SUPPLIER PROFILE · SECURITY SCREENING
Smiths Detection
CT hold-baggage and cabin screening at scale.
GBWatford, United KingdomFounded 1851175 years9 GCC airportsVERIFIED
AVIATION SOUK · VERIFIED SUPPLIER · UPDATED 2026-06-06
175
Years operating
est. 1851
9
GCC airports
DXB · DWC · AUH
9
Certifications
6 bodies
17
Indexed products
indexed
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Overview
Company at a glance
- Industry
- Security Screening — CT hold-baggage and cabin screening at scale
- Headquarters
- Watford, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1851 · 175 years
- Ownership
- Smiths Group plc
- Website
- www.smithsdetection.com
- Geo presence
- Supplies hold-baggage and cabin screening across most GCC hubs; runs regional service hub in Dubai.
Procurement signals
Stats at a glance
9
GCC airports served
DXB · DWC · AUH · DOH · RUH · JED
1
Named installations
1 dated
17
Indexed product lines
Curated catalogue
9
Certifications
6 issuing bodies
Catalogue
Indexed products · 20
Compliance
Certifications by issuing body · 9
Certificate numbers and validity dates sourced from Smiths Detection’s published certificates · last verified 2026-06-06.
Issuer
European Civil Aviation Conference
ECAC EDS-CB Standard C3
Cabin-baggage explosives detection (HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX)
ECAC EDS Standard 3 / 3.1
Hold-baggage explosives detection (HI-SCAN 10080 XCT, CTX 9800/5800, SDX 10080 SCT)
ECAC EDS CB C3 approval
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Issuer
US Transportation Security Administration
TSA APSS 6.2
Cabin-baggage screening certification (HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX)
TSA EDS Certification
Hold-baggage CT explosives detection (CTX family)
Issuer
Service Technique de l'Aviation Civile (France)
STAC
French civil-aviation certification for screening equipment
Issuer
Transportation Security Administration
TSA APSS 6.2 Level 1 certification
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Issuer
European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC)
ECAC EDS CB C3
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Issuer
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
TSA APSS 6.2 Level 1
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Deployments
Named installations · 1
FRA
Frankfurt Airport
Germany
HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX cabin-baggage CT rollout (publicly referenced case study)
All indexed airports
DXB DubaiDWC DubaiAUH Abu DhabiDOH DohaRUH RiyadhJED JeddahMCT MuscatBAH ManamaKWI Kuwait City
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