Biometrics Sharing Needed to Defeat ISIS (Learn More, Multi-Video)

By Planet Biometrics Senior UN security figures say more biometric data sharing is needed between countries to aid the fight against ISIS. Coalition forces are focused on pursuing and targeting foreign terrorist fighters attempting...

Raytheon to Improve Safety of FAA’s Air Traffic Control (Learn More, Video)

Raytheon has been awarded a $73M Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contract modification to perform Technical Refresh 1 of the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS). This update will enable future Terminal NextGen air traffic...

Drone Taxis? Autek’s High-Efficiency Drone Tech CEO Says Maybe Yes

Autek Propulsion Technologies, the spin-off from a defense contracting company started in 1973, holds the intellectual property rights for a motor which is lighter and much more efficient than any on...
Charleston International Airport

Charleston Int’l Airport Selects Pivot3 to Modernize Operations (Multi-Video)

Charleston International Airport (CHS) has standardized its IT security infrastructure utilizing Pivot3's hyperconverged solutions, an ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Winner. CHS recently marked the completion of an ambitious upgrade project named the Terminal...
CBP officer is screening a passenger with new facial recognition passport screening technology at Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD).

MIA First Passport Clearance Facility with Facial Recognition (Multi-Video)

Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday to celebrate Miami International Airport's newly renovated Concourse E federal inspection facility for international arrivals. The...
Comprehensive Surveillance and Downlink System Will Enable Long Range Transmission of Real Time HD Video and Data Between Multiple Agencies Across the Region

CNC to Implement Airborne Counterterrorism for Altanta UASI

CNC Technologies (CNC), an aviation technology and wireless communications company serving law enforcement, military and the government sectors, has seen exceptional Q1 2018 revenue growth driven by a surge in new...

Airport Biometric ABC eGates & Kiosks Speed Across the Globe

More than 4800 Automated Border Control (ABC) eGates and Automated Passport Control (APC) Kiosks are now deployed in 73 countries worldwide, according to Acuity Market Intelligence. This represents a total of 223...
GlobalEye is an advanced, swing role airborne surveillance system based on a Global 6000 jet aircraft from Bombardier, which has undergone a thorough modification program to adapt it for its role.

See Unveiling of Saab GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft in Action (Video)

Saab has rolled out the first GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft, an advanced, swing role airborne surveillance system based on a Global 6000 jet aircraft from Bombardier, which...
Agents at the Air and Marine Operations Center at an Air Force Reserve base in Riverside, Calif., track 20,000 to 25,000 flights a day for suspicious activity. (Image courtesy of Master Sgt. Julie Avey, AMOC)

S&T Uses AI to Help CBP AMOC Predict Criminal Aircraft (Learn More)

The ability to forecast criminal activity has been explored to various lengths in science fiction, but does it hold true in reality? It could for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Currently, the...
TSA has the authority to assess civil penalties of up to $13,000.

Woman Arrested with Loaded Gun at Buffalo-Niagara Airport (Learn More)

A Pennsylvania woman was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped her from bringing a loaded semi-automatic handgun onto an airplane at Buffalo-Niagara International Airport on Wednesday (Feb....