Xonar Radar-Based Weapons Detector Profile + CEO Interview
Interest and sales of "weapons" detectors have grown significantly in the last few years. Now, a US company, Xonar, has released a new radar-based system differing from Evolv and others who are magnetic-based.
IPVM first covered Xonar in September 2022, and now we interviewed the CEO, Hans Hufschmid, about the new product, TruePort, and the company's future plans.
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TruePort
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Radar-Based
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Detection *******
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Limitations
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Threat ************
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Software
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We *** * ****** **** ***** *******. One of our competitors is a big player in schools and, and [they] have problems. So we can train [the system] for anything really, theoretically. I'm sure there's a limit to do what we can do. We're not going to give you a point where you can say you have three quarters in your pocket, but we can get to a point where we [can detect] small really good and small guns [emphasis added]
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