ICx Technologies Fido® PaxPoint™ System Selected by TSA to Detect Potentially Threatening Liquids at Airports
ICx Technologies, a developer of advanced technology solutions for homeland and military security, announced today that it was awarded a new contract with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for the delivery of 200 Fido® PaxPointTM handheld detection systems.
PaxPoint is a hand-held detector used in airport environments that is capable of screening bottled liquids and detecting certain classes of potentially dangerous liquids and emanating vapors, even through sealed bottles and other containers.
"After recent security threats, we refocused our research efforts to develop a practical solution that could help minimize disruptions at airport screening stations due to the new and very real threat, and could ultimately save lives," said Hans Kobler, President of ICx Technologies. "The need for accurate and effective liquid detection at airports has never been greater and we look forward to working with TSA to provide technology that will add a crucial level of security to airport screening."
PaxPoint is easy to operate and rugged enough for sustained use in the field, making it ideal for use at airports, where numerous packages must be scanned quickly to ensure rapid passenger throughput.
About FLIR Systems
FLIR Systems, Inc. is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of sensor systems that enhance perception and awareness. The Company’s advanced thermal imaging and threat detection systems are used for a wide variety of imaging, thermography, and security applications, including airborne and ground-based surveillance, condition monitoring, research and development, manufacturing process control, search and rescue, drug interdiction, navigation, transportation safety, border and maritime patrol, environmental monitoring, and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE) detection. Visit the Company's web site at www.FLIR.com.
The statements in this release by Earl R. Lewis, and the other statements in this release about the award described above, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company's business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including the following: the ability to manufacture and deliver the systems referenced in this release, changes in demand for the Company's products, product mix, the timing of deliveries under the award discussed above, the impact of competitive products and pricing, constraints on supplies of critical components, excess or shortage of production capacity, the ability of the Company to manufacture and ship products in the time period required, actual purchases under agreements, the Company's continuing compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, the timely receipt of export licenses for international shipments, the continuing eligibility of the Company to act as a federal contractor, and other risks discussed from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports. In addition, such statements could be affected by general industry and market conditions and growth rates, and general domestic and international economic conditions. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release, or for changes made to this document by wire services or Internet service providers.
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