Explosive Detection

A group of MIT engineers has converted ordinary spinach plants into biological bomb detectors. The team, led by Michael Strano, implanted customised carbon nanotubes into...

The U.S. army has an urgent need for a vehicle that can protect its passengers from improvised explosive devices (IED). Over the next 18 months,...

The experts have reacted to the case of an Australian senator that earlier this week brought a fake pipe bomb into a committee meeting...

The Kenyan Police Service (KPS) has taken delivery of United States-made bomb disposal equipment for use in anti-terror operations by the Criminal Investigations Department...

Western Rishon LeZion, Israel's largest Unmanned Systems' Event – complete with airshow, ground autonomous systems display, exhibition of 40 presenters and a professional convention The...

Weapon experts say that ISIS engineers have developed advanced new weapon systems capable of shooting down passenger jets, according to a report by Homeland...

The explosive sniffers used in many airports in the world do not fully satisfy the high demands of the Israeli general security service. This is...

In the wake of two car bombings which killed seventeen people, Turkey announced it was temporarily suspending the sale of fertilizers containing nitrate. The...

The US has been increasing the security arrangements regarding incoming flights - mainly from Muslim Middle Eastern states. Passengers arriving on direct flights from...

An Israeli Company has developed a basic kit that trains security guards to recognize explosives. The kit contains a wide range of stimulants that replicate...

The European Defense Agency (EDA) has hired the services of the Spanish company Indra to develop new forensic analysis laboratories for Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices...

Some of the most dangerous threats encountered by the military, law enforcement, first responders and emergency personnel - like toxic, airborne chemicals - are often...

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...

Northrop Grumman has successfully demonstrated unmanned mine-hunting capabilities using the high-speed AQS-24B sensor during recent trials in Belgium. This effort, coming after a successful...

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) unveiled its new CIMS (Counter IED and Mine Suite) - an integrated suite of sensors for protection of tactical maneuvering...

  Scientists from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem have developed a new system that uses a combination of lasers and glowing bacteria for unexploded ordnance...

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have brought out a new tool in the fight against terrorism: bomb sniffing drones. The team took existing...

The U.S. Army launches several competitions to define its future robot unmanned ground systems fleet, in a move that may transform the ground robotics...

Arie Egozi Is France closing the stable after the horses escaped? Basically yes, but that stable was so rickety that closing its gate wouldn’t have...

A new way of detecting chemical weapons: thin-film materials change color in response to chemical warfare agents. In today’s world, in which the threat of...

Security agents working in western airports are trained to detect all kinds of devices that could put a flight in jeopardy: from explosives disguised...