Aviation Security

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...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working round the clock on developing new user-friendly means of increasing UAV safety. A pre-release version of B4UFLY,...

By Meidata Big data has been at the forefront of intelligence, police, and even border control for a while. It is changing the way organizations...

The terrorist organization ISIS might introduce aircraft hijacking as part of its war against the West. Will this new situation provide Israel's Transport Ministry...

Recent US government-sponsored research provides operators of small UAS helpful guidance for legally operating in proximity to manned aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA)...

In the escalation that precipitated the 2014 Gaza War (Operation Protective Edge) and during the war, Israel was subjected to the fiercest and longest...

The ever growing number of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operated by professionals and hobbyists alike is posing a significant risk to safety in an...

Security measures encompassing Israel's aviation are unique. The special circumstances Israel faces, constantly threatened by terror attacks have lead to these solutions. When the...

Four pilots have opened a new drone training school called UAV Air in the UK to help people learn how to fly unmanned aircraft...

Cyprus could find itself on the forefront of technological progress if plans materialise to bring postal deliveries by drone to the Mediterranean nation. Post-by-drone...

The U.S. is considering the expansion of flight security sanctions. A high-level delegation from the Department of Homeland Security will brief European allies in...

Passengers in the U.S are trying to fly well armed. In 2014, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it seized 2,212 firearms in carry-on bags...

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a framework of regulations allowing routine use of certain small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)...

The airspace can be a crowded place, and with the emergence of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) it is getting more crowded by the minutes....

Hamas has been taking great efforts for a while now to damage the Air Force aircraft operating over the Gaza Strip. "This fire is...

The Israeli air force (IAF) safety center has preliminary findings that could lead to ways to minimize the hazards of accidents caused by G-LOC. G-induced...

This surrender was total without any conditions. The Israeli government gave up to pressures put on it by less powerful bodies. The result is...

The Department of Homeland Security will not impose a ban on carry-on luggage at airports, but is leaving open the possibility in the future. Speaking...

Much has been said of the concern about aerial accidents due to drones crashing into other aerial vehicles and it may be that Panoptes System Crop...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it would allow four private companies - Trimble Navigation, VDOS Global, Clayco Inc., and Woolpert Inc. -...

Since its creation almost 14 years ago, in the wake of the September 11 attacks, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has had one goal...

The growing cooperation between Boeing and Embraer on the Brazilian KC-390 programme may bring big contracts to Elbit systems. This, according to sources in...