EXHIBIT 2.5
                           JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT


Milestone  Technology Inc. of 1820 East 17th Street,  Idaho Falls, Idaho, 83404,
owners of certain Security  Technologies,  hereinafter referred to as Milestone.
And View  Systems,  Inc. of 1100 Wilso  Drive,  Baltimore,  MD owners of certain
video security technologies, hereinafter referred to as View.

     WHEREAS,  Milestone  has obtained and  developed a  proprietary  "Concealed
Weapons and Metal  Detector"  (CWD) product,  and is desirous of entering into a
joint  development  agreement  (JDA)  for the  purpose  of  combining  Milestone
technology with View technology, to develop a more comprehensive product.

     WHEREAS,  View is  established  in  digital  video,  character  and  facial
recognition in the security industry,  they desire to collaborate with Milestone
to enhance  the  "Concealed  Weapons  and  Detection  System"  product and other
products produced by View.

SCOPE OF AGREEMENT -

Prior to the development  efforts the parties agree that funding will be needed.
For Milestone,  approximately $1M will be required to expense earlier technology
development and proceed with development of enhanced and integrated  technology.
Milestone  will  contribute  6%  of  their  stock  as  in-kind  value  for  this
development  effort and View will  provide a minimum  of  500,000  shares of its
common stock as an exchange of like kind.

View will register the above shares in a public filing for funding purposes.







Phase I:

A scope of work will then be developed to define enhanced products or integrated
products to be marketed by either or both Milestone and View.

Phase II:

This phase of  development  will  include  the actual  physical  and  electrical
integration of both View and Milestone technologies.

SCHEDULE:

A definitive project plan will be developed immediately  following  availability
of funds, via sale of View Systems, Inc. stock by Milestone.  Milestone reserves
the right to review any documents  which will be filed with SEC  regarding  this
transaction.  And also determine when the View Systems,  Inc. stock will be sold
and at what  price.  Funds  will be  directed  as needed for  prototype  product
engineering,  software  development  and packaging  efforts as well as ancillary
procurement of parts,  inventory and related  operating  expenses.  If, within a
one-year  period from the date of this  agreement,  the View System stock is not
sold by  Milestone,  View  Systems,  Inc.,  agrees  to return 3% (or half of the
amount  described  above,)  of the  Milestone  stock  to  Milestone.  Similarly,
Milestone will retain the View Systems, Inc. stock for an undetermined period.

Phase II Start Date: TBD, by View and Milestone.

APPROVALS:                            DATE: December 4, 2001



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Milestone Technology, Inc.            View Systems, Inc.