Viken Detection this month unveiled an X-Ray system that can provide real-time imaging for under vehicle inspection, including compartments and spaces beneath the occupants, for relatively high-throughput uses at the border, critical infrastructure, embassies and other security and military checkpoints.

Announces Award for Four Osprey-UVX^TM (Under Vehicle X-Ray) Inspection Systems for Deployment at Two US Southern Border Points of Entry

"While touring Viken Detection's new facility, I also got to check out a new prototype that could one day protect crowds from vehicle attacks."

While the political discussions that focus on how to secure America’s borders rage on without a clear resolution regarding what or how policies and procedures could change, one element of the discussion remains clear and present–that technology must and will play an ever more significant role at the U.S. border.