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Contract Awards

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, February 24th, 2015

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German Interior Ministry Orders 100-plus ProVision Body Scanners from L-3L-3 Communications [LLL] says Germany’s Ministry of the Interior has ordered more than 100 of the company’s ProVision ATD and ProVision 2 millimeter wave body scanners for primary screening at airports across Germany. The value of the order wasn’t disclosed. “We’re very pleased that the German MOI has adopted L-3’s ProVision platform as part of its strategy of enhancing both checkpoint security and the experience of airline passengers,” says Tom Ripp,…

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