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ICx Technologies (NASDAQ: ICXT), a developer of advanced sensor technologies for homeland security and force protection, has been awarded a contract from the US military. ICx Technologies (NASDAQ: ICXT), en udvikler af avanceret sensor teknologi til homeland security og kraft beskyttelse, har fået tildelt en kontrakt fra det amerikanske militær. The contract is for $4.8 million to supply Fido explosives detectors and training services. Kontrakten er for $ 4.8 millioner til levering Fido sprængstoffer detektorer og uddannelse.

Source: Fido Specification Kilde: Fido specifikation

The Fido explosives detector is based on a technology called amplifying fluorescence polymer (AFP) and designed for operation in either handheld, desktop or robot-mounted implementations, and has recently been tested to detect IED (Improvised Explosive Devices) in Iraq and Afghanistan. Den Fido sprængstoffer detektoren er baseret på en teknologi kaldet forstærke fluorescens polymer (AFP) og konstrueret til drift i enten håndholdt, desktop eller robot-monteret implementeringer, og er for nylig blevet afprøvet til påvisning af IED (improviserede eksplosive anordninger) i Irak og Afghanistan. Fido has been twice awarded the US Army Top Invention of the Year. Fido er to gange tildelt den amerikanske hær Top Invention of the Year. One of the Fido customized configurations has been tested in Afghanistan to detect opiates. En af de Fido tilpassede konfigurationer er blevet testet i Afghanistan for at opdage opiater.

In addition to hardware, ICx is supposed to provide training services for troops and law enforcement personnel. Ud over hardware, ICx formodes at tilbyde uddannelse tjenester for tropper og de retshåndhævende personale.