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Navy Issues RFI for IED Detection Technologies

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Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

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The Naval Surface Weapons Center in Dahlgren, Va., has issued a Request for Information for technologies and systems that can detect improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The desirable characteristics of the detection technologies and systems include a detection range of at least 100 meters, carried or installed on a vehicle, capable of being used in harsh environments, near-term potential to have automated detection and recognition with minimal development, the ability to be integrated with other sensors, and have output data format…

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