ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 5 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has modified a contract with Lockheed Martin for the company to deliver additional Hellfire missile launcher systems.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 5 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has contracted Alliant Techsystems to produce five variants of 20mm ammunition used by fighter aircraft and attack helicopters.

MIAMI, Feb. 5 (UPI) — The U.S. Navy has invited Centriforce Technology Corp. to deliver a presentation on its desalination technologies for potential future contracts.

LONDON, Feb. 5 (UPI) — Plasan received a top honor during a recent conference in London for its ballistic protection technologies deployed on a Lockheed Martin vehicle.

MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 5 (UPI) — The U.S. Navy has awarded Alion Science and Technology a task order for modeling and simulations services in support of emerging defense technologies.

MONROVIA, Calif., Feb. 5 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has exercised a contract option for the delivery of additional small unmanned aircraft systems from AeroVironment Inc.

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 5 (UPI) — San Antonio security authorities have contracted TriTech Software Systems to customize a communications system for the region’s emergency response community.