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6.3 Cargo

 Cargo security research is needed to prevent the introduction of improvised explosive devices concealed in cargo and mail that is transported on passenger aircraft. Methods to achieve this include improvement in the efficiency and effectiveness of prescreening (profiling) for shipped items, enhancement of the security effectiveness of point-to-point ground transit of prescreened items, and improvement in the equipment used to detect improvised explosive devices, as well as enhancement of their efficiency. Cargo security personnel identify, develop, and prepare for deployment technologies for detecting explosive threats in the cargo vector, and develop and validate methods to improve threat detection.

The object of the cargo security program are is to eliminate threats onboard aircraft, reduce fatalities, and decrease the catastrophic financial loss from a sabotaged plane.

Products developed for cargo security include:

  • Computer-assisted profiling systems
  • Enhanced protocols for ground transit of cargo along the shipper-forwarder-air carrier supply chain
  • Cargo-screening feasibility studies using nuclear and trace technologies
  • Evaluation of cargo inspection systems for break-bulk and containerized/palletized cargoes.

FAA POCs:
Paul Jankowski
609-485-4870
paul.jankowski@tc.faa.gov

Howard Fleisher
609-485-8524
howard.fleisher@tc.faa.gov

 
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