4. Basic AssumptionsBasic AssumptionsBasic AssumptionsBasic Assumptions
National Strategic Facility - main gate to Israel.
The Airport is under constant threat, The intention of
the terror organization – Hamas - to fire rockets at
Israel, including Ben-Gurion Airport.
Commercial environment.
Compliance with National & International regulations.
5. Organization structure B.G.AOrganization structure B.G.A
4 Divisions Operates at Ben Gurion Int’l Airport
under the Airport Managing Director
• Security Division
• Passenger Services & Special Duties Division.• Passenger Services & Special Duties Division.
• Maintenance Division
• Ground Operations Division
6. • Preventing an attack on board any aircraft taking off
from Ben-Gurion Airport.
• Preventing any terrorist attacks in Ben-Gurion
Airport grounds.
• Preventing any form of attack and admission of
The Missions of the Security DivisionThe Missions of the Security DivisionThe Missions of the Security DivisionThe Missions of the Security Division
• Preventing any form of attack and admission of
explosives/weapons into Israel by an arriving
passenger.
The ChallengeThe Challenge
Maintaining functional continuity & Providing a secured & friendly environment.
7. Professional RegulationProfessional Regulation
• ISA – (Israel Security Agency) – Directs the security
processing of passengers, as well as the armed &
physical security in area A: The air side including
terminal halls.terminal halls.
• The Israeli Police - Directs the armed and physical
security in area B.(Airport grounds excluding area A).
8. Our ConceptOur Concept
Based on a security doctrine of combining the
human factor with the advanced technologies.
10. .
Automated FOD DetectionAutomated FOD Detection
Automatic detection of foreign objects on airport RWs’ . Provides
alerts to the control center on suspected FOD. As well as providing
the control center complete interrogation capabilities to determine
the nature of FOD without RWs’ operation disruption.
Provide the ability to correlate the detected FOD with the FOD source
(“Ascription”). Provide advanced control and command capabilities to(“Ascription”). Provide advanced control and command capabilities to
both stations, control tower and mobile vehicle platforms.
11. The missionThe mission
To operate safe and secure international civil aviation
to and from Ben-Gurion Airport with an emphasis on
preventing the threat on the airport grounds and topreventing the threat on the airport grounds and to
secure the flight routes
12. Advance preparations
The airport "Emergency Plan" contains among other
issues counter missile attack program.
The airport readiness is based on regulations,
training, briefings, cooperation with parties and
Business Continuity plan.Business Continuity plan.
Preparations during 2013 - 2014:
13. Procedures update.
Two Table Top Exercises, missile attack scenario.
Airport staff and concessioner briefing.
Security staff Evacuation Training.
Advance preparations
Placing special instructions, shelter preparations,
daily debriefing.
Defining "Six situations" in which aircraft behaviors
are set when operating "High Trajectory (SSM)"
procedure.
14. The MethodThe Method –– Protection andProtection and
Security Circles:Security Circles:
15. OutcomeOutcome::
4,000 Rockets were fired towards the State of Israel.
Not a single rocket fell on the airport grounds.
During the Operation Protective Edge period Ben-During the Operation Protective Edge period Ben-
Gurion Airport's activities were not stopped for a
moment.