L-3 to Demonstrate Its ProVision® 2 Compact Advanced Passenger Screener at AVSEC

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that its new second-generation ProVision^® 2 system, which offers Automatic Target Detection (ATD) capability with a smaller overall footprint, will be demonstrated at the AVSEC World trade show, March 5–7, in New York City. The Provision 2 is being marketed for aviation applications and is currently under review for TSA certification. The system will be displayed daily at the show in the L-3 Security & Detection Systems exhibit, booth 27-28.

The ProVision 2 offers a smaller footprint and lower height for limited-space checkpoint areas and is targeted for aviation screening applications. Its streamlined exterior design conserves space while maintaining the same interior area as earlier models. The system offers the same proven, image-free checkpoint detection and throughput as the ProVision ATD – the only TSA- and EU-approved aviation passenger screening solution with automated target recognition software. It quickly screens personnel using safe millimeter wave (MMW) technology to automatically detect concealed objects made of a wide range of materials – both metallic and non-metallic.

With more than 50,000 systems deployed and supported around the globe, L-3 Security & Detection Systems (SDS) is a leading supplier of security screening solutions. For more than 30 years, L-3 SDS has developed and manufactured cutting-edge products using advanced technologies that include 3-D computed tomography; automated, conventional and high-energy X-ray; active millimeter wave imaging; metal detection; and energetic trace explosives detection. Our solutions are used by the aviation and transportation industries, regulatory and customs authorities, government and law enforcement agencies, and commercial and other secure facilities. Applications include the screening of people, vehicles, baggage, cargo and packages for explosives, firearms, drugs, contraband and intellectual property. To learn more about L-3 SDS, please visit the company’s website at www.L-3com.com/sds.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 employs approximately 51,000 people worldwide and is a prime contractor in C³ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems, aircraft modernization and maintenance, and national security solutions. L-3 is also a leading provider of a broad range of electronic systems used on military and commercial platforms. The company reported 2012 sales of $13.1 billion.

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