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Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, August 14th, 2013

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The Transportation Security Administration has awarded Britain’s Cobalt Light Systems, Ltd., a $913,891 contract for work on the company’s Bottled Liquids Scanning technology for enhanced detection capabilities. The technology would be used at passenger security checkpoints at airports. KEYW Corp. [KEYW], a provider of cyber and other solutions to the U.S. intelligence community and defense customers, has formed a new subsidiary, Hexis Cyber Solutions, which brings various cyber products to market. Hexis will offer the HawkEye family of products, including…

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