OSI Systems, announced that its security division, Rapiscan Systems, a provider of detection and imaging solutions has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) to develop two separate systems as part of S&T’s CanScan Program. Rapiscan Laboratories, the R&D arm of Rapiscan Systems, secured the bid contract worth up to approximately US$29 million with a combined initial funding obligation of $3.6 million for the first phases of the two development efforts.
OSI Systems, announced that its security division, Rapiscan Systems, a provider of detection and imaging solutions has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) to develop two separate systems as part of S&T's CanScan Program. Rapiscan Laboratories, the R&D arm of Rapiscan Systems, secured the bid contract worth up to approximately US$29 million with a combined initial funding obligation of $3.6 million for the first phases of the two development efforts.
The US Department of Homeland Security awarded Rapiscan the contract based on Rapiscan's development approach, which combines separate inspection technologies and threat detection software to improve the current state of cargo screening so that threats are identified faster and more comprehensively. Rapiscan intends to leverage its extensive and innovative R&D expertise and that of its partners across various inspection modalities to develop the nonintrusive mobile and air cargo inspection systems. As a part of the development program, the systems are expected to be capable of automatically detecting and identifying multiple threats, including but not limited to explosives, narcotics and chemical weapons in cargoes entering the U.S. at land border crossings, air and maritime ports of entry.