Korean Airport Selects Smiths Detection’s CT System for Carry-On Baggage
Smiths Detection says that Korean Airport Corporation has awarded it and its distribution partner Donggok Precision Co. a $7 million contract for five units each of its HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX computed tomography (CT)-based carry-on baggage scanners, iLane.evo advanced tray handling systems, and IONSCAN 600 explosive trace detectors. The contract also includes Smiths’ checkpoint management software and Checkpoint Evo Plus screening and management platform. The systems will be installed at Jeju International Airport, Korea’s second largest airport. The airport is the first to install the 6040 CTiX system, which is being evaluated at two U.S. airports, Los Angeles International and St. Louis Lambert, as part of checkpoint CT evaluations by the Transportation Security Administration. The CT technology is expected to increase security while making travel easier for passengers. Smiths Detection says the CTiX system eliminates the need for passengers to remove electronic devices and liquids from their carry-on bags.
Coast Guard Awards FLIR $10M for New AIS Transponders
FLIR Systems [FLIR] has received a potential $9.9 million contract from the Coast Guard to provide second generation Automatic Identification System (AIS), related peripherals and spare parts for nearly 1,774 boats and 282 cutters in the service’s active fleet. The Coast Guard expects to equip all of its vessels with AIS-2 over the next five years. “Our technology will provide enhanced levels of secure communication and coordination between our Coast Guard boats, cutters, and shore stations,” says Jim Cannon, president and CEO of FLIR. “This award further extends our technology partnership with the Coast Guard, providing next-generation communication capabilities to complement their Raymarine SINS-2 navigation systems.”
CBP Awards Tarkik $4M for Application Development Support
Customs and Border Protection has awarded Tarkik Solutions a $4 million contract to provide application development support. The contract will use digital service techniques to identify and solve a core user need through the development and release to end users of a digital minimum viable product in the form of enhancements to the agency’s Cargo Systems Program Directorate systems in regards to the Automated Commercial Environment Truck Manifest Requirements Primary and Secondary and the Trade Facing Portal.
Savi Receives DoD Orders for Active RFID Tags
Under its existing $102 million ceiling RFID-IV contract with the Defense Department, Savi has received orders from two defense agencies for more than 48,000 combined active RFID tags. “These orders continue to signal strong support for the use of active RFID devices within the in-transit visibility network,” says Rosemary Johnston, senior vice president of Operations at Savi. “Through improved visibility, the DoD and international military logisticians are able to make timely decisions on parts availability for critical weapon system maintenance, and timely delivery of food, clothing, munitions, and fuel without the need to order ‘just in case’ safety stocks.”
Coast Guard Awards $1M Task Order for Cyber Program Support
Harkcon Inc. has received a $1.4 million task order from the Coast Guard to provide technical support services to the Office of Cyberspace Forces. The services include the development and execution of cyber strategy, Cyber Human Capital Blueprint, the cyberspace operations manual, and mission execution support in the cyberspace operational domain. The Office of Cyberspace Forces is responsible for developing and managing new capability competencies, capacities, and service-wide policy with respect to cyberspace operations, maintenance, readiness, geographic distribution, mission-specific training, human factors determinations, analysis, and research and development.