Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is moving forward on AI-powered autonomous surveillance towers that are expected to be deployed across the southern border, signing a $71 million task order with GDIT last week. The award is the latest in a massive indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, worth up to $1.8 billion, that kicked off three years ago and is aimed at modernizing and expanding CBP’s surveillance tower system.
The American military deployed an autonomous Corsair maritime drone built by Saronic to find and recover two soldiers who were stranded near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday after their Army AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed during a patrol operation, U.S. Central Command spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins told DefenseScoop. The confirmation of this unique rescue mission comes as military tensions are surging in the Middle East amid the United States-Iran conflict.
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• New AI-powered surveillance towers are coming to the southern border via FedScoop: fedscoop.com/cbp-surveillance-towers-border-ai-autonomous-gdit
• Autonomous Corsair maritime drone rescues US military pilots after crash near Oman via DefenseScoop: defensescoop.com/2026/06/09/autonomous-maritime-drone-rescues-apache-pilots-after-crash
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection is moving forward on AI-powered autonomous surveillance towers that are expected to be deployed across the southern border, signing a $71 million task order with GDIT last week. The award is the latest in a massive indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, worth up to $1.8 billion, that kicked off three years ago and is aimed at modernizing and expanding CBP’s surveillance tower system.
The American military deployed an autonomous Corsair maritime drone built by Saronic to find and recover two soldiers who were stranded near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday after their Army AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed during a patrol operation, U.S. Central Command spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins told DefenseScoop. The confirmation of this unique rescue mission comes as military tensions are surging in the Middle East amid the United States-Iran conflict.
Links
• New AI-powered surveillance towers are coming to the southern border via FedScoop: fedscoop.com/cbp-surveillance-towers-border-ai-autonomous-gdit
• Autonomous Corsair maritime drone rescues US military pilots after crash near Oman via DefenseScoop: defensescoop.com/2026/06/09/autonomous-maritime-drone-rescues-apache-pilots-after-crash
#cbp #departmentofhomelandsecurity #immigration #immigrationenforcement #southernborder #usmexicoborder #usgovernment #ai #aisurveillance #surveillancetechnology #autonomous #autonomoussystems #borderprotection #surveillancetower #federal #government #technology #news #gdit #corsair #maritime #maritimedrone #drones #dronetechnology #ai #artificialintelligence #aitechnology #aipowered #saronic #straitofhormuz #usiranwar #usiranconflict #middleeast #middleeastconflict #ah64apache #armyah64 #apachehelicopter #helicoptercrash #armyhelicopter #armyhelicoptercrash #rescuemission #straitofhormuz #usnavy #usarmy #military #defense #usdefense #usmilitary #technews #federalgovernment #militarynews #militarytechnology #defensenews #defensetechnology
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We discuss the latest news and trends facing government leaders on such topics as technology, management and workforce. The program will explore headlines of the day as well as in depth discussions with top executives in both government and industry.
The Daily Scoop Podcast is released every weekday afternoon. For the latest insights from Washington, you can subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, and Spotify. fedscoop.com/show/the-daily-scoop-podcast
