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Business/Financial

L-3, Morpho Detection Share In Potential $1.1 Billion TSA Award

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, August 23rd, 2012

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this week awarded separate contracts worth a combined $1.1 billion to L-3 Communications [LLL] and Morpho Detection, Inc. (MDI), to supply medium-speed explosives detection systems (EDS) to the nation’s airports during the next five years. L-3’s Security & Detection Systems division received slightly more than half of the potential contract, $549.6 million, with MDI’s award worth up to $528.2 million. MDI is a unit of France’s Safran Group. L-3 and MDI are the only two…

Congress

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Missile Defense

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Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

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Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

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