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By Cal Biesecker

Monday, April 17th, 2017

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Customs and Border Protection, under the Federal Aviation Administration’s contracting office, has issued Request for Quotations for three man-portable unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems from two manufacturers to meet urgent needs. The agency is seeking quotes from Aerovironment for hand-launched Puma and Raven UAVs. CBP has also asked Physical Sciences Inc.’s PSI Tactical Robotics division to provide a quote for the InsantEye Mk2 quadcopter small UAV.NEC Corporation of America is rebranding its biometric systems division as NEC Advanced Recognition Systems,…

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