Compact L-3 Automated EDS is European Union Standard 2 Approved
27 June 2008
Woburn, Massachusetts – L-3 Security & Detection Systems – a division of L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) – announced today that their VIS-HR™ high-resolution automated explosives detection system (EDS) has been approved by the Service Technique de l’Aviation Civile (STAC) for compliance with European Union Commission (EC) Regulation Number 1448/2006, Standard 2.
STAC, the engineering department of France's aviation regulatory agency, tests and approves the performance of systems and equipment contributing to aviation safety and security. Compliance with EU Standard 2, which establishes image quality and detection performance standards for explosives detection systems used for screening hold baggage, is required of all EU members and countries that follow EU aviation safety regulations.
The VIS-HR builds on L-3's industry-leading technology with advanced explosives detection, clear images, and throughput rates up to 1,800 bags per hour. This multi-level system makes fast, accurate automated decisions and provides image analysts with the data they need to render their Level 2 decision while continuing to screen luggage without impeding the baggage flow and sortation process. The lightweight VIS-HR is the best value choice for space-conscious airport screening operations that need fast, powerful explosives detection. It has the smallest footprint of any system compliant with EU Standard 2.
A VIS-HR upgrade package is also available that extends the utility of existing VIS 108 systems by raising the compliance level of the VIS 108 from EU Standard 1 to Standard 2. This field installation package entails hardware and software specifically designed to upgrade performance to EU Standard 2 levels.
SECURITY SCREENING TECHNOLOGIES
With a broad range of systems and technology, and an installed base of more than 20,000 systems worldwide, L-3 Security & Detection Systems offers screening technologies for numerous security applications that include:
- Aviation systems for hold-baggage explosives detection, oversized baggage, and checkpoint screening
- Cargo and air freight screening
- Port and border inspection
- Facility protection
