Border Surveillance in the Era of Commercialization The US Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) plan to deploy autonomous drones and vehicles along the US Canada border as part of a joint experiment with Canada's Defense Research and Development Canada has raised more questions than answers about the intersection of national security and commercial interests.
The "ACE CASPER" exercise, scheduled for November, aims to demonstrate resilient 5G communications between the two countries using commercial networks.
This marks a significant shift in how governments approach security. For decades, high stakes security projects have been dominated by traditional defense contractors.