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Officials with Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today previewed the new security checkpoint in the airport terminal. Checkpoint 1, which is located at the west end of the new terminal lobby, will feature eight Read More …
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD – The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) recently hosted the first Stakeholder Engagement Day for the Army Explosives Forensics program. This program aims to develop and augment sensor technologies for Read More …
The European Defence Agency has overseen the final demonstration of coordination between aerial and ground unmanned systems in the detection of explosives. During the demonstration, one aerial unmanned system and two ground unmanned systems, each equipped with different sensors, undertook Read More …
The Sindh High Court has directed the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and others to file comments with regard to the upgradation of explosive detector devices for improvising safety and security measures at airports, aerodromes, aircraft and civil aviation installations/parking areas. Read More …
The Texas A&M University Police Department (UPD) welcomes a new K-9 to the force. Taps, a 2-year-old German Shepherd, was born in Poland and in June joined her partner, Officer John Browning, in Aggieland. In June 2023, Officer Browning and Read More …
In the quest for innovative and eco-friendly bomb detection methods, researchers have turned to an unexpected ally: bees. The process begins with the careful collection of bees using specialized vacuums, ensuring their safe capture and subsequent well-being. In the controlled Read More …
Military working dog handlers from U.S. Navy Camp Lemonnier security and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa partnered with the U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians for an MWD training event at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, July 25, 2023. The training Read More …
Air travelers departing for overseas destinations are again required to take off their shoes for security inspection at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), reviving the more than two decades old policy prompted by a failed terror attack on a Read More …
Garland, Texas, July 10, 2023 – Texas-based Garrett Metal Detectors today announced that its standard manufacturer’s warranty on metal detecting products has been extended to three-years (36 months), effectively immediately. The company further detailed that the three-year warranty covers ground-search, Read More …
On Wednesday, 21 June, the federal government launched a programme to improve passenger and baggage security at Brazilian airports. The programme, called Airports + Security (Aeroportos + Seguros), includes, among other measures, the installation of new X-ray equipment and scanners, Read More …
The Patrol Explosive Detection Dog – Enhanced Course, or PEDD-E as it is commonly called, is designed to expand the capabilities of the military police patrol and explosive detection dogs by giving them the ability to operate without being physically Read More …
Organic peroxide explosives (OPEs) are unstable, non-military, contemporary security threats often found in improvised explosive devices. Chemiluminescence (CL) can be used to detect OPEs, via radical formation consisting of peroxide moieties (-O-O-) under acidic conditions. However, selectivity for specific OPEs Read More …
Chhattisgarh’s Ravishankar Shukla University has developed sensor system by isolating bacteria that react against DNT — used to produce explosives. This technique will be helpful to detect landmines buried under the ground. These sensors can be dropped in suspected areas Read More …
WASHINGTON – Travelers may have a new way to screen their carry-on bags in the future with technology being developed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). S&T recently installed a next generation carry-on baggage Read More …
The EU has launched a project to train and donate 50 explosive and mine detection dogs to the Ukrainian authorities. Nine of them have already been paired with Ukrainian dog handlers. According to the European Commission, 30% of Ukraine’s territory Read More …
Passengers travelling through London City Airport will no longer have to limit their liquids to 100ml in their hand luggage as high-tech CT scanners have been introduced at security. The move, which will be implemented today, comes after the government Read More …
An artificial intelligence algorithm can identify molecules from their visible spectrum, where many organic compounds are completely transparent and have no absorption peaks to speak of. ‘Forget about the peaks – that’s the main result,’ says Felipe Herrera from the University of Read More …
Passengers are now able to carry liquids even larger than 100ml in their hand luggage, as well as computers, tablets and mobile phones without having to remove them from their suitcases, thereby improving the throughput of security screening, as well Read More …
The Philippine National Police has received $3.3 million (P181 million) worth of state-of-the-art equipment and vehicles from the United States government to counter terrorist attacks. US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson led the turnover of the donated equipment to Read More …
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer prevented an explosive device from being loaded onto a flight at Lehigh Valley International Airport on Monday, Feb. 27. The device was detected during the routine screening of checked baggage. The Read More …