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Homeland Security

CBP Accepts Second IFT System For Deployment

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, July 24th, 2017

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Following successful completion of systems acceptance testing, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has deployed the Integrated Fixed Tower (IFT) system in an area of Arizona, marking the second deployment of the surveillance systems aimed at helping Border Patrol agents gain greater situational awareness of the U.S. border with Mexico.“We achieved this important milestone by working closely with CBP and understanding their agents’ needs,” says Raanan Horowitz, president and CEO of Elbit Systems of America, the Texas-based business of Israel’s Elbit…

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Congress

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