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Guidance

Threat image projection (TIP) library software

Threat image projection library approved for installation on UK aviation screening equipment.

From:
Department for Transport
PublishedPublished:
25 August 2016
Last updatedupdated:
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29 JulySeptember 2026 — See all updates

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Details

The listing of threat image projection (TIP) library approved for installation on UK aviation screening equipment.

The TIP library is a set of fictional threat images developed and approved for installation on UK aviation screening equipment.

Operators should check with manufacturers to make sure that individual X-ray machine types can be used with the appropriate TIP library.

Updates to this page

Published 25 August 2016
Last updated 829 JulySeptember 2026 — Show all updates

  1. List updated to reflect the latest approved TIP library version Leidos ClearScan systems and associated library renewal dates.

  2. Threat image projection (TIP) library software updated to include new routine software approvals.

  3. Information altered to accommodate hold baggage TIP libraries, including a provisional Rapiscan Hold Baggage library approval.

  4. Updated threat image projection (TIP) library software list, in excel and ODS formats

  5. List (last published in June 2025) updated with latest information.

  6. Threat image projection (TIP) library software list updated and Smiths equipment approval added.

  7. Rapiscan equipment approval added and Threat image projection (TIP) library software list updated.

  8. Threat image projection (TIP) library software list updated.

  9. Threat image projection (TIP) library software list updated.

  10. Updated to reflect approvals under the new UK TIP regime.

  11. Addition of TFM library designation and updated format.

  12. Two additions from Nuctech.

  13. New documents with the following changes: - all library designations updated - all Installation dates updated

  14. Typographical error corrected.

  15. New TIP library requirements and reference to Leidos (L3) library.

  16. New TIP library requirements added and reference to Leidos (L3) library removed.

  17. New threat image projection (TIP) library requirements have been added.

  18. Approval of new TIP library.

  19. First published.

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Update history

2026-09-29 16:48
List updated to reflect the latest approved TIP library version Leidos ClearScan systems and associated library renewal dates.

2026-07-08 16:31
Threat image projection (TIP) library software updated to include new routine software approvals.

2026-04-23 14:18
Information altered to accommodate hold baggage TIP libraries, including a provisional Rapiscan Hold Baggage library approval.

2026-02-23 13:34
Updated threat image projection (TIP) library software list, in excel and ODS formats

2025-12-02 09:40
List (last published in June 2025) updated with latest information.

2025-06-03 13:34
Threat image projection (TIP) library software list updated and Smiths equipment approval added.

2025-05-20 11:47
Rapiscan equipment approval added and Threat image projection (TIP) library software list updated.

2025-03-17 14:53
Threat image projection (TIP) library software list updated.

2024-10-18 13:55
Threat image projection (TIP) library software list updated.

2024-09-16 14:36
Updated to reflect approvals under the new UK TIP regime.

2023-06-20 11:33
Two additions from Nuctech.

2023-02-23 10:53
New documents with the following changes: – all library designations updated – all Installation dates updated