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DHS Will Receive New Radiation Identifiers

Sep 19, 2016

VOLANT PARTNER 87-1 — Army customs inspectors check the baggage of members of the 440th Tactical Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve prior to their departure by C-130A Hercules aircraft. The reservists, who are returning to the United States during the redeployment phase of Exercise Volant Partner 87-1, flew airlift missions to 30 air bases in nine NATO nations during their deployment in Europe.

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The US Department for Homeland Security (DHS) will receive first regular shipments of

next-generation radioisotope identifier (RIID) systems this fall.

Symetrica’s Smiths Detection RadSeeker handheld systems are suitable for secondary screening, small-area search and rapid mobile identification, providing the operator with quick, simple, specific information for threat assessment.

The technology provides identification of radiation threat materials in shielded, masked or concealed situations through the coupling of advanced spectrum processing and identification algorithms with detectors with automatic stabilization and calibration, eliminating annual maintenance.

According to the company’s website, deliveries will run into early 2018, as the first major instalment of the contract awarded to Smiths Detection in January by the DHS Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO), for the delivery of the next-generation radioisotope identifiers.

The majority of the finished RadSeeker units will be deployed with the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).