UK defense tech firm opens in Pasco County

A U.K.-based defense technology company looking to launch its U.S. operations has chosen Wesley Chapel to be its first American home, according to the Pasco Economic Development Council.

Smytec inc specializes in advanced forensic imaging technologies for crime scene investigators. Its product, BlindSite Scene, captures and analyzes crime scene evidence.

Based in Market Harborough, England, Smytec was looking to expand its operations into the U.S. and attended a business conference called Special Operations Forces Week in Tampa in May.