K-9 Quinn graduated from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ National Canine Training Center.

The detection of explosive substances is a critical element in ensuring global security, and canine detection continues to be one of the most effective field methods available. Equally important are ...

DHS S&T puts special focus on airport security checkpoints. (AZ-BLT/EnvatoElements photo) The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has always placed a special focus on aviation security. That’s ...

Canine Unit is expanding its ranks with seven new detection dogs currently undergoing an eight-to-10-week training process.“A ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Whether it's an airport screening station or in-the-field terrorism investigations, trace detection of explosives – which are chemical compounds – generally involves the ...

Scientists have developed a way to detect tiny amounts of hard-to-detect explosives more than eight feet away, reducing the need to swipe clothing, luggage or other materials. The team can identify ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — A TSA explosive detection canine ...

Every year the TSA releases a calendar celebrating the agency’s dedicated explosive detection dogs and the 2025 edition was just released full of 13 adorable and brave canines. The 2025 K-9 calendar ...

Smiths Detection unveiled a hand-held explosives vapor detector that can be used at airport security checkpoints. The SABRE EXV uses Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) technology to detect and identify ...