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Airport automated security screening refers to the application of advanced technologies, including computed tomography (CT) scanners, artificial intelligence (AI), biometric verification, automated tray return systems, and automated threat detection, to inspect passengers and baggage with limited manual intervention. It strengthens aviation security by enhancing threat detection accuracy, accelerating passenger processing, minimizing checkpoint congestion, and improving overall airport operational efficiency while maintaining compliance with security regulations.
The primary components of airport automated security screening include hardware, software, and services. Hardware refers to physical security screening equipment designed to automatically detect and identify prohibited items, threats, and potential security risks at airports. These systems are deployed across international airports, domestic airports, and regional airports through new installations and retrofit installations. Key applications include passenger screening, cabin baggage screening, checked baggage screening, cargo screening, and staff screening, while end users include airport authorities, government and border security agencies, airlines, and ground handling service providers.
Tariffs are influencing the airport automated security screening market by increasing the cost of imported CT scanners, X-ray systems, biometric equipment, automated screening technologies, and specialized security hardware required for airport installations. This is raising procurement and deployment expenses and may delay security modernization initiatives, particularly in regions reliant on imported security equipment such as Asia-Pacific, Europe, and Latin America. Hardware-intensive deployments and large-scale airport installations are particularly affected because of their dependence on imported screening equipment and electronic components. However, tariffs are also promoting local manufacturing, regional supplier diversification, domestic security equipment production, and stronger airport technology supply chains, supporting greater long-term resilience in the market.
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The airport automated security screening market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $2.81 billion in 2025 to $3.09 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.0%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increasing airport passenger volumes, strengthening aviation security requirements, expanding airport infrastructure, rising demand for security screening, and growing airport modernization initiatives.
The airport automated security screening market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $4.46 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.6%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to rising demand for faster passenger processing, expanding airport capacity, increasing need for automated security checkpoint operations, growing international airport modernization activities, and increasing emphasis on operational efficiency. Major trends in the forecast period include growing adoption of automated passenger screening technologies, rising deployment of advanced baggage screening systems, increasing demand for faster security checkpoint processing, growing emphasis on airport security compliance, and rising need to minimize checkpoint congestion.
The growing air passenger traffic worldwide is expected to propel the growth of the airport automated security screening market going forward. Air passenger traffic refers to the movement of travelers transported by commercial airlines on domestic and international routes. The volume of air passenger traffic is increasing due to higher disposable incomes, which make air travel more affordable and encourage more people to travel for business and leisure purposes. Air passenger traffic is driving the adoption of airport automated security screening solutions by increasing the need for faster, more accurate, and higher-capacity screening systems that can efficiently process growing passenger volumes while maintaining stringent security standards. For instance, in January 2025, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), a Canada-based trade association, total full-year global air passenger traffic, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs), increased by 10.4% in 2024 compared with 2023, while international passenger traffic increased by 13.6% year over year, reflecting strong growth in air travel demand. Therefore, the growing air passenger traffic worldwide is driving the growth of the airport automated security screening market.
Key companies operating in the airport automated security screening market are focusing on developing innovative solutions, such as security screening upgrades to enhance threat detection capabilities, automate checkpoint operations, and improve passenger processing efficiency. Security screening upgrades refer to the implementation of advanced technologies, equipment, and software enhancements in airport screening systems to improve threat detection, increase operational efficiency, and provide a faster passenger screening experience. For example, in July 2024, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), a US-based airport, launched automated screening lanes (ASLs) at its security checkpoints to enhance airport passenger security and improve screening efficiency. The newly deployed lanes integrate computed tomography (CT) scanners and 3D imaging technology to provide advanced baggage screening capabilities, enabling security officers to detect potential threats more accurately. The automated systems also streamline passenger flow by reducing manual bag checks, increasing checkpoint throughput, and delivering a faster and more convenient security screening experience.
In April 2025, SureScan Corporation, a US-based security screening and imaging technology company, acquired WO Airport Interior A/S for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, SureScan seeks to broaden its automated airport security screening portfolio by integrating automated tray return systems (ATRS) and checkpoint automation technologies, allowing the company to provide more complete security checkpoint solutions, increase passenger processing capacity, and strengthen its presence in the global aviation security market. WO Airport Interior A/S is a Denmark-based company that develops and supplies automated airport security checkpoint solutions, including automated screening lanes and automated tray return systems (ATRS).
Major companies operating in the airport automated security screening market are Thales SA, Leidos Holdings Inc, L3Harris Technologies Inc, Smiths Detection Group Ltd, OSI Systems Inc, NEC Corporation, Analogic Corporation, Nuctech Company Limited, Evolv Technologies Inc, SITA, CEIA SpA, Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co KG, Secunet Security Networks AG, Astrophysics Inc, Autoclear LLC, VMI Security Ltda, Iris ID Systems Inc, LINEV Systems US Inc, Micro-X Limited, Mantra Softech India Private Limited, Gilardoni SpA, Westminster Group plc, Scanna MSC Ltd
North America was the dominating region in the airport automated security screening market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the rapidly growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the airport automated security screening market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.
The countries covered in the airport automated security screening market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
The airport automated security screening market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as biometric identity verification services, automated threat detection and risk assessment services, automated access control and authentication services, and security screening system integration and maintenance services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The airport automated security screening market also includes sales of body scanners, explosive trace detection (ETD) systems, walk-through metal detectors, and X-ray baggage screening systems. Values in this market are 'factory gate' values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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