TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Uzbek specialists are expressing concerns about hydroelectric installations in neighboring Kyrgyzstan being vulnerable to seismic activity.
LONDON, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Britain's Ministry of Defense has announced plans for a $660 million upgrade of Chinook helicopters operating in Afghanistan.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The Scandinavian countries are in an arms deal frenzy: While Sweden is in negotiations to sell fighter jets to Brazil, Denmark is looking to buy a host of weapons systems to boost its troops in Afghanistan.
TEHRAN, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Iran lost its only airborne early-warning plane in an aerial collision above a big military parade in Tehran that showcased the country's growing ballistic missile arsenal.
PORTSMOUTH, England, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The HMS Ark Royal aircraft carrier returned to sea Friday following a $19.2 million seven-month "green" overhaul, the British Ministry of Defense said.
WINCHESTER, England, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The British military announced plans to invest $653 million to upgrade the engines and cockpits of its Chinook helicopter fleet operating in Afghanistan.
MOORESVILLE, N.C., Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Internet-based emergency preparedness company Nukepills.com announced the release of a dirty bomb emergency kit for U.S. civilians and first responders.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force awarded two contracts to Boeing Co. to move forward with its support of the modernization of the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft fleet.
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Honeywell and Canada's Novatec Braids Ltd. announced the U.S. military picked its super-strength polyethylene fiber rope for fast-insertion operations.
TOKYO, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The Japan National Police Agency has ordered another multi-role medium-lift AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter, the aviation manufacturer says.
IRVING, Texas, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Defense tasked communications company EF Johnson Technologies Inc. with providing maritime wireless solutions for counter-terrorism.
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Martin announced it signed a foreign military sales contract with the Royal Moroccan air force for F-16 sniper target pods.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department selected energy company Solazyme Inc. to provide the world's first jet fuel derived from algae for testing by the U.S. Navy.
HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. military officials Friday began the annual Operation Deep Freeze mission in Antarctica, considered one of the most difficult peacetime missions.
