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Senstar Technologies Corporation has completed the acquisition of Blickfeld GmbH, the Munich-based 3D LiDAR sensor manufacturer, for €10.4 million plus performance earnouts of up to €1 million. The deal, announced in December 2025, closed on February 17, 2026. Blickfeld now operates as an autonomous Senstar subsidiary, retaining its Munich
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In February 2026, Picogrid won a $9.3 million SBIR Phase III contract from the US Air Force for AI-enabled software that integrates disparate counter-drone and defensive systems at military bases. The contract — and the technology it funds — illustrates a convergence that has been building throughout 2025: traditional perimeter intrusion
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The perimeter intrusion detection market in 2025 was shaped by three forces: the deployment of AI analytics across every sensor modality, the mainstreaming of fiber optic DAS, and the scale of government investment in border and critical infrastructure protection. Here is what defined the year. AI Edge Analytics Became Universal
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Senstar Technologies Corporation has announced an agreement to acquire Blickfeld GmbH, a Munich-based 3D LiDAR sensor manufacturer, for €10.4 million with an additional €1 million in performance-based earnouts. The acquisition adds Blickfeld's QbProtect high-precision 3D security LiDAR sensor to Senstar's MultiSensor perimeter ecosystem, which currently
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Navtech Radar has announced its longest-range perimeter security sensor, extending the AdvanceGuard system's detection radius to 5 kilometres — covering approximately 79 square kilometres per sensor unit. The extended range targets applications where detection distances measured in hundreds of metres are insufficient: marine approaches, border zones, military installations, and
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Sintela's Onyx fiber-optic perimeter intrusion detection system has won the Best New Product Award at the Security Exhibition & Conference 2025 in Sydney, Australia. The system was distributed at the show by Perimeter Systems Australia, Sintela's APAC distribution partner. The award recognises Onyx's metre-level
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The Department of Homeland Security has announced plans for a contract exceeding $100 million to expand the Persistent Surveillance and Detection (PSD) system under the Cross Border Tunnel Threat (CBTT) programme, managed by US Customs and Border Protection. The firm-fixed-price contract targets subsurface perimeter threats — tunnels constructed beneath the US-Mexico
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Israeli perimeter security specialist RBtec has released RaySense, an AI-powered detection system offering 3-metre pinpoint accuracy for fence-mounted and buried sensor applications. The system runs entirely offline — no cloud connectivity, no subscription fees — with AI classification performed at the edge. RBtec emphasises the offline-first architecture as a differentiator for military,
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The International Security Expo 2025 (September 30–October 1, Olympia London) featured a dedicated Perimeter Protection zone alongside its established Drone & Counter UAV exhibition area — a pairing that reflects the growing convergence between traditional perimeter detection and airborne threat mitigation. The Perimeter Protection zone included an LPCB Live Testing
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Axis Communications used ASIS GSX 2025 (September 29–October 1, New Orleans) to launch a perimeter-focused product suite: the AXIS Q6411-LE bispectral PTZ camera combining thermal and visual imaging, two next-generation radars with expanded coverage, and AI-powered bullet cameras. The Q6411-LE integrates thermal and visible sensors in a single PTZ
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Verkada announced AI-powered activity detection for perimeter security at its VerkadaOne conference in September 2025, beginning with the ability to detect individuals climbing over fences, gates, or walls — a core PIDS use case delivered through a cloud-managed camera platform. The feature is available on select Verkada cameras (CD63/E, CP63-E,
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The Department of Homeland Security and US Customs and Border Protection have announced ten new Smart Wall construction contracts totalling approximately $4.5 billion, adding hundreds of miles of integrated detection technology along the southwest border. The Smart Wall programme deploys a layered combination of physical barriers, sensor systems, and