BIRD to Invest $1.5. in two homeland security projects

• Author: ZEV STUB
• Published date: 07 October 2021
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

In addition to the grants from BIRD, the projects will access private-sector funding, boosting the total value of the projects to approximately $3.5 million.

The projects approved for grants are:

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Ciconia (Ness Ziona) and Sagetech Avionics (White Salmon, Washington) will develop a mid-air conflict management and collision avoidance system for first responder aerial platforms.

Carbyne (Tel-Aviv) and CentralSquare Technologies (Lake Mary, Florida) will develop a real-time multimedia emergency call (911) communications for public safety and first responders.

Since 2016, DHS S&T and MOPS have partnered to fund technology collaboration between US and Israeli R&D companies, addressing the homeland security needs of both countries and demonstrating significant commercial potential. This joint research effort supports technologies in the areas of cybercrime, critical infrastructure and public...