Smiths Detection has expanded its series of SABRE handheld threat detectors with the launch of the EXV, an Ion Mobility Spectroscopy device optimized to detect and identify chemical vapors, particularly those used in making liquid explosives and homemade bombs. “The SABRE EXV will fill a gap in detecting improvised explosive devices for the military and airline industries in particular,” says Stephen Phipson, group managing director of Smiths Detection. The company says the device can detect and identify explosive substances, including peroxide-based chemicals, in as little as 10 seconds.