Aviation

The AI Advantage: Predicting and Managing Threats in Modern Transportation

The AI Advantage: Predicting and Managing Threats in Modern Transportation

AirSight and Flock Announce Strategic Partnership Following Grant Parish Smuggling Bust That Demonstrated the Speed of an Integrated Airspace to Roadway Response

Joy Finnegan

AirSight, the company behind the AirGuard airspace security platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Flock, the public-safety operating system trusted by thousands of law enforcement agencies nationwide. The partnership establishes a real-time data feed from AirGuard into FlockOS, allowing airspace detections — including operator location — to appear directly in the same operating picture…

ICEYE Establishes Indian Entity to Support India’s Sovereign Intelligence Capability

Joy Finnegan

ICEYE announced the formal establishment of ICEYE India, operating from New Delhi. This extends the company’s presence into one of the world’s most significant defense and space markets. ICEYE India’s immediate priority is supporting India’s defense and intelligence customers to access advanced intelligence capabilities and solutions that strengthen national security and resilience, alongside broader engagement…

Re-Engineering Critical Castings for Defense Readiness

Joy Finnegan

How digital casting workflows help defense programs recover legacy parts, improve first-pour success, and bring idle equipment back into service In defense and government programs, the cost of a difficult casting is rarely in the first attempt. It’s in the iterations that follow. The real challenge is compressing that trial-and-error cycle. The tooling changes, test…

EU Delays Launch of ETIAS Requirement

Joy Finnegan

The European Union indefinitely delayed the launch of ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorization System). The EU has now said it will provide several months’ notice before the system does go live. The system was due to go live in late 2026. At this time, no applications are currently being collected, and the EU has…

Large-area surveillance with 90 % fewer cameras

Bruno Duarte

From runways to tower operations: STL Airport deploys 360° surveillance with Panomera® As Missouri’s largest and busiest aviation facility, St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) welcomed more than 15 million passengers in 2025. To implement a digital 360-degree surveillance system and secure over 70 million square feet of airport infrastructure, STL required a solution capable…

Signicat Secures Key UK Digital Identity Trust Certification

Joy Finnegan

Signicat has achieved certification against the UK Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF) for its component NFC-based identity and identity document verification technology and orchestration services.The certification comes at a crucial time for the UK, in terms of Digital Identity, following the UK government announcements ending the Digital Identity scheme, leaving the trust framework under…

Rohde & Schwarz installs millimeter wave security scanners at Airports of Thailand (AOT) Airports

Bruno Duarte

Rohde & Schwarz QPS201 security scanners with advanced imaging technology (AIT) will be installed at the checkpoints at Airports of Thailand (AOT) Airports, including Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport, a major hub in Asia with 60 million passengers a year. Rohde & Schwarz, a world leader in AI-based millimeter wave screening technology, won an award to supply…

Child’s Refusal to Sit and Buckle Seatbelt Causes Flight Cancellation

Joy Finnegan

Canadian air carrier Porter Airlines was forced to cancel a flight to Toronto when a child refused to secure their seatbelt before takeoff. The incident occurred Thursday, August 6. On Thursday, Aug. 6, Porter Airlines flight PD444 left the terminal at Victoria International Airport (YYJ) in Canada and was taxiing out to the runway when…

Thruvision secures £3m+ South-East Asian airport worker screening contract

Bruno Duarte

Thruvision Group plc (AIM: THRU), a leading provider of walk-through security technology (“Thruvision” or the “Company” and, together with its subsidiary undertakings, the “Group”), is pleased to announce that its principal regional partner in Asia has been awarded a contract to deploy Thruvision’s technology across multiple major airports in South-East Asia. The deployment, focused predominantly…

Thai Woman Sexually Assaulted on Flight from Dubai to Bangkok

Joy Finnegan

A Thai woman described waking up to find a fellow passenger touching her inappropriately during an overnight flight from Dubai to Bangkok, next to her four-year-old daughter. The incident occurred on August 2. The woman described on a post on social media that shortly after the flight left Dubai, a man seated nearby began resting…

Four Arrested at Thai Airport for Smuggling Cannabis

Joy Finnegan

Four tourists from Europe were stopped at an international airport in Phuket, Thailand, while attempting to smuggle more than 30 kilograms of cannabis out of the country.Customs officers discovered bag containing cannabis buds and processed marijuana. The substance was in vacuum-sealed bags concealed inside the group’s checked luggage.The seized haul was valued at nearly 2.6…