Four companies to help detect chemical weapons under $11.2M contract

Four companies have won a four-year $11.2 million contract to develop a system to help detect chemical weapons for the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity.

The winners are:

• LGS Innovations
• Block Engineering Inc.
• Spectrum Photonics
• Leidos

Under the contract, the companies will develop solutions capable of detecting trace chemical residues on surfaces from up to 30 meters using infrared spectroscopy, LGS Innovations said in a release.

The contract was awarded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory.