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Qatar Border Security Solution Supplied By Airbus Group Operational

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, March 25th, 2014

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Qatar Border Security Solution Supplied By Airbus Group Operational

Qatar command centre for National Security Shield. Photo: Airbus Group

Airbus Group said on Tuesday that a border and maritime security solution it provided for Qatar is now fully operational and is providing surveillance over 600 kilometers. The National Security Shield system is operated by the Qatar Border Guard and Coast Guard and includes surveillance towers and surveillance vehicles equipped with various sensors such as radars, cameras and direction finders, Europe-based Airbus Group said. The surveillance system is being used to combat illegal immigrant trafficking networks, terrorist groups, piracy, smuggling…

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