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Use the latest technologyor ofcer saety.By Susan Geoghegan

Utilizing the latest technology and ad-vanced training, Special Weapons and

Tactics (SWAT) teams are called upon

to defuse high-risk scenarios, such as hostage

situations, narcotics raids, and anti-terrorismoperations. State-of-the-art technologies that

include indoor location systems, unmanned

ground vehicles, and K-9 and helmet-mountedcamera systems provide the tools needed to

bring mission-critical situations to a success-

ful resolution.

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MOTOROLASOLUTIONS

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ment agencies and business enterprise. InNovember 2012 the company, through its

strategic investment arm, Motorola Solu-tions Venture Capital, announced its in-vestment in RX Systems Inc.

Te purpose o the venture was to undintegration o the RX Indoor Location sys-tem with Motorola radios to expand indus-trial and commercial location applications.RX Systems is the developer o NEON, atracking system that delivers location-baseddata on people who are indoors, under-ground, and in urban areas where GPS iseither unavailable or unreliable.

Scheduled or distribution in the thirdquarter o 2013, RX NEON IndoorLocation System is an application that iscompatible with Motorolas APX portableradios. APX radios wirelessly pair to theRX NEON tracking unit, sending real-time location inormation and precisedetails to incident commanders about per-sonnel movement and activity.

Te NEON solution is being made avail-able or event security, training, and othermission-essential applications requiringa highly portable system that can deliverprecision indoor location. NEON usesadvanced sensor usion, ranging, and map-

pingalgorithms to augment GPS, Wi-Fi,and other xed reerences in buildings. Te

system provides real-time 2D and 3D lo-cation, dynamic mapping, clear views oactivity and status, and logging capability.

he RX NEON Indoor LocationSystem used on Motorola Solutions APX

radios is the most advanced mission-crit-ical application available or public saety

users, said Steve Gorecki, Senior Man-ager o Media Relations at Motorola. Teseamless integration o the RX NEONand Motorola Solutions APX radio, com-plemented by the portability o the com-

bined solution, enables rapid deploymento tracking or personnel operating indoorsand in dense urban areas where GPS signalsare unavailable or unreliable.

NEON is available in a Mission Essen-tial implementation or security, publicsaety, and deense applications that deliv-ers indoor location in a robust orm actorand includes Command Sotware to visual-ize personnel outtted with custom-builtNEON racking Units as they operateindoors. On-scene conguration tools thatinclude easy building rendering, rapidlydeployable Multi-Sensor Anchor Nodes,

Near-Field Check-In ags, Waypoints, andoor plan inormation may be used in xedsite applications to enhance precision.

Te RX NEON System has been de-veloped with the support o the NationalScience Foundation, the Department oHomeland Security S&, the MarylandFire and Rescue Institute, the US Army,and the Deense Advanced Research Proj-ects Agency.

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Te Andros operating system providesmuch greater inormation to the operatorwhile easing user workload through moreinteractivity with intelligent payloads suchas chemical, biological, radiological andnuclear sensors. In addition, preset arm po-sitions and the ability to y the gripper,make manipulation o objects much easier.Built using a modular design approach, therobot can be readily adapted or a variety o

mission scenarios.Featuring removable articulators, wheelsand tracks, itus provides users with the

capability to navigate passageways that areonly 16 inches wide or race down range toaddress a threat at a top speed o 7.5 mph.Industry standard interaces, such as USBand Ethernet, make itus easier to main-tain and upgrade and to incorporate pay-loads and sensors.

Working closely with users, NorthropGrumman Remotec designed itus to bean extension o the bomb tech or SWA

operator, so the operator can ocus on themission and not the robot. Weve changedthe operator control unit to an intuitivetouchscreen with physical controls similarto a gaming system, added more sensorsand cameras on target or increased situa-tional awareness, plus automated unctionswhere we can.

Knopp said special attention was givento reducing lie cycle costs by providingadvanced diagnostics or improved mainte-nance, and easily upgradeable eatures andaccessory integration.

