Smiths Detection Receives Order for CTX 9800 Explosives Detection Systems Valued at Over $45M
May 31 2017 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Smiths Detection, formerly Morpho Detection –
Safran, today announced the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) has ordered 26 additional CTX 9800 DSi™
explosives detection systems (EDS), with an option to purchase
twelve additional units, for a combined maximum value of over $45
million.
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More than 2,000 Smiths Detection CTX hold
baggage EDS have been deployed worldwide. (Photo: Business
Wire)
The result of over 25 years of CTX innovation, Smiths Detection
will deploy all 26 CTX 9800 units to screen checked baggage at
airports throughout the U.S. Part of a five-year indefinite
delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract announced in 2012,
these units bring the total number of CTX EDS ordered by TSA to
over 1,300 – including almost 200 CTX 9800.
“Smiths Detection is honored to continue our decades-long
collaboration with the TSA to help protect travelers and facilitate
air travel throughout the U.S.,” said Sally Nordeen, Senior
Director – Global EDS Sales, Smiths Detection. “As airports
continue to invest in scalable detection technologies to meet
growing passenger traffic and security challenges, the combination
of the CTX platform and our expanded service capabilities will
ensure that Smiths Detection remains the trusted partner of choice
for the world’s airports.”
Smiths Detection’s CTX 9800 utilizes leading-edge computed
tomography (CT) technology to deliver high-resolution 3D images in
medium- and high-speed configurations. The unique Clarity data
acquisition system (DAS), found in CTX 9800, enables it to screen
checked baggage at higher speeds while delivering high-resolution,
3D images of each bag.
The CTX 9800 is certified by the U.S. Transportation Security
Administration, Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and
approved by the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) as
meeting European Union Standard 3 requirements.
Smiths Detection’s CTX family of EDS is the most widely used in
the world, with over 2,000 units deployed worldwide.
For more information on Smiths Detection’s products and
services, visit http://www.morphodetection.com.
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About Smiths Detection
Smiths Detection, part of Smiths Group, is a global leader in
threat detection and screening technologies for military, air
transportation, homeland security and emergency response markets.
Our experience and history across more than 40 years at the
frontline, enables us to provide unrivalled levels of expertise to
detect and identify constantly changing chemical, radiological,
nuclear and explosive threats, as well as weapons, dangerous goods,
contraband and narcotics. Our goal is simple – to provide security,
peace of mind and freedom of movement upon which the world depends.
For more information visit www.smithsdetection.com
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