WILMINGTON, Mass., Nov. 1, 2023
/CNW/ - Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd. ("Liberty" or the
"Company") (TSXV: SCAN) (OTCQB: LDDFF) (FRANKFURT: LD2A), a
leading technology provider of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based
next generation detection solutions for protecting secure locations
against prohibited weapons and other threats, is pleased to
announce that it has received a contract from the Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) for $1.25M with options for a total value of
$3.86M.
The purpose of this Research and Development contract is to
provide the TSA with Open Architecture (OA) software, end-to-end
engineering development, and the maturation of the High-Definition
Advanced Imaging Technology (HD-AIT) Wideband Upgrade Kit that is
anticipated to offer enhanced detection and an improved passenger
experience.
The TSA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security,
is responsible for all security screening conducted at airports in
the United States. TSA's On-Person
Screening program aims to detect a growing range of threats, with
fewer false alarms and less physical contact. Per the TSA, Open
Architecture is a technology-design approach for software and
hardware that uses widely accepted standards to ensure
interoperability across tools and platforms regardless of the
technology designer, manufacturer, or supplier.
"We're honored to receive this award from TSA, as it represents
further validation of Liberty's commitment to advancing the
agency's ability to detect emerging and evolving threats concealed
on-person while enabling the efficient and effective use of
screening resources at the airport checkpoint," says Liberty President and CTO Michael Lanzaro. "Liberty's market and
technology focus is to provide superior threat detection
performance, including the detection of metallic and non-metallic
threats, as part of an open-standards people screening solution
using next-generation AI and millimeter-wave imaging. The HD-AIT
Upgrade Kit will provide advanced threat detection and give TSA the
opportunity to bring forth third-party providers that could provide
other operational capabilities at the checkpoint."
Lanzaro further adds, "We're excited about TSA's vision for the
future and remain steadfast on executing a strategy that breaks
away from the traditional approach of providing proprietary
security screening solutions to aviation and even the commercial
markets."
Liberty previously licensed millimeter wave-based,
High-Definition Advanced Imaging Technology (HD-AIT) body scanner
and shoe screener technologies in March of 2021. Both technologies
were developed by researchers at the Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory (PNNL), funded by U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) on behalf of the
Transportation Security Administration mission. Liberty is now
developing the technology in house with its experienced team of
engineers.
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On Behalf of Liberty Defense
Bill Frain
CEO & Director
About Liberty Defense
Liberty Defense (TSXV:
SCAN, OTCQB: LDDFF, FRANKFURT: LD2A) provides multi-technology
security solutions for concealed weapons detection in high volume
foot traffic areas and locations requiring enhanced security such
as airports, stadiums, schools, and more. Liberty's HEXWAVE
product, for which the company has secured an exclusive license
from Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT), as well as a
technology transfer agreement for patents related to active 3D
radar imaging technology, provides discrete, modular, and scalable
protection to provide layered, stand-off detection capability of
metallic and non-metallic weapons. Liberty has also recently
licensed the millimeter wave-based, High-Definition Advanced
Imaging Technology (HD-AIT) body scanner and shoe scanner
technologies as part of its technology portfolio. Liberty is
committed to protecting communities and preserving peace of mind
through superior security detection solutions. Learn more:
LibertyDefense.com
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can be no assurance that such assumptions will reflect the actual
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