Analogic's COBRA Checkpoint CT System Approved As ACBX System In U.K.

(RTTNews) - Analogic Corp. (ALOG) announced that the United Kingdom's Department for Transport or DfT has approved COBRA checkpoint computed tomography or CT system as an Advanced Cabin Baggage X-ray or ACBX system.

The ACBX approval is in addition to the COBRA's existing approvals by the European Civil Aviation Conference or ECAC and U.S. Transportation Security Administration or TSA.

In March 2013, the COBRA checkpoint CT system became the only system to meet the Standard 2 detection level in Type D operations, where liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGs) remain inside passenger carry-on bags, and Type D+ operations, where LAGs and complex electronics, such as laptops, remain inside passenger carry-on bags, the company said.

Jim Green, Analogic's president and CEO, said, "The ACBX approval, combined with the previously announced ECAC approval, paves the way for operational testing at Europe's largest airports. We believe that CT technology is the future of the checkpoint, resulting in increased passenger throughput, enhanced detection of explosives and other threats, and an improved passenger experience, while allowing liquids and laptops to remain in carry-on bags, ultimately reducing airport operating costs."