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BAE Systems, Portendo AB Sign Agreement To Work IED Detection Systems

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Friday, May 21st, 2010

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BAE Systems and Swedish firm Portendo AB recently announced they have signed an agreement to cooperate on civil and military detection systems for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Under the agreement BAE Systems obtains an exclusive license to market, sell and manufacture Portendo's P.Eye-S in the United States and Canada, for the civil market. The P.Eye-S is Portendo's first product for remote detection of explosives, providing safer working conditions for security personnel at airports, military establishments, government buildings and other potential…

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