A Vancouver-based technology company has announced a major international airport in the U.S. as its newest customer.
Liberty Defense, who we first covered back in 2019, provides multi-technology security solutions for concealed weapons detection in high volume foot traffic areas and locations requiring enhanced security such as airports, stadiums, and schools.
Liberty’s flagship product is HEXWAVE, for which the company has secured an exclusive license from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as a technology transfer agreement for various patents related to active 3D radar imaging technology.
This month, a New York airport has adopted its A.I.-powered HEXWAVE technology, the B.C. company unveiled.
“We are thrilled to have received the award following a public tender and to be chose to support the airports aviation worker screening requirements,” stated Bill Frain, CEO.
HEXWAVE allows for rapid, automated screening using a high-throughput, contactless, walkthrough portal to detect liquid, powder and plastic explosives, 3D printed ghost guns and other threats that current metal detectors on the market cannot detect.
“The flexibility and comprehensive detection capability that HEXWAVE offers are driving widespread interest in the system from across the aviation sector,” Frain continued. “It is highly portable and can be rapidly deployed both indoors and outdoors to seamlessly facilitate screening in various areas of the airport.”
The U.S. sale follows other international expansion efforts for Liberty, who recently shipped HEXWAVE to Amsterdam in the Netherlands and to Subic Bay Airport in the Philippines.
“We continue to see growing demand for HEXWAVE from airports and other high-security facilities, not just in North America, but from overseas as well, particularly as the world continues to face geopolitical tensions and threats of terrorism,” said Frain.
“As we expand our footprint globally, we are working closely with distribution partners to ensure we can effectively serve markets throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia,” the chief executive added.
Of course, the publicly traded Liberty has hardly forgotten its home market, Canada. The company also recently announced a major Canadian airport as a new customer.
“We look forward to working with the airport on their continued aviation industry innovation,” Frain said.
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