21st Mar 2007 07:04
Smiths Group PLC21 March 2007 News ReleaseLondon, 21 March 2007For immediate release Smiths Detection wins US military contracts worth $38 million SMITHS Detection, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, todayannounces it has won five contracts worth a total of $38 million to supplychemical detection and identification systems to the US military. Stephen Phipson, Group Managing Director of Smiths Detection, said: "SmithsDetection has developed advanced technologies, often in partnership withgovernments, which are helping to protect military forces world-wide from thethreat of lethal chemical agents. "It is the application of those technologies in reliable products, which areoften used under the most extreme conditions, that has made Smiths Detection aworld leader in military detection systems and enabled us to win new andfollow-on contracts such as those announced today." The contracts announced today comprise: • $19.25 million US Department of Defense contract for nerve and blisteragent detectors Smiths Detection will supply the US Department of Defense with over 4,100Improved Chemical Agent Monitor (ICAM) units. ICAM is a highly effective,hand-held device that quickly monitors and confirms nerve and blister agentcontamination in personnel, vehicles, equipment and terrain. This new contractfollows a $9.5 million order for ICAM awarded in June 2006 • $14.2 million US Department of Defense contract for chemical detectoralarm units Smiths Detection will provide GID-3 chemical agent detectors to the USDepartment of Defense for its Automatic Chemical Agent Detector Alarm (ACADA)program. The units can be carried, vehicle mounted or remotely deployed to warnsoldiers of the presence of chemical warfare agents. Since 1998 Smiths Detectionhas supplied more than 35,000 ACADA (GID-3) units to the Department of Defense • $4.5 million contracts to supply chemical identification equipment tothe US Air Force Smiths Detection has received three contracts from the United States Air ForceCivil Engineering Support Agency worth $4.5 million. It is providing itsHazMatID portable chemical identifier and APD 2000 chemical detection system toidentify Toxic Industrial Chemicals, Toxic Industrial Materials and otherunknown liquid, solid or vapour threats. ENDS Smiths GroupSmiths is a global technology company, listed on the London Stock Exchange.Smiths Group is a world leader in the practical application of advancedtechnologies. Its products and services make the world safer, healthier andmore productive. Smiths Group has four divisions: Aerospace, Detection, Medicaland Specialty Engineering. It employs 32,000 people and has over 250 majorfacilities in 50 countries. On 15 January 2007 Smiths Group announced the saleof Smiths Aerospace to GE which remains subject to regulatory approvals. Formore information visit www.smiths.com About Smiths Detection Smiths Detection is part of the global technology business Smiths Group. Itoffers advanced integrated security solutions for customers in civil andmilitary markets worldwide and is a leading technology developer andmanufacturer of sensors that detect and identify explosives, chemical andbiological agents, weapons, and contraband. Its advanced technology securitysolutions also include Smiths Heimann x-ray imaging systems, millimeter-wavetechnology and a specialist software supply business for the management of largesensor and video surveillance networks. Separate business units focus onrelated products for the life sciences, and food manufacturing industries. Formore information visit www.smithsdetection.com Investor Relations MediaRussell Plumley Chris Fox+44 (0)20 8457 8203 +44 (0)20 8457 8403 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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