TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Raytheon, the world's largest missile maker, has won a $1.1 billion order from Taiwan for new Patriot missile systems.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Airborne cabin crews are poised to get more powers of intervention on international flights bound for the United States as a direct result of a Christmas Day bombing attempt by a Nigerian man.
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- U.S.-based security solutions provider Lunarline Inc. announced the appointment of a cyber-terrorism expert as the new head of its Cyber Security Division.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. company Coleman Technologies Inc. has signed a deal to resell Augusta Systems intelligent data convergence technology to government and commercial markets.
CARY, N.C., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army Materiel Command has contracted Lord Corp. for High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle suspension testing and analysis services.
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation has certified CSC's Test Lab facility, clearing the company to continue biometric technologies research.
SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Environmental Tectonics Corp. has been selected to support an emergency first responder training program in Colorado with its simulation technologies.
MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has contracted Science Applications International Corp. to support strategic bomber force operations with assessment and planning support.
FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. company ManTech International Corp. has named a longtime defense industry professional to lead the company's business development efforts in Afghanistan.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. company Aura Systems Inc. has been selected to receive additional funding to continue a program integrating its power technologies in a military vehicle.
COSTA MESA, Calif., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Plasan has contracted Ceradyne to deliver armor components to support defense company Oshkosh's armored all-terrain vehicle production for the U.S. military.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Saab announced it has been selected to support the South Korean military's new Class 214 diesel-electric submarines.
NEW DELHI, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Senior Israeli and Indian military officials have been discussing ways of enhancing their growing strategic alliance with missile defenses and electronic surveillance systems.
MOSCOW, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Russia has successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile, opting to extend the lifespan of its Soviet-era nuclear arsenal.
LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The British air force has contracted Boeing to produce and deliver a new C-17 Globemaster III heavy lift aircraft to support airlift operations.
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Boeing achieved a milestone for its airborne intelligence program with the U.S. Air Force following the 500th Combat Track II kit delivery.
LONDON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Thales announced it has successfully integrated its sonar technologies into a British navy frigate as part of an upgrade program.
STANLEY, Falkland Islands, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- British forces mounted a warfare exercise involving navy and air force personnel in the Falkland Islands, scene of a 1982 conflict between Argentina and Britain and more recently of intense oil and gas exploration activities.
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The initial testing for a U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber aircraft avionics upgrade has been successfully completed by Boeing.
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. defense company Lockheed Martin has completed phase II of a target identification software integration for the U.S. Air Force B-52 aircraft program.
LONDON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- BAE Systems recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new ammunition plant designed to support ongoing British military requirements in Afghanistan.
ORNSKOLDSVIK, Sweden, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The French Armament Procurement Agency has contracted BAE Systems to deliver three variants of its all-terrain vehicle system.
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Taiwan has selected Raytheon as part of a foreign military sales program award to provide Patriot Air and Missile Defense System support.
STAMFORD, Conn., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Aerospace and defense engineering company Crane Co. announced plans to purchase radio frequency technologies developer Merrimac Industries Inc.
OSHKOSH, Wis., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted Oshkosh Defense to deliver add-on armor technologies for mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicles.
A soldier with the Army's 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, places a flag at a gravesite in Arlington National Cemetery as part of the Flags-In Memorial Day ceremony on May 24, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. American flags were placed at each of the more than 220,000 grave markers in honor of those who served and Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietshc
