The contract – which is valued at between $140 and $250 million over 25 years – is for the principal airport of an unnamed African country.
The Canadian-based company said that the project will encompasses risk assessment, security strategy development and complete strategy implementation including procuring, installing and integrating identified security technology, as well as hiring, training and managing airport security personnel.
AviSecure, a 50 percent owned subsidiary of Visual Defence, will oversee project management and general airport security administration.
Dagan Sadeh, CEO of Visual Defence, pointed to recent research indicating that time delays and the congestion caused by multiple security lines was a key reason behind declines in airport passenger volume.
“Enhanced, centrally-managed airport security is the key to increasing passenger volume and revenue,” Sadeh said.
He added: “The airport expects that the solution will reduce threats, enable streamlined security processes and significantly reduce passenger wait time, leading to increased passenger traffic and revenue for the airport.”