IARPA
Four companies to help detect chemical weapons under $11.2M contract
- By Mark Hoover
- Apr 21, 2016
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:
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LGS Innovations
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Block Engineering Inc.
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Spectrum Photonics
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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.
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