Project goals
- Equipping pre-flight screening areas with radio wave scanners for non-contact screening of passengers and increasing screening capacity;
- Detecting prohibited items to be carried;
- Development and implementation of specialized software for control, collection and storage of technical monitoring results as required by Decree No. 969 of the Government of the Russian Federation;
- Improving aviation security based on special technologies and the latest equipment.
Project timeline
January 2007 – present
Project info
Specialists from GE Security (general contractor), Borlas Security Systems (part of Borlas Group) and Domodedovo Airport Aviation Security integrated SafeScout 100, ProVision 2 radio wave scanners into the complex aviation security system of the airport. The decision to use new equipment was made based on the results of its trial operation. Inspection scanners provide a safe non-contact screening of a person in just 10 seconds (including the analysis of the received data), which makes it possible to avoid queues when boarding an aircraft. Also, as part of the project, the entrance groups of the service areas of the air terminal complex were equipped with hinged and sliding turnstiles.
Due to the increased load on the airport complex (seasonal fluctuations in passenger traffic, its significant growth associated with servicing wide-body aircraft), in 2012–2013 it was decided to increase the number of scanners to grow airport capacity. Their integration into comprehensive security system was carried out jointly by Borlas and Domodedovo Airport Aviation Security.
For more than 13 years, screening scanners have been used at Moscow Domodedovo Airport to automate the passenger security screening: the procedure poses no medical problems, ensures privacy of inspected passengers, displaying only a silhouette image. The equipment proved its efficiency and reliability in practical operation.
In 2020, in the development of the project, the certification procedures for ProVision 2 microwave scanners were successfully completed as required by Decree No. 969 of the Government of the Russian Federation. The lack of uniform requirements for scanners prevented their widespread use at transport infrastructure facilities, which, in turn, led to the need for manual screening of passengers and a decrease in the speed of passenger traffic.
In procedure preparation, Borlas team developed unparalleled special software (SSW) required to ensure that certification terms are met. Open source software makes it possible to transfer information from ProVision 2 scanners and other devices to a unified system for managing and collecting results of technical monitoring by means of a unified data transfer protocol and can be used for equipment undergoing mandatory certification as per Decree No. 969 of the Government of the Russian Federation, to meet basic requirements of the document.
Experts from the Center for Special Technology of the Federal Security Service of Russia carried out certification together with employees of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Orion RD&P Center, Domodedovo Security (DME Group) and experts from Borlas Security Systems.
To date, the safety of passengers and air transportation at Domodedovo is provided by more than 20 scanners. Borlas performs maintenance and current repairs of radio wave screening equipment.
Project results
- Systematization and storage of received technical monitoring data;
- Improving passenger comfort, speeding up security checks;
- Reducing the workload on the staff at checkpoints;
- Improving the safety of passengers, aircraft crew members and aviation personnel at Domodedovo Airport.
One of the largest implementations of screening scanners in airport systems in the world;
Development of unique software required to fulfill the conditions for certification of scanners.