Suspect Detection System’s Interrogation System Used to Screen Aviation Employees
Suspect Detection Systems Inc. (SDSS) says its Cogito hostile intent detection system has been used to screen several thousand aviation employees of an American airline in Latin America. The Cogito system, which combines audiovisual elements, customized interrogation methods, and algorithms to analyze outputs of a potential suspect’s nervous system, was used by a private company specializing in airport security. The interrogations took place in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and smaller countries in Central America. The system was used to determine whether any of the employees harbored criminal intent to aid in or commit an act of terror. “Cogito has become an integral part of the security chain for airlines operating flights from Latin America to the United States,” says Gil Boosidian, CEO of SDSS. “The successful implementation of this screening procedure provides us with opportunities for our proprietary Cogito threat detection system to be used to screen airport employees on multiple continents.”
UAV Demonstrated for Texas Officials
Vanguard Defense Industries last month demonstrated its ShadowHawk unmanned aerial vehicle at the Laredo, Texas, Fire and Public Safety International Training Facility with Laredo Mayor Raul Salinas and Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) in attendance. “In this era of rapidly-evolving technology, it is important that government, law enforcement and first responders make it a priority to stay aware of all tools available to them in order to ensure that they remain on the cutting edge,” Cuellar says. “Unmanned aerial vehicles are an efficient and effective way for our emergency responders to leverage limited resources and manpower.” Vanguard makes several variants of the ShadowHawk. The Sheriff Dept. in Montgomery County, Texas, currently uses a ShadowHawk. The aircraft is equipped with forward looking infrared cameras and can stream video to an incident commander or fire station. The ShadowHawk vertical take-off-and-landing vehicles weighs 49-pounds and is and just over seven feet long.
Firm Releases New Lineup of Bomb-Resistant SUVs
Texas Armoring Corp. (TAC) has introduced a new line of special explosion-resistant SUVs in response to a recent string of bombings in the Middle East and West Africa. The new armored vehicles will be based on the Toyota Land Cruiser platform and offer protection against undercarriage attacks, roadside explosions, IEDs, anti-personnel mines, and car bombs. The family of three vehicles will be priced between $195,000 and $595,000.
Texas Dept. Adds Real-Time Surveillance Capabilities to Pilatus Surveillance Plane
The Texas Department of Public Safety has selected Helinet Technologies to develop and implement a microwave downlink and satellite solution for the agency’s recently acquired Pilatus PC-12 NG Spectre high-altitude surveillance plane. The new system enables the aircraft to transmit real-time surveillance images and data to fixed and portable receive sites around the state and augments the agency’s existing helicopter-based video downlink capability deployed earlier this year. The system can provide a continuous, live feed to ground personnel even if the primary microwave receive sites have been disabled. Missions supported include pursuits, search and rescue, disaster response, felony manhunts, aerial surveillance, domestic marijuana eradication, and border security operations.
ARINC, Lemko Demonstrate 4G LTE Transmission via Satellite
ARINC Inc. and Lemko Corp. have successfully demonstrated seamless data transmission and streaming video using 4G LTE technology via ARINC’s RapydConnex mobile edge satellite broadband communications platform and Lemko’s distributed mobile wireless network. The companies say they obtained sustained data upload and download speeds of two megabits per second. They add that streaming video was uninterrupted. The companies say that the ability to deploy LTE systems using a satellite backbone enables important applications for mobile broadband in tactical communications for the military and public safety markets. ARINC is a portfolio company of the private equity firm The Carlyle Group.
Air Force Appoints Kratos as Trusted Agent for Security Accreditation Program
The Air Force has selected Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] as a licensed commercial Agent of the Certifying Authority. Kratos’ SecureInfo division, working on behalf of the Air Force Senior Information Assurance Officer, will serve as an independent and trusted agent, conduct system security assessments, and provide fact-based security analysis under the Air Force Certification and Accreditation Program and in direct support of program managers and system owners.