Pentagon Using Army IR Cameras To Check Temperatures At The Building’s Visitor Center

Using a modified thermal sensor to check a visitor’s temperature for fever.

Breaking Defense: Army IR Cameras Check Temperatures At Pentagon

The Army plans to deploy more of the thermal sensors, originally developed to spot targets at night.

WASHINGTON: Pentagon security has been using thermal cameras on tripods to check temperatures at the building’s Visitor Center since April 22nd, the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force announced today.

The REF, famous for fielding defenses against roadside bombs in Afghanistan and Iraq, worked with the Army’s C5ISR Center lab and Program Executive Officer – Soldier to convert infrared targeting sensors into hands-off thermometers to combat the COVID-19 coronavirus. The Pentagon Force Protection Agency wants to set up more of the sensors at other points around the massive headquarters, including the entrance to the Washington Metro subway system.

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WNU Editor: I suspect this is going to be standard for many buildings.

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