United States Army Places Order for Anthrax Test Kits

The United States Army Dugway Proving Ground has ordered Anthrax detection test kits from Universal Detection Technology (www.udetection.com).

The Department of Defense has designated U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground as a major range and testing facility, and the primary chemical and biological defense testing center under the Reliance Program. Testers here determine the reliability and survivability of all types of military equipment in a chemical or biological environment.

According to Universal Detection Technology, the Anthrax test kits will be used to train first responders on methods and procedures of responding to white powder alerts.

"The sale of the kits to the U.S Army is a significant milestone for UDTT as it's our first sale to the DOD," said Jacques Tizabi, CEO of Universal Detection Technology. "We anticipate follow-up orders as the users experience the much faster response time of our test kits."

Universal Detection Technology has co-developed a real-time Anthrax detection system, called BSM-2000, with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Two units of BSM-2000 have recently been sold to the government of the United Kingdom and UDTT is hoping to sell more machines in the future.