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Business/Financial

L-3, Morpho Detection Share In Potential $1.1 Billion TSA Award

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, August 23rd, 2012

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this week awarded separate contracts worth a combined $1.1 billion to L-3 Communications [LLL] and Morpho Detection, Inc. (MDI), to supply medium-speed explosives detection systems (EDS) to the nation’s airports during the next five years. L-3’s Security & Detection Systems division received slightly more than half of the potential contract, $549.6 million, with MDI’s award worth up to $528.2 million. MDI is a unit of France’s Safran Group. L-3 and MDI are the only two…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

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