Toothpaste Bombs Threaten Airlines Ahead of Sochi Olympics
A new terror scare related to the Sochi olympics.
The Department of Homeland Security is warning some U.S. and foreign airlines traveling to Russia ahead...
SATCOM Assists ESA-EDA Demonstration of UAV Airspace Integration
A European project designed to prove the feasibility of operating unmanned aerial systems in non-segregated airspace completed six missions flown form the Spanish Air...
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...
Fluid Threats Indeed?
It's been eight years since police foiled a terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives onboard airplanes headed from the United Kingdom to the United...
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...
Israeli protection for military transport aircraft
A number of Air Forces are evaluating the purchase of the Israeli-developed protection systems against shoulder launched missiles for their transport aircraft.
Only recently, Elbit...
U.S. Expands Airport Special Lanes Program
The TSA is expanding its PreCheck screening program to passengers on international airlines. Air Canada is the first international carrier to join the list...
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...
Australia’s airports ‘seriously’ lack security
The Australian Senate will consider calls for an inquiry into security at Australia's airports after a 7News investigation uncovered some 'serious' flaws.
A key worry...
privacy concerns VS airport security
Researchers in Northeastern University, funded by DHS’s Office of Science and Technology, are developing surveillance technologies better to help airport security officials scan passengers...
Israeli experts: Demand to Limit On Anti-Aircraft Weaponry “A day Dream”
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have planned to create a global convention to limit the weapons...
An EL AL passenger aircraft flies with the MUSIC
A first Elbit Systems Music Directional Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) systems has been installed on an EL AL passenger aircraft.
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Elbit Systems is...
TEMPAERIS demonstrates UAV integration
The TEMPAERIS consortium has demonstrated the capability to integrate a remote controlled aircraft in to civilian air traffic.
This evaluation was performed around Bordeaux-Merignac airport,...
21st Century Airport Security is Here – Predictive Analytics
The 9/11 attacks are among the most well-known security threats, and they upended how we travel. To protect passengers and crews, airports have made...
Knives on passenger aircraft – under heavy attack
Israeli security experts continue to criticize the new security regulation in the U.S allowing knives on planes. "This in some scenarios might increase the risk...
Can a hacker hijack a plane from his seat ?
Israeli experts say that this claim has to be investigated further but add that is was clear the the connectivity on passenger aircraft is...
TRANSPORTING CHEMICALS – THE RISK, THE DANGER
Transporting chemicals can be a risky business to the population. This everyday task sometimes turns to be an immediate danger.
Such an incident happened in...
Travelers from Ebola-affected nations restricted to 5 U.S. airports
The U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Tuesday that travelers from three West African Ebola-affected countries will now be required to enter the...
The danger of Cyber attack on civil aviation is sky high
The aviation industry is slow in responding to the threat posed by cyber criminality. This, whether it is posed by criminals, terrorists, nation states,...
Innovative Airspace Management Platform Deployed
As the usage of drones increases, the development of airspace management infrastructure, including systems for sharing flight rules, approved flight areas and flight conditions,...
Special flares will allow helicopters to fly in danger zones
Israel Military Industries (IMI) has developed a new spectral flare increasing the survivability of combat helicopters in danger zones.
The new flare is smaller and...
DHS Tests Find Security Failures at US Airports
An internal investigation of the Transportation Security Administration revealed security failures at dozens of the nation’s busiest airports, where undercover investigators were able to...
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A New Quantum Breakthrough Could Change Signal Detection on the Battlefield
Modern military and civilian communications environments are becoming increasingly crowded. Drones, radios, sensors, satellites, electronic warfare systems, and wireless networks all compete for space...
