Aircraft Security
CT Scans – Not Only for The Healthcare Sector
A new luggage-scanning technology that increases security and speeds the screening lines in airports may be on the way. The US Transportation Security Administration...
Would New Screening Tech Make Laptop Ban Unnecessary?
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will evaluate a new personal electronics scanner, the MobiLab ES, which is the only inspection system that effectively...
New Explosive Detection Lab will Examine Innovative Technologies
The US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) will provide independent testing, evaluation, and certification of explosives detection equipment for...
Israeli-Made Runway Sensors Being Evaluated by US Air Force
The Israeli technology that detects debris and damage on airport runways is being operationally evaluated now by the US Air Force.
The technology is aimed...
UK Looking to Regulate Drone Flight to Enhance Aviation Safety
UK ministers have ordered the Department of Transport (DoT), the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to start testing what...
Civil Aviation Security – a Russian Egyptian Cooperation?
Progress has been made on the resumption of flights between Russia and Egypt following high-level meetings between the two countries’ aviation officials.
Russia said...
Chinese Navy Enhancing New Aircraft Carrier
China's third aircraft carrier, which is still under development, will feature steam catapults to launch more heavily armed Shenyang J-15 multi-role aircrafts that might...
Printing Parts with 3D Technology – Risk for Defense Industries?
Defense and aerospace Industries have been facing the risk of bogus parts manufactured by 3D printers.
The issue of product safety in these industries is...
New System for Detecting Stealth Aircraft Tested
China has tested quantum radar that will be able to detect stealth aircraft and other objects within the range of 100 km.
The radar uses...
Bringing Aerospace Industry Strengths to Automotive Manufacturers
By Chip Downing, Wind River Systems
A global leader in delivering software for intelligent connected systems, Wind River® offers a comprehensive, end-to-end portfolio of solutions...
Europe Requests Continental Law Regarding Drones
Aviation associations representing airlines, pilots and airports across Europe called for mandatory registration and training of drone users following a number of near-misses between...
Priority to Major Weapon Systems Cyber Security
The US Pentagon plans to reprogram $100 million toward uncovering cyber flaws in major weapon systems, according to budget documents cited by defensenews.com.
Defense Department...
iHLS to Raise $20 Million for a Homeland Security Fund
iHLS is on the process of founding a unique fund which will make investments in start-ups at the security technology and homeland security sector....
GPS Anti-Jamming Comes To UAVs
As unmanned aerial systems (UAVs) grow in popularity, so do the worries about them. In response, several anti-drone systems have hit the market, including...
The US Military Wants To Print Everything
Having the right tool for the right job is about half the recipe for success. Unfortunately, having the right tool at the right time...
Drone Crashes Into Plane At Heathrow Airport
A police investigation is under way after a passenger plane approaching Heathrow Airport was hit by what is believed to have been a drone....
Police Drones Vulnerable to Hijacking
We’ve have written at length on these pages about the dismal state of security in most consumer-grade tech products. For many manufacturers, it seems,...
DARPA’s Plan To Counter Radar With AI
China and Russia are hard at work to develop ever more capable radar systems, but the Pentagon has a plan to counter them with...
DARPA Demonstrates Mid-Air Collision-Avoidance System
With the rise of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), so rises the risk of mid-air UAV collisions, whether with other unmanned craft, or worse, with...
IMI Wins US Army Tender to Supply Decoy Flares
IMI systems increases the US Army’s backlog. The U.S. Army has awarded IMI Systems a 5.7 million dollar contract to deliver decoy flares for...
Al-Qaeda Brought Down Jet With Surface-to-Air Missile
Al-Qaeda has acquired sophisticated surface-to-air missiles, the Independent reports. The weapons was then used to shoot down down an Emirati fighter jet in Yemen.
A...
Concerns Over Egyptian Airport Security Raised By Experts
Six months ago, a bomb was smuggled onto a Russian Metrojet passenger plane, which exploded of the Sinai peninsula, killing all 224 onboard. This...
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