RE:RE:Example of a Lie ! Hi LittleMitch
The L3 provision is a $190 k portal scanner not $1.5 Million.
They are rarely actually sold they are leased on a pet scan and fixed charge basis.
I believe if you read that article it states that the TSA spent $1.5 million USD on the airport despite the intro of the piece stating scanner.
The provision is an 8 year old technology which is now eclipsed by the new Rhode & Schwartz open portal.
There are several stand off scanners that are “not portal” that are deployed in the United States at various locations. Some that actually have been through the 2 year TSA approval process.
They range from $30 K dollars to $120K buyout cost , but are usually sold on the same TSA style lease agreement.
The PATSCAN CMR has an estimated end user price.
The reality is that the cost price of getting the first one operationally deployed usually dictates the actual appliance cost per unit. It could be half the guessed price it could be double.
Same in tech as in pharma. The first viagra tablet cost how many millions ?
Carl