Criticism Fierce Over TSA Proposal to Cut Screening at Airports (Videos)
By Bart Jansen, USA TODAY
The Transportation Security Administration has studied closing its checkpoints at the country’s smallest 150 airports – about one-third of the total – but a firestorm of criticism...
USAF Awards $96M for MALD Missile Production (See in Action, Video)
Raytheon Company is in receipt of a $96.1 million contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to produce 250 Miniature Air-Launched Decoys, or MALD® missiles.
The USAF award occurred just prior to Raytheon marking its...
Saab Sea Giraffe Multi-Mode Radar Selected for US Navy Ships (Video)
Saab will supply the Sea Giraffe AMB Multi Mode Radar (MMR) for the Navy’s Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) class ship USNS Hershel "Woody" Williams, ESB 4.
A new U.S. Navy order also...
TSA Reveals Roll-Out Plan for New Checkpoint X-ray Tech (Multi-Video)
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has revealed plans to test computed tomography scanners (CT), a state-of-the-art 3-D technology at select airport checkpoints across the United State.
As the agency continues to raise...
IAI Collaborates on Robotic System Project for CBRN High-Risk Areas
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a collaboration agreement with DOK-ING D.O.O (DOK-ING) from Croatia on manufacturing, marketing and sales of a robotic system to be used in high risk areas,...
TSA Testing New State-of-the-Art Screening Tech in New York (Video)
A new state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography checkpoint scanner (CT) which provides 3-D imaging is being tested at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint in the American Airlines Terminal at John...
DeTect HARRIER Aircraft Detection Lighting Sys Meets FAA Requirements
In response to the Dark Sky initiative to reduce light pollution and customer demand, DeTect developed the HARRIER Aircraft Detection Lighting Systems (ADLS) in 2008 for automatic obstruction lighting activation for...
Cincinnati CBP Reveals Unique Seizures & Concealment Methods
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agriculture specialists stationed in Cincinnati routinely encounter unique concealment methods employed by smugglers of all types.
From dangerous narcotics, fake IDs, illegal steroids and...
Coyote UAS & KRFS Radar to Acquire, Track & Engage US Enemy Drones
The U.S. Army has selected Raytheon's Coyote unmanned aircraft system and Ku band radio frequency system (KRFS), to counter the escalating threat of enemy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the skies above the...
New Project Uses Legos & Cellphones to Fight Invisible Chemical Weapons
By Allison Barrie, Fox News
Diabolical, invisible weapons lurking to strike innocent civilians can now be exposed and stopped with an ingenious device built from Legos, a smartphone and free software.
University of Texas...