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by Mark Rowe

Safran Identity & Security, through its subsidiary Morpho Detection, reports orders of more than $40m from the US federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for its deployed fleet of Morpho Detection CTX hold baggage explosives detection systems (EDS).

Part of an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for CTX equipment and engineering services first awarded in 2012, Morpho Detection will deploy hardware and software upgrades and MUX multiplexing network enhancements. That covers baggage screening and information sharing of airport-wide data at more than 35 airports.

To date, Morpho Detection has supplied TSA over 1300 CTX hold baggage explosives detection systems, pictured.

Karen Bomba, president and CEO, Morpho Detection said: “Morpho Detection is proud to work with TSA to help keep America’s airports running and secure millions of passengers each week. The scalability of Morpho Detection’s CTX family of EDS means that via software upgrades, threats and substances can be added to the detection library over time, in addition to cyber security enhancements, reducing the need to replace hardware. As a result, airports can realize maximum return on investment (ROI) on security infrastructure.”

Globally, Morpho Detection’s service teams include hundreds of Field Service Engineers and Field Service Technicians, at more than 500 airports. Morpho Detection adds that it has more than 2,000 of its CTX units deployed worldwide. Visit www.morphodetection.com.

Meanwhile, Digital Barriers plc reports that its ThruVis product has been used in the US by the TSA, at high profile events. These operational deployments follow the award of a $1.65m contract with the TSA in September 2016 to begin the implementation of ThruVis to help protect mass transit systems and other public spaces across the US against ‘soft target’ terrorist attacks.

ThruVis can detect objects such as weapons and explosives concealed under clothing. The technology is mobile, deployable, and operates without compromising passenger throughput, safety or privacy, the product company says.

ThruVis was used operationally in the US over Christmas 2016 travel surge period and as part of security measures at locations during National Security Special Events (NSSE’s) in early 2017. The firm says ThruVis performed to expectations and its use was operationally successful. End-user feedback from this period and input from TSA’s own extensive testing is being used to add to ThruVis’s operationally, the makers add.

Zak Doffman, CEO of Digital Barriers, said: “The fact that ThruVis has now been deployed successfully in the US to help protect high profile events, as part of the preparation for wider deployments, is a real game changer for this unique solution. In total more than $100m of public and private money has now been invested in developing ThruVis. For the first time it’s possible to successfully detect body-worn concealed weapons and explosives being carried into public spaces, hardening soft targets against terrorist attacks.”

Visit www.digitalbarriers.com.

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