Tuesday Security Industry

From my Security Industry beat. Click on headlines to read stories I filed under the UPI byline.

MAYNARD, Mass., May 12 (UPI) — The Royal Military College of Canada has selected SiCortex to supply its computing technologies to support the design of an energy-efficient aircraft.

NEW YORK, May 12 (UPI) — New York-based Organic Motion announced the launch of a new computer-vision technology designed to support military simulation and training.

YORK, Pa., May 12 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has contracted BAE Systems for the delivery of the company’s Hercules armored recovery vehicles.

NEW YORK, May 12 (UPI) — The U.S. Air Force has awarded L-3 Communications a follow-on contract to continue supporting the B-2 Training System program.

LEXINGTON, Mass., May 12 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has contracted BAE Systems to produce thermal weapon-sights technology to support target acquisition in combat environments.

HUNT VALLEY, Md., May 12 (UPI) — U.S. company AAI Corp. announced its unmanned aircraft systems have reached a milestone achievement after operating for more than 400,000 flight hours.

AUSTIN, Texas, May 12 (UPI) — Northrop Grumman Corp. said it has acquired a license to use software translation technologies from Semantic Designs Inc. to support a U.S. Air Force program.

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Monday Emerging Threats

From my Emerging Threats beat. Click on headlines to read stories I filed under the UPI byline.

BRUSSELS, May 11 (UPI) — Four international organizations released a letter Monday sent to Japan’s prime minister, calling on him to confront the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka.

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 11 (UPI) — The International Committee of the Red Cross and partners in Congo deployed an emergency operation Monday to deliver aid following a violent rebel attack.

ATHENS, Greece, May 11 (UPI) — The head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe called on leaders in Azerbaijan and Armenia to fully implement a cease-fire agreement.

SUFFIELD, Alberta, May 11 (UPI) — Canadian troops recently conducted an exercise with realistic improvised explosive device detonations in a move to better counter the threat on deployments.

WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) — Forty-one law-enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty in the United States by felonious assault in 2008, according to new FBI statistics.

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