Homeland Security Inc. to test launch the "Quarterback", a multipurpose pneumatic launch system for urban warfare.Colonel Jeffrey Powers, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States Technology, Inc. (a division of Amnis, Inc., has announced that HST (1) See Hubble Space Telescope. (2) An earlier asymmetrical modem protocol from U.S. Robotics that included error control and compression and transmits from 4800 to 14400 bps in one direction and from 300 to 400 bps in the other. , Inc. and Joint Venture Partner Digital Force Technologies unveiled the "Quarterback", a multipurpose mul·ti·pur·pose adj. Designed or used for several purposes: a multipurpose room; multipurpose software. multipurpose Adjective pneumatic launching system. The "Quarterback" was originally developed by Digital Force Technologies for use by special operations forces Those Active and Reserve Component forces of the Military Services designated by the Secretary of Defense and specifically organized, trained, and equipped to conduct and support special operations. Also called SOF. primarily for conducting underway ship interdictions. The "Quarterback" is capable of launching a grappling hook and caving ladder over a five story building. Some of the other potential uses for the "Quarterback" launch system include numerous search and rescue applications and use by military and law enforcement to safely and rapidly introduce bulking, hard to deliver operational gear into hostile environments. HST, Inc. has recognized the "Quarterbacks" potential in urban warfare Urban warfare is a modern warfare conducted in urban areas such as towns and cities. As a distinction, warfare conducted in population centers before the 20th century is generally considered siege warfare. environments, particularly in launching tire-puncturing or entanglement gear into roadways in efforts to stop or impede non-compliant vehicles. "We are in the process of testing the 'Quarterback' as a means of launching a 'vehicle arresting system' in order to stop non-compliant vehicles on roadways and during checkpoint operations both domestically and overseas. Car bombs and vehicular-based insurgent INSURGENT. One who is concerned in an insurrection. He differs from a rebel in this, that rebel is always understood in a bad sense, or one who unjustly opposes the constituted authorities; insurgent may be one who justly opposes the tyranny of constituted authorities. activity are constant threats in an urban warfare environment. We believe the 'Quarterback' launch system has the potential to safely, rapidly and effectively introduce hardened gear that can act to stop or significantly impede a vehicle's progress without harming inhabitants
The game is based loosely on the concepts from SameGame. ," commented Colonel Powers. "The 'Quarterback' Pneumatic Launcher has tremendous application in rapidly delivering hardened vehicle stopping obstructions into the pathway of moving vehicles in a hostile environment. We believe that once the 'Quarterback' is introduced to U.S. military commanders they will recognize the effectiveness of this technology in accomplishing their military goals and adopt it into the urban warfare arsenal," concluded Colonel Powers. Both HST Inc. and Digital Force Technologies state that preliminary tests proved promising and development is continuing. Marketing efforts are underway to introduce this item to military, law enforcement, search and rescue and civilian customers both here at home and overseas. Digital Force Technologies was founded in 1999 to meet the needs of the United States' National Security by providing rapid, tactical engineering solutions to those customers with special or unique requirements. The rapid evolution of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) technologies and their increasing importance to the defense industry has made it clear that defense technology and commercial enterprise must operate as a joint force to meet these requirements. Utilizing a thorough knowledge of both the defense industry and the high-tech commercial world, Digital Force Technologies is able to provide custom engineering and development services to both--specializing in, but not limited to, intelligence and surveillance collection, digital video imagery, remote sensors and special application projects. Homeland Security Technology Inc. (HST), a division of Amnis, Inc. (Pink Sheets:AMNI) is a technology based company with headquarters in north county San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . HST's mission is to develop and commercialize technology focused on providing increased security for both civilian and military personnel throughout the world. |
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