TSA equips US airports for the 2026 World Cup with screening technology from Rohde & Schwarz
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is deploying Rohde & Schwarz QPS201 security scanners with innovative imaging technology (AIT) at security checkpoints at airports in the host cities of the 2026 World Cup.
Columbia, MD/Munich, 8 January 2026 – Rohde & Schwarz, a leading global provider of AI-based millimetre wave screening technology, has received a multi-million dollar order from the TSA. The order includes the delivery of QPS201 AIT security scanners for passenger screening checkpoints at selected airports in the host cities of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
‘We are very pleased with this order, which will enable us to deploy our high-performance and passenger-friendly QPS201 security screening technology to modernise security screening at airports in the host cities,’ said Frank Dunn, CEO of Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc. ‘The TSA’s continued investment in QPS will also further strengthen Rohde & Schwarz’s economic importance as we expand our business and create jobs at our locations in Maryland and Texas.’
‘We are proud that the TSA is investing in the modernisation of security screening with our powerful QPS201 technology platform,’ added Andreas Haegele, Vice President of Microwave Imaging. ‘Rohde & Schwarz is strongly committed to its partnership with the TSA. We will continue to develop and deliver innovative and effective solutions for passenger screening to make airport security more efficient and convenient – in a decade that will be marked by major events, including the World Cup, the 250th anniversary of the United States and the Olympic Games.’
The QPS201 received TSA certification in 2022, making it approved for use at US passenger screening checkpoints. It also meets the highest standards of the TSA and the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC). More than 100 R&S QPS201 scanners are already in use at US airports, and more than 2,000 systems are installed worldwide. The QPS201 uses secure millimetre wave radio technology to quickly and accurately screen passengers for hidden threats. The system takes only a few milliseconds per scan. Its open design and hands-down scanning pose make security screening easy and accessible for travellers.
For more information on the QPS201, please visit www.rohde-schwarz.com/security-screening.html.
