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TSA Orders Additional Body Scanners From L-3

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, December 20th, 2016

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TSA Orders Additional Body Scanners From L-3

L-3 ProVision AIT system. Photo: TSA

L-3 Communications [LLL] has received a $21 million order from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to provide the agency with additional body scanners to check travelers for concealed threats at airport security checkpoints.L-3 said the order is for its ProVision 2 next-generation advanced imaging technology (AIT) system. The company’s AIT systems are deployed at around 200 airports in the United States.L-3, which is the sole provider of AIT systems to TSA, said the latest award brings the installed base of…

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