Customs and Border Protection is flying drones over the Caribbean to scout for submarines and speedboats transporting narcotics, Nextgov reports. Guardian, a maritime version of the Predator drone, is outfitted with search radar and electro/infrared sensors. CBP currently has 10 drones in its arsenal, but the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General recommended in a [...]
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Lockheed Martin is updating its fleet of maritime patrol and reconnaissance planes for Customs and Border Protection, the company announced Tuesday. CBP received a fifth P-3 Orion plane nearly 50 days ahead of schedule in Greenville, S.C., the company said. The company’s Greenville team has delivered all of those Orions within the past 23 months, [...]
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Customs and Border Protection agency is looking for a company that can melt or shred the agency’s extra or outdated electronic gadgets, Nextgov’s Allya Sternstein reports. According to a May 8 solicitation, CBP said it is considering using a vendor who can recycle metal and plastic waste. Hard drives or any other technology component with [...]
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Customs and Border Protection will update its border security system by mixing in commercial technology, Nextgov reports. Mark Borkowski, assistant commissioner for CBP’s office of technology, innovation and acquisition, said the agency is taking a new approach by using technology that is already available. He added that industry must prove to the agency that the [...]
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Predator drones are not only sent to countries abroad, but are being used increasingly to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border, according to the Washington Post. Customs and Border Protection currently has five Predators flying over the southern border, with a sixth being added soon. CBP has eight of the drones total, the Post reports. CBP wants [...]
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