Industry Addendum
Smiths Detection wins explosive screening contract in India
March 1st 2018
Aviation threat detection and screening technology company, Smiths Detection, has signed a US$50 million contract with Airport Authority of India (AAI) for the supply of high speed explosive detection systems for hold baggage screening at nine airports in India. Read More » Airports to be fitted with the units include Chennai International Airport and Kolkata Airport.
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AAI manages 125 airports across India. It is responsible for creating, upgrading, maintaining and managing the country’s civil aviation infrastructure on the ground and in the air. AAI also builds terminals for many airports that fall under the Modi government’s small airports development initiative. The CTX 9800 bought by AAI can screen up to 1,800 bags an hour. It is certified to operate in Europe, by North American homeland security regulators and the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
