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Briefing

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013

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FLIR Systems [FLIR] has received a $708,000 contract to provide the Naval Supply Fleet Logistics Center in Norfolk, Va., with equipment to screen mail for chemical, biological, radiological and explosives threats and narcotics. The screening equipment includes two CBRE and Narcotic Freight X-Ray Mail Screening Systems that will be delivered and installed by Feb. 1, 2014. Implant Sciences [IMSC] has sold its QS-B220 benchtop explosives trace detector to Hawaii-based The Delivery People for use in air cargo screening. The QS-B220…

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