Transportation

L-3 signs $40 million DHS deal for airport explosives detection
Industry leader will provide new eXaminer systems and provide updates to hardware and software for those already in use; multi-slice CT imaging technology continues to wow at home and abroad; control system manipulates conveyor belts for optimum scanning position
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Would-be SBI-Net subcontractors swarm Boeing
With $2 billion floating around, many smaller companies are looking for a taste; after a rushed first task order, some are dissatisfied; Boeing asks for patience until early next year when contracting will recommence at “break-neck speed”
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Samsung buys a minority share of CommerceGuard
Deal is the company’s first venture into the cargo security market; $15 million deal includes exclusive Asian marketing rights
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Canadians to spend C$1 billion to arm and expand border patrol
Announcement comes in wake of decision to deploy 400 additional guards; unarmed guards had protested unsafe working conditions; Liberal party outraged at cost and vows to seek alternatives
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Fiji soldiers steal 600,000 rounds of ammunition from local port
After police are threatened, commissioner fights back against bureaucratic bungling
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Luggage loss rates increase 80 percent after liquid bomb plot
Restrictions on carry-on luggage caused a 20 percent increase in checked bags; high loss rates suggest infrastructure problems; no data available for post-25 September time period
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EU imposes new carry-on luggage rules
Mandatory across the European Union, the new restrictions are almost identical to those imposed in the United States; liter bags will be in great demand, as will 100ml bottles; new luggage size restrictions coming soon
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Raytheon unveils new UAV control cockpit
As a good portion of UAV crashes are the result of human error, Raytheon’s Universal Control System is designed with the operator’s need first and foremost in mind; wrap-around displays and ergonomic comfort prevail; system is multi-platform compatible and STANAG 4586 compliant
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EU considers "deep background checks" for Registered Traveler program
Responding to concerns about racial profiling, EU may instead develop a large-scale network linking criminal and civil data bases; a final report is not due until June, but in the meantime EU planners will move ahead with plans; privacy concerns remain an unsurmounted obstacle
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Graduate student arrested for exposing boarding pass vulnerability
Student Web site allowed users to print out their own boarding passes; stunt showed how a terrorist could print up a dummy pass to evade detection by No Fly List; no procedures exist to check ID card, boarding pass, and traveller identity simultaneously
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AD Aerospace to install cockpit monitoring for TUI AG
Small cameras survey the approach the cockpit while the flight crew watches securely from the cabin; AD Aerospace an innovator in airline camera surveillance
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Investigators expose Miami airport buddy punching system
Employees took time off and had others check them in and out of work; scheme shows weakness of single-factor authentication systems
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