Group cites technology 'success stories'.

• Author: Kennedy, Harold
• Position: DEFENSE RESEARCH

Technical support working group officials, in a recent briefing to industry representatives, pointed to a list of "2004 success stories," technologies developed during the previous year, including these:

The Rapidscan Secure 1000, from Rapidscan Secure Systems, of Hawthorne, Calif., is designed to detect metallic and non-metallic objects--such as conventional metal weapons, ceramic knives, explosives, illegal drugs and other contraband--concealed under a person's clothing.

The Remote Firing Device, made by ETI, of Orlando, Fla., is intended to provide state and local bomb-disposal squads and similar agencies with an extremely rugged, low-cost system for exploding bombs from a safe distance. The device is so popular among bomb squads that it is going into its second production run, TSWG officials said.

Escape hoods are being tested to ensure that they meet the full-range of capabilities needed following a terrorist chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incident. The hoods are designed to provide at least 15 minutes of protection while users evacuate to a safe area. More than 200,000 of the hoods--made by such firms as Quick Protective Systems, of Stuart, Fla., and...