Security Industry

MOSCOW, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Russia says it is concerned about Romania's decision to host American missile interceptors and other military infrastructure as part of a U.S. plan to protect Europe.

BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Boeing says its strategic communications technology is on schedule for acceptance from the Australia defense force marking a milestone for the company.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have successfully connected a virtual pilot training platform through the Distributed Mission Operations Network.

WILLIAMTOWN, Australia, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- The Royal Australian Air Force has awarded Boeing a follow-on contract to provide the F/A-18A/B Hornet aircraft platform with ongoing maintenance support.

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. company Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc. announced it has received new contracts to deploy and support its security system solutions.

MELVILLE, N.Y., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. company Comtech Telecommunications has received a follow-on contract to deliver its amplifier technologies to support a communications jamming system.

REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Northrop Grumman says its Maritime Laser Demonstration system has successfully completed two critical reviews from the U.S. Office of Naval Research.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Goodrich Corp. said it has made significant advancements on a program to upgrade the C-130 heavy-lift military aircraft for the U.S. Air Force.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Raytheon marked a milestone with its wireless mobile ad hoc network system under development for the U.S. military following a successful demonstration.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- General Dynamics announced its Trusted Virtual Environment software has been selected for a list of technology approved for the U.S. Defense Department.

LONDON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- As the United States remains otherwise engaged in the Middle East and Afghanistan, Russia has secured a long-term security role in Latin America, becoming its largest military supplier between 2008 and 2009, data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies showed.

LENOIR CITY, Tenn., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has selected EOD Technology Inc. to provide munitions and explosives clearance services to support operations in Afghanistan.

BRASILIA, Brazil, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Brazil looks set to purchase 36 Rafale fighter jets from France after its maker, Dassault, moved to skim $2 billion off the price.

KHARTOUM, Sudan, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- A swelling flow of arms, including heavy weapons, into southern Sudan ahead of national elections and a referendum on the south's independence is heightening fears that one of Africa's most savage civil wars is smoldering again.

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a follow-on contract to deliver a production lot of its precision fire Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles.