The border security amendment offered by Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) to the Senate comprehensive immigration reform bill (S. 744) would authorize billions of dollars in extra spending on technology for security of the Southwest border.

The spending represents an unparalleled boon to companies specializing in border security technology, particularly those incumbents with proven solutions already under contract with Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) detailed the technologies called for in the Hoeven-Corker Border Security Amendment when he endorsed it Friday.

According to Rubio, “[T]he state of the art technological enhancements along the border consist of at least 86 integrated fixed towers, 286 fixed camera systems, 232 mobile surveillance systems, 4,595 unattended ground sensors, 820 handheld equipment devices, 416 personal radiation detectors, 104 radiation isotope identification devices, 62 mobile automated targeting systems, 53 fiber-optic tank inspection scopes, 37 portable contraband detectors, 28 license plate readers, 26 mobile inspection scopes and sensors for checkpoints, nine land automated targeting systems [and] eight non-intrusive inspection systems.”

In addition, Rubio said it includes “four unmanned aircraft systems, six VADER radar systems, 17 UH-1N helicopters, eight C-206H aircraft upgrades, eight AS-350 light enforcement helicopters, 10 Blackhawk helicopter 10 A-L conversions, five […]