Aerospace Defence and Security

The most significant threat is no longer threats to human lives or property from physical attacks—rather the threat lies in more covert warfare tactics, including cyber-attacks and attacks that can cripple, obstruct, or destroy operations within critical infrastructure facilities, such as utility companies, communications towers, ports, manufactu...

The convergence of physical and logical security and identity authentications methods highlights the need to protect both a person’s physical identity credentials as well as their digital identity from potential fraud or loss. Within the government and critical national infrastructure (CNI) sectors, the need for robust identity protections is hei...

Airports around the world continue to increase efficiency and security with technologies designed to expedite the customs process for international travelers. Implementation of automated border control (ABC) systems or eGates, in use for several years at international airports, is gradually increasing. Biometric capabilities are key aspects of ABC ...

The civil unmanned aerial systems (UAS) market is growing rapidly as public agencies are exposed to the benefits of aerial photography, video, and other sensing capabilities through product demonstrations and testing. The market is unique as it commonly utilizes both traditional military and non-military platforms. By comparison, commercial and mil...

A new innovation for pre-screening travelers at airports has been in use in North America since 2013. Automated passport control kiosks were introduced into the airports by the US Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection Agency. Since its inaugural debut at Chicago's O'Hare Airport, both airlines and other airports in the reg...

Although not seeing the same economic growth as some countries in Latin America, Mexico is in a healthy financial position. Whilst much of the countrys economic stability can be traced to the development of its rich energy deposits, Mexico is unboundedly an important hub in LATAM. Improvements are also being made to other important elements of nat...

Brazil finds itself in a period of great internal transition. As one of the worlds growing economic powers with an enhanced presence in the international community, the future of development within Brazil is being keenly followed. Opportunities for security suppliers will be enhanced as the government continues to focus on infrastructure creation ...

Baggage and cargo handling is essential to airport operations and can cause complications in the event of failure, ranging from lost luggage to widespread disruption of airport operations. Furthermore, airports around the globe are expanding or being built, which creates opportunities for new baggage and cargo handling facilities. This insight tak...

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) provides security for the US transportation system with over 53,000 employees and a discretionary budget of over $7 billion. TSA applies screening technologies in conjunction with risk-based security principles to provide the most effective transportation security in the most efficient way. The enclo...