WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $975 million contract to 15 companies including Honeywell, Raytheon and others to provide counter-narcotics support.
Under the contract, contractors are tasked with providing equipment, material, minor construction and other services to help improve the United States and partner countries' capabilities in combating threats "posed by illegal drugs, trafficking, piracy, transnational organized crime, threat finance networks, and any potential nexus among these activities."