Feature Article: S&T Technology is Keeping our Skies Safe
S&T’s Baggage, Cargo, and People Screening (BCP) Program is developing screening solutions to better-secure our airspace, communities, and borders.
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S&T’s Baggage, Cargo, and People Screening (BCP) Program is developing screening solutions to better-secure our airspace, communities, and borders.
S&T recently installed a next generation carry-on baggage screening system at Boston Logan International Airport in Massachusetts to collect data about how the system operates in a real-world environment to improve the system and detection algorithms.
A new, compact version of an advanced carry-on baggage screening system developed in part by the DHS S&T, allows TSA to install advanced screening technology in smaller airports that can’t fit conventional systems.
The Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T’s) Baggage/Cargo/People Screening program conducts screening, detection, and mitigation R&D to detect explosives and prohibited items at airports and in air cargo.
DHS S&T has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea (MOLIT), which authorizes the two countries to conduct a field demonstration of S&T-funded technology in civil aviation security.
Research funded by S&T's Checked Baggage Program was presented in a Deep Learning Technical Interchange. Performers from academia and the threat detection industry came together to share knowledge to help support the mission of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
S&T is working on automated high-speed, high-performance checked baggage explosives detection systems for acquisition by the TSA.