FLIR Systems Inc.’s [FLIR] contract to provide the Helium-3 Alternative Implementation Backpack Program (HAIBP) to the Department of Homeland Security is worth $6.5 million, DHS says. DHS announced the award in March but redacted the value of the contract, which will equip the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office Mobile Detection Deployment Program and Transportation Security Administration with 85 HAIBP backpacks to provide advanced radiation detection capabilities. The Coast Guard has awarded Space Metrics, Inc. a potential $1.5 million contract…
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