MTSI supports the Department of Homeland Security in its mission to protect our nation from acts of terrorism. We work with Customs and Border Protection in fielding and upgrading the capabilities of its growing fleet of unmanned aircraft that patrol our borders, with the U.S. Coast Guard in matching the "best-fit" aviation capabilities to its new fleet of Deepwater System cutters, and with DHS Science & Technology Directorate in evaluating and helping mature the latest technologies in wide area surveillance.
MTSI has vast experience supporting complex, fast-paced agencies and programs, providing acquisition strategies, integrated product team management, systems engineering and integration, and test and evaluation support, in both the classified and unclassified realm, for organizations such as Missile Defense Agency (MDA), National Reconnaissance Office, and the Intelligence Community. MTSI is now providing these core competencies to assist the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) meet its critical mission. A recent focus of DHS support is related to Border Security CONOPS and requirements. Several of MTSI's previous and ongoing efforts [Customs and Border Patrol, U.S. Coast Guard, Science and Technology, and Domestic Nuclear Detection Office] include:
- SBInet Common Operating Picture (COP) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) Development
- U.S. Coast Guard Vertical Take-Off & Landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VUAV) Panel Evaluation
- CBP Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Gulf Coast Demonstration
- Arizona Border Control Initiative
- CBP Predator Acquisition Support
- CBP BorTac 06 Small UAS Demonstration
- UAS Airspace Integration Modeling and Simulation
- DHS Air Space Integration Certification Simulation, Modeling, and Assessment
- DHS S&T Global Observer Program Execution (High Altitude Long Endurance UAS)
- University of Texas at Brownsville Analysis of Alternatives for Border Security