Smiths Detection Introduces Higher Throughput Scanner for Break Bulk Cargo
Smiths Detection has introduced the high-speed HI-SCAN 100100V-2is, which has a belt speed of a half-meter per second, to meet demands of high-volume air cargo screening at faster speeds in a small physical footprint. Smiths Detection says the new model is soon expected to added to the Transportation Security Administration’s qualified section of the Air Cargo Screening Technology List. The HI-SCAN100100V-2is provides dual view imaging, a 200 kg conveyor load, and can handle out of gauge baggage. The company says its iCMORE automated threat detection software can also be integrated into the system.
Delta Adding Facial Recognition to Atlanta for Curb to Gate Applications
Delta Air Lines is expanding its biometric-based curb-go-gate passenger experience to Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, providing an option for Transportation Security Administration PreCheck and Delta SkyMiles members to expedite their domestic journey through the airport. The digital identity experience was first introduced at security checkpoints earlier this year, and allows customers to use a live photo of their face in lieu of a boarding pass or physical government-issued identity credential. In Atlanta, the camera equipment will first be deployed to the South Security checkpoint and expand to select bag drop and boarding areas later this year. In 2022, Delta plans to expand digital identity to additional hubs.
Mirion Technologies Acquires Dosimetry Badge, Adding Distribution Channels
Mirion Technologies has acquired the Dosimetry Badge brand, a small, U.S.-based distributor of personal dosimeter badges, increasing its U.S. footprint for its dosimetry product offering. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Dosimetry Badge has nearly $500,000 in annual sales and more than 2,000 customers. Mirion, which provides personal radiation monitoring services and dosimetry solutions for a wide range of customers and applications, says it will service existing Dosimetry Badge customers and provide them with the opportunity to explore its own dosimetry options. Personal dosimeters are typically clipped or attached to clothing and measure, record and track the radiation dose individuals are exposed to while performing their job.
Teledyne FLIR Introduces Quadcopter Tactical UAS for Military, Public Safety Uses
Teledyne Technologies [TDY] Teledyne FLIR business has introduced the ION M640x tactical unmanned aircraft system (UAS), a small made in the U.S. quadcopter it is offering for military and public safety users. The company says the four-pound ION M640x features a 640×512 infrared sensor that provides twice the resolution of similar UAS, and a near-infrared laser illuminator that allows operators to pinpoint objects of interest. The UAS also includes smart object tracking that allows operators to designate an object for the aircraft to detect and track while it moves, and an SD cart to retrieve photos and video recorded during flight. The ION M640x also features an open system architecture, is MAVLINK compliant and interoperable with Common Ground Control Stations, including the Army’s Tactical Open Ground Station Architecture. The M640x is evolved from the M440, one of the original five UAS platforms approved by the Defense Department under the Blue sUAS program for sale to U.S. military and federal agencies.
CACI Introduces New C-UAS Within SkyTracker Suite
CACI International [CACI] has introduces its next generation CORIAN2.0 system and the new CORIAN Tactical system, which are both part of the company’s SkyTracker suite of counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) technology. CACI says the fixed-site, multi-sensor CORIAN 2.0 has an improved mechanical design and integration with other phenomenology for extended range and the ability to guard against multiple, simultaneous threats and “easily” integrates with other systems, including command and control systems such as forward area air defense command and control. The ruggedized CORIAN Tactical offers fixed and on-the-move protection against small UAS threats and features a tailorable and scalable configuration with low size, weight and power, and can be installed in less than an hour. The SkyTracker suite family of systems can detect, track, classify and defeat Group 1 to 5 UAS threats.
Echodyne Introduces Longer Range 4D Radar
Echodyne, a developer and manufacturer of low-cost metamaterials electronically scanned array radars, has introduced EchoShield, which can detect different classes of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from ranges of 2.7 to 11.4 kilometers. Echodyne’s radars are used for counter-UAS, base and border security, force protection, critical infrastructure security, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, UAS detect and avoid, and autonomous ground vehicles. The new mid-range radar is software-defined and combines precise electronically scanned array beamforming and real-time dynamic waveform synthesis to deliver sub-degree tracking accuracy on hundreds of objects across a broad 3-D filed of view. “Our customers are lining up for first units and already discussing production volume, so we’re very pleased with the market reception,” says Eben Frankenberg, Echodyne’s CEO.