paulus 26 Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Had an interesting day at work today..... Off to a small analysis company to have a meeting today. Anyway this company specialises in industrial analysis for quality control etc. They are affiliated with a local University and we liased with a Professor that has pioneered a few of the techniques, in this case specifically in laser analysis equipment. Anyway, to the point, he showed us a bit of kit that they have invented, essentially it's a camera system that uses lasers to scan for very specific signatures such as those from firearms or explosives residue to different narcotics residues. Simply put, one of these systems can pick out an individual in a crowd that has fired a gun or made a bomb. That alone makes this technology absolutely revolutionary in the fight against modern terrorism. Then he relayed the story of the '2010 cargo plane bomb plot' where Al-Queda planted Pentaerythritol tetranitrate high explosive in printer cartridges in a cargo flight bound for the US. This flight was given the OK by airport security but due to an intelligence led operation the police were very precisely pointed in the direction of where to check and with more help than they should have needed foiled the attempted attack. The problem was, current airport security can not detect PETN HE with X-ray scanners as it has the same signature as the cartridge paint! Clever f*****g terrorists! The laser scanning technology I was shown I am told would absolutely have detected that explosive with no need for a heads up from the intelligence services! So why the hell are these not in every single airport in this country? One reason............ the business men that run the airports can't make money from it and the politicians aren't willing to push it through in this age of cuts! Apparently Gordon Brown made the commitment but then he left the show..... I found today absolutely fascinating, I'm sure 90% of you got bored with me rambling 3 paragraphs ago. EWS ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,974 Posted June 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 I'll need a bit more than that Paulus.................... EWS? Explosive weapons sensor? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Electronic Warfare Solutions Ltd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,974 Posted June 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Oh right, no not them, I'll not name the company but they are not a defense specialist company. This technology is an offshoot from their industrial analysis and theoretical background. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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