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Army IT order awarded to Virginia company

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:28:18 -0400

CHANTILLY, Va., July 9 (UPI) -- A Virginia company was awarded a $132.9 million order as part of a program to provide information technology support to the U.S. Army.

British carrier project in money trouble

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:11:12 -0400

LONDON, July 9 (UPI) -- Britain's plans to build its biggest-ever warships are being jeopardized by ballooning costs.

Canada awards deal for LAV III support

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:43:37 -0400

LONDON, Ontario, July 9 (UPI) -- The Canadian Department of National Defense has selected General Dynamics as the prime contractor for a light armored vehicle upgrade program.

CTC selected for naval facility support

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:42:45 -0400

JOHNSTOWN, Pa., July 9 (UPI) -- Concurrent Technologies Corp. has been contracted to provide the Naval Installations Command with management support services.

Z Microsystems debuts new display system

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:40:40 -0400

SAN DIEGO, July 9 (UPI) -- U.S. company Z Microsystems announced the launch of its new display technology with applications designed to support unmanned aerial vehicles.

Air Force contracts for Halvorsen support

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:37:23 -0400

CHICAGO, July 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded JBT Corp. a follow-on contract to provide worldwide engineering and logistics services for the department's Halvorsen Loaders.

Navy awards deal for recognition tech

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:36:21 -0400

PASADENA, Calif., July 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted Evolution Robotics Inc. to develop a technology capable of real-time object recognition even in challenging maritime conditions.

Bio-Clean to support weapons washing

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:35:28 -0400

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., July 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Supply Center has awarded Bio-Clean International Inc. a follow-on contract for the delivery of additional weapons-cleaning systems.

Air Force places new order with CPI Aero

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:34:37 -0400

EDGEWOOD, N.Y., July 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has placed a new order under a contract with CPI Aerostructures Inc. to deliver additional aircraft parts.

Trace Systems completes SynExi acquisition

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:33:19 -0400

MCLEAN, Va., July 9 (UPI) -- Virginia-based defense contractor Trace Systems announced it has completed its acquisition of engineering and technology transition services company SynExi.

DynCorp to support Army in Afghan south

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:10:18 -0400

FALLS CHURCH, Va., July 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted a DynCorp International-led team to support the ongoing operations in southern Afghanistan with logistics services.

ManTech establishes cyber subsidiary

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:08:47 -0400

FAIRFAX, Va., July 9 (UPI) -- U.S. company ManTech International announced the establishment of a new subsidiary dedicated to addressing cybersecurity and other Internet-based markets.

Australia opts for Joint Strike Fighter

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:56:28 -0400

MELBOURNE, July 9 (UPI) -- Australia's new $46.73 billion defense capability plan has set its sights firmly on acquiring the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as central to its air defense strategy.

Germany orders 405 Puma tanks for $4.3B

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:25:46 -0400

BERLIN, July 8 (UPI) -- Germany's Rheinmetall scored a multibillion-dollar order from the German government for the Puma tank, a product the company hopes to export all over the world.

Canada announces military vehicle program

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:47:07 -0400

OROMOCTO, New Brunswick, July 8 (UPI) -- Canada's government on Wednesday announced a $4.3 billion plan regarding the Defense Ministry's next generation of land combat vehicles.

GE has successful test with EOGRS

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:00:10 -0400

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 8 (UPI) -- U.S. company GE Aviation announced initial flight tests of its Electro-Optical Grid Reference System have been successfully completed.

Revision Eyewear gets distributor for Iraq

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:58:41 -0400

EXTON, Pa., July 8 (UPI) -- Defense Solutions Inc. announced it has signed a deal with Revision Eyewear to distribute the company's protective eyewear technologies in Iraq and Afghanistan.

CSP delivers FastCluster tech to LM

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:57:53 -0400

BILLERICA, Mass., July 8 (UPI) -- CSP Inc. announced it has delivered an additional order of its FastCluster systems to Lockheed Martin in support of a U.S. Navy contract.

Cyclone completes first stage in phase II

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:57:16 -0400

POMPANO BEACH, Fla., July 8 (UPI) -- Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. has completed the first stage of a phase II project sponsored by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

GE completes TSA certification

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:56:14 -0400

BRADENTON, Fla., July 8 (UPI) -- GE Security Inc. announced its explosives trace-detection equipment has completed the U.S. Transportation Security Administration's certification process.

SNT gets grant to support tactical radios

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:40:47 -0400

LOS ANGELES, July 8 (UPI) -- U.S. company Scalable Network Technologies Inc. announced it has been awarded a grant to advance a Joint Tactical Radio System real-time analysis.

Damco picks GlobalTrak for Mideast cargo

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:37:22 -0400

ARLINGTON, Va., July 8 (UPI) -- Global freight forwarder Damco has selected System Planning Corp. to track and monitor U.S. Defense Department cargo shipments to Iraq.

SAIC to support Machine Reading Program

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:04:28 -0400

SAN DIEGO, July 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has contracted Science Applications International Corp. to support the agency's Machine Reading Program.

Elbit to support Israeli Effroni trainers

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:01:30 -0400

HAIFA, Israel, July 8 (UPI) -- The Israeli Ministry of Defense has contracted Elbit Systems Ltd. to provide operation and maintenance services for the air force's trainer aircraft.

CACI selected for Army intel data support

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:00:40 -0400

ARLINGTON, Va., July 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted CACI International Inc. to continue providing a classified intelligence database with management and technical support.