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X-NEWS - May 2012 Edition

HME - Homemade Explosives by Dr. Gad Friedman

In recent years, it has become significantly easier for terrorists to acquire explosives via diverse routes.  The use of homemade explosives (HME) has become more and more common. A great deal of detailed information on the preparation of explosives can be easily found on the Internet /.../

HMEs can be mixtures of two or more compounds - each of which is harmless by itself. The simplest example is Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil (ANFO) /.../

There are also single component HMEs. Many make-shift laboratories set up to prepare TriAcetoneTriPeroxide (TATP) have been found in recent years /.../

X-TEST offers a wide range of training programs including HME course - comprehensive review of current HME threats including shooting range of live HMEs.  

 

X-NEWS - April 2012 Edition

Munitions "green disposal" by Rami Schiffer

Every year thousands of tons of munitions are marked as obsolete, out dated or malfunction at armies and production sites all over the world.

These munitions are sometime dangerous and always out of service. In addition ammunition production factories produce a lot of access explosive material that cannot be reused.
All these explosives must be disposed of eventually /.../

Thus came the need for "green disposal" solutions.  These solutions usually involve dismantling of the monition to its elements manually or by robotic means /.../

The Tamar Group operates in international munitions disposal projects around the world and offers a variety of state-of-the-art disposal solutions.

 

X-NEWS - March 2012 Edition

New Inert Explosives

The evolving threat of terrorism and criminal activities utilizing various explosives; with the intention of causing maximum casualties and panic throughout the world is a primary motivator of the X-Test  brand to develop new and innovative technologies for training, testing and mitigation. As part of the cutting edge development productions, X-Test is releasing the following new simulants to the open market.

• Formex
• Astrolite A
• Ammonium nitrate and aluminum
• TATP grease
• R-Salt
• MEK-P

X-NEWS - February 2012 Edition

Checkpoint & the Security Environment by Yuval Amsterdam

The commonality between all elements of security, specifically technological is that they are all human operated. Human factor (HF) is the key in bringing these tools to proper operation. /.../

While we are debating if to open our wallets and invest the money to get the "good stuff" we forget that even upgraded - these systems are still human operated. The ill-fated result is spending money on the upgrade (that will not upgrade our security - just our systems) and not on training the operator degrades the system...

 

X-NEWS - January 2012 Edition

Abstract as published by the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators (IABTI) by Naftali TS Gordon

The use of K-9 explosive detection has proverbially come to the front of the fight against terrorist organizations; international and homegrown. Federal, state and local law enforcement entities as well as research institutions are incorporating previously standard explosive K-9 searches into the cutting edge K-9 detection capabilities which include "vapor wake" K-9's for high targeted areas and large number of people. K-9 operations provide for a mobile, 24/7 solution to explosive detection with the added value of deterrence. It has become more evident that technology provides only a rigid layer whereas a dog provides a multi-faceted and evolving ability in the threat against terrorism.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 2011

Happy New Year 2012!

X-NEWS - November 2011 Edition

R-Salt Explosive

The attempts by Palestinian terror organizations to simplify explosive devices while increasing their impact has led them to try materials not often used in explosives; one example is R-salt, known as white cubes for lighting barbecues, which has not been utilized in bombs since World War II.

X-TEST laboratories have recently developed the R-Salt simulant, inert explosive which replicate the real explosive in color, texture, Zeff no., density, X-Ray and CT signature.

This product, icorporated with the X-TEST product line is currently being produced, in stock and available for immediate purchase..

October 2011 Edition

10% Discount Offer

X-Test is continuing our efforts to reach out to the security and law enforcement communities following our current success with the ASIS and the upcoming Milipol security exhibitions. We are excited about the interest in our products which are currently being utilized by multiple federal, military and local law enforcement security organizations.

Given our current production capabilities with existing orders, we are offering a special offer during the month of November 2011.

All orders placed for each training kit in the above brochure will receive a 10 percent discount...

 

X-NEWS - September 2011 Edition

Meet Raven, the Vapor-Wake K-9 at ASIS 2011, booth 2074

X-TEST in conjuction with T&M Protection services will be at ASIS International in September demonstrating innovate and critical new kind of canine cop, the "vapor wake" detection dog.

Raven, a black lab, is the newest and most advance type of bomb-sniffing dog. A "vapor wake dog" can detect all of the known ingredients for making bombs.

We invite all to visit our booth 2074 and see Raven and the capabilities of this incredible tool..

X-NEWS - August 2011 Edition

OSLO BOMBING - Situational Report

X-TEST security specialist personnel in conjuction with intelligence organizations are preparing to discuss the relevant vulnerabilities which made capable this catastrophic event.

• Physical Security
• Law enfocement
• Response time
• Training...

 

X-NEWS - July 2011 Edition

Production Line Update for Explosives Detection (EDD) K-9 Units

X-TEST is releasing a breakthrough in Explosives Detection technology via use of odor simulants for federal, state and local K-9 divisions.

Benefits include:

• More realistic training
• Saver storage and transport
• Increased amount of simulant odor for differential threshold detection
• Lessor hazard of cross contamination...

 

X-NEWS - June 2011 Edition

Teaming up with FOCUS HLS

X-TEST is proud to announce the recent team-up with Focus HLS - a professional team of experts in the field of Homeland Security with over 50 years of accumulated experience.

X-TEST now offers the comprehensive solution for testing, evaluating and improving the security at large scale sites, whether they are private or governmental...

 

X-NEWS - May 2011 Edition

X-TEST Simulated IEDs Concealed in Mail Articles Kit

In response to the letter bomb exploded at the office of Swissnuclear, a new X-TEST kit has been introduced: The Simulated IEDs Concealed in Mail Articles Kit, which was designed for teaching, training and performance monitoring of postal services X-ray operators and personnel handling mail.

The kit contains 8 concealed IEDs, including, for example, a birthday card within an envelope, a document folder, a calendar, a book and a box of chocolates...