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22 January 2025

Hundreds of LCD 4 personal detectors to be deployed in the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force.

Following an extensive and competitive product evaluation by the JMOD, the LCD3.3 and LCD 4 were chosen for their exceptional performance and flexibility. Easy integration into the JMOD system were also key selection factors.

“The JMOD’s decision to invest in this technology underlines the LCD’s status as the most widely deployed personal chemical detector in armed forces across the globe,” commented Dr Sarah Robinson, Portfolio Director - CBRNE at Smiths Detection. “We are customising this new consignment to meet the specific detection demands of the JMOD and, of course, to include a Japanese language option.”

Compact and wearable, the LCD 4 provides advanced warnings, detecting and identifying gas and vapour threats at or below immediate danger to life and health (IDLH) levels. Using the latest Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) technology, it can determine the agent or type, class, concentration and dosage of chemical exposure.

In the future, a simple XID add-on could expand the gas and vapour detection capabilities to include solid and liquid sampling; plus detection of narcotics, explosives and low-volatility chemical traces such as Novichok (a new chemical warfare agent).

Handled locally by Smiths Detection’s distribution partner, S.T. Japan, the contract includes a total of 462 units with delivery staggered between January and March 2025 and January 2026.

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Smiths Detection is a global leader in threat detection and security screening technologies. It delivers the solutions needed to protect society from the threat and illegal passage of explosives, prohibitive weapons, contraband, biological threats, toxic chemicals and narcotics, to protect people and infrastructure.

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防衛省が選択したSmiths Detection社製 化学剤検知器 (LCD) 

日本の陸上自衛隊に配備される数百台のLCD4化学剤検知器 

脅威検出およびセキュリティスクリーニング技術の世界的リーダーであるSmiths Detectionは、LCD4の個人用化学剤検知器を防衛省 (JMOD) に供給し、陸上自衛隊 (JGSDF)に配備されます。 

防衛省(JMOD)による広範で非常に競争の激しい製品評価の結果、LCD3.3/LCD4がその卓越した性能と柔軟性により選ばれました。シンプルなXIDアドオンにより、ガスと蒸気の検出機能が拡張され、固体および液体のサンプリング、さらに麻薬、爆発物、ノビチョク(新型化学兵器)の低揮発性の化学物質の痕跡の検出が可能になりました。ワイヤレス接続とJMODシステムへの容易な統合も重要な選択要素でした。 

「スミス・ディテクションの防衛担当グローバル・インダストリー・ディレクター、サラ・ロビンソン博士は、「防衛省がこの技術への投資を決定したことは、世界中の軍隊で最も広く配備されている個人用化学剤検知器としてのLCDの地位を裏付けるものです。「と、スミスディテクションの防衛担当グローバル・インダストリー・ディレクター、サラ・ロビンソン博士はコメントした。 

コンパクトでウェアラブルなLCD 4は、生命と健康に差し迫った危険(IDLH)レベル以下のガスや蒸気の脅威を検知・識別し、高度な警告を提供します。最新のイオンモビリティースペクトロメトリー(IMS)技術を使用し、化学物質の種類、クラス、濃度、暴露量を特定することができます。 

スミス・ディテクションの販売パートナーであるエス・ティ・ジャパンが現地で担当し、合計462台を2025年1月~3月と2026年1月に時期をずらして納入いたします。 

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