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Automatic chemical agent detector alarm sniffs chemical attacks

Posted By: Vikas Shekhawat | May 19 2006

The Automatic Chemical Agent Detector Alarm (ACADA) developed by Smiths Detection is a boon for defense personals and those putting up in possible dangerous zones round the globe. The GID-3 automatic chemical agent detector continuously track the presence of nerve agents and blister chemicals using IMS (Ion Mobility Spectrometry) technology and provides early warning in case of detection. Soldiers to remote areas easily carry the compact ACADA owing to its compactness.

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Smiths Detection is planning to deploy the device all over the world and has recently been awarded a $27.3 million contract from the Department of Defense.

Via: gizmag