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Homeland Security

Anduril Adds To Sentry Tower Family With Extended Range Version

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, May 20th, 2024

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Anduril Adds To Sentry Tower Family With Extended Range Version

Anduril's autonomous surveillance Sentry Tower along southwest border. Photo: CBP

Anduril Industries on Monday announced the launch of its Extended Range Sentry Tower (XRST), a new version of its autonomous sensor tower system that has been used by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for several years to automatically detect potential illegal activity along portions of the U.S. border. The XRST was developed to meet the agency’s requirement for longer-range detection. Anduril said the suite of sensors integrated atop an 80-foot relocatable tower can detect, classify, and track objects of interest…

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