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Tech Developments

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, October 4th, 2022

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Tech Developments

Liberty Defense's HEXWAVE 3D imaging system. Image: Liberty Defense

Airline to test Liberty’s HEXWAVE Scanner for Employee Screening Liberty Defense says that one of the largest U.S. airlines plans to conduct beta testing of the company’s HEXWAVE people scanner in October at a major U.S. international airport. The walk-through HEXWAVE system can automatically detect hidden weapons and other potential threats, including metal and non-metallic times. The system is based on millimeter wave technology, video-rate 3-D imaging, and artificial intelligence and gives operators an automatic go/no-go decision in real-time. The…

Congress

House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, sending the temporary funding measure that also includes funds to support ongoing shipbuilding […]

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]