Security Industry

ROME, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Italian aerospace and defense company Finmeccanica has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Kazakhstan sovereign wealth fund for a raft of cooperation deals.

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. government has contracted Block Engineering to develop a next-generation improvised explosive device materials detection technology.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has partnered with EnerDel Inc. on a project to develop a hybrid variant of the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle.

TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Raytheon announced a milestone achievement with partner KaZaK Composites following a successful advance to a phase III production contract with the U.S. Navy.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- AM-MAC Inc. has contracted Cyberlux Corp. to deliver its tactical lighting technologies to support the U.S. Defense Department field operations requirements.

ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Defense contractor BAE Systems announced it has selected a new president of its U.S.-based Systems Land and Armaments unit.

PHOENIX, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Amy has contracted BAE Systems to deliver next-generation parachutes designed to enable paratroopers to carry additional mission critical gear.

MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted Science Applications International Corp. to provide the Tomahawk Weapons System Program with technical support.

SYRACUSE, N.Y., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin has been selected by the U.S. Navy to design a new enemy threat detection system for the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program.

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted Alliant Techsystems to develop a Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System alternative warhead for evaluation.

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has contracted Fluor Corp. to provide vehicle and fleet maintenance and other life support services in Iraq.

CANBERRA, Australia, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The Ministry of Defense has awarded a contract to the Rand Corp. to report on the country's manufacturing capability to produce a dozen submarines.

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has contracted Science Applications International Corp. to integrate next-generation security technologies.

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted CACI International Inc. to provide the Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate with technical and engineering support.

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Alliant Techsystems has partnered with BAE Systems under a contract to develop a new missile warning technology for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.