southwest border
The Missing Link In Border Security
Posted by Stan Lewis 7:50 pm
Categories: Law Enforcement.
Tags: customs and border protection, Detection theory, southwest border.
Comprehensive, large-scale border security that fits within a nation?s budget has been a major challenge to technologists. This is especially true for the U.S. Southwest border where, so far, technology has come up short. A new system based on existing technology may hold the promise of providing what has been the missing link in border […]
DHS Takes Control Of Arizona Border Blimp
Posted by Stan Lewis 2:38 am
Categories: Law Enforcement, Military, Technologies.
Tags: aerostats, blimp, customs and border protection, department of homeland security, southern border, southwest border, surveillance technologies, surveillance tools, u s air force.
A 208-foot long white blimp has been floating two miles above Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, using radar continuously to scan the area along the border, looking for low-flying aircraft drug smugglers use to bring drugs into the United States. The sensors on board can detect activity in distances of up to 230 miles. The blimp, […]