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Homeland Security

TSA Awards Analogic and Reveal Checkpoint Auto-EDS Contracts

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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

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Analogic [ALOG] received a $7.6 million contract and Reveal Imaging Technologies a $5.9 million award from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for the companies to supply their respective Automated Explosive Detection Systems (EDS) to screen carry-on bags at checkpoints at select U.S. airports. Analogic will provide 12 of its COBRA systems and Reveal eight of its Fusion 4D systems. Both EDS systems are based on Computed Tomography, the same technology used in larger EDS machines that screen checked bags at…

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Army

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Army

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