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Homeland Security

Smiths Detection Gets $11.4M TSA Order for ETD Machines

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Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has awarded Smiths Detection an $11.4 million order to provide IONSCAN 500DT explosive trace detectors (ETDs) for screening carry-on luggage at airport security checkpoints. The desktop ETD machine uses ion mobility spectrometry in a dual tube design to provide high sensitivity and accuracy for detecting trace explosives. The purchase follows a previous $6 million order by TSA in Oct. 2008 for the IONSCAN 500DT. TSA recently awarded Safran Group's Morpho Detection unit a $35.5 million…

Congress

House Appropriators ‘Concerned’ With JLTV A2 Delays, Shift Funds For Marines’ Second Supplier Effort

House appropriators have said they’re “seriously concerned” with Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) A2 delays, as their fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill shifts funds to support the Marine Corps’ […]

Budget

House Appropriators Uncertain Navy Will Award F/A-XX Contract By August

House appropriators said they are skeptical the Defense Department will award the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract for the Navy’s F/A-XX next-generation carrier-based fighter program by the most recent […]

Congress

House Appropriators Approve $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill Amid Reconciliation Uncertainty

The House Appropriations Committee has approved its $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, advancing a bill with a historic topline while uncertainty lingers over Congress’ next step to […]

Budget

House Appropriators Add Restrictions And Reporting Requirement To Battleship, Reject Cut

The chairman’s mark of the House Appropriations Committee’s (HAC) fiscal year 2027 defense appropriations bill funds the administration’s $1 billion request for the BBG(X) Trump-class battleship, but adds restrictions requiring […]