WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded $2,622,082.00 million to Block MEMS, LLC, to develop technology that can detect vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs) before they enter stadiums, office building parking structures, and other “soft targets.” The funding was awarded through S&T’s Long-Range Broad Agency Announcement (LRBAA) process.
![Bombs, CSI, crime scene investigators NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- About 50 pounds of ammonium-nitrate fuel was used to destroy a small vehicle here on March 29. The car was bombed as a part of a large-vehicle bomb, post-blast investigation class. The class trains bomb technicians worldwide in the post-blast investigation process after terrorist attacks (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kenny Kennemer).](https://hdiac.org/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/040401-F-0000S-001-1-1024x681-panorama-123f18a32f7087d230d5fcea70bb9b61-606cdedb7e0c3.jpg)
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November 22, 2021 | Originally published by US Department of Homeland Security on November 10, 2021
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