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Business/Financial

L-3 Nabs $45 Million TSA Award For Next Batch Of Whole Body Screeners

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday said it has awarded L-3 Communications [LLL] a $44.8 million contract to supply it with 300 new whole body imaging machines equipped with threat recognition software for deployment at airports in the United States in the coming months. The award, made with FY ’11 funding, includes an option for 200 more Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) machines, as the whole body imagers are called. The award for 300 units means that L-3 will at least…

Congress

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