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MDI Gets First Order for CTX 5800; Expects XDi Ready for Launch in 2013

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Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

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Morpho Detection, Inc. (MDI) has received its first contract for its new CTX 5800 medium-speed explosives detection system (EDS) and expects its X-Ray diffraction-based checkpoint screening system to be ready in 2013 to meet European requirements for detecting liquid explosives in carry-on bags, company officials tell TR2. The order for a single CTX 5800 is for Mauritius and will be installed in the fourth quarter of 2011, while the international pipeline for these systems is at 50, Dennis Cooke, MDI's…

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

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Budget

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Congress

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

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Space

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