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
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
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
Issuer

European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC)

ECAC EDS CB C3
Issuer

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

TSA APSS 6.2 Level 1
Deployments

Named installations · 1

FRA
Frankfurt Airport
Germany
2022

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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