Drone killer radio guns, immigration talks showcased at Border Security Expo
From ancient dogs to cutting edge drones
US immigration officials, companies, and foreign governments are all at the Border Security Expo in San Antonio, talking about the latest advances and sampling new technology that can help them across all aspects of law enforcement.
” It’s amazing, the technology we had 25 years ago and how it’s advanced until now. So the criminal organizations take advantage of this technology, we the US government take advantage of the technology, ” said Timothy Tubbs of Homeland Security Investigations.
The government aren’t the only ones with air power. Some criminal elements use drones to monitor border agents, and there’s plenty here to take them down.
The IX Dronekiller uses radio to isolate the drone, stops its transmissions and have it fly home or land on the spot. It’s only one of the many counteraction tools on display, along with surveillance equipment using doppler radar to find and track moving people.
They’re tools to free up agents, multiply staff efficiency. This is the cutting edge, but some of the future lies undiscovered.
“We’re calling on the international solver community to submit novel concepts and ideas to solve a very tricky problem like opioid detection,” said Rosanna Robertson with the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate.
From detecting migrants crossing the border to criminal cartels and smuggling at the ports, development won’t stop anytime soon.
