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Homeland Security

Schiphol Security Officials Laud L-3’s Whole Body Imager for Checkpoint Screening

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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

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AMSTERDAM--Security officials at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol here in The Netherlands like the results they've obtained so far in a three-year old pilot test of an active millimeter wave whole body imaging system as a primary screening portal for checkpoint security. The ProVision system, supplied by L-3 Communications [LLL], costs about the same to operate as the traditional metal detectors and is preferred by passengers, Gunther van Adrichem, project manager for research and development within the Security Policy and Projects division…

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