Over the next five years, the US Explosive Trace Detection (ETD) market is forecast to double. Homeland Security Research Corp’s. latest report, “US Explosives Trace Detection (ETD) Technologies & Markets 2010-2014“, forecasts that the aggregated (systems, service and upgrades) US ETD market will expand at a CAGR of 15%, from $210 million in 2009 to $420 million in 2014.
U.S. Explosive Trace Detection Market, 2008-2014
Among the factors driving growth in the ETD market are:
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The Obama administration’s commitment to accelerating the deployment of state-of-the-art airport cabin and checked-baggage screening systems;
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Currently, no other modality can compete with ETD’s cost-performance in the detection and identification of explosives;
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The need to secure over 15,000 government and private sector secured facilities; Bi-
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partisan Congressional pressure on the TSA to implement 100% air cargo screening on scheduled passenger flights; and
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The proliferation of ETD-based People Screening Portals as a response to negative public reaction toward MM-Wave and X-Ray based People Screening Portals.
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Source: Homeland Security Market Research
