Compact L-3 Automated EDS is European Union Standard 2 Approved
WOBURN, Mass., June 26, 2008 – L-3 Security & Detection Systems—a division of L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL)—announced today that their VIS-HR™ high-resolution automated explosives detection system (EDS) has been approved by the Service Technique de l’Aviation Civile (STAC) for compliance with the European Union Commission Regulation (EC) No 1448/2006–Standard 2. STAC, the engineering department of France’s aviation regulatory agency, tests and approves the performance of systems and equipment contributing to aviation safety and security. Compliance with EU Standard 2, which establishes image quality and detection performance standards for explosives detection systems used for screening hold baggage, is required of all EU members and countries that follow EU aviation safety regulations.
The VIS-HR builds on L-3’s industry-leading technology with advanced explosives detection, clear images, and throughput rates up to 1,800 bags per hour. This multi-level system makes fast, accurate automated decisions and provides image analysts with the data they need to render their Level 2 decision while continuing to screen luggage without impeding the baggage flow and sortation process. The light-weight VIS-HR is the best value choice for space-conscious airport screening operations that need fast, powerful explosives detection. It has the smallest footprint of any EU Standard 2-compliant system.
A VIS-HR upgrade package is also available that extends the utility of existing VIS 108 systems by raising the compliance level of the VIS 108 from EU Standard 1 to Standard 2. This field installation package entails hardware and software specifically designed to upgrade performance to EU Standard 2 levels.
With a broad range of systems and technology, and an installed base of more than 20,000 systems worldwide, L-3 Security & Detection Systems offers screening technologies for numerous security applications that include: (1) aviation systems for hold-baggage explosives detection, oversized baggage, and checkpoint screening; (2) cargo and air freight screening; (3) port and border inspection; and (4) facility protection. L-3 Security & Detection Systems’ customer base includes major airlines, airports, numerous government agencies around the world (including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Federal Protective Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of State, and U.S. Department of Agriculture) and international authorities throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America. To learn more about L-3 Communications Security & Detection Systems, please visit the company's Web site at www.L-3com.com/xray.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs over 64,000 people worldwide and is a prime contractor in aircraft modernization and maintenance, C3ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems and government services. L-3 is also a leading provider of high technology products, subsystems and systems. The company reported 2007 sales of $14 billion.
To learn more about L-3, please visit the company’s Web site at www.L-3Com.com.
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