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Homeland Security

OSI Systems Wins $11M International Cargo Inspection Award

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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

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OSI Systems [OSIS] says its Rapiscan Systems division has won an $11 million contract from an undisclosed international customs authority for multiple Rapiscan Eagle M4500 high energy cargo and vehicle inspection systems. The company says the bid process was competitive and the contract is one of the largest awarded in the Asia Pacific region in recent years. The purchaser is an existing customer of Rapiscan. The M4500 is a mobile inspection system mounted on a road-worthy commercial truck platform and…

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