Bruker Daltonics.
Bruker Daltonics Bruker Daltonics is a global scientific instrument manufacturer. The company is a part of Bruker Biosciences Corporation (Nasdaq:BRKR) and specializes in mass spectrometry. The Bruker Daltonics headquarters are in Billerica, MA - USA and Bremen, Germany. was selected by Steyr-Daimler-Puch to provide its
Raid-XP man-portable chemical agent and radiation detector for the
Pandur wheeled armoured vehicles armoured vehicle
Motor vehicle with plating for protection against bullets, shells, or other projectiles that moves on wheels or tracks. The tank is the chief armoured vehicle for larger military forces. slated for delivery to the Czech Army.
The primary mission of the Raid-XP is to protect vehicle crews from
Gamma radiation gamma radiation, high-energy photons emitted as one of the three types of radiation resulting from natural radioactivity. It is the most energetic form of electromagnetic radiation, with a very short wavelength (high frequency). and chemical agents, but can be removed for man-portable
missions. The $ 40 million contract award will see the systems delivered
over a multi-year period.
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