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DSC contracted for Guardian demonstration

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:22:37 -0400

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. company Decision Sciences Corp. has been contracted to test its Guardian MT system's effectiveness in detecting nuclear material.

Navy contracts to improve Arleigh power

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:19:54 -0400

BOSTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted Satcon Technology to develop a energy storage module to improve the power efficiencies of the DDG-51 Arleigh Burke class ships.

ViaSat awarded SPAWAR deal for MIDS LVT

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:15:04 -0400

CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, San Diego has contracted ViaSat Inc. to provide Multifunctional Information Distribution System terminals.

Army contracts for commercial trucks

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:12:34 -0400

WARRENVILLE, Ill., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted Navistar Defense for the company to provide passenger buses and refrigerator trucks for deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan.

GD awarded MK19 grenade machine-gun deal

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:10:09 -0400

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products for the delivery of MK19 grenade machine guns.

Navy contracts for MIPS upgrades

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:46:59 -0400

FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- General Dynamics has been contracted by the U.S. Navy to support a missile threat scenario analysis system with engineering services.

Russia fudges pledge not to sell S-300s to Iran

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:35:22 -0400

By MARTIN SIEFF
UPI Senior News Analyst
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The good news for Israel is that its outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has won assurances from Russia that it isn't going to sell advanced anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems to Iran.

U.S. needs frigates, LCS to fight modern pirates

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:16:29 -0400

By ARIEL COHEN
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The doctrine for any joint U.S.-Russian-European operation against the pirates operating from the Somali coast against international shipping should reach beyond interception and destruction of the pirate vessels.

Russia sends battle squadron to the Mediterranean

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:47:50 -0400

By ILYA KRAMNIK
UPI Outside View Commentator
MOSCOW, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A squadron comprising the nuclear-powered battle cruiser Peter the Great, the anti-submarine warfare ship Admiral Chabanenko and two supply ships from the Russian navy's Northern Fleet recently entered the Mediterranean Sea.

American Ordnance to run Army facilities

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:44:51 -0400

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has awarded a follow-on contract to American Ordnance for the company to continue operating ammunition plants in Iowa and Tennessee.

Frost & Sullivan honor BioSentry tech

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:43:49 -0400

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Frost & Sullivan has selected BioSentry, made by U.S. company JMAR Technologies, as the top biological threat detection product in 2008.

Defense Intelligence Agency contracts SAIC

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:42:28 -0400

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The Defense Intelligence Agency has contracted Science Applications International Corp. to support the National Media Exploitation Center.

LM to lead M299 modernization team

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:41:45 -0400

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted Lockheed Martin to lead a development team tasked with modernizing the M299 missile launcher.

General Dynamics contracted for ammunition

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:41:06 -0400

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has awarded a task order to General Dynamics for the delivery of small-caliber ammunition.

EF Johnson to support Navy's virtual fence

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:40:26 -0400

IRVING, Texas, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted EF Johnson Technologies Inc. to provide engineering support for a virtual perimeter monitoring technology.

Major powers need to focus naval power to beat pirates

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:31:37 -0400

By ARIEL COHEN
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Those who cheer the decline of the United States as the pre-eminent global power should note the rise in Somali-based piracy with anxiety. The ghost of Thomas Hobbes, the 17th century English political philosopher, is staring them in the face.

Russia trains to fight NATO in giant exercises

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:11:02 -0400

By ILYA KRAMNIK
UPI Outside View Commentator
MOSCOW, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The Stability-2008 strategic maneuvers of the Russian armed forces are gaining momentum.

Cyberwar threat to U.S. grows worse

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:44:08 -0400

By LAWRENCE SELLIN
UPI Outside View Commentator
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Viruses, worms, identity theft, extortion and other forms of criminal activity are not the only illicit uses of the Internet. "Malware" -- malicious software designed to exploit weaknesses in programs and the computers on which they run -- has now spawned the capability to digitally "soften up the battlefield."

Goodrich to support Apache VUIT-2 program

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:35:29 -0400

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted Goodrich Corp. to support Apache helicopters with upgraded data recording technology.

SPADAC to develop terrorism mapping tech

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:34:05 -0400

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Office of Naval Research has contracted SPADAC to develop an analysis technology that maps future terrorist threats.

BAE contracted for armored vehicles

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:32:02 -0400

CINCINNATI, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. government has contracted BAE Systems for its armor-upgraded Chevrolet Suburban and Toyota HiLux vehicles.

BAE unveils new Caiman Light MRAP

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:30:45 -0400

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- British company BAE Systems announced the launch of its new lighter-weight Caiman mine resistant ambush protected vehicle variant.

DRS contracts Crane WMS for tracking tech

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:30:05 -0400

PLANO, Texas, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- DRS Technologies has contracted Texas-based Crane Wireless Monitoring Solutions to support border security systems development.

QinetiQ to support SPAWAR C4ISR

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:06:43 -0400

FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- QinetiQ North America has been awarded an eight-year contract to support the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego.

France pushes to boost Europe's military strength

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:39:23 -0400

By LEANDER SCHAERLAECKENS
UPI Correspondent
BRUSSELS, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- France pushes to boost Europe's military strength; Thales woos France for UAV sales package; Sarkozy plans equipment boost in Afghanistan.