New Airport to Serve as Aviation Security Test Site

Navy officials announced that the new Panama City – Bay County airport would serve as a test site for security innovations made by the Naval Surface Warfare Center – Panama City, and implemented by the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA).

TSA’s Advanced Technology Evaluation Center will begin at the current airport but will fully realize its mission at the new airport.

One early joint project will be designed to enhance perimeter security with a system that uses wireless cameras, sensors and motion detection devices to monitor the fence line of an area.

More cutting-edge security technologies will be tested at the new airport. The new airport is being designed with input from TSA to facilitate their ability to test new security procedures and technologies.

This is very exciting news for our new airport, and is an indicator of its economic development potential. If the new airport is successful as a test bed for new security technologies, it would likely attract many new technologies companies to the area.

Stay tuned for more important news on this opportunity.