Unhindered by costly fuel or aeronautic maintenance the Aerostat systems provide unmatched ISR capabilities. Their true strengths are observed with their Maritime ISR showings as the Aerostat is not “just a balloon” but a persistent, unmanned, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance platform for Homeland Security and for U.S. allies across the world.

TCOM Competes in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards (Video)

TCOM LP, a global leader for innovative, cost-effective airborne persistent surveillance solutions, and a Platinum Award Winner in the 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce the company's Persistent Surveillance Aerostats have been...
Jakiw Palij

Former Nazi Labor Camp Guard Removed to Germany (Multi-Video)

Jakiw Palij, a former Nazi labor camp guard in German-occupied Poland and a postwar resident of Queens, New York, has been removed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to Germany. The...
Former Bosnian Army soldier Edin Dzeko was jailed for 13 years over the killings of six Croat fighters and a civilian couple in the village of Trusina near Konjic in 1993. Anyone with info on foreign nationals or naturalized U.S. citizens suspected of engaging in human rights abuses or war crimes are asked to call the ICE tip line at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE.  Callers may remain anonymous.

DOJ Secures Denaturalization of Convicted Bosnian War Criminal

On August 15, Judge Thomas F. Hogan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia entered an order that revoked the naturalized U.S. citizenship of a convicted war criminal. The...
The Stiletto/Thunderstorm project is looking for new ways of detection, tracking and identification of swimmers and divers in a port or harbor.

Seeking Harbor/Port Security Techs to Detect & Track Swimmers & Divers

By John Keller, Military & Aerospace Electronics U.S. military researchers are reaching out to industry to find relative mature harbor and port security technologies able to detect and track swimmers and divers violating security perimeters in...
A man trying to enter the US illegally was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport was exposed by new facial recognition technology on only the third day following deployment. Upon secondary inspection, CBP officers found the man’s authentic Republic of Congo identification card concealed in his shoe. (Courtesy of CBP)

NEC Facial Recognition Used to Catch Impostors at DC Airport (Multi-Video)

On only the third day using its new cutting-edge facial comparison biometric system, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) intercepted an...
Homeland Security Investigations and Border Patrol agents have discovered a 590 feet long and 22 feet deep cross-border tunnel under a vacant Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in San Luis, Arizona, used to smuggle drugs via a rope system. (Courtesy of Homeland Security Investigations, Yuma Border Patrol and YouTube)

Feds Find US/Mexico Drug Tunnel Below Old KFC (Learn More, Videos)

By Astrid Galvan, Associated Press and Albuquerque Journal Federal authorities have discovered a sophisticated drug-smuggling tunnel that went from a home in Mexico to an abandoned fast-food restaurant in Arizona. The Homeland Security...
3D-500 Counter Drone Radar

SpotterRF Goes for Hat Trick in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards (Learn More, Video)

SpotterRF, the leader in low cost compact surveillance radar (CSR), and an 'ASTORS' Award Winner for Two Consecutive Years in the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce the company's 3D-500, the First Full Dome...
Resolve’s through-barrier capability removes the need to open containers - hazards remain contained & evidence is preserved - enabling response teams to identify container contents early in an operation, prior to escalation.

UK Border Force Deploys Resolve Handheld HAZMAT Detection System

The UK Border Force is now using the Resolve handheld Raman system, a Gold Award Winner in the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, from Agilent Technologies. Providing a revolutionary new capability...
The Eagle MVSS from Tactical Micro, featuring PureActiv Video Analytics from PureTech, consists of a complete mobile surveillance platform to aid US Border Patrol agents to track and identify Items of Interest (IOI) along the US southwest border.

PureActiv Video Analytics to Aid CBP in Mobile Video Surveillance Solution

The Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is taking delivery of multiple mobile versions of the PureActiv wide area video surveillance software suite, from PureTech Systems, a competitor in the 2018...
Based on CT imaging technology, the DETECT™ 1000 is a powerful lens with which to see and identify smaller and more advanced threats than ever before, eliminating the burden of removing laptops and liquids from bags.

TSA Orders New CT Checkpoint Baggage Screening Systems (Video)

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has awarded a contract option, valued at approximately $2.8 million under the TSA Accessible Property Screening System (APSS) program, to Integrated Defense and Security Solutions (IDSS). Under the option exercise,...