TSA awards Rohde & Schwarz contract for advanced airport screening ahead of Soccer World Cup 2026

TSA awards Rohde & Schwarz contract for advanced airport screening ahead of Soccer World Cup 2026 The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is deploying Rohde & Schwarz QPS201 security scanners with advanced imaging technology (AIT) at airport checkpoints in the US host cities of the Soccer World Cup.

For the Soccer World Cup 2026 host city airports TSA is deploying QPS201 security scanners.

Rohde & Schwarz, a world leader in AI-based millimeter wave screening technology, announced today it has won a multi-million dollar award from TSA to supply its QPS201 UHD-AIT security scanners to passenger security screening checkpoints at selected Soccer World Cup 2026 host city airports.

We are thrilled to receive this award to deliver QPS201's high-volume and passenger-friendly on-person security screening technology to modernize checkpoints at the airports of cities hosting the matches, said Frank Dunn, CEO of Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc. TSA's continued investment in the QPS will also further expand Rohde & Schwarz's economic impact as we grow and create jobs at our facilities in Maryland and Texas.

We are proud TSA is investing in modernizing security checkpoints at the Soccer World Cup 2026 host city airports with our high-performance QPS201 technology platform, said Andreas Haegele, Vice President of Microwave Imaging. Rohde & Schwarz is deeply committed to our partnership with TSA. We will continue to develop and deliver innovative and effective on-person screening solutions to make airport security more efficient and convenient in the upcoming mega decade of travel including the Soccer World Cup, Americas 250th Anniversary and the Olympic Games.

The QPS201 achieved TSA qualification in 2022, approving it for use in US passenger security screening checkpoints and has achieved certification to TSA and European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) highest standards. There are more than 100 R&S QPS201 scanners deployed in US airports already and more than 2,000 systems deployed in airports world-wide. The QPS201 uses safe millimeter wave radio frequency technology to rapidly and accurately screen passengers for concealed threats. The system requires only milliseconds per scan and its open design and hands-down scan pose makes security screening easy and accessible for travellers.

For more information about the QPS201 and to learn about the benefits for organizations visit www.rohde-schwarz.com/security-screening.

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