HAWTHORNE, Calif.: OSI Systems, Inc. (the “Company” or “OSI Systems”) (NASDAQ: OSIS) today announced that its Security division received a contract award for approximately $56 million from an international customer. The agreement includes the deployment of multiple units of the Eagle® M60 ZBx multi-energy, mobile cargo and vehicle inspection system with combinational imaging to scan large trucks, buses and cargo containers and the ZBV® Z Backscatter® vehicle screening system, which will be used to screen for threats like explosives, drug smuggling, currency, and trade-fraud items. These systems are expected to be used for international port and border security applications. The Company has also been contracted to provide maintenance and training support.

Ajay Mehra, President and CEO of OSI Systems, commented, "We are honored to receive this award and provide two of our leading platforms for managing cargo and vehicle security using the latest transmission and backscatter technologies. Our systems are crucial in enhancing global trade security and safety."

About OSI Systems

OSI Systems is a vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of specialized electronic systems and components for critical applications in the homeland security, healthcare, defense, and aerospace industries. The Company combines more than 40 years of electronics engineering and manufacturing experience with offices and production facilities in more than a dozen countries to implement a strategy of expansion into selective end product markets. For more information on OSI Systems or any of its subsidiary companies, visit www.osi-systems.com. News Filter: OSIS-G

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