Sunday, October 18, 2009

UPI | International Security Industry News Headlines - October 18, 2009

PARIS, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- France has taken delivery of six unmanned air vehicles from Canada.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has selected Northrop Grumman to provide hull, mechanical and electrical for naval vessels as part of the SeaPort-enhanced contract vehicle.

MIDDLEBORO, Ky., Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. National Guard has contracted steel fabrication company Mound Technologies to support the construction of a new training installation.

GRAND FORKS, N.D., Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The University of North Dakota announced the launch of a new undergraduate program designed to train unmanned aerial vehicle pilots and sensor operators.

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. government has contracted Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc. to supply the intelligence community with its network management technologies.

HERNDON, Va., Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted Northrop Grumman Corp. to provide friendly foreign militaries with training, logistics and maintenance support services.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Oct. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. company Northrop Grumman says it has selected a new Naval and Marine Systems Division vice president and general manager.

ALBUQUERQUE, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Pennsylvania State University has contracted Optomec for delivery of its laser technologies to support a U.S. Defense Department lifecycle research program.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin marked a milestone achievement following a successful intercept test under a U.S. Missile Defense Agency Targets and Countermeasures program.

HONOLULU, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department has contracted PanThera Biopharma to continue its development of a medical countermeasure for biological defense initiatives.

LAHORE, Pakistan, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Pakistan has proposed the creation of a financing firm to help build more joint defence ventures that focus on Chinese investment in Pakistan.

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Segue Technologies announced it has received a subcontract to support the Marine Corps' Total Information Gateway for Enterprise Resources Web portal.

BAGHDAD, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The fledgling new-era Iraqi navy has taken delivery of the second of four patrol vessels ordered from Italy to protect its offshore oil terminals in the gulf.

WARSAW, Poland, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Experts are optimistic that U.S. President Barack Obama's new missile defense plan for Eastern Europe is better than the old one.

LONDON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The British Ministry of Defense announced Thursday it accepted a review board's findings regarding acquisition of defense equipment and program planning.