Airbus deploys new border security system in Qatar

Airbus Defence and Space has deployed the National Security Shield (NSS) for the Qatar Ministry of Interior and Armed Forces, covering the entire Qatar territorial waters and land border.

Operated by the Qatar Border Guards and Coast Guards, the fully integrated system includes surveillance towers and surveillance vehicles equipped with different sensors such as radars, cameras and direction finders, distributed throughout the territory.

Used by all Qatar Defence and Security entities such as Coast Guard, Border Guard, Navy, Air Force and Land Force, as well as by governmental agencies, the NSS has been designed to address threats including illegal immigrant trafficking networks, terrorist groups, piracy, smuggling and illegal fishing.

Coast Guard, Border Guard Operational Centre (Force headquarters) and the Joint Operational Centre (Joint headquarter) are operational while the Navy Operational Centre is ready for operations.

In the coming months, the system will be connected to the Air force, the Land Force Headquarters and the National Crisis Centre.

Additional functionalities including a training simulation system, documentation management, a web portal for external agencies and an enhanced user management will be delivered over the next two years to further enhance the system.

The NSS will also be installed on offshore towers and platforms, covering the Qatar exclusive economical zone, protecting key assets (oil and gas production) of Qatar.

Image: Airbus’s National Security Shield operational centre. Photo: Airbus Defence and Space.