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Contract Awards

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019

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Smiths Detection Receives International Air Freight Order for High Speed EDS Smiths Detection says it has received an order to deliver a “significant number” of HI-SCAN 10080 XCT high-speed explosive detection systems (EDS) to an air freight parcel sorting facility in Europe and Britain. The dual-energy system can scan packages for explosives and contraband. European Airport Awards OSI Systems $11M for RTT EDS OSI Systems [OSIS] says its Rapiscan Systems division has received an $11 million order from an airport…

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