HAIFA, Israel, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Israel is climbing the list of the world's top arms exporters, and as such will redouble efforts to make responsible exports, Pinchas Bucharis, director-general of the country's defense ministry, announced this week.
MOSCOW, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Pakistan has announced that it successfully tested a cruise missile with a range of 435 miles on Tuesday. Presumably the Hatf-VII, or Babur, missile can carry both conventional and nuclear weapons.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- After months of going to and fro, Democratic leaders in both houses of Congress agreed last week not to kill the Bush administration's controversial plan to build an anti-ballistic missile defense base in Poland, but to hem it in with more restrictions.
EDGEWOOD, N.Y., Dec. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force announced it has contracted New York-based CPI Aerostructures Inc. for work on the T-38 Talon jet trainer aircraft program.
LANSING, Mich., Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Michigan-based GeoCritical LLC announced the release of a new assessment tool for end users to better evaluate the vulnerability of assets to terror attacks.
WARRENVILLE, Ill., Dec. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Marine Corps announced it has contracted a Navistar International Corp. affiliate for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected parts and components.
FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Virginia-based Top 10 rated military-friendly employer ManTech International Corp. has been named one of the 75 fastest-growing technology companies in 2007.
FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Northrop Grumman announced it has contracted California-based Digital Fountain Inc. for digital media delivery technology for use on the LITENING AT pod system.
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Dec. 12 (UPI) -- British company BAE Systems said Tuesday it had carried out the first test of its new autonomous landing system.
BURLINGTON, Mass., Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Massachusetts-based robot developer iRobot Corp. announced the release of its PackBot technology with a new integrated mapping kit.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Dec. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. company Cross Match Technologies Inc. has made an equity investment in automatic identification authentication systems developer AssureTec Systems Inc.
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Virginia-based Defense Group Inc. announced the release of a new version of its military first responder decision-support resource CoBRA software.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Sweden-based Saab announced it has received orders for its artillery locating radar and anti-tank missile system technologies worth more than $150 million.
NORWALK, Conn., Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Connecticut-based Splinternet Holdings Inc. has released a radiation detection device and monitoring system in a move to enter the anti-terrorism market.
MOSCOW, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Rostekhnologii's strategy will mean the biggest corporation in the country will resemble the Ministry of Engineering more than a joint stock company.
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- General Dynamics said last week it had won a $48.2 million U.S. Department of Homeland Security computer emergency support contract.
Surfers ride the waves at Fort Point by the south tower of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on May 24, 2012. The bridge is set for its 75th anniversary celebration on May 27. UPI/Terry Schmitt
