[CORRECTION] Frost & Sullivan: Detection of More than 800 Guns at Checkpoints during 2011 Shows Importance of Airport Screening Technologies

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[CORRECTION] Frost & Sullivan: Detection of

More than 800 Guns at Checkpoints during

2011 Shows Importance of Airport Screening

Technologies

PR Newswire

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, June 14, 2012

- Rising health concerns compel market participants to publish

scientific evidence regarding the safety of their systems

- UPDATE: On a press release issued on June 12, 2012, Frost & Sullivan had a

headline stating: "Frost & Sullivan: Detection of More than 800 Guns within

Planes during 2011 Shows Importance of Airport Screening Technologies,"

which was an incorrect statement. The headline above reflects our true

findings. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California

,

June 14, 2012

/PRNewswire/ -- The transportation

security agency (TSA) is responsible for preventing knives, guns and other

weapons from being taken aboard airplanes. Despite their precautions, more

than 800 guns were detected at checkpoints prior to making it on board planes

during 2011. This scenario has highlighted the need for more stringent

screening methods.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.aerospace.frost.com),

U.S.

Airport Screening Technologies Market

, finds that during 2011 TSA

distributed approximately

$437.1 million

in contract obligations toward airport

screening technologies.

If you are interested in more information on this research, please send an

email to Jeannette Garcia, Corporate Communications, at

[e-mail], with your full name, company name, job title,

telephone number, company email address, company website, city, state and

country.

Currently, explosives detection systems are the main technology for airport

screening processes, but the future demand will call for systems that are

smaller, versatile and can enhance throughput speed. The 9/11 attacks are a

grim reminder of how failed layers of security have lethal consequences.

Authorities are constantly looking to plug gaps in the system effectively and

efficiently.

"Significant revenue growth in airport screening technology will depend on

innovations in systems for the mass screening of personnel," said Frost &

Sullivan Industry Analyst John Hernandez. "A technology that can screen large

groups subtly to categorize and separate them based on risk will revive interest

and open up the market."

Private security companies soon could be handling passenger screening at U.S.

airports. This is due to recently passed legislation cleared by both the House of

Representatives and the Senate.

As terrorism becomes more adaptive, there is an urgent need to replace and

repair the existing security systems. The effectiveness of advanced imaging

technology (AIT) devices in detecting concealed weapons is still under review.