Market Trends of Airport Security Screening Systems Industry
Passenger Screening Segment to Experience the Highest Growth During the Forecast Period
- Global transportation hubs are susceptible targets of anti-peace activists. An attack on any such location might lead to mass casualties and substantial damage to the economy of the country. The rapid growth of air passenger traffic has necessitated radical changes in the SOP of airport terminals to cater to the flow of traffic with minimum capacity constraints while ensuring zero lapses in security protocols.
- The use of advanced modern weaponry and concealment techniques has led to an augmentation of security implementations at various checkpoints. This, in turn, has driven the installation of advanced screening equipment for personnel and baggage to detect the presence of weapons, explosives, and other threats such as chemical weapons.
- Furthermore, the expansion of air travel, evident through new airport construction and upgrades to existing terminals, is propelling the airport security screening systems market. In December 2023, Rohde & Schwarz secured a USD 10.96 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to provide its QPS201 UHD AIT security scanners for use in US airport security screening checkpoints. The R&S UHD QPS201 obtained TSA qualification in 2022, making it eligible for deployment in US airport security screening checkpoints. Additionally, it has received the highest levels of approval from the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC), with over 1,000 systems deployed in various airports and security screening operations.
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Asia-Pacific is Expected to Generate the Highest Demand During the Forecast Period
- The Asia-Pacific region is expected to generate the highest demand for airport security screening systems during the forecast period. India and China are investing heavily in the development of new airports. In 2017, the Indian government envisaged the development of approximately 175 new airports with an investment of USD 4.58 billion during 2018-2028 to cater to the country's exponential increase in domestic passenger traffic.
- China is one of the largest aviation markets and is expected to exhibit dominant growth in the future. Hence, to ensure adequate security, airports are required to use security solutions that can detect concealed explosives or narcotics effectively without disrupting passenger flow or experience at checkpoints.
- Also, to tackle the threat of terrorism, in June 2019, the Indian government modified the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of 84 airports to integrate full-body scanners at security checkpoints. Furthermore, in the purview of privacy concerns, the approved full-body scanners would generate an image like a dummy, and the spots requiring further screening would be highlighted in yellow.
- For instance, in November 2023, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (Mumbai, India) gave a contract to Vehant Technologies Pvt. Ltd. As per the contract, Vehant will supply and install 44 dual-view X-ray machines of various sizes at Mumbai airport. In addition, Vehant has also bagged an order from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the supply of 39 machines. This also involves a repeated order for baggage scanners.
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