Press Releases

2018

21 Sep 2018
Smiths Detection secures multiple contracts to deliver enhanced detection solutions and bolster China’s security measures
21 Sep 2018
Smiths Detection receives $70 million order to provide CT explosives detection systems for use at airports across U.S.
19 Sep 2018
Smiths Detection agrees first proof of concept with customs administration of the Netherlands
12 Sep 2018
Smiths Detection to provide advanced CT explosives detection systems to Indianapolis International Airport
5 Sep 2018
Smiths Detection Inc. receives $10m order from DNDO for hand-held Radseeker radiation detectors
21 Aug 2018
Smiths Detection delivers effective lithium battery detection
30 Jul 2018
Smiths Detection technology chosen for Standard 3 upgrade at Helsinki airport
17 Jul 2018
Smiths Detection technology deployed for NATO Summit security
21 Jun 2018
Further STAC approval for Smiths Detection’s Checkpoint.Evoplus
6 Jun 2018
Smiths Detection Hi-Scan 6040 CTiX receives TSA’s Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL) Certification
5 Jun 2018
Smiths Detection Inc. to develop enhanced chemical explosives detection capability for US Department of Defense
5 Jun 2018
Smiths Detection launches first customer experience centre in Asia Pacific
29 May 2018
Fire service fight back against the opioid epidemic
15 May 2018
Smiths Detection supports security along critical new Ethiopian-Djibouti railway route
10 May 2018
Smiths Detection commemorates multi-million contract by Airports Authority of India at U.S. – India Aviation Summit
28 Mar 2018
Smiths Detection HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX scanner granted EDS CB C2 approval
23 Mar 2018
Smiths Detection hold baggage scanner meets highest security standards in EU
26 Feb 2018
Smiths Detection management change and establishment of an Executive Management Board for Asia
7 Feb 2018
Smiths Detection awarded multi-million contract by Airports Authority of India to boost aviation security
24 Jan 2018
Düsseldorf Airport to deploy next generation ECAC Standard 3 EDS screening technology from Smiths Detection
10 Jan 2018
Smiths Detection confirm order of 91 advanced scanners for new terminals at Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport
27 Nov 2017
Smiths Detection Wins Narita International Airport Order for Twenty CTX 9800 Explosives Detection Systems
16 Nov 2017
Smiths Detection IONSCAN 600 First ‘Approved’ Explosives Trace Detector on New TSA Air Cargo Screening List
10 Nov 2017
Smiths Detection Receives Order for Vehicle Scanning Technologies From U.S. Customs and Border Protection
1 Nov 2017
Smiths Detection Educates First Responders on Technology to Protect Against the Dangers of Fentanyl Exposure
1 Nov 2017
Smiths Detection launches CORSYS: The future of integrated security for Ports and Borders in the palm of your hand
13 Oct 2017
Japan’s Narita Airport Deploys State-of-the-Art Security Technology
10 Oct 2017
Smiths Detection hold baggage screening technology to support upgrade to ECAC Standard 3 EDS at Munich Airport
10 Oct 2017
New Smiths Detection analytics suite keeps things moving with near 100% customer uptime
6 Oct 2017
Smiths Detection takes checkpoint security to a new level
2 Oct 2017
Maryland Lieutenant Governor Visits Smiths Detection to Learn About Technology to Combat Opioid Epidemic
22 Sep 2017
Smiths Detection wins biggest ever single order for next-generation hold baggage scanner for Frankfurt Airport
16 Aug 2017
Smiths Detection Inc. Addresses Fentanyl Crisis with Roundtable Seminars on Exposure Prevention at ASIS International
2 Aug 2017
Smiths Detection Technology Protects First Responders Against the Threat of Fentanyl Exposure
27 Jul 2017
Smiths Detection gains STAC certification for Checkpoint.Evoplus
20 Jul 2017
London Gatwick Airport Again Selects Smiths Detection’s CTX 9800 Hold Baggage Explosives Detection System
19 Jul 2017
Smiths Detection offers onsite EDS CB software upgrades
11 Jul 2017
Smiths Detection Inc. Launches New E-Commerce Site for all U.S. Markets
4 Jul 2017
UK Ministry of Defence selects Smiths Detection for airport security contract
29 Jun 2017
Smiths Detection’s IONSCAN 600 Explosives Trace Detection System Receives Certification
13 Jun 2017
EL AL Airlines orders additional Smiths Detection CTX 5800 hold baggage explosives detection systems
9 Jun 2017
