ICx Technologies Awarded S.A.F.E.T.Y. Act Designation By Department of Homeland Security
ICx Technologies, a provider of advanced technology solutions for homeland and military security, announced today that is has been approved for coverage by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act of 2002. Under this approval, the Fido® Portable Explosives Detector has been designated as a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology (ATT). The Fido is developed and distributed by ICx Nomadics, a business unit of ICx Technologies.
According to DHS, the SAFETY Act provides critical framework to encourage both entrepreneurs and established manufacturers to develop and deploy technologies necessary to protect America from terrorist attacks. The SAFETY Act designation is intended to support effective technologies that will prevent, detect, identify or deter acts of terrorism or mitigate the harm that such acts might otherwise cause.
"We are thrilled to have our Fido Explosives Detector awarded the SAFETY Act designation," says Colin Cumming, chief technology officer of ICx Technologies. "For the past six years we have focused our research and development efforts in explosives detection on helping and protecting the warfighter in forward military locations. It is very gratifying to have this work acknowledged by the Department of Homeland Security."
Under SAFETY Act designation, qualifying Anti-Terrorism Technologies are provided liability protection from "claims arising out of, relating to or resulting from an act of terrorism."
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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