MORON AIR BASE, Spain, April 1 (UPI) — The EADS CASA and BAE Systems defense-contractor development team announced a successful test firing of a missile from the Typhoon aircraft in Spain.

ATHENS, Ga., April 1 (UPI) — The U.S. Defense Department has contracted ArunA Biomedical Inc. to continue development of a biosensor technology to support field combat operations.

WOBURN, Mass., April 1 (UPI) — Magnolia Optical Technologies Inc. said it has developed a high-speed imaging system using a fiber-optic tether as part of a U.S. Army program.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., April 1 (UPI) — Emrise Corp. has been contracted to supply the U.S. military with its radio-frequency technologies for integration into roadside-bomb jamming systems.

HUDSON, N.H., April 1 (UPI) — U.S. company Micronetics Inc. has received a follow-on contract for its microwave subassembly technologies for use in radio-frequency jamming technologies.

WASHINGTON, April 1 (UPI) — Ingres Corp. has partnered with OpenTechWorks Inc. in a move to jointly expand further into the U.S. defense market.

COSTA MESA, Calif., April 1 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has placed an order with Ceradyne Inc. for a delivery of the company’s XSAPI ceramic body-armor plates.