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Homeland Security

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 Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]