Next-Generation Imaging Tech Implemented at Int’l Airport
A next-generation Enhanced Advanced Imaging Technology for checkpoint security screening has been operated for the first time in a US airport. Denver International Airport...
3D Bag Scans in Airport Remove Laptop and Liquid Hassle
New security technology trialled in Melbourne Airport could mean that passengers will no longer have to separate their laptops, liquids or gels from carry-on...
Combining Audio with Video in Airport Security
About 27% of Singapore’s national budget currently goes to security and national defense. In the face of rising and complex security threats, Singapore’s major...
New Device Challenges Terrorists
Asymmetric warfare, meaning conventional militaries combatting guerrilla and terrorist organizations, has long posed a challenge for states. New technology combining mobile platforms with the...
Original Solution to Defend Against Hostile Drones
Protecting airports from the intrusion of small unmanned aerial systems has become a considerable challenge. A game-changing technology, based on a network of passive...
World’s Largest Deployment of Biometric Systems
Manual authentication in airports means that passengers need to present different forms of ID such as boarding cards, booking reference numbers as well as...
Neutral Explosives Detection Algorithm in Development
In order to upgrade and improve airport security systems, the U.S. government and airport security experts are working to develop vendor-neutral software for explosives...
British Army Gets New Robot
The British Army is about to obtain an impressive, advanced new explosive ordnance disposal robot with the ability to climb stairs, negotiate slopes of...
New Move in AI Application for Safe City
Artificial Intelligence (AI) will generate up to $2 trillion in additional value in supply chain and manufacturing, McKinsey & Co. estimates. Homeland security is...
Five Leading Airport Security Technologies by 2030
The protection of passengers, staff and aircraft in the airport and its vicinities from crime, terror and other threats has always been on high...
What’s New in X-Ray Screening for Aviation Security?
The emergence of homemade explosives has placed many challenges on aviation security screening. In an attempt to cope with the threats, the US Department of...
Physics-Based Innovation will Improve Airport Security Screening
A new technology will enable airport security scanners to detect explosives in an improved method. A team of physicists at the University of Sussex,...
Unexpected Use for Urban Rooftops
Passenger drones are trialling Dubai and Singapore, urban drone deliveries are taking off in Iceland and Switzerland, and companies around the world are refining...
Machine Learning Tech to Screen Airport Passengers
The US Homeland Security Department is investing in machine learning technology that could help foreign countries increase airport security at zero cost.
The agency’s Science...
Dealing with the Flying Threat of Airspace
Caltech engineers have managed to develop an algorithm that reliably re-routes incoming bird flocks, which could be invaluable to airports worldwide.
According to the California...
Bluetooth Technology for Airport Navigation
With over 120 million passengers arriving in the US each year via hundreds of different airports, putting the right people in the right queues...
New Cyber Defense Center at Israel’s International Airport
The Israel Airports Authority has recently established a special Cyber defense center in Ben-Gurion international airport.
The decision to establish the dedicated center was made...
New Scanner to Offer Less Strict Security Checks at Airports
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plans to test computed tomography scanners (CT), a state-of-the-art 3-D technology at select U.S. airport checkpoints. The new technology...
AI-Based Autonomous Vehicle to Secure Airports
A driverless all-terrain vehicle equipped with GPS and cameras trained to recognize animals is soon to join the security fleet at the Edmonton International...
De Gaulle Airport’s New Anti-UAV Technology
One of the challenges faced by anti-UAV technology is how to neutralize threats when they emerge, with civil infrastructure like airports having restrictions that...
Facial Recognition Tech Can Recognize Masked Faces
A new deep learning facial recognition technology has been unveiled recently. Jointly developed by Panasonic Business and the National University of Singapore, Face Server’s...
Quantum Leap in Airport Traffic Management
Air traffic controllers monitor take-offs, landings and ground traffic, while they also watch the runways and taxiways, ensuring that aircraft do not cross active...
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This Helmet Doesn’t Just Protect Soldiers — It Connects Them
Modern soldiers increasingly operate with multiple connected devices at once, such as radios, sensors, cameras, navigation systems, hearing protection, and digital battlefield applications. While...
