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Smiths Group PLC
26 September 2007



Smiths Detection announces over $170 million of new contracts in Russia, Dubai
and India



SMITHS Detection, part of the global technology company Smiths Group, today
announces over $170 million of new contracts:

• In Russia and Dubai, Smiths Detection has gained significant orders
  worth over US $150 million in the transportation and ports & border markets.
  The contracts include substantial numbers of HCV mobile systems made in the
  company's new St Petersburg facility for the Russian border authority and
  state-of-the-art airport security equipment - such as explosives detection
  systems for carry-on and checked baggage - to be deployed in the new Terminal 
  3 at Dubai International Airport.  All of the bags at the new Terminal 3,
  Concourse 2 and Concourse 3 expansion will be screened by Smiths Detection's
  technology.



• Smiths Detection has won over US$28 million worth of business in India
  for airport security systems since January 2007.  The contracts include orders
  for Smiths Detection's automatic explosives detection systems for hold baggage
  and passenger screening equipment.

Smiths Detection's world-leading threat detection technology is deployed in 85
per cent of the world's airports and in mass transit systems, helping to keep
passengers safe when they travel.

ENDS



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. 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. For
more information visit www.smithsdetection.com



About Smiths Group

Smiths is a global technology company listed on the London Stock Exchange.  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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