Israeli company Steadicopter is interested in developing an airborne version of the
explosives detection product developed by MS-Tech. The system, called Mini-Nose for
Detection, (IHTIR 1.2002) was developed in Nes Ziona with financing from the US
Department of Defense (40%), the Israel Ministry of Defense (40%), and MS-Tech founder and
president Moshe Shalom. The product cost $4 million to develop. The General Security
Services and the Dimona Nuclear Research Center (DNRC) are consultants on the project.
The system is capable of "smelling" explosives from a distance, without touching the
object being examined, and can also identify the precise type of explosive.
Steadicopter, which has operated under the auspices of the Technion - Israel Institute of
Technology since 1999, manufactures automatic, pilotless control systems that utilize
unique mathematical models and algorithms. Steadicopter is currently examining the
effective range of the MS-Tech systems, as well as whether airborne explosives can be
detected.