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Homeland Security

SAIC to Trial CarScan Portal in Middle East

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Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

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Science Applications International Corp. [SAI] is trialing several units of its VACIS XPL passenger vehicle scanning system--which is the CarScan product that it acquired through its acquisition of Spectrum San Diego last year--in the Middle East and in Mexico. Since acquiring CarScan, SAIC has made the relatively compact portal, low-dose X-Ray system more robust. The VACIS XPL is designed to rapidly scan vehicles at checkpoints without requiring them to stop or occupants to exit. The system switched-energy X-Ray technology provides…

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