PT World
Kylie Bielby
26 Nov 2025
USA’s secretary of homeland security Kristi Noem has announced a more than US$1bn investment in airport security upgrades, which will fund updated training and enable the procurement of new screening technology at airports across the USA.
Both baggage and people screening equipment will be included, alongside new training programs to help airport employees target and prevent threats and an increase in the number of K9 units (dog and handler) at checkpoints, with Noem describing the funding as “the biggest investment in screening technologies that we’ve seen in years”.
The announcement comes as the Transportation Security Administration prepares to screen more than 17.8 million people between Tuesday, November 25 and Tuesday, December 2, including more than three million on Sunday, November 30 alone.
DHS announces US$1bn airport security investment - Passenger Terminal Today - 26 Nov 2025
