According to an unclassified written statement by Major General Michael Plehn to the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on February 25, 2014 (ref), the US Congress approved a $9.4M as funding for Section 1206 FY 2014 in order to provide the LAF's 2nd Border Regiment with "additional surveillance equipment to guard its portion of the border - including radars, seismic sensors, and cameras" (ref).
It is not clear if the deliveries and installations took place during 2014 or yet.
While the exact model of the equipment is not clear, we hope that the radars are ground surveillance radars capable of detecting and locating personnel from far as this will come very handy to avoid possible infiltration by terrorists.
We also hope that the seismic sensors are the type that is buried underground to provide early detection of intrusions. Seismic sensors work by detecting vibrations "by converting ground motion into a measurable electronic signal" (Ref).
It is not clear if the deliveries and installations took place during 2014 or yet.
While the exact model of the equipment is not clear, we hope that the radars are ground surveillance radars capable of detecting and locating personnel from far as this will come very handy to avoid possible infiltration by terrorists.
We also hope that the seismic sensors are the type that is buried underground to provide early detection of intrusions. Seismic sensors work by detecting vibrations "by converting ground motion into a measurable electronic signal" (Ref).
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