Smiths Detection achieves four more EDS cabin baggage screening approvals
1 Jun 2017
Smiths Group agrees to sell Morpho Detection’s former trace business
31 May 2017
Smiths Detection Receives Order for CTX 9800 Explosives Detection Systems Valued at Over $45M
23 May 2017
Cochin International Airport Selects Smiths Detection’s CTX 9800 for Next-Generation Hold Baggage Screening
16 May 2017
Smiths Detection Wins London Gatwick Airport Contract for CTX 9800 Hold Baggage Explosives Detection Systems
15 May 2017
Checkpoint.Evoplus launched today at Airport Show in Dubai
6 May 2017
Smiths Detection Announces New Distribution Partner in Brazil
7 Apr 2017
Smiths Group announces completion of acquisition of Morpho Detection
5 Apr 2017
Smiths Detection Inc. Honors Somerset County Sheriff’s Office at Maine Sheriffs’ Association Annual Conference
27 Mar 2017
UK Ministry of Defence selects Smiths Detection for airport security contract
24 Mar 2017
Smiths Detection Inc. Partners with Duke University in Deep Learning Research for Airport Screening
24 Mar 2017
Smiths Detection to supply Dutch Airports with advanced hold baggage scanners
15 Mar 2017
Morpho Detection Appointed To Manchester Airports Group Framework Agreement for CTX Hold Baggage Explosives Detection Systems
13 Mar 2017
Smiths Detection to Unveil First Dual-View X-ray Screeners for use in Cruise Line Baggage Screening
1 Mar 2017
Smiths Detection Deploys First Smart Security Checkpoint at Kansai Airport in Japan
1 Mar 2017
Morpho Detection Awarded Cardiff Airport Contract for CTX 9800 Hold Baggage Explosives Detection Systems
23 Feb 2017
First County in Maine Installs Body Scanner from Smiths Detection
13 Feb 2017
Smiths Detection’s IONSCAN 600 receives CAAC approval
7 Feb 2017
SDI Statement on House Homeland Security Committee Report on America’s Aviation Security
25 Jan 2017
Smiths Detection’s HI-SCAN 6040aTiX X-ray System Achieves Industry First EDS Cabin Baggage Screening Certification
19 Jan 2017
Smiths Group welcomes European Commission clearance for acquisition of Morpho Detection
12 Jan 2017
Morpho Detection Wins Bristol Airport Contract for CTX Hold Baggage Explosives Detection Systems
9 Jan 2017
Smiths Detection Inc. Expert to Present on Tactical Chemistry at the Florida HazMat Training Symposium
5 Jan 2017
Morpho Detection’s CTX 9800 Achieves ECAC Standard 3 Endorsement at .5 Meters Per Second
8 Dec 2016
Official opening of Smiths Detection’s new UK centre of excellence for trace detection
8 Nov 2016
Smiths Detection Launches ‘Aviation Insider’: New Global Web Portal for Aviation Security
31 Oct 2016
Smiths Detection Inc’s Dual-View HI-SCAN 180180-2is pro Qualifies for TSA’s Air Cargo Screening Technology List
30 Sep 2016
Smiths Detection Inc. Announces Support for Five New ThanksUSA’s “Pathway to Tech/Stem” Scholarships
28 Sep 2016
Smiths Detection supplies next generation baggage screening technology to Berlin Brandenburg Airport BER
14 Sep 2016
Smiths Detection’s TRACE-PRO now identifies the explosive – TATP
18 Aug 2016
Smiths Detection Inc. Honors Worcester County at American Correctional Association Annual Conference
10 Aug 2016
Egyptian Ministry of Defence chooses Smiths Detection to provide advanced aviation security systems
7 Jul 2016
Smiths Detection Inc. expert to present at international association of bomb technicians and investigators’ 44th annual international training conference
21 Jun 2016
Smiths Detection Inc. receives $41M follow-on order from DNDO for handheld radioisotope identifiers
2 Jun 2016
Smiths Detection extends IONSCAN 600 capability to detect narcotics
16 May 2016
Smiths Detection Inc. Wins $65 Million, Five-Year Agreement with Federal Protective Service
10 May 2016
Smiths Detection wins large contract to equip new airport in Turkmenistan capital
27 Apr 2016
Smiths Detection Announces $17M Chemical Detector Order from the US Army
25 Apr 2016
Smiths Group focuses on global technology in security with $710m acquisition
4 Apr 2016
Smiths Detection Inc. Helps Secure SUPER BOWL 50
29 Feb 2016
Smiths Detection Inc. employees recognized for green leadership at Maryland manufacturing ceremony
4 Feb 2016
Smiths Detection Inc. receives follow-on order from U.S. Army Reserves for its Mobile Protective Shelters
24 Jan 2016
Smiths Detection Inc. wins award from DNDO for handheld RadSeeker detectors
17 Nov 2015
Smiths Detection launches TRACE-PRO, a revolutionary explosives detector for fast identification and evidence collection
