CDE competition briefing - FASS technology challenge 2

Technology challenge 2: Screening cargo and hold baggage

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Hold baggage and cargo screening threat list • explosive devices

• incendiary devices

It is not required to detect • firearms

• ammunition

• knives

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Testing of hold baggage equipment

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Common bag set

Common threat materials

Common concealments

Standards

Hold baggage screening methods

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Canine

systems

Conventional X-Ray (using a screener) Automated explosive detection

systems

Hand search Trace detection

Multi level system – hold baggage

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PASS

Level 5 Potential IED

Bomb disposal

PASS

EDS

Check in

PASS ALERT

Screener viewing approx

15 -20 seconds ALERT

Unlimited viewing time

ALERT

Hand search and

trace detection

PASS

Cargo screening capability

• dual view X-ray

• Explosive Detection Systems (EDS)

• hand search and visual inspection

• Metal Detection Equipment (MDE)

• Explosive Trace Detection (ETD)

• Remote Explosive Scent Tracing (REST)

• Free Running Explosive Detection Dogs

(FREDD)

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Cargo X-ray

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Cargo screen at piece or pallet level

Explosive detection dogs

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Free Running Explosive Detection

Dogs

Remote Explosive Scent Tracing

Explosive Vapour Detection (EVD)

• developing standards and testing methods

• no currently deployed equipment

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Current cargo requirements • faster screening of consignments

• ability to screen dense and/or thick cargo

• ability to screen small areas of density in a larger consignment

• less reliance on human interpretation

• reduce false positives and the need to open boxes

• screen consignments without further breaking down or reorienting

• density

• image complexity

• health and safety and insurance considerations

• difficult or unattractive to open

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Competition scope

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What we want

• we don’t expect you to be able

to provide a whole solution at

phase 1

What we don’t want

• why? Similar work is

conducted under other

Government programmes

New solutions should help to prevent the widest possible range of explosives,

weapons, and other threats from being taken on to the aircraft.

Exploitation

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• this CDE themed competition will form

one part of the FASS programme

• competition Phase 1

• competition Phase 2

Demonstrate how your technology will deliver a step-change in aviation

security

Important Dates

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• webinar 12 noon 23 November 2016

• competition closes at 5pm Thursday 19 January 2017

• proposals must be submitted using CDE’s online submission service

• contract placement initiated and feedback provided mid-March 2017

• phase 1 projects to complete by 29 September 2017

The future of aviation security

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Technical questions

FASS-CDECall@dft.gsi.gov.uk

General enquiries

cde@dstl.gov.uk

Proposals submitted via CDE’s online submission service – no later than 5pm Thursday 19 January 2017