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Kansas Guard tests unmannned cargo craft
Snowgoose is not well known in the United States, but ask the special forces; craft uses a parachute to slow down and unload up to 600 pounds of supplies
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UAV pilots now eligible for Distinguished Flying Cross
What was that Naplean said about little pieces of ribbon? Aviation Badge and Air Medal now up for grabs
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Lockheed to work on advanced Predator radar system
$40 million contract for low frequency synthetic aperture radar system relies on Lockheed’s foliage penetration technology
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First Air Force UAV wing stands up
As the Army competes for operational control, Air Force digs in
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Aurora Flight Sciences to develop disposable sensor taggants
Disposable sensors will be used to identify areas of EID threat; company’s GoldenEye UAV may do the dispersion work
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AD Aerospace signs deal to film Boeing's first class passengers
“Mini Suites” block flight attendants’s view of the well-heeled; camera will turn on during takeoff and landing only, companies say; a missed opportunity?
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L-1 signs $50 million deal with Verified Identity Pass
Biometrics company will supply the enrollment and verification kiosks; but will anyone use them?
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TSA struggles to fill self-defense classes
Only one percent of flight attendants have attended the free, one-day seminars on kicking and eye-gouging
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Canadian shrink banned from U.S. for pro-LSD writing
A forty-year-old experience recounted in an acedemic journal is sufficient for a lifetime entry ban
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Financial concerns stymie on-board cell phone calls
Airlines, cell phone companies, and the government see little to be gained from even studying the issue; “cultivating uncertainty to maintain the existing ban”
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Few interested in Registered Traveler
Deloitte & Touche survey finds few Americans have even heard of program, even though most respondents listed long security lines as a top complaint
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Australian airports remain vulnerable
Government has failed to solve problems with unscreened domestic fliers; travellers at Adelaide disembark on the tarmac
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Israeli gambling tycoon bets long on UAVs
Avi Shaked buys a large share of Aeronautics Defense Systems, maker of the Aerostar; company has clients in U.S., Nepal, Spain, and even Nigeria
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TSA issues RFI for airport tracking system
Proposals are expected to include a combination of RFID, biometrics, and sensoer technology; non-proprietary systems preferred
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Tyco wins Iceland airport security contract
Company’s CEM AC2000 access control system is already deployed in Hong Kong, England, Hawaii, and Athens; card readers offer “Schengen mode” option
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The long view
New Technology is Keeping the Skies Safe
DHS S&T Baggage, Cargo, and People Screening (BCP) Program develops state-of-the-art screening solutions to help secure airspace, communities, and borders