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Mission Areas

Sandia’s force protection work encompasses protecting critical mission functions, personnel, high-value assets, installations, infrastructure, and forces on the move.
Radiation detectors are helping reduce the risk of smuggled nuclear materials at Fort Leonard Wood.

PHYSICAL SECURITY

Detecting intruders early is essential to increase the probability that you will have sufficient time to assess the personnel and vehicular threats and deploy responders in time to thwart the attack. For over 50 years, Sandia's physical security systems have been integrating a systems engineering approach with technology development to defend and protect high consequence assets.

This means we examine systems across their life cycle, including:

Sandia works with many government and industrial partners to understand the new and evolving threats and to provide a seamless phased security approach to address specific vulnerabilities.

Our physical protection systems integrate personnel, procedures, and technologies, including Sandia-developed technologies, where needed. For example, we've developed:

Handheld explosives detector
Explosives detector: This handheld trace explosives detector integrates patented Sandia sampling and preconcentration technology, which is key to detecting the minute amounts of explosives that may be the only indicator of terrorist activity. 
Biometric facial imaging
Scanner-less range imager: These imagers provide a 3D biometric facial image to enhance identification in critical situations.
Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment System (PIDAS)
PIDAS: The perimeter intrusion detection and assessment system (PIDAS) integrates a comprehensive set of tools to protect high-asset sites.