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PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank said new manufacturing orders and shipments improved in the mid-Atlantic region, the most recent survey indicates.

TORONTO, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The economic recession has led to an upswing in corporate crime in Canada in the past year, a report released by an advisory firm in Toronto said Thursday.

LONDON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- British defense giant BAE Systems on Wednesday submitted a last-minute bid in the race for a $1.7 billion contract to modernize Britain's fleet of infantry tanks.

MARIETTA, Ga., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection has received delivery of a set of P-3 Orion wings from Lockheed Martin as part of an aircraft lifecycle extension program.

LINTHICUM, Md., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. company Raytheon and Xceedium Inc. have signed an agreement to combine their technologies in a move to counter insider infrastructure threats.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Northrop Grumman has been selected by the U.S. Navy to provide Los Angeles-class and Seawolf-class submarines with modernizations.

RESTON, Va., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Northrop Grumman has received a task order to support the U.S. Defense Department early-intercept ballistic missile defense program.

CLYDE NAVAL BASE, Scotland, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The British Royal Navy announced its next-generation submarine Astute has been take out to sea to begin a performance testing and evaluation period.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- EU defense ministers are planning a new training program designed to address shortfalls in helicopter capabilities during crisis situations.

FAIRFAX, Va., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Apptis has contracted ManTech International to support the U.S. Army's Project Management office for Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems.

MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Alion Science and Technology announced the launch of a three-dimensional training program to support U.S. Navy recruits with Battle Stations 21.

CANONSBURG, Pa., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The University of Georgia Police Department has contracted Nabco Inc. to deliver its chemical, biological and explosive threats containment system.

TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Tampa Microwave has been selected to provide a U.S. Defense Department communication program with X and Ku band satellite terminal technologies.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Interest rates for fixed-rate mortgage loans fell this week to near or below historic levels, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said Thursday.

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