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L-3 Nabs Cargo Inspection Orders from Dutch, Saudis

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, February 10th, 2015

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L-3 Communications [LLL] has received orders from customs customers in The Netherlands and Saudi Arabia for multiple radiation and X-Ray inspection systems for scanning cargo for potential threats, the company says.The orders were disclosed on L-3’s fourth quarter earnings call last month by Michael Strianese, the company’s chairman, president and CEO. The values of the orders were not disclosed.Both orders are “pretty significant for our business,” Paul Simpson, vice president and general manager of Ports and Borders at L-3’s Security…

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