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Article: L-3 Communications' Security and Detection Systems Announces Order for Canadian Baggage Screening Program.
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- July 10, 2002
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L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that its Security and Detection Systems division received an award from the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) for its Level 1 automatic explosive detection systems (EDS) for in-line, automated baggage screening.
CATSA recently assumed responsibility for aviation security in Canada from the Canadian Ministry of Transportation. The initial value of this award is $11.0 million, with options that could extend the value to $13.0 million. Terms of the agreement call for delivery of the systems this year, and throughout 2003, as part of a five-year, $2.2 billion program to enable ...