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By the Numbers — 2026-W08
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Vectis MARITIME
Maritime Surveillance — Tender Intelligence — 2026-W08
€12.2M procurement for complete search and rescue vessel solutions signals Irish Coast Guard fleet modernization cycle.
Vectis PIDS
Perimeter & Surveillance — Tender Intelligence — 2026-W08
Ericsson Nikola Tesla wins major €16.2M contract for 20 fixed surveillance systems along Croatia's EU external border — largest PIDS award this week.
Vectis CUAS
Counter-UAS — Tender Intelligence — 2026-W08
Significant radar-based C-UAS deployment by State Department indicates growing diplomatic facility protection requirements.
Signals
Excelitas Acquires Luxium Solutions: Crystal Market Consolidation
Excelitas closes its acquisition of Luxium Solutions (formerly Saint-Gobain Crystals), achieving vertical integration of the radiation detection sensor stack. OEM integrators face immediate supply chain questions.
Signals
Zimbabwe Airports Authority Tenders Radiation Detection Equipment
Zimbabwe publishes a radiation detection procurement for its airports — highlighting the ongoing effort to close detection gaps at transit nodes in the Global South.
Vectis RADIATION
Radiation Detection — Tender Intelligence — 2026-W08
Major modernization of Spain's nuclear emergency response capabilities through a comprehensive dosimetry management system for first responders.
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Lead Signal — 2026-W08
European border surveillance infrastructure is undergoing coordinated modernization. Croatia awarded [€16.2M for EU external border monitoring systems](htt
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Vectis Intel 2026-W08
*Weekly tender intelligence for defense & security procurement*
Incidents
Wisconsin Ge-68 Generator Recovery: Defense-in-Depth Success
A scrap yard portal monitor caught a medical Ge-68 generator lost for over a year. The system worked — but the inventory failure that let it disappear is the real story.
Incidents
Port of Miami: Ghost Source Interdiction
CBP intercepted a Troxler moisture density gauge with a license expired for 12 years — a 'ghost source' that had fallen completely outside regulatory tracking.
Signals
NRC Awards Dosimetry Program Contract to RDC
The NRC outsources its own staff dosimetry to Radiation Detection Company — reinforcing the economics of specialized OSL processing and the regulator-as-customer signal.