Smiths Detection has updated its IONSCAN 600 portable desktop trace detector to offer narcotics identification on top of the technology’s existing explosives detection feature. The new IONSCAN 600 will work to detect narcotics such as amphetamine, cocaine, heroin, ketamine, MDA and MDMA, SDI said Thursday. SDI added the updated system is designed to provide narcotics and explosives detection either separately or simultaneously […] More

Smiths Detection Inc. has received a $17.2 million follow-up order from the U.S. Army to provide chemical detection devices for the Defense Department‘s Joint Chemical Agent Detector program. SDI said Wednesday the JCAD project will utilize the company’s line of Lightweight Chemical Detector devices that are designed to warn responders such as military, police and hazmat personnel on the presence of dangerous substances […] More

Smiths Detection has signed a five-year, $65 million deal with the Department of Homeland Security‘s Federal Protective Service to provide x-ray inspection systems in government buildings across the U.S. FPS will use the x-ray systems to detect potential threats at more than 9,000 government facilities under its responsibility, the company said Wednesday. SDI aims to complete deliveries and installations of the x-ray systems by 2021 and […] More

Smiths Detection has been awarded a $54 million U.S Army contract to provide technical support for the production of M8E1 chemical and biological protective shelters at Pine Bluff Arsenal. The Defense Department said Monday solicitation was conducted online with one bid received. Smiths Detection will perform work through Dec. 31, 2018, while location and funding are to be […] More

Smiths Detection has been awarded a five-year, $1.27 million contract to supply a radiation detection system to the Department of Homeland Security. The company will deliver its RadSeeker handheld radioisotope detector and identifier to DHS’ Domestic Nuclear Detection Office under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, Smiths Detection said Wednesday. “Under a competitively-awarded contract RadSeeker was developed in cooperation with the […] More

Smiths Detection will provide mobile-based medical shelters for the Department of the Army under a $27.7 million follow-on order. The company said Thursday its Chemical Biological Protective Shelter M8E1 is designed to help health personnel deliver emergency medical services to military servicemen without wearing any protective clothing against biological and chemical threats. Smiths Detection President Terry Gibson […] More

Smiths Detection has secured an Option I contract to develop an air monitoring system for the U.S. Army as part of the service’s Next Generation Chemical Detector program. The NGCD platform aims to develop and acquire detectors that could be used by soldiers to detect toxic industrial chemicals, chemical warfare and nontraditional agents during missions, […] More

Leidos has awarded a multi-million dollar order to Smiths Detection for airport security tools and support services to support a contract Leidos holds with the Transportation Security Administration. Smiths Detection will supply trained field support and parts for X-ray and explosives trace detection technology for four years to approximately 400 airports across the U.S., Smiths Detection […] More

A new NanoMarkets report predicts that the radiation detection device market will reach a value of $1.92 billion for domestic security applications and $868 million for military applications by 2020. The company said Jan. 5 that the military and security sectors are the fastest-growing markets for radiation detection devices due to an increase in terrorist activity and demand […] More

Lance Roncalli, a technology sector veteran with more than 25 years of leadership experience, has joined Leidos as vice president of business development for its security enterprise solutions operation. Roncalli will oversee strategic opportunities, pursuits and capture efforts meant to drive Leidos’ security product portfolio, the company said Thursday. He previously held the chief revenue officer role […] More

A fresh Research and Markets report predicts the global maritime and border security market will reach $23.7 billion by 2025 from $15.6 billion in 2015, representing a compound annual growth rate of 4.23 percent. The report indicates internal security threats will bolster the demand for maritime and border security products and services, Research and Markets […] More

Research and Markets has released a new report that foresees growing terrorist activities will spur the global surveillance market for hazard protection to a compound annual growth rate of 16.1 percent from 2014 through 2019. The market analyst said Monday surveillance systems, protection equipment and decontamination services are tools to prevent hazards. Research and Markets also attributed those […] More