28 Oct 2015
State Senator Bob Cassilly tours Smiths Detection Inc. U.S. HQ in Edgewood, MD
27 Oct 2015
Smiths Detection launches iCmore™ automatic detection software for cargo inspection X-ray systems
26 Oct 2015
Smiths Detection wins GBP6 million Chemical Agent Detector contract to equip new generation of UK Military vehicles
22 Oct 2015
Smiths Detection Inc.’s dual-view HI-SCAN 6040-2is qualifies for updated Air Cargo Screening List
14 Oct 2015
Dubuque County Chooses Smiths Detection Inc. to Provide Courthouse Security System
14 Oct 2015
Smiths Detection Inc. continues to ‘Go Green’ with new Sustainability Initiatives; Joins Maryland Green Registry
28 Sep 2015
Smiths Detection launches HI-SCAN 6040C, a new generation of X-ray scanners to enhance security in public buildings
22 Sep 2015
Smiths Detection Inc. wins order for airport checkpoint X-rays
22 Sep 2015
Smiths Detection wins major contract with Brazilian prisons
17 Sep 2015
Copenhagen Airport adds Smiths Detection’s eqo Advanced People Screening System to Checkpoints
15 Sep 2015
Smiths Detection wins first major airports contract for its new IONSCAN 600 explosives trace detector
18 Jun 2015
Smiths Detection Inc. Announces $27m order from U.S. Army for Mobile Medical Shelters
9 Jun 2015
Smiths Detection wins order to supply Mobile Inspection Systems to Nicaraguan Customs
4 Jun 2015
Next-generation trace explosives detector from Smiths Detection gains France’s STAC certification
20 May 2015
Smiths Detection announces U.S. Army Award for Next Generation Chemical Detection Air Monitor
13 May 2015
Smiths Detection Announces $23m Chemical Detector Order from the U.S. Army
7 May 2015
Smiths Detection Supplies Body Scanners to Manila Airport
21 Apr 2015
London Luton Airport chooses Smiths Detection to drive security upgrades
17 Mar 2015
Smiths Detection wins order to supply Mobile Inspection Systems to Paraguay Customs
17 Mar 2015
Smiths Detection’s next-generation trace explosives detector wins ECAC approval
16 Mar 2015
Smiths Detection Wins Major Abu Dhabi Airport Contract
10 Mar 2015
Smiths Detection to supply Heathrow with advanced hold baggage scanners
5 Mar 2015
Smiths Detection inc. expands manufacturing in Edgewood, MD
24 Feb 2015
Smiths Detection expert to present at International Association of Fire Chiefs’ 2015 Hazmat Conference
18 Jan 2015
Smiths Detection launches Checkpoint.Evo, an Integrated Airport Security Software Suite
15 Jan 2015
Smiths Group VP of Government Relations Re-Elected Chair of Security Manufacturers Coalition
13 Jan 2015
Smiths Detection Wins Major Order from Emirates for Dubai World Central
10 Dec 2014
Smiths Detection Inc. Backs U.S. Congress Passage of TSA Acquisition Reform Bills
10 Dec 2014
Smiths Detection Inc. Announces U.S. Customs and Border Protection Order for Range of Screening Systems
13 Nov 2014
HI-SCAN 6040-2is checkpoint scanner gains Standard 3 certification for Liquid Explosives Detection
3 Oct 2014
Smiths Detection Partners Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development on National Manufacturing Day
1 Oct 2014
Smiths Detection launches new large-scale cargo inspection system
29 Sep 2014
Smiths Detection Launches Next-Generation Non-Radioactive Explosives Detector
22 Aug 2014
Morocco Upgrades Airport Security With Smiths Detection’s High-Speed XCT Baggage Scanner
18 Aug 2014
Key European Certificate awarded to Smiths Detection HI-SCAN 10080 XCT used with trays
28 Jul 2014
Smiths Detection Wins Contract For Advanced High-Speed Scanner
1 Jul 2014
Leidos Awards Smiths Detection Multi-Million Dollar Order To Support U.S. Airports
19 Jun 2014
Smiths Detection to provide cargo security at Addis Ababa Airport
18 Jun 2014
Smiths Detection products help to safeguard G7 Summit in Brussels
10 Jun 2014
Smiths Detection Wins USD 17.6 (SAR 65.9) Million Order from Key Saudi Arabian Security Establishment
23 Apr 2014
Smiths Group Organisational Changes
22 Apr 2014
Smiths Detection announces $20m chemical detector order from the US Army
17 Apr 2014
Smiths Detection Receives US Bridge Contract For Handheld Radiation Detectors
7 Apr 2014
Smiths Detection Wins First Order for High-Speed Checked Baggage Scanner
3 Apr 2014
Smiths Detection security equipment helps protect EU-Africa Summit and Obama visit
2 Apr 2014
Smiths Detection Wins $63M X-Ray Scanner Order From U.S.
