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DJI has announced that its AeroScope drone detection system has been evaluated and passed by the UK’s Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure. The ready-to-use system which can identify, track and monitor airborne drones, was assessed successfully under the CPNI Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) Detect, Track and Identify (DTI) ...


Innovative organisations can apply for a share of up to £3 million to develop new ways of detecting explosives and weapons.The Innovative Research Call (IRC) 2016 for Explosives and Weapons Detection is to invest up to £3 million in research projects. Projects can develop original ideas. They can also adapt successful ...


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