Thursday Security Industry

From my UPI Security Industry beat. Click on headlines to read stories.

SAN DIEGO, March 5 (UPI) — The U.S. Navy has received delivery of the new Carl Brashear, the seventh T-AKE Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship, from General Dynamics.

WASHINGTON , March 5 (UPI) — South Korean defense officials have contracted ICx Technologies to develop a mass spectrometer for military reconnaissance vehicles.

MONTVILLE, N.J., March 5 (UPI) — Marotta Controls has been contracted to continue production support for the U.S. Air Force’s precision strike GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb.

SACRAMENTO, March 5 (UPI) — Pro-Tech Industries has been contracted to support a U.S. Marine Corps project upgrading the Air Station Miramar installation north of San Diego.

ROSELAND, N.J., March 5 (UPI) — Italian company Fincantieri has selected Curtiss-Wright Corp. to support a contract with the Turkish coast guard’s search-and-rescue ship program.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 5 (UPI) — The Colombian air force has contracted Alliant Techsystems, known as ATK, to modify three aircraft to support emergency medical operations.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 5 (UPI) — General Dynamics announced a recent test of a new U.S. Army tactical network was successfully completed.

Thursday Washington Times

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Lockheed to buy UNITECH

BETHESDA | Lockheed Martin has agreed to purchase the defense and homeland security training-solutions developer Universal Systems & Technology Inc.

The definitive agreement into which Lockheed Martin has entered to acquire UNITECH is part of the company’s initiative to address a growing demand in training and operational readiness capabilities.