General Electric is angling to parlay its systems engineering expertise into a lead position in the fast-growing airport security market. GE's Security Div. has been a rising force in the sector since it acquired computer tomography (CT)-based baggage scanner maker In Vision Technologies in March 2004. The In Vision business complemented GE's own Ion Track ion trace explosives and narcotics detection systems, widely used in baggage and passenger screening applications.
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