CONTACT US Search HOME PRODUCTS ACCESSORIES GET SUPPORT ABOUT NEWS Borderlands: Odyssey Logistics expands into Laredo Apr 4, 2021 CBP aims to beef up border security technology U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently selected three companies to compete for a $480 million contract to supply drive-through imaging systems to scan tractor-trailers for contraband and potential threat items at border ports of entry. The three finalists — Leidos, Rapiscan Systems and Smiths Detection — will initially provide one Multi-Energy Portal (MEP) scanning system to CBP. The MEP systems are part of CBP’s plans to increase the amount of cargo being scanned that enters the U.S. at land ports of entry. CBP currently scans about 15% of commercial vehicles and 1% of passenger vehicles. Over the next few years, CBP aims to increase the number of commercial vehicles scanned to more than 70%. Leidos is providing the company’s VACIS IP6500 MEP, which is integrated with Viken Detection’s Oprey-EVX, a low-energy backscatter imaging technology. Viken’s Osprey-UVX under-vehicle X-ray imaging system will also be available. “We’ve taken the approach of providing under-vehicle solutions and portal solutions for multiple partners in these programs,” Viken CEO Jim Ryan told FreightWaves. “We’ve got a pretty unique solution with the under-vehicle solution piece of it.” In 2020, Viken Detection installed four undercarriage Osprey-UVX devices at two South Texas land ports of entry as part of a contract with CBP. Ryan said he could not disclose which ports were part of the contract, but said the pandemic slowed down installations. The aim of the Viken’s technology is to speed up vehicle inspections with more accurate devices, Ryan said. READ MORE Search CONTACT US MAIN NAVIGATION HOME PRODUCTS ACCESSORIES GET SUPPORT ABOUT NEWS CONTACT US COOKIE POLICY Viken Detection USA 21 North Avenue Burlington, MA 01803 Phone: +1 617-467-5526 Fax: +1 617-467-5024 China Strategic Partner: 北京环宇融安科技有限公司 Beijing Global United SecuTech Co., Ltd. 地址：北京市朝阳区北辰东路8号7号楼（N座）9层902 Add: Room 902, Floor 9, Block N, No 8 Beichen East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101 电话(Phone)：+86 10 6499 4557 手机 (Cell):+86 15701061005 联系人：程世超 Shichao CHENG Email: info@globalsecutech.com This website and all its content, including all text and images, is protected by copyright © Viken Detection 2019. Site by Myriad. We use cookies to help us give you the best experience on our site. You can find out more or switch them off if you prefer. However, by continuing to use the site without changing settings, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. OK, I AGREE NO, GIVE ME MORE INFO