BRASILIA, Brazil, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Bradar, a company controlled by Embraer Defense & Security, is to map areas in Brazil subject to natural disasters and monitor environmental preservation areas.
TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Even as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu seeks to stymie U.S. efforts to negotiate a reconciliation with Iran, his government's trying to persuade Washington to boost U.S. military aid to ensure funding for the Arrow-3 anti-ballistic weapon intended to counter Iranian missiles.
VIENNA, Va., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Management and technology consulting firm Attain LLC has been selected to provide support services to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Wyle, a U.S. engineering firm, has been given a $14.9 million Air Force task order for analyses of military and commercial developmental semiconductor devices.
LONDON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Extensive naval rearmament programs are a key factor for the growth in the naval vessels and support-in-service markets, analysis firm Frost & Sullivan reports.
PARIS, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The French Air Force reports two new Rafale fighters have been delivered to its flight trial unit by the military's Directorate General of Armaments.
PALMDALE, Calif., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The first of 100 center fuselages for F-35 Lightning II aircraft to be built for Australia has been delivered to Lockheed Martin by Northrop Grumman.
CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin and the Australian subsidiary of Switzerland's Pilatus Aircraft have teamed to compete for an Australian Defense Force pilot training system.
JAKARTA, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Indonesia is aiming to create eight new squadrons of fighter aircraft by 2024 as part of military upgrade programs, the head of the air force said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense sector companies are warning that the U.S. government shutdown, affecting an estimated 800,000 workers, will soon affect their employees.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Accipiter Radar Technologies Inc. is working with Global Technical Systems on a contract for detection systems for ultra-light aircraft.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Defense reports it is awarding six new contracts to three U.S. companies worth a combined total of more than $384 million.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The first of two Boeing-made Wideband Global SATCOM satellites launched this year completed on-orbit testing and is now being operated by the U.S. Air Force.
NIZHNY TAGIL, Russia, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Russian military vehicle manufacturer UVZ Corp. is touting eight new products, including modernized T-72 tanks and a new infantry fighting vehicle.
MONROVIA, Calif., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- AeroVironment Inc is providing its Mantis i23 gimbaled sensor payload to the U.S. Army as part of an upgrade of RQ-11B Raven unmanned aerial systems.
MONACO, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Major players in the cybersecurity sector of the defense and security market announced new business ventures and developments this week.
TOKYO, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The Japanese government has confirmed that three domestic companies will manufacture parts for Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II fighters destined for Japan's Air Self-defense Force.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army is looking into best possible options to replace Vietnam-era armored military vehicles with modern battle-ready units fit to perform roles in modern warfare.
LONDON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- An engine depot services facility used on Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles is being opened at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma by Rolls-Royce.
MELBOURNE, Fla., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The Harris Corp. says it has developed and delivered a system to help prepare NOAA satellite operators to use a new series of weather satellites.
PRETORIA, South Africa, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- South Africa's Denel group is making more than 200 armored vehicles for the South African National Defense Forces under a contract worth about $900 million.
PARIS, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Sagem of France is building a new facility in Morocco for the production of mechanical and electronic components for the aerospace industry.
BOWIE, Md., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Professional services company MIL Corp. is expanding its cybersecurity development, operations and risk mitigation services.
WILMINGTON, Mass., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A U.S.-made desktop explosives trace detector has been approved for use by France, opening the door for marketing opportunities throughout Europe.
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden order take-out lunch at Taylor Gourmet on Pennsylvania Avenue, in Washington, D.C. on October 4, 2013. The reason he gave was they are starving and the establishment is giving a 10 percent discount to furloughed government workers as an indication of how ordinary Americans are looking out for one another. UPI/Pete Marovich/Pool
