OSI Systems Receives $18 Million Contract to Enhance Airport Security Infrastructure
HAWTHORNE, Calif. – OSI Systems, Inc. (the “Company” or “OSI Systems”) (NASDAQ: OSIS) today announced that its Security division was awarded a contract from an international airport for approximately $18 million to provide various checkpoint and hold baggage screening solutions. Among the systems to be provided are the RTT® 110 (Real Time Tomography) explosive detection system for screening hold baggage, Metor® Walk-Through Metal Detector, and Itemiser® 5X explosive trace detection system for secondary screening of passengers. As part of this award, the Company is also engaged to provide comprehensive multi-year maintenance, service, and support.
“We are delighted to work with this major airport customer and look forward to providing our inspection system platforms with advanced technologies that are designed to achieve the highest airport security standards, enhancing both the safety and the overall experience of air passengers.”
OSI Systems’ Chairman and CEO, Deepak Chopra, commented, “We are delighted to work with this major airport customer and look forward to providing our inspection system platforms with advanced technologies that are designed to achieve the highest airport security standards, enhancing both the safety and the overall experience of air passengers.”
About OSI Systems
OSI Systems is a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of specialized electronic systems and components for critical applications in the homeland security, healthcare, defense, and aerospace industries. The Company combines more than 40 years of electronics engineering and manufacturing experience with offices and production facilities in more than a dozen countries to implement a strategy of expansion into selective end product markets. For more information on OSI Systems or any of its subsidiary companies, visit www.osi-systems.com. News Filter: OSIS-G
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