Smiths Detection Awarded Army Contract with Potential Value of $75 Million for Additional Automatic Chemical Agent Detector Alarm (ACADA) Units.Following Successful Deployments DoD is Acquiring Additional Portable and Versatile ACADA ACADA Automatic Chemical Agent Alarm (current definition) ACADA Automatic Chemical Agent Detector/Alarm (former definition) ACADA Avery Citizens Against Domestic Abuse (Newland, NC) Units to Warn Soldiers of the Presence of Chemical Warfare chemical warfare, employment in war of incendiaries, poison gases, and other chemical substances. Ancient armies attacking or defending fortified cities threw burning oil and fireballs. A primitive type of flamethrower was employed as early as the 5th cent. B.C. Agents EDGEWOOD, Md. -- Smiths Detection, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, today announced its Military unit has been awarded a contract with potential total value of $75 million by the Department of Defense (DoD) to supply Automatic Chemical Agent Detector Alarm (ACADA) units. Under the initial $10 million order, Smiths Detection is supplying the US Army with its GID-3[TM] chemical agent detectors, selected for the ACADA program. Stephen Phipson, Group Managing Director of Smiths Detection said: "As a world-leading provider of detection systems used by military forces around the world to identify chemical, biological and explosive threats, our products, fill a critical need in troop protection. GID-3 and our lightweight LCD used for personal protection are now at the forefront of the technology-driven approach to safeguarding lives. Our long history working in the military sector and our strong commitment to R&D has enabled Smiths Detection to work closely with the DoD to ensure our detection systems meet the changing needs of US forces." The ACADA is an advanced point-sampling, chemical warfare agent detection system that continuously monitors for the presence of nerve agents Noun 1. nerve agent - a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system nerve gas agent - a substance that exerts some force or effect and blister blister, puffy swelling of the outer skin (epidermis) caused by burn, friction, or irritants like poison ivy. A response of the body to protect deeper tissue, blisters generally contain serum, the liquid component of blood. chemicals using the proven IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. (Ion Mobility Spectrometry spectrometry /spec·trom·e·try/ (spek-trom´e-tre) determination of the wavelengths or frequencies of the lines in a spectrum. spec·trom·e·try n. ) technology. The GID-3 chemical agent detectors are specifically designed to be flexible so they can be mounted in vehicles, deployed remotely, or carried by dismounted soldiers. Since 1998, Smiths Detection has supplied approximately 50,000 ACADA units to the Department of Defense for deployment with the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and National Guard. About Smiths Detection Smiths Detection is part of the global technology business Smiths Group. It offers advanced integrated security solutions for customers in civil and military markets worldwide and is a leading technology developer and manufacturer of sensors that detect and identify explosives, chemical and biological agents, weapons, and contraband contraband, in international law, goods necessary or useful in the prosecution of war that a belligerent may lawfully seize from a neutral who is attempting to deliver them to the enemy. . Its advanced technology security solutions also include Smiths Heimann x-ray imaging systems, millimeter-wave technology and a specialist software supply business for the management of large sensor and video surveillance networks. Separate business units focus on related products for the life sciences, and food manufacturing industries manufacturing industries npl → industrias fpl manufactureras manufacturing industries npl → industries fpl de transformation . For more information visit www.smithsdetection.com About Smiths Group Smiths is a global technology company listed on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. . A world leader in the practical application of advanced technologies, Smiths Group delivers products and services for the threat & contraband detection, medical devices, energy and communications markets worldwide. Our products and services make the world safer, healthier and more productive. Smiths Group employs more than 20,000 people in over 50 countries. For more information visit www.smiths.com |
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