The bigger question was whether all that information could move through a portable security system fast enough to help people make decisions in the field. For two weeks, Sandia National Laboratories led a field exercise designed to test rapidly deployable security technologies in rugged, remote conditions. Testing portable systems in the fieldSandia set up a security system that included unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, ground sensors, radar, high-definition cameras and communication networks. “The portable intrusion trailer is designed to be deployed to a fixed-site security system,” Hoaglund said. The exercise tested whether it could support portable security systems across rugged terrain and limited bandwidth.