In the past decade world events have outstripped even the most shockingly pessimistic projections of threats to the peace and harmony of the world as we know it. Overall, the post-9/11 landscape has shown a collecton of incidents related to the concept of Fourth Generation Warfare (4GW), a conflict characterized by a blurring of the lines between war, politics, soldier, and civilian, where one of the major participants is not a state but rather a violent non-state actor, who is willing to go to any length to employ unthinkable means to weaken and eventually overcome a potentially superior opponent. Current approaches in counter terrorist functions have migrated to four different methodologies, e.g. to deter, to detect, to mitigate and to respond to threats.

Concepts empoying small chemical sensors, such as Serstech's, show a practical and balanced approach in solving problems such as detecting the entry of undesirable materials across the boundaries of a sovereign nation, either purposefully or inadvertently. It can also be used to protect against CBRNE spillage from industrial accidents, through the purposeful activities of terrorist groups attempting to build "weapons of mass destruction" from contraband entering into a country via the route of shipping containers, air cargo, personal visits, or general purpose mail and parcel services.

Defense forces are also faced with several task that resemble those of police forces or fire fighters. This translates into needs for chemical sensing of drugs, hazardous materials and much more.

In all of these areas, Serstech's small and effective chemical sensors can make a unique difference. Please contact us to find out how we can help your forces do their job safer and faster.