With facilities also in NH and MO, Alakai Defense Systems, Inc. and its network of affiliated partners, provide next generation sensor and technology solutions in the Defense and Security market place. Specialiizng in laser and electro-optic remote sensing and systems integration to detect trace molecules of military significance, such as found in explosives, Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), and CBRNE threats, Alakai Defense Systems' key application areas are protection of vehicles, light infantry, and key infrastructure from explosives and IEDs used by insurgents and terrorists. The firm is developing handheld systems for Maritime and Homeland Security applications. With a focus on moving rapidly from research breakthroughs to useable prototypes, the firms core interests are in standoff detection and remote sensing of trace molecules of military significance, including explosives, Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and others. The firm has been successfully award three following contracts, two by OSD and one in Fall 2014 by Army
