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...
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...
1 Dead, Southwest Engine Explodes, Forcing Emerg Landing (Multi-Video)
By Eliott C. McLaughlin and Brian Todd, CNN
Passengers aboard a Dallas-bound Southwest Airlines flight Tuesday heard an explosion before seeing oxygen masks drop from the ceiling and a woman sucked toward...
TSA Strengthens Carry-On Screening at All US Federal Airports (Videos)
With the summer travel season fast approaching, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has completed rollout of enhanced screening procedures for carry-on baggage as part of a greater effort to raise the...
VigilOX Pilot Breathing Sensors Fly on F-18 & T-45 (Learn More, Multi-Video)
Cobham's VigilOX™ pilot breathing sensor system recently flew three test flights on U.S. Navy F-18 and T-45 aircraft, as acknowledged by Rear Admiral Sara Joyner during the House Armed Services Committee Hearing...
CA Air National Guard Receives HC-130J Combat King II (See in Action)
Lockheed Martin fulfilled delivery of the first HC-130J Combat King II combat search and rescue tanker to the California Air National Guard on April 5th.
This HC-130J will be operated by the 129th Rescue...
GA-ASI Predator-Series Aircraft Pass 5M Flight Hour Mark (See in Action)
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI), has announced that its Predator®-series family of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), which includes the Predator, Predator B, Gray Eagle, and Avenger® lines, has achieved a historic industry...
Honeywell Launches Aspire 400 for Inflight Connectivity (Multi-Video)
Honeywell's newest satellite communications system, the Aspire 400, which provides aircraft flight crews and passengers with access to worldwide voice and data connectivity and provides pilots with critical cockpit safety services.
The compact...
DARPA Seeks Swarm Sprinters for Second “Swarm Sprint” (Multi-Video)
Second Swarm Sprint Focus: Swarm Autonomy
DARPA’s OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program envisions future small-unit infantry forces using small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) and/or small unmanned ground systems (UGSs) in swarms of 250 robots...
TSA Finds 63 Firearms in Carry-on Bags Last Week (Learn More, Videos)
TSA officers discovered 64 firearms in carry-on bags around the nation last week.
Of the 64 firearms discovered, 52 were loaded and 13 had a round chambered. Firearm possession laws vary by state and locality.
TSA may impose civil penalties of up...
