American Security Today: Arktis named to DoD $8.2B CBRNE contract for Homeland Security

Arktis, a leading provider of radiological and nuclear detection services, has been named a recipient of the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Joint Enterprise-Research, Development, Acquisition, and Production/Procurement (JE-RDAP) contract award vehicle.

Under the $8.2 billion, multi-vendor contract, Arktis will support the U.S. Army’s Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD) through research and development (R&D).

Radiological and nuclear threats range from smuggled nuclear material and bombs, ‘dirty bombs’ (conventional explosives encased in radioactive material to contaminate wide areas when detonated) to stolen ‘orphan sources’ typically from hospital radiology departments or industrial processes.