LIMA, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Peru, apparently undeterred by rejection of earlier proposals seeking to contain an arms race in Latin America, has proposed the creation of a South American peace force to avert a regional conflict amid rising tensions and increased arms buying.
COVINGTON, Ky., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded TiER1 Performance Solutions a phase II contract to continue development of insider threat recognition training methods.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. company Goodrich Corp. announced plans to acquire mission-critical guidance technologies developer AIS Global Holdings.
"AIS' portfolio of inertial sensors is an excellent complement to Goodrich's guidance, control and navigation systems. Combining our engineering strengths and technology will enable us to further support United States and allied forces across the full spectrum of guidance and control systems."
LONDON, Ontario, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- General Dynamics has received an order to deliver its Light Armored Vehicles from the U.S. Army to support a foreign military sale.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. company View Systems says its U.A.E. business partner Belcom has received additional orders from undisclosed government and private sector customers in Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, India and the United Arab Emirates.
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. company Northrop Grumman says it has successfully completed the first of its MQ-8B Fire Scout deliveries. The three UAV technologies were delivered to the Navy as part of the Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Air Vehicle program.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Northrop Grumman has successfully completed development of the detail design phase for the Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) in the Product Model virtual environment, marking a milestone for the company.
LONDON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- AgustaWestland has completed a test flight of its next-generation military helicopter in England marking a milestone in the development of the aircraft.
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Cyberlux Corp. says its new lighting system developed for the U.S. Defense Department with Sacred Power Corp. has completed an evaluation. This product also meets the Department of Defense mandate for renewable energy technologies that support the needs of the warfighter.
BINGEN, Wash., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Insitu Inc. has achieved a milestone with its ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system after its successful test flight aboard a Canadian defense vessel.
LAVAL, Quebec, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The Canadian Air Transportation Security Authority has contracted Smiths Detection to deliver its X-ray technologies to support airport checkpoint security. Officials say the CATSA order is part of an effort to upgrade Canadian airport checkpoint security capabilities with Smith Detection's next-generation scanning technologies.
French helicopter carrier Mistral in Russia to convince the Kremlin to agree to what would be the largest arms deal ever signed with a Western country
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- An assault ship of NATO member France arrived Tuesday in St. Petersburg's harbor, but Russians need not fear: The helicopter carrier Mistral has sailed to Russia to convince the Kremlin to agree to what would be the largest arms deal ever signed with a Western country. Russia, has never purchased a foreign-made military vessel.
ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Turkey has warned Israeli defense contractors to deliver on 10 promised drone aircraft in 50 days or the deal may be canceled.
BHUBANESWAR, India, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- India has test fired a nuclear-capable, medium-range ballistic missile, Agni II.
The Agni II is capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to targets of up to a range of 1,500 miles. With a launch weight of 16 tons, the 65-foot surface-to-surface missile can carry a nuclear payload of 1 ton. It takes only 15 minutes for the missile to be readied for firing.
The specific series are considered to be India's most sophisticated missiles. They are being developed by India's Defense Research Development Organization as part of the country's deterrent strategy against neighboring nations, including China and Pakistan, armed with nuclear weapons.
India has already tested a 3,000-kilometer range Agni-III missile, the longest in the series that can knock down targets as far off as Beijing and Shanghai, analysts say.
The launch also comes on the eve of a summit between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India and U.S. President Barack Obama.
India hopes the United States will stay engaged in Pakistan and Afghanistan. But India will also be looking to the U.S. president for greater clarity on nuclear technology transfer as the new administration in Washington is seen to be backpedaling on positions agreed to by the Bush administration in 2008.
The former U.S. president is highly regarded in India for bringing India back to the international fold after it tested nuclear weapons in 1998.
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- British company BAE says it California, Texas and Pennsylvania facilities will support contract modifications from the Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command.
