March 29, 2006—Technest Holdings, Inc. a defense and homeland security company has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, EOIR Technologies Inc., has developed a new remote sensing device named the Automated Adaptive Chemical Examination System (AACES).
The AACES is expected to be able to provide highly advanced capabilities to detect and classify a very broad range of chemicals which could be released into the air during a terrorist attack against any one of the 15,000 chemical facilities located in the United States. The AACES is being designed and tested under a Phase 2 SBIR funded by the US Army. Originally intended for use in military applications it can provide a powerful perimeter security capability for the protection of chemical facilities against terrorist attacks.
The AACES chemical detection sensor and controls can be left unattended in an area to monitor general air quality, or used to detect dangerous chemicals spread intentionally to harm citizens, the company says. This unique standoff chemical detection and identification system does not need to come in contact with chemicals to detect and identify them. It can make assessments from a remote location, allowing the EOIR-developed sensor to scan a much larger area than alternative systems that operate by taking a sample of the contaminated air. This helps to avoid system contamination, and also enables the system to monitor continuously to achieve persistent surveillance.
Technest Holdings, Inc. is a provider of advanced remote sensor systems, chemical detectors, intelligent surveillance and advanced 3D imaging technology solutions to the defense and homeland security marketplaces.
