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Contract Awards

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, October 29th, 2018

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Korean Airport Selects Smiths Detection’s CT System for Carry-On BaggageSmiths Detection says that Korean Airport Corporation has awarded it and its distribution partner Donggok Precision Co. a $7 million contract for five units each of its HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX computed tomography (CT)-based carry-on baggage scanners, iLane.evo advanced tray handling systems, and IONSCAN 600 explosive trace detectors. The contract also includes Smiths’ checkpoint management software and Checkpoint Evo Plus screening and management platform. The systems will be installed at Jeju International…

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