ALEXANDRIA, VA., July 13, 2009 – ITT Corporation (NYSE:ITT) today announced that its Joint Contamination Surface Detector (JCSD), a vehicle mounted tactical detector, successfully completed two weeks of field trials at Fort Sumner, N.M. with excellent results. The JCSD was developed by ITT for the Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Unmanned Ground Reconnaissance Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration and is funded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and Research Chemical/Biological Technologies Directorate.
The trials evaluated the detector's ability to detect very small concentrations of chemical agent simulants on primary, secondary, and cross country road surfaces while traveling as fast as 45 mph. The system detects chemicals using a downward looking laser to read the chemical signatures of the ground as the vehicle is in motion. It can detect chemical warfare agents, toxic industrial chemicals and non-traditional agents. This system is a leap-ahead capability that enables real-time, non-contact chemical reconnaissance entirely on the move.
About ITT Corporation
ITT's Advanced Engineering & Sciences business, headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, provides leading-edge product development, technology, engineering, research and project management services to government, industrial and commercial customers. Key applications include information assurance and cyber security; chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive detection; advanced air traffic control and space systems communications; missile defense and strategic systems; acquisition and logistics management; and total systems consulting services.
ITT Corporation is a high-technology engineering and manufacturing company operating on all seven continents in three vital markets: water and fluids management, global defense and security, and motion and flow control. With a heritage of innovation, ITT partners with its customers to deliver extraordinary solutions that create more livable environments, provide protection and safety and connect our world. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., the company generated 2008 sales of $11.7 billion. www.itt.com
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Leah Lackey
Phone: 703-668-6234
leah.lackey@itt.com
