SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted URS Corp. for the company to provide the Navy Tactical Computer Resources program with technical support services.
GERMANTOWN, Md., Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department has awarded a phase II contract to Proxy Aviation Systems for continued development of autonomous unmanned aerial systems.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Given Russia's increasingly confrontational behavior and threats to retaliate for international criticism of its invasion of the former Soviet republic of Georgia in the Caucasus, the U.N. Security Council is sure to remain ineffective in addressing the Iranian nuclear issue because of the threat of a Russian veto.
HONG KONG, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The People's Republic of China has been sending military personnel to the former Soviet republic of Ukraine to learn how the country trains its aircraft carrier pilots, in preparation for the aircraft carrier battle group it eventually plans to build.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Boeing announced Friday the successful interception of a long-range ballistic missile target in what it described as "the most challenging test to date of the United States' only long-range ballistic missile defense system."
COSTA MESA, Calif., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. companies Irvine Sensors Corp. and Applied Research Associates say their joint aerial sensor project has successfully completed recent live-fire testing.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted Alliant Techsystems to lead a supply team providing ammunition for the Afghan National Security Forces.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Oregon-based Eid Passport Inc. announced the launch of a new identity authentication access management system for securing military and government facilities.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- If President Barack Obama sat down with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad without preconditions, it would hand the Iranian leader an opportunity to practice his own Taqiyyah, strut on the world stage, lecture about the supposed superiority of Iran's Islamic system and assert Iran's claim to leadership of the Muslim world.
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- In October 2000, during the waning days of the Clinton administration, the U.S. Department of the Navy awarded the biggest information-services contract in the history of the American federal government.
RESTON, Va., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted STG Inc. to support the Area Processing Center's consolidation of information technology services.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. company Emrise Corp. has received new orders for its improvised explosive device jamming technologies worth approximately $2 million.
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has renewed a contract with Sikorsky Aerospace Services for continued logistical and engineering support for the Corpus Christi Army Depot.
FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has modified a contract with Argon ST Inc. for the company to continue development of communications intelligence technologies.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted ICx Technologies to lead a sensor systems integration team for the Army Research, Development and Engineering Command.
FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted Argon ST Inc. for the company to supply its intelligence surveillance reconnaissance technologies.
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- South Korea-based Dong In Optical Co. announced the release of a new grenade launcher sight technology to improve target accuracy.
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted DynCorp International to support military vehicle maintenance and other logistics support.
HAWTHORNE, Calif., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Domestic Nuclear Detection Office has contracted Rapiscan Systems to develop cargo inspection technologies.
PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has contracted Hewlett-Packard to develop a defense system to counter cyber threats.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The Russian navy tweaked the American Eagle's tail feathers Friday: For the first time since World War II, a Russian warship sailed through the Panama Canal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- President-elect Obama, you are right that the United States cannot allow Iran to attain a nuclear weapon. But some of your statements indicate a lack of understanding about the past record of failed attempts to negotiate with Iran.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Sweden to fund new Gripen; Dassault clears hurdle toward buying Thales share; Britain to urgently upgrade Vikings in Afghanistan.
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
