Army Receives 400th SRCTec Light-weight Counter-Mortar Radar System
SRCTec is pleased to announce the delivery of the 400th AN/TPQ-50 LCMR counterfire radar system to the U.S. Army.
The Lightweight Counter-Mortar Radar (LCMR) family of systems provides continuous 3-D, 360-degree surveillance...
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...
SWORD™ Selects ‘Vuzix Blade’ for Smart Glasses Threat Detect Rollout
Eight time record-breaking 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Winner Royal Holdings, has selected Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses as the smart glasses rollout hardware for SWORD™, a mobile based security solution providing an...
Terrorist Sympathizer Placed Bombs in South Carolina & Gets 30 Yrs
By the FBI
A man and his daughter were driving down a rural highway in Anderson County, South Carolina, on January 30, 2018, when they noticed something odd—a glowing wicker basket in...
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...
8 Finalists: $1.5M Challenge to Detect Illicit Opioids Entering US via Mail
2018 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Winner, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), has announced eight finalists in the first stage of the Opioid Detection Challenge.
The...
FLIR Adds Key Features to Griffin G510 Portable Chemical Detector
FLIR Systems, a recognized Winner in the ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Winner, for Three Consecutive Years, have made available multiple new enhancements to its Griffin™ G510 portable GC-MS chemical detector.
The Griffin™ G510,...
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...
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...
S&T Returns with NUSTL Responder RAD Preparedness in 2019 ‘ASTORS’
A radiological dispersal device (RDD), or 'dirty bomb,' detonation in a local jurisdiction will have significant consequences for public safety, responder health and critical infrastructure operations.
First responders and emergency managers must...