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TACTICALELECTRONICS

Founded in 1999, actical Electronics(E) provides law enorcement and militaryproessionals with the technology and train-ing needed to excel in real-world challenges.Teir product line includes tactical camerasystems, EOD equipment, inspection tools,

www.northropgrumman.com

NORTHROPGRUMMAN

A leader in innovat ive global secu-

rity solutions and commercial customersworldwide, Northrop Grumman providescapabilities that include unmanned sys-tems, cyber-security, C4ISR and logistics.Te companys mission is to be at the ore-ront o technology and innovation, deliver-ing superior solutions with maximized costeciencies. In December 2012, NorthropGrumman began deliveries o itus, thenewest and smallest o its Andros line ounmanned ground vehicles.

Built with the proven our-articulatordesign that has made the Andros line ovehicles so successul, itus weighs 135pounds and measures 27 inches long, 16inches wide, and 23 inches high. itusrepresents the next-generation Andros andeatures a unique operator control unit witha hybrid touchscreen and game system-stylephysical controls.

Mike Knopp, Director o NorthropGrumman Remotec, said the companychallenged their engineers to not only re-tain certain Andros capabilities, but to in-troduce a host o advanced eatures to meetthe next generation o users and their ever-changing missions. Tey responded with a

small UGV that was mechanically brilliantand reimagined the entire user experience,Knopp said.

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K-9 Systems, and Ocer Worn Video.Te our internal divisions within the

companyE Products, E raining, EResearch and Development, and E Avia-

tionwork together to deliver innovativesolutions to their military and law enorce-ment clients.

actical Electronics HC3 HelmetCamera is an ocer-worn camera systemexclusively designed or direct recordingand archiving o training scenarios andlive operations. Durable and lightweight,it can easily be mounted to the helmet othe operator via a Velcro attachment or arail mount, and provides up to our hours oAV recording.

Te unit incorporates an internal mini-DVR designed to record real-time audio andvideo directly to a high-capacity SD card orpost-operation review and archiving. Tecamera is a Sony ex-view CCD with a 3.6MM precision microlens, a 92-degree eldo view, and 600 lines o resolution. Tis

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low-light black/white camera eatures ourhigh/low-intensity IR LEDs or enhancedcamera vision in low-ambient environments.

Heath Arning, Inside Sales or actical

Electronics and a ormer Broken ArrowSWA Captain, is very amiliar with howthis type o technology is used in the eld.Te Helmet Camera incorporates both SDrecord capability and operation in low-lightenvironments and provides the benets oater-action review, training/operation de-bries, and evidentiary value.

Misconduct and excessive orce claims canoten be exonerated with the aid o a record-ing device. Te actical Electronics HC3Helmet Camera not only provides the ad-vantages o video recording but is ruggedenough to withstand the rigors o acticalOperations, Arning said.

For Canine Units, actical Electronicsofers two types o K-9 Camera Systems:the back-mounted K-9MC4 and the chest-mounted K-9CMC. Te K-9MC4 camerasystem is mounted directly to the back o thedog and is designed to efectively transmitvideo back to the handler.

With built-in mini DVRs, video is re-corded directly to an SD card or post-oper-ation review and archiving. Light-sensitivecameras and IR ood illuminators provideenhanced wireless vision in low-ambient

light environments. he back-mountedK-9MC4 eatures a Black/White camerahead with 420 lines o resolution and a0.0003 lux low-light perormance CCD.

Te K-9CMC camera system has many othe same eatures as the K-9MC4, but pro-vides a diferent point o view. Mounted tothe collar o the dog, it provides a ground-level view that allows the handler to wire-lessly view what the K-9 detects on thehandheld or wrist-mounted monitor. Withcontinuous recording capability o our+ hours, this compact yet resilient camerasystem is a welcome addition to bomb-de-

tection K-9 teams. Both come with a StormCase with precision-cut oam or additionalstorage protection.

Susan Geoghegan is a freelance writer living in

Naples, Fla. She can be reached at skgwriter@

comcast.net.

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