Arlington, VA, June 8, 2020 – STS International, Inc. recently teamed with FLIR Systems, Inc. to provide increased screening capability at the Pentagon to help identify visitors with elevated skin temperature (EST), one of the main symptoms of COVID-19 infections.
Using the FLIR A700 EST-IS integrated screening solution, Pentagon security personnel can quickly detect EST using highly accurate infrared (IR) technology while remaining socially distanced from the individual. STS installed the systems at the Pentagon Visitor Center, where individuals are checked-in and cleared to enter the facility. STS also developed and provided training to the screeners and members of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, as well as service members from the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force (REF), to ensure proper use of the equipment and the most accurate results.
“We’re pleased to be teamed with STS International in providing our EST solution to help protect visitors to the Pentagon,” said Tim Durham, FLIR VP and General Manager of the company’s Sensor Systems business. “Elevated skin temperature screenings can be a first line of defense in managing the spread of the novel coronavirus.”
“We are incredibly proud to be supporting this effort with FLIR and part of the COVID-19 response,” said Dave Morgan, STS President. “These are challenging times, and when you get the right partnership and the right energy, like between FLIR and STS, you can bring innovation and agility to help solve these challenges and, hopefully, make everyone safer and more secure.”
About STS
Founded in 1992, STS International is a U.S. Veteran Owned business with over twenty-seven years of experience providing integrated, secure solutions and services to the federal government in the areas of Engineering, Enterprise Asset and Logistics Management, Training and Simulation, and Professional Support Services. We have focused our efforts in the domains of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber-Defense, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C6ISR), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Force Protection Systems, Cyber Mission Assurance, Robotics and Unmanned Systems, and Medical Training and Simulation.
Our goal at STS is to achieve mission-success for our clients in Defense, Homeland, and National Security by dedicating ourselves to the principles of innovation, agility, and excellence. What makes STS unique is our ability to swiftly meet our client’s needs while sustaining an organization with global operations and a mature infrastructure to support enterprise, end-to-end solutions. Our solutions maximize best value, mitigate risks, and optimize operational efficiency. In 2018, the Washington Business Journal recognized STS as a Defense Contractor to Watch and, in 2019, Inc. 5000 honored STS for the sixth year in a row as one of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies.
About FLIR Systems, Inc.
Founded in 1978, FLIR Systems is a world-leading industrial technology company focused on intelligent sensing solutions for defense, industrial, and commercial applications. FLIR Systems’ vision is to be “The World’s Sixth Sense,” creating technologies to help professionals make more informed decisions that save lives and livelihoods. For more information, please visit www.flir.com and follow @flir.