An investigation into the Boeing 737 Max aircraft uncovers a history of issues with one component being blamed for two deadly crashes which killed a combined 346 people. (Courtesy of YouTube.)

Boeing Left Airlines, FAA in Dark on Alert Linked to 737 Crashes (Videos)

May 5, 2019 – In Breaking News – Bloomberg Boeing Co. knew months before a deadly 737 Max crash that a cockpit alert wasn’t working the way the company had told buyers of...

DHS S&T to Host Cutting-Edge Biometric Technology Systems

Balancing speed and security at checkpoints, like airports, is essential to ensuring safe, reliable travel. Many of these checkpoints are increasingly using biometric technology to improve speed and reliability, and while recent...
$500 drones are disrupting the $400B security industry as 3D threats render 2D solutions obsolete. Echodyne provides all-weather 3D situational awareness necessary to secure critical infrastructure, public spaces, smart cities, and countries from new and existing threats. (Courtesy of Echodyne Corp.)

The Challenge of Drone Use and Drone Security for Law Enforcement

Guest Editorial by Leo McCloskey, Echodyne, VP Marketing On a drizzly day in November 2017, on the first Sunday after Thanksgiving, the San Francisco 49ers were hosting the Seattle Seahawks in an...

Orolia Chosen for FAA Air Traffic Control System Timing Technology

Orolia, the world leader in Resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) solutions and Platinum Award Winner for Two Consecutive Years in the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, have been selected to support...
TiniFiber Micro Armored products and fiber infrastructure, is a high-quality, diverse, future resistant, optical fiber backbone system that provides the foundation of almost all of the networks that make airports function.

Airport Case Study: Innovations for the Future (Multi-Video)

By Steven J. Stark A key component of the technology advancement is the need for miles of optical fiber cables and the pathways that the fiber takes to get to where it...
The TSA told the Examiner that illegal migrants are allowed to fly using the Notice To Appear document they are given by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) when they apply for asylum, which stipulates that the person must attend a court hearing for their claim, which can take as long as three or five years to schedule. The USCIS, however, indicated to the Examiner that its documents do not permit individuals to travel on airplanes. (Courtesy of TSA)

TSA Allows Newly-Arrived Illegals to Fly WITHOUT Proper ID (Multi-Video)

June 7, 2019 – In Breaking News – Washington Examiner The federal agency tasked with overseeing security at transportation hubs has been violating its own policy by allowing migrants who have been...
The all-new CH-53K has flown more than 1,200 test hours and is in the midst of a rigorous test program to ensure it is ready to serve both domestically and abroad, enabling the Marines and militaries worldwide to move troops and equipment at higher altitudes , quicker and more effectively than ever. (Courtesy of Lockheed Martin)

USMC to Receive 12 Sikorsky CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopters (Multi-Video)

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, will build 12 production CH-53K King Stallion helicopters under a new $1.13 billion contract from the U.S. Navy, as part of the 200 program of record...
As Flight 63 was flying over the Atlantic Ocean, Richard Reid — an Islamic fundamentalist from the United Kingdom, and self-proclaimed Al-Qaeda operative — carried shoes that were packed with two types of explosives. He had been refused permission to board the flight the day before. (Courtesy of YouTube)

DHS S&T Shoe Scanner Technology Aims to Improve Airport Security

The types of shoes you wear when flying matter. And not just shoe types. Size, material, soles and heels are also very important. Why? Shoes can become dangerous vehicles for terrorists’ plots. On December...
Increasing passenger security scans at airports from 200 to 1,200 per hour. Thanks to breakthrough technologies using carbon nanotubes together with AI for new generation X-ray equipment with disruptive imaging performance, passengers will no longer queue up for security checks, and airports will free a lot of space for commercial use or increase in traffic. (Courtesy of Thales)

Thales & Micro-X Partner to Speed Up Airport Check-In (Multi-Video)

From airport checkpoints to counter terrorism to future medical imaging devices, the use of x-ray 3D imaging is the cornerstone of many of the applications that are critical to security and...
“We are spending all this manpower and hours patting down children and elderly veterans in wheelchairs but the airport workers motivated by greed can smuggle whatever it needs past security.” (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Dangerous TSA Airport Security Loophole Could Put Everyone At Risk

July 7, 2019 – In Breaking News – DAily Caller A Fox News report Wednesday revealed the dangerous TSA airport security loophole that vendor trucks driving through airport gates go unchecked or...