Spain orders AS&E’s Z backscatter van system

Indra Sistemas, American Science and Engineering’s (AS&E) sole distributor in Spain, has placed orders to provide Spain Customs and Excise department with Z Backscatter Van (ZBV) S-class system for trade fraud applications.

Offering minimal operational footprint with a sleek design, the ZBV system will be used to regulate trade fraud on the country’s borders and help collect unpaid revenue on illegal goods.

AS&E president and CEO Anthony Fabiano said the highly mobile ZBV screening system is capable of safely and successfully detecting contraband, with several reported captures of tobacco and alcohol.

"With the ZBV S-Class, Spain Customs and Excise will have a more streamlined chassis that provides added flexibility for scanning objects in space constrained areas on their borders," Fabiano added.

Based on X-ray detection technology, the cargo and vehicle inspection system is a low-cost, highly mobile screening system built into a commercially available delivery van.

Enabling quick deployment to address security threats, the system’s high throughput capability facilitates fast inspections.

Introduced in 2003, more than 625 systems have been sold to over 125 different customers in 57 countries.

The ZBV system is used by major government agencies, border authorities, military bases, law enforcement departments and security agencies across the globe.

The system is also available in C-Class and R-Class configurations to meet various needs of customers.