Facts About the “Quiet Skies” Aviation Security Program (Learn More, Video)
By Bob Burns, TSA Social Media
You’ve likely heard or read about the “Quiet Skies” program recently.
Media reports have inaccurately described it as a program through which Federal Air Marshals surveil random travelers...
Southwest Provides K9 Teams with Mission-Essential Training Aids
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today a new formal partnership arrangement with Southwest Airlines Co. as part of the Donations Acceptance Program.
Under this partnership arrangement, Southwest Airlines will provide CBP...
Rockwell Collins-ESA NVCD Helmets to US Navy (Learn More, Multi-Video)
By John Keller, Military & Aeronautics Electronics
Combat avionics experts at Rockwell Collins-ESA Vision Systems in Fort Worth, Texas, will provide the U.S. Navy with 120 head-up helmet-mounted displays for high-performance jet fighter-bombers under terms of...
MD Nat’l Guard Special Ops Triumph in Int’l Airborne Competition (Video)
Leapfest is the largest, longest standing, international static line parachute training event and competition.
The purpose of the competition is to promote the camaraderie and Esprit de Corps of the Airborne Soldier...
Stolen Plane in Seattle Crash Prompts Airport Security Concerns (Videos)
By Nichole Chavez, CNN
A heist and deadly crash of a passenger plane in the Seattle area has left the family of the airport employee who stole the plane devastated and the...
Calling All K9 Teams: US Dog Detect-ion Conf (Learn More, Multi-Video)
The American Kennel Club will host the 2018 AKC US Dog Detection Conference Tuesday, August 28th – Thursday, August 30th, 2018 in Durham, NC to explore solutions to the shortage of domestic dogs for explosives detection...
Fire Technology, Drones & the Need for Counter-Technology (Multi-Video)
Guest Editorial by Charles Werner, Public Safety Advisor & Chair, National Council on Public Safety UAS (NCPSU)
Over the past year, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)—aka drones—have demonstrated their value to public safety organizations worldwide...
DHS Outlines Biometric Exit Progress for Overstayers (Learn More, Videos)
In the past five years, the number of international travelers passing through US airports has increased by more than a fifth, to 124.2 million in 2017.
Last year alone, US Customs and...
Criticism Fierce Over TSA Proposal to Cut Screening at Airports (Videos)
By Bart Jansen, USA TODAY
The Transportation Security Administration has studied closing its checkpoints at the country’s smallest 150 airports – about one-third of the total – but a firestorm of criticism...
USAF Awards $96M for MALD Missile Production (See in Action, Video)
Raytheon Company is in receipt of a $96.1 million contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to produce 250 Miniature Air-Launched Decoys, or MALD® missiles.
The USAF award occurred just prior to Raytheon marking its...
