Tuesday, September 29, 2009

UPI | Security Industry Headlines - September 29, 2009

SINGAPORE, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Singapore's air force is considering training F-16 pilots in the United States.

WICHITA, Kan., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The B-52 aircraft deployed as part of the U.S. Air Force fleet are to be equipped with secure Extremely High Frequency Communication Systems to enable them to remain in contact with other elements of the military in space, in the air and on the ground.

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Semi-prepared runway operations testing by the U.S. Air Force found upgrades to the C-17 Globemaster improved take off and landing efficiency by 65 percent.

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Strap-on boosters manufactured by Alliant Techsystems provided augmented thrust for the launch of the Delta II rocket for the U.S. ballistic defense system.

OSHKOSH, Wis., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department placed orders worth $24 million with Oshkosh Corp. for its TAK-4 suspension system for mine-resistance ambush protected vehicles.

ROCK ISLAND, Ill., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army contracted Bulova Technologies Group for the production and delivery of a series of booby trap simulators to support training missions.

AN NASIRIYAH, Iraq, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. and Iraqi air force generals made their first joint visit to the Ali air base near An Nasiriyah as part of the effort to withdrawal American combat troops.

FAIRFAX, Va., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Marine Corps awarded a division of General Dynamics with an $86.2 million contract to support networks for mobile combat operations centers.

LADSON, S.C., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The tank and armaments division of the U.S. Army ordered 48 mine protected clearance vehicles from Force Protection Inc. in South Carolina.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Defense said it plans to deploy an ultra-long-endurance unmanned surveillance airship to Afghanistan by 2011.

KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. and Czech military officials praised Afghan pilots for their completion of the initial training program for the Mi-35 helicopter gunship.

MILAN, Italy, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Turkish defense officials praised the maiden voyage of the first Turkish attack helicopter during its test flight at an airfield in Milan, Italy.

CANBERRA, Australia, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- The government is seriously concerned about the company that intends to play a vital role in planning and building Australia's new submarines, a newspaper reports.

PARIS, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- French arms sales shot up by 13 percent over the previous year as orders for the A330 air tanker and helicopters spiked exports, a parliamentary report said Monday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Brazilian Vice President Jose Alencar says he favors Brazil developing nuclear weapons as a deterrent against any foreign aggressor's attempt to capture its offshore oil fields -- but also to win international respectability.