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Homeland Security

AS&E Gets Follow-on Order for Gemini, USG Orders Z Portals

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Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

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American Science & Engineering [ASEI] received a follow-on order from a Middle Eastern customer for Gemini parcel inspection systems worth $3.4 million. The order includes service, parts and warranty. Separately, the company says the U.S. government has purchased its first Z Portal drive-through screening system in support of counter-drug and anti-terrorism efforts. The Z Portal system is configured with three Z Backscatter imaging modules--left, right and top-view--and Forwardscatter technology. The government has also purchased three more Z Backscatter Vans for…

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