Smiths Group PLC
27 September 2006
Smiths Group announces $100 million of new contracts
THE global technology business Smiths Group today announces contracts worth over
$100 million. Visit the Smiths website at www.smiths.com for more details
• Smiths Detection has won a $71 million US Government contract for
explosives trace detectors to be deployed at airports around the
United States
• Smiths Detection has won a $10 million contract to supply an
intelligent integrated security system for Thai Airways at Bangkok's
new airport
• Smiths Aerospace has been awarded a $20 million contract to supply the
new large area cockpit display for the VH-71 Presidential helicopter
• Smiths Detection's x-ray equipment has helped Caribbean authorities
seize $40 million of cocaine in the Dominican Republic
ENDS
Smiths Group
Smiths is a global technology business, listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Smiths Group is a world leader in the practical application of advanced
technologies. Our products and services make the world safer, healthier and
more productive. Smiths Group has four divisions: Aerospace, Detection, Medical
and Specialty. It employs 32,000 people and has over 250 major facilities in 50
countries. For more information visit www.smiths-group.com
Smiths Detection
Smiths Detection is one of four operating divisions of Smiths Group. Smiths
Detection offers technologically advanced security solutions to detect and
identify explosives, chemical and biological agents, weapons, and contraband,
plus specialist applications for life sciences and food manufacturing
industries. Employing trace detection technology together with Smiths-Heimann
x-ray imaging, Smiths Detection provides security solutions for customers in
homeland security and defense markets worldwide. For further information visit
www.smithsdetection.com
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