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Seeks new clients after Pentagon cuts.

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Coming soon to a police department near you: drones, radar equipment, even sensors that can see through walls. The spy-tech industry is aggressively recruiting clients in police departments and border patrol as profits take a hit from Pentagon cuts and the winding-down wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is pitching technology including the Integrated Building Interior Surveillance System, a previously classified system that can see into and model the interior of buildings.

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