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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, July 15th, 2014

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L-3’s Stationary Gantry EDS Meets EU Standard 3 L-3 Communications [LLL] says its new high-speed MV3D, stationary gantry, computed tomography (CT)-based explosive detection system (EDS) has passed the European Union Standard 3 evaluation process for security equipment, the minimum detection requirement. Only CT-based EDS can be used to achieve Standard 3 detection requirements. “The MV3D enhances our EDS lineup, enabling us to offer a 1,800 bags per hour Standard 3 solution to those airports requiring a half-meter per second belt…

Unmanned Systems

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