Air Cargo Security

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Air Cargo Security
2006/TPT-WG-28/AEG-SEC/016 28th Transportation
Working Group Meeting Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada September 5 8, 2006
Review of developments in testing,
implementation and operational deployment of
advanced security screening technologies Purpose
Information Submitted by United States
September 2006
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Aviation Security Technologies
September 2006
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Agenda

• Hold Baggage
• Passenger Cabin Baggage
• Air Cargo

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Hold Baggage

• ICAO Standard for 100 screening of hold baggage
• Must balance efficacy of screening methods with
  efficiency to provide maximum throughput
• Currently, the U.S. has deployed
• 1,500 Explosives Detection Systems (EDS), mainly
  at larger airports
• 6,000 Explosives Trace Detection (ETD) units,
  mainly at smaller airports
• Next generation technologies require continuous
  research and development to lower false alarm
  rates, enhance detection, and increase throughput

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Hold Baggage (contd)
Type Size (ft) Weight (lbs) Throughput (bph) Stand alone/In-line
CTX 2500 23 x 6.25 x 6.7 8,300 120
CTX 5500 26 x 6.25 x 6.75 10,400 180/250
CTX 9000 21 x 5 x 7 10,200 425
eXaminer 6000 20 x 6 x 6 9,200 180/425
CT-80 4 x 7 x 4 3,500 80
ETD Table Top 50 80 (2 screeners)
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Passenger Cabin Baggage

• Although checkpoint security technology has not
  been changed substantially since the 1980s,
  there have been some significant refinements,
  along with some new tools
• Currently, the U.S. has deployed
• 1,900 Enhanced Walk-Through Metal Detectors
  (EWTMD)
• 1,900 Threat Image Projection-Ready X-ray (TRX)
  systems
• 1,200 Explosives Trace Detection (ETD) units,
  mainly for alarm resolution
• 96 Explosives Trace Portals (ETP) at 36 airports
• Next generation technology seeks to detect a
  broader threat base, automate threat detection,
  and enhance potential threat imagery for
  effective and efficient alarm resolution

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Passenger Cabin Baggage (contd)

• Automated Carry-On EDS
• Two contracts awarded for development, with pilot
  expected in 2006
• First generation may have limited throughput
  capacity
• Cast and Prosthesis Scanner
• Currently in RD phase
• Candidate products are at TSA Labs for testing
• Whole Body Imaging
• Provides both weapons and explosives detection
  capabilities
• To be piloted
• Bottled Liquids Scanner
• 7 commercial off the shelf units are at TSA Labs
  for testing
• 4 candidate units are scheduled for testing in
  New Mexico

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Air Cargo

• Volume and diversity of air cargo makes the task
  of finding small amounts of explosives
  challenging
• U.S. is operationally testing and evaluating the
  capabilities of available EDS and ETD
  technologies to support cargo screening
• Two phases have been completed with promising
  results
• Third phase is being conducted with deployment in
  various locations
• Must evaluate systems under extreme environmental
  conditions
• Must determine capabilities for screening
  additional cargo commodities for a broad range of
  threats
• Current pilot program is evaluating use of
  Hardened Unit Load Devices (HULD) to transport
  air cargo baggage on passenger aircraft

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