Ahura Scientific, Inc., says it has delivered 201 FirstDefender handheld chemical identification instruments to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) 2007 Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) under a $5.9 million contract. Training and delivery of the units took place in March. Ahura says that in its first year under the CEDAP, FirstDefender was offered as a bundle with Mine Safety Appliances‘ [MSA] Sirius Multigas Detector in the CEDAP Chemical Detection Kit, with more kits requested and awarded than any other equipment offered in the chemical detection category. FirstDefender is used for rapid identification of unknown solids and liquids, including explosives, chemical warfare agents, toxic industrial chemicals, narcotics, white powders and more.