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Indian police get jungle warfare training

Fri, 16 May 2008 22:16:20 -0400

NEW DELHI, May 16 (UPI) -- India has asked its state governments to provide jungle warfare training to its police personnel to counter Maoist insurgents.

Analysis: European defense contracts

Fri, 16 May 2008 22:15:55 -0400

By LEANDER SCHAERLAECKENS
UPI CorrespondentBRUSSELS, May 16 (UPI) -- Patria could lose Slovenian deal to bribery charges; Italian training aircraft for Philippines; Estonia opens cyberterrorism center and looks to purchase field artillery

DHS announces IPA grants

Fri, 16 May 2008 22:13:26 -0400

WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- Grants to aid cities in the event of terrorist attacks or natural disasters were announced Friday by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Record year against organized crime

Fri, 16 May 2008 22:12:33 -0400

LONDON, May 16 (UPI) -- British officials say 2007-2008 was a record year in the war on drugs, according to an annual report by the Serious Organized Crime Agency.

U.N. pulls most of its staff out of Abyei

Fri, 16 May 2008 22:11:38 -0400

ABYEI, Sudan, May 16 (UPI) -- Escalating violence between rebel factions and the Sudanese government has forced the United Nations to evacuate most of its staff from Abyei.

Australia calls for adherence to CTBT

Fri, 16 May 2008 22:10:20 -0400

CANBERRA, Australia, May 16 (UPI) -- Australia is calling on the international community to sign the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty into force to promote disarmament and non-proliferation.

Confusing security could lead to violence

Fri, 16 May 2008 22:08:52 -0400

BRUSSELS, May 16 (UPI) -- Confusing security operations in the southern Philippines could spark renewed insurgent violence, according to a report from the International Crisis Group.

Mosul fighting expected to be 'ferocious'

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:37:01 -0400

MOSUL, Iraq, May 16 (UPI) -- Iraqi military officials said Friday the operations targeting al-Qaida operatives in Mosul will be "ferocious" as the military campaign gains momentum.

BMD Watch: Japan changes space policy

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:35:26 -0400

By MARTIN SIEFF
UPI Senior News AnalystWASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- The Japanese Parliament Tuesday formally agreed to permit the deployment of space surveillance satellites as part of the country's ballistic missile defense program.

British Energy shares up on new bids

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:17:01 -0400

LONDON, May 16 (UPI) -- Shares in British Energy rose sharply after several more bid proposals.

Iraq Press Roundup

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:16:42 -0400

By HIBA DAWOOD
UPI Correspondent The daily Al Sabaah newspaper said Friday in its editorial that observers of the political process in Iraq today cannot illustrate it or acknowledge its aims or intentions, which turns the process of analyzing it into something close to a guessing game.

Iraq examines corrupt Serbian arms deal

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:13:06 -0400

BAGHDAD, May 16 (UPI) -- An anti-corruption committee of the Iraqi Parliament Friday said it has evidence supporting corruption claims involving the Iraqi Defense Ministry and Serbia.

India's L&T signs deal with GE

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:11:50 -0400

MUMBAI, May 16 (UPI) -- India's Larsen and Toubro signed a deal with U.S.-based GE Energy.

Analysis: China boosts Jiangxi air defense

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:10:13 -0400

By ANDREI CHANGHONG KONG, May 16 (UPI) -- China's air force has substantially reinforced its air defense posture in Jiangxi province in the past year. There are indications that China has completed its second-line air defense operational deployment against Taiwan centered on Fujian and Jiangxi provinces. This has greatly expanded the depth of China's air defense coverage.

U.S. cuts ties with Chalabi

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:09:33 -0400

BAGHDAD, May 16 (UPI) -- U.S. officials in Iraq severed ties with controversial former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Chalabi because of a rift with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Sons of Iraq graduate from police training

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:08:06 -0400

KIRKUK, Iraq, May 16 (UPI) -- More than 300 members of the Sunni paramilitary force Sons of Iraq boosted the ranks of the local police following graduation from the Kirkuk Police Academy.

VMETRO to support F-35 program

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:07:44 -0400

HOUSTON, May 16 (UPI) -- VMETRO announced it has been contracted by Lockheed Martin to support the U.S. Defense Department's next-generation strike fighter F-35 Lightning II program.

Navy contracts BAE for TCDL tech

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:07:20 -0400

WAYNE, N.J., May 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy says it has contracted BAE Systems for tactical common data link technology to provide pilots with real-time sensor and targeting information.

Jordan, GNEP plan for nuclear energy

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:06:54 -0400

AMMAN, Jordan, May 16 (UPI) -- Jordan and the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership will work to develop nuclear projects.

South African army to get wireless tech

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:05:59 -0400

JERICHO, N.Y., May 16 (UPI) -- Saab Grintek Communications has contracted Telephonics for wireless intercommunication technology in support of a deal with the South African army.

German industry targeted by Russian spies

Fri, 16 May 2008 20:56:10 -0400

By STEFAN NICOLA
UPI Germany CorrespondentBERLIN, May 16 (UPI) -- The German government has accused foreign intelligence services -- blaming mainly Russian agents -- of having spied on German companies.

UPI Energy Watch

Fri, 16 May 2008 20:49:12 -0400

Bush asks Saudi Arabia to increase oil output; Venezuela threatens a spike in oil prices if it's attacked; Indian oil workers in Sudan kidnapped by locals

Feature: U.S. cites attacks despite truce

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:34:00 -0400

By RICHARD TOMKINSBAGHDAD, May 13 (UPI) -- A new cease-fire has been declared between the Iraqi government and Shiite gunmen of radical cleric Moqtada Sadr, but U.S. and Iraqi forces say their troops are still coming under attack in Sadr City.

India's PFC inks pact with Exim Bank

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:31:22 -0400

NEW DELHI, May 16 (UPI) -- India's Power Finance Corp. has signed an agreement with U.S. Exim Bank to receive an $800 million loan.

BAE to upgrade PIM howitzer vehicles

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:29:11 -0400

YORK, Pa., May 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command has modified a contract with BAE Systems for upgrades on Paladin Integrated Management howitzer vehicles.