Three local teams are among the ten finalists selected in the sixth annual National Security Innovation Competition by the National Homeland Defense Foundation.Colorado Technical University, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and the  United States Air Force Academy will be among presenting their projects to a panel of judges from government and industry at UCCS on April 27.Finalists were announced Monday. The competition is designed to link college students who conducting cutting edge research for national security needs with government and industry customers.The other finalists from nearly 40 projects submitted were projects from Northeastern University, Stevens Institute of Technology, University of Calgary, University of Florida, University of Utah, United States Military Academy West Point and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.Finalist judges are from the Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Department of Defense Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office, Boeing Phantom Works, Popular Science Magazine, Paladin Capital Group and Dorsey & Whitney.The top three prizes are $10,000 for first place, $5,000 for second place and $2,500 for third place.

Three local teams are among the ten finalists selected in the sixth annual National Security Innovation Competition by the National Homeland Defense Foundation.Colorado Technical University, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and the  United States Air Force Academy will be among presenting their projects to a panel of judges from government and industry at UCCS on April 27.Finalists were announced Monday. The competition is designed to link college students who conducting cutting edge research for national security needs with government and industry customers.The other finalists from nearly 40 projects submitted were projects from Northeastern University, Stevens Institute of Technology, University of Calgary, University of Florida, University of Utah, United States Military Academy West Point and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.Finalist judges are from the Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Department of Defense Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office, Boeing Phantom Works, Popular Science Magazine, Paladin Capital Group and Dorsey & Whitney.The top three prizes are $10,000 for first place, $5,000 for second place and $2,500 for third place.