US tech firm Spectro Scientific has been awarded a $9.6m contract to supply fluid analysis equipment to the US Navy. Spectro will manufacture, test and deliver as many as 69 spectrometers as part of an upgrade of the Navy's oil analysis programmes, as well as providing technical data, logistics support and maintenance supplies. The company is also developing new software for use in underwater imaging systems that can be used by both military and commercial customers.
US tech firm Spectro Scientific has been awarded a $9.6m contract to supply fluid analysis equipment to the US Navy. Spectro will manufacture, test and deliver as many as 69 spectrometers as part of an upgrade of the Navy's oil analysis programmes, as well as providing technical data, logistics support and maintenance supplies. The company's device is the only oil elemental analyser approved by the US Department of Defense.