Defense, Bomb Detection, army

SAIC Gets $41M Counter-IED Contract

Juha-Pekka Tikka 3/23/09

Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) said today it recently got a contract to help the U.S. Army counter booby traps known as improvised explosive devices, or IEDs. Under the contract, which could be worth as much as $41 million, SAIC will provide information and analysis used to help counter IEDs in war zones.