Mr. Bill Frain reports

LIBERTY DEFENSE COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL U.S. MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT AGENCY TRIAL

Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd.'s Hexwave has achieved outstanding results in recent U.S. military and government agency trials.

Hexwave is a walkthrough screening portal that uses artificial intelligence and millimetre-wave technology to identify both metal and non-metal concealed weapons or other targeted items.

"These trials are tasked with assessing new technologies that have the potential to support anti-terrorism and physical security measures as part of a larger commitment to force protection, which is a collaborative defence effort shared by all NATO nations. The effort is focused on dissuading attacks to safeguard military personnel, their families, facilities and resources," said Bill Frain, chief executive officer of Liberty Defense. "Hexwave has been receiving increasing interest from facilities critical to national security and defence such as nuclear research labs and ports of entry."

Hexwave was selected to participate in the trials, which took place over three days in October. The trials assessed the technology to determine its ability to detect concealed person-borne improvised explosive device (PBIEDs).

Results from day 1 were calculated and released, and Hexwave was assessed to have an outstanding overall detection performance of 95 per cent, with a false alarm rate of just 3.6 per cent.

Hexwave scored highly on several variables including:

• Uninterrupted screening and high throughput, without the need for pauses or stops;
• No requirement to remove personal items, such as cellphones, keys and wallets;
• Detection capabilities for both metal and non-metal items, including liquids, powders, plastic explosives, incendiary devices and unauthorized weapons like 3-D printed ghost guns;
• A clean user interface that displays the location of the identified threat for efficient alarm clearing;
• Portability, with quick and easy set-up.

"Detection targets used during the assessment were comprised of a range of materials, including powders, liquids, gels, glass, metal and plastics," added Mr. Frain. "This is where Hexwave really shines, with its ability to detect items made of any number of materials, rather than just metal. This combined with its mobility has made it very attractive to prisons, courthouses, airports, hospitals, stadiums, government facilities, and more."

Results from day 2 and day 3 of the trials are expected in early 2024.

Hexwave continues to garner increasing interest from high-security facilities, including those critical to national defence, ranging from nuclear research labs to ports of entry and more. This includes Los Alamos National Laboratory, and several airports, including Toronto Pearson, Denver International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, the Port of Oakland and a New Hampshire-based regional airport. The company also is working closely with the Transportation Secuirty Administration directly on security initiatives.

About Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd.

Liberty Defense provides multitechnology security solutions for concealed weapons detection in high-volume foot traffic areas and locations requiring enhanced security such as airports, stadiums, schools and more. Liberty's Hexwave product, for which the company has secured an exclusive licence from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as well as a technology transfer agreement for patents related to active 3-D radar imaging technology, provides discreet, modular and scalable protection to provide layered, standoff detection capability of metallic and non-metallic weapons. Liberty has also recently licensed the millimetre-wave-based, high-definition advanced imaging technology (HD-AIT) body scanner and shoe scanner technologies as part of its technology portfolio. Liberty is committed to protecting communities and preserving peace of mind through superior security detection solutions.

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