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Liberty Defense Receives Contract Award from TSA for Open Architecture Application and Continued Development of AIT Screening Kits up to $3.8M
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Liberty Defense Receives Contract Award from TSA for Open Architecture Application and Continued Development of AIT Screening Kits up to $3.8M\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n WILMINGTON, Mass.\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Nov. 1, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ -\n \n \n Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd.\n \n \n (\"\n \n Liberty\n \n \" or the \"\n \n Company\n \n \") (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\n \n $1.25M\n \n with options for a total value of\n \n $3.86M\n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 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.\n \n \n The TSA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, is responsible for all security screening conducted at airports in\n \n the United States\n \n . 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.\n \n \n \"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\n \n Liberty President\n \n and CTO\n \n Michael L...