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DoD Office Seeks Battlefield Forensics Items

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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

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The Defense Department's Rapid Reaction Technology Office is looking three types of battlefield forensic items including a Multi-Test Kit, a Sensitive Site Exploration Documentation Device and a Digital Image Device. The Multi-Test Kit would be compact, rugged and easy to use for testing for the presence of 29 explosives compounds, five classes of drugs and three heavy metals. The Sensitive Site Exploration Documentation Device would integrate the functions of a cameral, digital tape recorder, distance measuring devices, label printer, GPS…

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Congress

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