The Elbit Systems ClearVision Enhanced Flight Vision (FalconEye Falcon 8X Image courtesy of Dassault).

FAA #FlySafe Campaign: Prevent Loss of Control Accidents – Vision

By the FAA The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the general aviation (GA) community’s national #FlySafe campaign is designed to educate GA pilots about the best practices to calculate and predict aircraft...
Xavier Larduinat, Marketing & Communication manager for Innovation at Gemalto, explores this and other trends in an exclusive interview with Security Document World.

Gemalto‘s Xavier Larduinat on the Future of Borders & Digital Identities

By Planet Biotmetrics Debate around digital identity often focuses on the likelihood that it could “replace” the physical document solutions developed with much care, cost and passion by so many vendors over the...

TSA’s Top 10 Most Unusual Finds in 2017 (Learn More, Multi-Video)

By "Blogger Bob" Burns Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers often discover unusual items in carry-on and checked bags. Here, they are sharing just a few of the more offbeat items with you in their...
All of the firearms pictured & more were discovered over the last week. See complete lists below.

TSA Finds 73 Firearms in Carry-on Bags Last Week (Learn More, Videos)

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers discovered 73 firearms, an inert ordnance & more from Dec 18th thru the 24th in carry-on bags around the nation. Of the 73 firearms discovered, 62 were loaded and 26 had a round chambered. Travelers bringing...
These tools—which the United States has been using for years and which have now been embraced by the international community—will be critical in preventing the movement of ISIS fighters and other terrorists across the globe.

United Nations Security Council Passes Biometric Resolution

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously adopted a new resolution that will help Member States detect and counter the threat posed by foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs), especially those returning...

Airport Airspace – The Safest Place to Fly a Drone?

In a new column for Airport Business, veteran LeClairRyan aviation attorney Mark A. Dombroff raises a counterintuitive idea - namely, that airports just might be the safest places to fly drones. But the claim...

Military.com’s Top 10 Military Stories of 2017 (Learn More, Multi-Video)

The U.S. military saw a number of newsworthy events over 2017, from the swearing in of a new president and commander-in-chief, to deadly ship collisions in the Pacific which triggered a...

FAA Releases UAS Remote Tracking & ID Report by ARC (Learn More, Video)

The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Identification and Tracking Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) chartered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in June of 2017, has submitted its report and recommendations to the agency on technologies available...
To determine the explosives that screening technologies need to detect, whether on passengers, in checked bags or air cargo, it is essential to first determine the effects that different explosive threats can cause to a variety of commercial aircraft. To provide the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) with this key information, the S&T (HSARPA) EXD’s Commercial Aircraft Vulnerability and Mitigation (CAVM) program conducts analysis and live-fire tests on commercial aircraft to determine the potential for catastrophic structural failure while in flight.

New Simulator Tool Tests Aircraft Explosive Vulnerabilities (Learn More)

Each day, more than twenty-six thousand commercial flights transport passengers and cargo to destinations around the world. Several U.S. government agencies work together to secure these flights, including the Department of Homeland...
“Today’s signing continues a deep commitment to cooperation and harmonization shared by America and the EU. In particular, I’d like to thank the European Commission and DG MOVE Director General Hololeifor his leadership in our joint collaborative efforts,” said FAA Administrator Michael Huerta.

US & EU to Expand Aviation Safety & Air Traffic Mngmt Modernization

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta, Ambassador Kaja Tael, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the European Union, and European Commission Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE)...