The 13 million passengers who travel out of London Luton Airport each year will soon not have to remove laptops and liquids from bags when passing through security.
US-based Leidos has announced it will be the "principle [sic] contractor for technology upgrades across multiple security checkpoints at the airport", a deal that will see it deploy 12 of its Clearscan cabin baggage scanners and ProPassage automated tray return systems, with the upgrade to be ready during "early 2023".
"When we evaluated solutions that would provide the highest level of security while keeping a simple, friendly passenger journey and experience at London Luton Airport, Leidos was the ideal choice," said Chris Jones, the airport's security chief.
"This is an exciting opportunity for our team, and we look forward to supporting these important initiatives at London Luton Airport," said Brad Buswell, senior vice resident and operations manager at Leidos. "By focusing on end-to-end solutions versus individual systems, we will deliver a holistic security management solution, which can scale with the airport's future needs."
Leidos said it will also manage subcontractors and associated consultants working on the project, including oversights of building modifications to create two central image processing rooms, the installation of security systems and other third-party security technologies at checkpoints.