DetectionIndian explosives detection technology comes to U.S.
A south Carolina-based company signs a memorandum of understanding with India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) to enhance the DRDO-developed Explosives Detection Kit (EDK) so it meets standards that will allowed it to be used by the U.S. military and homeland security
India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) announced it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Summerville, South Carolina-based Crowe and Company LLC to enhance the DRDO-developed Explosives Detection Kit (EDK) so it meets standards that will allowed it to be used by the U.S. military and homeland security.
The Hindu quotes Faye Crowe, president of the Crowe and Company, to say that, “After getting necessary approvals from the U.S. regulatory institutions, we are planning to introduce the EDK to the U.S. army and U.S. homeland security forces and in other international markets.”
DRDO says the EDK can detect explosives based on TNT, dynamite, and black powder, and that testing requires no more than 3 to 5 milligram of the suspected sample. Moreover, the EDK is so small it can be carrier in a shirt pocket
The Hindu notes that the technology is being widely used by the Bomb Detection Squads (BDS) of the Indian Army, paramilitary, and police in Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu.
