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TSA Expands Use of AS&E’s Backscatter System to LAX

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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this week expanded the pilot test of American Science & Technology's [ASEI] backscatter-based SmartCheck personnel screening system to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), AS&E says. The screening system has been in use at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport since Feb. 2007 and remains ongoing to provide passengers selected for secondary screening with an option to pat-down searches. AS&E says that about 90 percent of selected passengers have opted for SmartCheck.

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

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Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]