DHS News Release: Joint U.S. and Israeli Partnership Funds $1.5M in Homeland Security Technologies
The Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Homeland Security (HLS) program awarded funding for two collaborative projects totaling $1.5 million to develop advanced homeland security technologies in the areas of multimedia communications systems for first responders and a mid-air conflict management system for manned and unmanned aircraft.
The 2021 projects approved for grants include: CentralSquare Technologies (Lake Mary, Florida) and Carbyne (Tel Aviv, Israel) will develop a real-time, multi-media emergency call (911) communications for public safety and first responders.