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...
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...
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...
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...
Fire Technology, Drones & the Need for Counter-Technology (Multi-Video)
Guest Editorial by Charles Werner, Public Safety Advisor & Chair, National Council on Public Safety UAS (NCPSU)
Over the past year, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)—aka drones—have demonstrated their value to public safety organizations worldwide...
Calling All K9 Teams: US Dog Detect-ion Conf (Learn More, Multi-Video)
The American Kennel Club will host the 2018 AKC US Dog Detection Conference Tuesday, August 28th – Thursday, August 30th, 2018 in Durham, NC to explore solutions to the shortage of domestic dogs for explosives detection...
RoboCup 2018: S&T Test Methods to Evaluate Rescue Robots (Multi-Video)
Since 1997, several continents have played host to an international soccer tournament. No, not the World Cup, the RoboCup.
Robots of all shapes and sizes test their “metal” in the world’s favorite...
FBI Announces Executive Cyber, IT & WOMD Leadership Appointments
FBI Director Christopher Wray has announced the following leadership appointments:
Amy Hess Named Executive Assistant Director of the Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch
Ms. Hess most recently served as the special agent...
New Devices to Detect Suicide Vests in PANYNJ’s Bus Terminal (Video)
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) are partnering to test new security technology that can help officials detect whether an individual...
As Terrorism ‘Goes to Ground,’ Need New Approach to Checkpoint Security
Guest Editorial by Kevin Gramer, Vice President, Thruvision
Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, protecting the flying public has been the top priority of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
A focus of...
