Aviation Security

Discussions in the aftermath of the Germanwings plane crash have raised the demand that surveillance cameras would be put in the cockpit, as an...

South Africa wants to use more unmanned air vehicles (UAV) and is preparing the needed regulations. South Africa is set to have its new UAV...

Growing threats to Israel from both neighboring countries and those further off, have brought the IAF to enhance and strengthen its electronic warfare capabilities....

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it recently was awarded two contracts for its MUSIC™ family of directed infra-red countermeasures (DIRCM) airborne multi-spectral self-protection systems,...

By Arie Egozi While Israel is getting ready to a possible attack from Gaza or Lebanon, the silent war is around the corner and in...

The U.S is doing a huge effort to prove that pro-Russian separatists are responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines FlightMH17. The United States is...

Countries do not report stolen or lost passports to Interpol * “This is a threat to civilian aviation security”, according to U.S. DHS experts. Many...

By Ayelet Frank Cyberattack on civil aviation – a genuine threat The recent incident to the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is fueling the discussion of whether...

The EU has recently presented a blueprint to safely regulate drone traffic in Europe by 2019 in order to tap the growing commercial potential...

With the increasing availability of cheap and feature-packed drones, these aircraft have become the ideal stocking-fillers this festive season. The danger is the potential...

As Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) take to the skies, it is essential for safety that UAS operators and pilots are aware of each other....

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...

TSA has spent roughly $1 billion training thousands of “behavior detection officers” as part of the Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) program....

The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) contracted L-3 Security & Detection Systems to supply its high-speed eXaminer XLB explosives detection systems. The total value...

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...

The U.S Federal Aviation Administration is ordering Boeing to modify the technology aboard late-model 737 aircraft to prevent computer hackers from damaging the planes. The...

The Pentagon sent a Bluefin unmanned submarine to join the search for the flight recorders of the vanished Malaysian flight The Pentagon sent its Bluefin...

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...

A Virgin Atlantic jumbo jet from London to New York had a close call with a radio-controlled drone as it made its final approach...

The administration of the Hangzhou airport in eastern China will use a high-tech solution to keep UAVs at a safe distance. The decision is...

iHLS TV Special Edition – interview with Pini Shiff, Former Manager Security Division Israel Airport Authority: Part 1 - on the threat ISIS and...

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...