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Liquid explosive detection systems (LEDS) for aviation security

Liquid explosive detection systems approved by Department for Transport for use in aviation security.

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Published: 19 August 2013
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Listing of the liquid explosive detection systems approved by the Department for Transport for use in aviation security.

The LEDS detect explosive material that is in liquid form.

Published 19 August 2013

Last updated 133 ~~February~~June 2025 ~~+ show~~ href="#full-history">+ show all updates

3 June 2025
List updated to reflect new ECAC approvals and 2 Kumahira Co LTS models added.

13 February 2025
Reference to guidance added.
3 February 2025
Listing error for Veriteque equipment corrected and updated.
13 December 2024
EMA-4 from CEIA, LSR-M3 from Kumahira Co. Ltd and 2 models of CX6040D from Nutech added.
1 August 2024
List of approved liquid explosive detection systems updated.
15 March 2024
New configurations added to Rapiscan 920CT and Analogic ConneCT.
13 November 2023
Addition of OneTray VAS 207a for certain Smiths 6040aTiX configurations
10 October 2023
Two new configurations added.
16 February 2022
List updated with 3 new equipment configurations added from Rapiscan, 1 new equipment configuration added from Smiths Detection, 28 updated equipment configurations added from Smiths Detection, 2 updated equipment configurations added from Agilent Technologies and 2 corrected entries added from Smiths Detection. Formatting has been set to mirror ECAC descriptors.
29 March 2021
Added new equipment configurations to the list from CEIA and Smiths Detection, and updated entries from Smiths Detection.
15 February 2021
Amended with 2 updated entries for Smiths Detection.
21 December 2020
Added new equipment configuration from Rapiscan and Smiths Detection.
22 October 2020
2 new equipment configurations from Agilent Technologies (Previously: Cobalt Light Systems) have been added to the list. 2 new equipment configurations from Rapiscan have also been added.
21 May 2020
Rebrand of System Two to Veriteque USA, Inc including and from S2LETK to SwabTek LETK. Equipment configurations added for X-Ray Center, Veriteque USA, Inc, Kumahira Co. Ltd and Nuctech.
20 December 2019
New equipment configurations added from Kumahira and Smiths Detection.
16 May 2019
Equipment additions by Kumahira, Smith Detection and Nuctech.
9 October 2018
Equipment configurations added by Kumahira, Smiths Detection and Nuctech.
22 March 2018
New equipment is added from Nuctech and Smiths Detection.
16 November 2017
Approved liquid explosive detection systems list updated.
14 August 2017
List of approved liquid explosive detection systems for use in aviation security.
4 August 2016
List of approved liquid explosive detection systems updated.
19 May 2016
New security screening equipment for Liquid explosives detection systems (LEDS) updated.
18 February 2016
Security screening equipment approved in February 2016 by the European Civil Aviation Conference for liquids explosive detection systems.
19 November 2015
Amendments to the Liquid explosive detection systems.
18 November 2015
Updated with new equipment approved by the European Civil Aviation Conference.
30 July 2015
New equipment approved by the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) on 28 July 2015.
5 November 2014
Updated with new aviation security equipment recently approved for operation use by DfT and the European Civil Aviation Conference.
27 September 2013
Updated approved equipment list.
19 August 2013
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Liquid explosive detection systems (LEDS) for aviation security

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