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Contract Awards

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, March 24th, 2015

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Smiths Detection Wins $125M Security Contract for Abu Dhabi AirportSmiths Detection says it has won a potential $125 million contract to provide scanning technology for checked baggage and passenger checkpoint security at Abu Dhabi Airport’s new Midfield Terminal Building project. Under the contract, one of the company’s largest single airport orders, Smiths will supply HI-SCAN 10080 XCT high-speed explosives detection systems, various HI-SCAN EDtS X-Ray systems and HI-SCAN 130130T-2is X-Ray freight and pallet scanners for hold baggage screening. For passenger…

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