This is Tammie Jo Shults from the early 1990s. As one of the first female fighter pilots in the U.S. military, Tammie Jo Shults, is no stranger to displaying 'nerves of steel." Cool, calm and deliberate, Shults brought her twin-engine Boeing 737 in for an emergency landing after the Southwest jet apparently blew an engine on a flight Tuesday from New York's LaGuardia airport to Dallas. Then she walked the aisles to check on each passenger personally, according to WPVI-TV. (Courtesy of Linda-Maloney, author of ‘Military Fly Moms’)

Southwest Emerg Landing Pilot a Pioneer with ‘Nerves of Steel’

By Doug Stranglin, USA TODAY As one of the first female fighter pilots in the U.S. military, Tammie Jo Shults, is no stranger to displaying 'nerves of steel." Cool, calm and deliberate, Shults...
Since 2002, Global Elite Group has been working diligently in the airport setting to ensure the smooth deployment of new regulations while delivering a superior security product to airlines and airways. Aviation partners rely on Global Elite Group to meet the demand of addressing aviation security in a changing world by anticipating emerging threats, researching trends and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Global Elite Aviation Security in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards

Global Elite Group, the Platinum Award Winner in the 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program  for Best Airport/Aviation Security Solution, is delighted to announce that the company’s Aviation Security & Management Program has been nominated to compete...
An F/A-18 taking off of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. (Courtesy of the U.S. Navy)

Boeing Awarded $427 Million DLA Contract (Learn More, Multi-Video)

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has awarded Boeing Global Services a five-year $427 million sole-source contract to provide and manage consumable material for F/A-18 depot maintenance with the option for five additional years. This...
Under the Limited Interim Missile Warning System contract, the BAE Systems’s 2-Color Advanced Warning System (2C-AWS) will provide aircraft with missile warning and hostile fire protection to improve survivability and mission effectiveness in contested environments. (Courtesy of BAE Systems)

BAE Systems to Develop Aircraft Missile Warning System (Learn More)

BAE Systems has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army worth up to $97.9 million to develop a Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) next-generation missile warning system for aircraft that will...
Nightingale Security’s fully-autonomous system flies patrols day and night, in the rain and snow, responds to alarms, transmits live video, lands, recharges, communicates and collaborates and reports maintenance needs - all by itself.

Nightingale Security Competes in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

Nightingale Security is pleased to announce their Drone RAaS (Robotic As a Service) for corporations, has been nominated to compete in the 2018 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program. Nightingale Security is engineering fully...
A Coast Guard representative launches the 'AeroVironment Puma' All-Environment drone during the Singing River Island payload evaluations. DHS and the Coast Guard can use this drone for multiple missions depending on the payload. (Courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard)

DHS S&T Evaluating Drones for Use by Federal Agencies (See How, Video)

Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, have proven useful both for the military and the public. They can be relatively inexpensive devices with a variety of capabilities which includes obtaining...
ScanEagle with TK-5 Firewatch and full motion video payload provides ideal information for fire managers and disaster response teams.

New TK-5 Firewatch Smart Mapping Integrated with Insitu ScanEagle UAS

Insitu and Overwatch Imaging, have successfully integrated a customized TK-5 Firewatch smart tactical mapping payload on the ScanEagle® UAS from Insitu. The Firewatch-equipped ScanEagle will provide real-time fire line maps and wide-area, high-resolution...
NASA SIERRA B

Sagetech Transponder Enables ADS-B for NASA Detect-and-Avoid

Sagetech, once again paves the way for transponder and ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast) equipage on small to medium UAVs (Unmanned Air Vehicles) by providing its MXS transponder to NASA for DAA...
A C130 plane crashed near the Savannah-Hilton Head Airport Wednesday, killing all nine airmen from the Puerto Rico Air National Guard on board. (Courtesy of YouTube)

PR Air Nat’l Guard Mourns Aircrew Killed in GA Crash (Multi-Video)

By Avi Selk and Keith McMillan, The Washington Post A Puerto Rico Air National Guard plane crashed shortly after taking off in Georgia on Wednesday, killing all nine airmen on board. The plane, a C-130-type...
The ALR-69A, the world’s first all-digital radar warning receiver, provides an affordable and effective solution for protection in the modern threat environment. (Courtesy of the USAF)

Air Force Selects Raytheon’s All Digital Radar Warning Receiver (Video)

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract to Raytheon Company for the world's first all-digital radar warning receiver, the AN/ALR-69A(V). The contract calls for the rapid procurement...