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Homeland Security

Tech Developments

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 10th, 2023

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DHS S&T Develops Portable Outdoor Shot Detection Technology The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate along with Shooter Detection Systems have developed SDS Outdoor, a portable gunshot detection system for law enforcement. “Many new U.S. gunshot detection technologies are not easily deployed in the field or at temporary locations,” says Dr. Dimitri Kusnezov, undersecretary for science and technology. “This new system can be moved by one or two officers without the need for technicians to transport and set…

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