NIITEK Awarded $2.13 Million Contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

NIITEK, Inc., part of the Chemring Sensors and Electronics business unit and its academic and small business partners, have received a $2.13 million dollar contract from DARPA for the development of a new method for detection of hidden explosives. This program, part of DARPA Methods of Explosive Detection at Standoff (MEDS) program, is targeting the development of novel sensors designed to detect unique signatures of explosives. The contract is for an 18-month period of performance.