Liberty Defense Honored with 2023 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Award in Recognition of its HEXWAVE Next Generation Security and Detection Technology Solution
Company will also be participating in the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) Aviation Security Summit
WILMINGTON, Mass., Nov. 29, 2023 /CNW/ - Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd. ("Liberty" or the "Company") (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 it is the recipient of a 2023 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Award from American Security Today (AST) for its HEXWAVE system.
Liberty's HEXWAVE walkthrough portal is a next generation, high throughput, contactless threat detection system for concealed non-metallic and metallic objects, which uses AI to provide automated decisions to security operators to process people at speed. HEXWAVE was awarded the Gold ASTORS Award in the Best Metal/Weapons Detection Solution category.
AST's Annual 'ASTORS' Awards is the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program, now in its eighth year, and continues to recognize industry leaders of physical and border security, cybersecurity, emergency preparedness – management and response, law enforcement, first responders as well as federal, state, and municipal government agencies in the acknowledgment of their outstanding efforts to keep our nation secure.
The 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program is specifically designed to honor distinguished government and vendor solutions that deliver enhanced value, benefit, and intelligence to end users in a variety of government, homeland security, and public safety vertical markets.
"As the nation continues to respond to escalating threats from home and abroad, the innovative solutions being implemented to meet those threats has led to tremendous growth in the field of Homeland Security," said Michael Madsen, co-founder and publisher of American Security.
"This is a clear recognition of the enhanced detection capability of the HEXWAVE screening for all threats, non-metallic and metallic, that can pose a threat at checkpoints," said Bill Frain, CEO of Liberty Defense. "We are excited that the HEXWAVE is now commercially available and deployed to the market to provide a broader threat capability."
In other news, Liberty Defense will attend and exhibit at one of the top-attended aviation security events, the AAAE Aviation Security Summit in Washington D.C. December 12-13, where policy makers, airports, and solution partners engage in the open exchange of ideas and information on the most important security issues facing the aviation industry.
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On Behalf of Liberty Defense
Bill Frain
CEO & Director
Liberty Defense (TSXV: SCAN, OTCQB: LDDFF, FRANKFURT: LD2A) provides multi-technology security solutions for concealed weapons detection in high volume foot traffic areas and locations requiring enhanced security such as airports, stadiums, schools, and more. Liberty's HEXWAVE product, for which the company has secured an exclusive license from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as well as a technology transfer agreement for patents related to active 3D radar imaging technology, provides discrete, modular, and scalable protection to provide layered, stand-off detection capability of metallic and non-metallic weapons. Liberty has also recently licensed the millimeter wave-based, High-Definition Advanced Imaging Technology (HD-AIT) body scanner and shoe scanner technologies as part of its technology portfolio. Liberty is committed to protecting communities and preserving peace of mind through superior security detection solutions. Learn more: LibertyDefense.com
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