Explosive Detection

Roadside bombs in Afghanistan, mines in the Persian Gulf’s shipping lanes, blazing infernos in downtown neighborhoods – danger seemingly lurks around every corner. Throughout time,...

Two NY women, were arrested and charged with conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction in the US, according to federal prosecutors. FBI officials...

Robotic vehicles for security purposes adapted from civilian-use models are not rare. Now, Digital Concepts Engineering is launching the X-2 Unmanned Ground Vehicle fitted...

U.S. Navy bomb-disposal experts are asking industry members to submit candidate ground-based multispectral and hyperspectral imaging systems for comparative tests and evaluations scheduled for...

Unmanned vessels will become central to the Royal Navy’s efforts in minesweeping and anti-terror missions, says a top commander, and will eventually replace manned...

Israel's universities and institutes have teams developing various robots which will be capable of travelling across tunnels, overcome barriers and map their surroundings. The last...

Airport security X-ray screeners are trained to spot dangerous objects in luggage - but a new study finds that humans doing image-based item recognition...

Killer robots are here: in the air, at sea and on the ground. The looming question is whether we should let them do that...

In the wake of the deadliest terrorist attack in Iraq since 2003, Iraq’s prime minister Haider al-Abadi has instructed all the country’s security forces...

Canine’s’ sense of smell is more than a million times stronger than a human’s, making them excellent partners for explosive locating. Many detection canine...

It is hardly a secret that when some people visit their family members or friends in prison, they have been to known to smuggle...

The market of sensor detection of toxic gases, bio toxins and explosives is expected to grow, finds Frost & Sullivan's TechVision team. This forecast...

The AMDS program is developing a prototype UGV-based mine-detection sensor suite that can find buried anti-personnel mines. The AMDS consists of a suite of...

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...

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has ordered advanced software and hardware for uncovering liquid explosives and other threats. The systems, which can be retrofitted into...

A team of researchers from MIT and Princeton have built a new system for detecting chemicals used in explosive. The system is based on...

US airports security authorities would be able to add another detection system to their arsenal. A new explosives trace detection system has passed certification...

The MKII Zibar Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) developed by Zibar in Israel has been demonstrated to the Colombian Army and Marine Corps, reportedly arousing...

iHLS Israel Homeland Security In this weekly report (21 October 2014): German intelligence: Turkey is working on its own nuclear program Gamers hacked US Army Apache simulator US...

  RE2 Robotics, a developer of robotic manipulator arms, has received a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award to develop an inflatable Underwater...

Simulation-based engineering science (SBES) allows researchers to predict the effects of building explosions and analyze the response of building materials to those threats. Using...

Qylur Security Systems introduces the Qylatron, a security screening system for quick processing at entrances to crowded venues and mega events. The system verifies...