Smiths Detection receives $40.9 million task order award for RadSeeker technology

Smiths Detection, Inc. (SDI), received a task order award of $40.9 million on Tuesday for its RadSeeker handheld radioisotope detector and identifier under its single-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office.

RadSeeker is a next-generation handheld device that detects, helps locate and identifies the source of radiological material. The technology is used by the DHS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), emergency responders, and law enforcement agents around the globe.

The device’s enhanced capability distinguishes masked and shielded radiological and nuclear threats from naturally occurring radiation or other legitimate radiological materials.

RadSeeker was specifically designed to meet DHS’s mission requirements for a system capable of detecting and identifying varied nuclear threats.

“Our cutting-edge RadSeeker technology was developed in cooperation with DHS to meet specific requirements to help keep our country safe from the threat of nuclear and radiological proliferation,” Rob Ledenko, vice president of North American sales and business development at SDI, said. “We work with our customers to help them apply our reliable, swift and accurate threat detection and identification technology in solutions that address the constantly evolving threats we face around the world.”