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Netherlands Civil Defence Orders Chemical Agent Monitors From Smiths Detection17 March 2003
The scale of the order is not being disclosed but deliveries will begin shortly from Smiths Detection in Watford, UK. The ECAM will give the Netherlands Ministry of Interior a core capability that can be deployed as necessary. The ECAM is one of the latest versions of the product first developed for the Swiss Government, which allows the CAM to be used as both a monitor and detector. Switzerland purchased some 5,600 units, with another six countries having purchased the ECAM during the last three years. About Smiths :Smiths Detection and Smiths Heimann form the detection and security systems business of Smiths Aerospace. They are both world leaders in their markets - Smiths Detection in trace detection equipment for chemical & biological agents, explosives and narcotics; Smiths Heimann in x-ray security systems to detect illegal or hazardous items and explosives. Smiths Aerospace, a part of Smiths Group, is the leading transatlantic aerospace equipment company, with its 12,000 staff and $2bn revenues split equally between Europe and North America. |
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Netherlands Civil Defence Orders Chemical Agent Monitors From Smiths Detection
17 March 2003
The scale of the order is not being disclosed but deliveries will begin shortly from Smiths Detection in Watford, UK. The ECAM will give the Netherlands Ministry of Interior a core capability that can be deployed as necessary.
The ECAM is one of the latest versions of the product first developed for the Swiss Government, which allows the CAM to be used as both a monitor and detector. Switzerland purchased some 5,600 units, with another six countries having purchased the ECAM during the last three years.
About Smiths :
Smiths Detection and Smiths Heimann form the detection and security systems business of Smiths Aerospace. They are both world leaders in their markets - Smiths Detection in trace detection equipment for chemical & biological agents, explosives and narcotics; Smiths Heimann in x-ray security systems to detect illegal or hazardous items and explosives. Smiths Aerospace, a part of Smiths Group, is the leading transatlantic aerospace equipment company, with its 12,000 staff and $2bn revenues split equally between Europe and North America.