1 Apr 2014
Smiths Detection wins air cargo inspection contract in Philippines
20 Mar 2014
Smiths Detection HI-SCAN 6040-2is gains certification for Liquid Explosives Detection
3 Mar 2014
Smiths Detection Launches New Portable Identification Technology Targeting Illicit Drugs
24 Feb 2014
Smiths Detection To Supply U.S. Customs And Border Protection Miniaturized Chemical Identification Technology
19 Feb 2014
Smiths Detection Receives $42m Order From U.S. Army For Mobile Medical Shelters
30 Jan 2014
Smiths Detection To Help Safeguard Teams, Staff And Visitors At Super Bowl™ XLVIII
28 Jan 2014
Smiths Detection IONSCAN 500DT Explosives Detector On 2014 TSA Air Cargo Screening ‘Qualified’ Technology List
23 Jan 2014
Smiths Detection Establishes Manufacturing Footprint in Asia
14 Jan 2014
Smiths Detection HI-SCAN 6040aTiX Gains Another Major Certification For Liquid Explosive Detection
14 Jan 2014
Smiths Detection To Supply X-Ray Cargo Screening Systems For Canadian Border Security
20 Nov 2013
Smiths Detection Awarded $14M U.S. Customs And Border Protection Order
19 Nov 2013
Smiths Detection Launches a Light Vehicle Screener for Checkpoints
18 Nov 2013
Smiths Detection Launches New Ultra Compact Mobile Screening System for Vehicle Checkpoints
7 Nov 2013
Congresswoman Esty Visits Smiths Detection Connecticut Operations
30 Oct 2013
Smiths Detection protests TSA award of contract for AT-2 passenger screening systems
30 Oct 2013
Smiths Detection’s HI-SCAN 145180-2is approved as TSA qualified product for air cargo screening
29 Oct 2013
Smiths Detection’s new handheld explosives identifier improves responder safety
28 Oct 2013
New Managing Director Appointed at Smiths Detection Middle East
24 Oct 2013
Smiths Detection wins prestigious innovation award for new HI-SCAN 10080 XCT X-ray scanner
23 Oct 2013
Smiths Detection Partners In Study To Find Toxic Risks To Firefighters
27 Sep 2013
Statement by Smiths Detection about TSA Award of Contract for AT-2 Passenger Screening Systems
23 Sep 2013
Smiths Detection Launches New Dual-View X-Ray System for Security Checkpoints
23 Sep 2013
Smiths Detection Awarded Approximately $7 Million Contract for Bottled Liquid Scanners
20 Sep 2013
Smiths Detection’s HazMatID Elite Receives Silver Award for Portable Analytical Instrument Design
20 Aug 2013
Smiths Detection to supply Florida with GasID units to enhance Hazmat response capabilities
29 Jul 2013
Smiths Detection launches Threat Identification Module for Liquids
25 Jul 2013
Smiths Detection Wins approximately $7m Chemical Detector Order Edgewood, MD
23 Jul 2013
Smiths Detection’s HazMatID Elite Wins Gold in Excellence In Design Awards
10 Jul 2013
Smiths Group VP of Government Relations Elected First Chair of Security Manufacturers Coalition
1 Jul 2013
Smiths Detection’s high-speed XCT scanner for hold baggage receives TSA lab certification
18 Jun 2013
Smiths Detection Provides Handheld Explosives Detectors to Protect Pittsburgh Marathon
3 Jun 2013
Smiths Detection’s high-speed XCT scanner for hold baggage installed at Bremen Airport
29 May 2013
UK’s Department for Transport approves Smiths Detection’s Multi-Mode Threat Detector
28 May 2013
Smiths Detection Signs New Zealand Hold Baggage Screening Agreement
13 May 2013
Smiths Detection’s eqo people screener wins key EU approval
8 May 2013
Smiths Detection X-ray Customers Offered Real-Time 24/7 Contact with MSA Security Certified Bomb Technicians
11 Apr 2013
Smiths Detection Supplies Explosives Detectors to Canadian Airports
8 Apr 2013
Smiths Detection Opens New Training and Service Center for the Americas
4 Apr 2013
Luxembourg Customs bolstered by Smiths Detection Cargo Scanner
27 Mar 2013
Smiths Detection wins cargo scanner contract in Azerbaijan
19 Mar 2013
Smiths Detection Supplies Portable Radiation Detectors for Canadian Border Security
13 Mar 2013
State Supreme Court Strengthens Security at New York Facilities
20 Feb 2013
Smiths Detection Starts Supplying Mobile Medical Shelters to U.S. Army
13 Feb 2013
Smiths Detection wins major Spanish airport scanner contract
12 Feb 2013
Major U.S. Emergency Response Team Boosts Capabilities with HazMatID Elite Chemical Identifier
6 Feb 2013
Smiths Detection wins £18m UK Military Order for Bio-consumables
30 Jan 2013
Smiths Detection wins €19m Italian Customs Order for Cargo Scanners