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CBP Seeks Boost In Funding For Border Surveillance Towers

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, March 13th, 2023

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CBP Seeks Boost In Funding For Border Surveillance Towers

Anduril Industries' AI-based Sentry Tower autonomous surveillance systems. Photo: Anduril

The Department of Homeland Security is seeking funding to increase the number of surveillance towers it has along U.S. borders and complete development and begin deploying a new common operating picture (COP) for its sensor towers, according to budget documents released on Monday. The fiscal year 2024 budget request for DHS includes $174 million for the Integrated Surveillance Tower (IST) program, $136 million to purchase about 100 new towers for use along the southwest border and $38 million for the…

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