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The new system, designed by G5 Technologies (Cherry Hill, NJ) and funded through a $1 million grant from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA, Washington, DC), is designed to intercept and neutralize threatening intruders, whether individuals on foot or in vehicles, via behavior recognition technology. It integrates both new and existing security subsystems at the airport into an automated airport-wide early warning and rapid response system. Abeco Corp. (Herndon, VA) is the systems integrator for the project.
Tallahassee joins a growing list of airports using SmartCatch 2.5 in this new system. Others include San Francisco International, San Diego International and Salt Lake City International airports. This also marks the second TSA grant awarded to develop new security systems at leading airports that include SmartCatch.
In designing the new system, G5 Technologies brought together experienced systems integrators working in many of the airport’s security subsystems. The CCTV camera network is equipped with SmartCatch, and connected via a wired and wireless communications network. SmartCatch analyzes real-time video data that is later fed into a geospatial data information system provided by GCS Research (Missoula, MT) to improve situational awareness. Real-time alerts with video clips can then be sent to designated airport security and local law enforcement personnel for rapid coordination and appropriate action.
Aonix ‘PERCS’ Up Unmanned Combat System
Aonix (San Diego) has been chosen by Boeing (Chicago) to supply the PERC real-time embedded Virtual Machine (VM) for the Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems’ (J-UCAS) X-45C program.
The J-UCAS program is a joint Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), U.S. Air Force and Navy effort to demonstrate the technical feasibility, usefulness and operational value of networked unmanned combat vehicles. J-UCAS will employ a Common Operating System, integrating the system components, which will provide the necessary software and services that enable system functionality, while minimizing the impact of platform constraints.
