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Analogic Scores $781 Million TSA Checkpoint CT Award

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, March 18th, 2022

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Analogic Scores $781 Million TSA Checkpoint CT Award

Analogic's ConneCT checkpoint CT baggage scanner. Photo: Analogic

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) last Friday awarded Analogic a potential $781.2 million contract to provide more next-generation carry-on baggage scanners and related automated security lanes at airport security checkpoints in the U.S., a major win for the company that solidifies its position at the moment as the leading provider of the checkpoint computed tomography (CT) systems to TSA. The contract includes up to 469 base and 469 full-size systems, which combined with more than 600 checkpoint CT systems TSA…

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