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The threat of terrorism by suicide bombing remains a principal concern of public security professionals such as mass transport operators and police forces. New detection technologies, such as those developed in the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Science for Peace and Security (SPS)-sponsored STANDEX Programme combine real time sensors, video tracking and data fusion to allow early detection of such person-borne improvised explosive devices with the goal of stopping an attack before it can affect the targeted infrastructure. This technology is expected to become commercially available in the next few years.

The SPS Programme is currently preparing a new project to develop technologies to improve suicide bomber detection and alert management; the aim is to present this project to the NATO-Russia council for evaluation in 2014.

In the context of this effort, we hereby solicit proposals for novel technologies which can directly detect person borne explosive devices concealed on the body or in bags in the difficult, crowded conditions of a mass-transit station. We are explicitly not seeking technologies which rely on the detection of trace chemical vapours or residues.
Selected technologies would be deployed as part of a detection and response system, with further screening to be carried out on detected individuals. Thus a certain number of false alerts is acceptable provided that they allow downstream screening to be targeted. All proposed technologies must be safe for use on the public and should not require passengers to submit bags to separate inspection, or to remove clothing or carried items. Technologies should be able to be used without the cooperation of the subjects and ideally without even their knowledge. We are interested in:

  • technologies capable of screening large groups in real-time without impeding the free flow of passengers
  • technologies able to screen single identified individuals either without restricting their motion or while they are delayed briefly (<1 min) as at an entrance gate
  • other similar technologies

Because the project is slated to be carried out under the aegis of the NRC, only proposals from researchers or institutions in NATO nations¹ or in the Russian Federation can be considered. Proposed solutions should be ready to be integrated into an operational prototype detection and response system to be field tested in a mass-transit facility following three years of development. Proposals received will be considered for inclusion in the final NRC SPS project.

Please see the following link: http://www.nato.int/science/2014/20140206-STANDEX_Complementary_Call_Application.docx for the application form, which should be sent to Michael Switkes (switkes.michael@hq.nato.int) by 3 March 2014. 1. Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States