Kevin Schmidt, Vice President of Government Relations for Smiths Group

Smiths VP of Gov’t Relations Re-Elected to Security Mfrs Coalition

Smiths Detection, a Platinum Award Winner in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, has announced that Kevin Schmidt, Vice President of Government Relations for Smiths Group, was re-elected as Chairman of the Security...
System Operators Being Trained on Liteye’s Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Systems

Liteye Unveils New SIGNUM Threat Detection & Targeting System

Liteye Systems, a world leader in Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS), and a Double Platinum Winner in the 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, has formed a new Field Operations division to provide...
Identify. Protect. Prevent. Powered by our powerful data analytics platform, X1 offers a high speed checkpoint system that detects a wide range of both metallic and non-metallic weapons, as well as facial recognition and gunshot detection.

X.Labs High-Speed Checkpoint Combines Weapon, Facial, Thermal Imaging & Gunshot Detection

X.Labs (formerly SWORD Technologies), a market leader in public safety detection and digital healthcare technology, and Multiple Platinum Award Winner in the 2019 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is rebranding of its...
Evolv Express™, powered by the Evolv Cortex AI Software Platform, delivers the frictionless high-speed smart firearm and bomb detection system that screens over 3600 people per hour (60 people per minute) and gets smarter over time.

Evolv Technology Returns to Compete in the 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

Evolv Technology, a leader in free-flow smart threat detection, and a recognized Winner in the 2019 and 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce that Evolv Express™, has been nominated...
The new Trailer Anti-UAS Defense System (T-AUDS) Counter-UAS System, from Double Platinum 'ASTORS' Award Winner Liteye, Protect Convoys with Seamless Transition to Fixed Site.

Liteye Launches On-the-Move (OTM) Anti-UAS Defense Solution

Liteye Systems, a Double Platinum Award Winner in the 2019 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program for Best Critical Infrastructure Protection Solution and Best Intrusion Detection & Prevention Solution, is introducing the...
Pat-down procedures are used by TSA screeners to determine if prohibited items or other threats to transportation security are concealed on the person, however, in the post-COVID aviation environment, airports and airlines are embracing “contactless” travel procedures, including airport temperature checks and self-service biometrics.

Why is TSA Doing Pat Downs at U.S. Aviation Checkpoints During COVID?

By Mitchell Brown, former U.S. TSA Federal Security Director After months in which most Americans simply stopped flying due to COVID-19, there are encouraging signs that US air travel is recovering. Americans are...
1st Detect produces TRACER 1000, the most capable field-deployed Explosive Trace Detector (ETD) and Narcotic Trace Detector (NTD) available for airport and port-of-entry use today.

1st Detect Corporation Newest Competitor in 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

1st Detect Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astrotech Corporation, is pleased to announce the company's TRACER 1000 Mass Spectrometer Explosives Trace Detector (MS-ETD), has been nominated to compete in the 2020...
Available in 30cm (12in) or 46cm (18in), the lightweight, small-footprint terminals couple high transmit and receive performance and reliability, enabling a wide range of communication opportunities for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), military mission aircraft, rotary-wing platforms and business jets.

COMSAT Expands Hardware Footprint with Orbit Multi-Purpose Terminals

COMSAT, a global satellite connectivity solutions provider is further expanding its international terminal, hardware and service footprint following with a new distribution agreement with global provider of airborne and maritime satellite...
PureTech PureActiv

PureTech’s PureActiv a Multi-Award Finalist in 2020 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

PureTech Systems, a Platinum Award Winner in the 2018 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, delivers a fully integrated automated outdoor wide-area and perimeter protection system in PureActiv, with the highest probability...
Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash

Overcoming Airport Infrastructure Obstacles with Armored nanoFIBER

Airports in the U.S. range in size however, most are spread over 1.0 million square foot terminals with multiple concourses and over 100 gates with the ability to accommodate 100+ aircrafts. Airfields...