omnidirectional drone detection, identification and mitigation system called DroneFox, and a Remote ID attachment for drones called WISDM.
Australian Security Firm Establishes US HQ in Seattle
Micro-X, an Australian company that provides X-Ray imaging technology for medical, defense, security and other uses, has established its U.S. headquarter at Seattle-Tacoma Airport in Washington. “Our new SeaTac facility will be a center of excellence for imaging product development that will revolutionize medical, defense, and security X-Ray imaging,” says Brian Gonzales, CEO of Micro-X’s U.S. operations. “Our mobile X-Ray machines are available now for use in public and military hospitals. They’re lighter, cheaper, more robust and more precise than our competitors.” The company has developed a prototype of a self-service baggage scanner.