Elbit's Border Security System to be Deployed on the US-Mexico Border
Elbit Systems of America’s Integrated Fixed Tower (IFT) border security system was accepted by the US Customs and Border Protection for the Douglas, Arizona Area of Responsibility
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| 25/07/2017
Photo courtesy of Elbit Systems
An Elbit Systems of America Integrated Fixed Tower (IFT) border security system passed US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) systems acceptance testing. This IFT system, located in the Douglas, Arizona Area of Responsibility (AOR), marks the company’s second successful deployment of the system, with the first occurring in the Nogales, Arizona AOR.
"We achieved this important milestone by working closely with CBP and understanding their agents' needs," said Raanan Horowitz, CEO and president, Elbit Systems of America. "Border Patrol agents rely on our homeland security solutions to provide situational awareness and enhanced safety."
As the system integrator, Elbit Systems of America furnishes the sensor towers with radar, day/night cameras, and command & control software, which correlates sensor information to provide a single operating picture. Information from all the towers is networked into Border Patrol Station command and control centers, which increases situational awareness for Border Patrol Agents. The IFT provides CBP with 24/7 surveillance coverage. The system also provides CBP with a platform to integrate existing and future sensors to improve border protection and agent safety.
Elbit Systems of America’s Integrated Fixed Tower (IFT) border security system was accepted by the US Customs and Border Protection for the Douglas, Arizona Area of Responsibility
Photo courtesy of Elbit Systems
An Elbit Systems of America Integrated Fixed Tower (IFT) border security system passed US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) systems acceptance testing. This IFT system, located in the Douglas, Arizona Area of Responsibility (AOR), marks the company’s second successful deployment of the system, with the first occurring in the Nogales, Arizona AOR.
"We achieved this important milestone by working closely with CBP and understanding their agents' needs," said Raanan Horowitz, CEO and president, Elbit Systems of America. "Border Patrol agents rely on our homeland security solutions to provide situational awareness and enhanced safety."
As the system integrator, Elbit Systems of America furnishes the sensor towers with radar, day/night cameras, and command & control software, which correlates sensor information to provide a single operating picture. Information from all the towers is networked into Border Patrol Station command and control centers, which increases situational awareness for Border Patrol Agents. The IFT provides CBP with 24/7 surveillance coverage. The system also provides CBP with a platform to integrate existing and future sensors to improve border protection and agent safety.
