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Liberty Defense Receives Contract Modification from TSA for Continued Development of AIT Screening Kits
Liberty Defense Receives Contract Modification from TSA for Continued Development of AIT Screenin...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n Liberty Defense Receives Contract Modification from TSA for Continued Development of AIT Screening Kits\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 Sept. 25, 2024\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 additional funding under its current contract with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The contract was awarded in 2023 with a total value of\n \n $3.86M\n \n . With this additional funding,\n \n $1.69M\n \n of the total contract value has been obligated. The funding will support additional design efficiencies into the development of a High-Definition Advanced Imaging Technology (HD-AIT) upgrade kit for testing on an Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) passenger screening system.\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 HD-AIT Wideband Upgrade Kit that is anticipated to offer enhanced detection and an improved passenger experience.\n \n\n As a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, TSA is responsible for security screening conducted at about 430 federalized airports in\n \n the United States\n \n . The agency's On-Person Screening program aims to detect a range of emerging threats, with fewer false alarms and less physical contact with passengers. According to the\n \n TSA Open Architecture Roadmap\n \n , the agency seeks 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 continue to...