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Friday Security Industry

From my UPI Security Industry beat. Click on headlines for full stories.

DRC to support DHS training initiatives
ANDOVER, Mass., Jan. 23 (UPI) — The U.S. Homeland Security Department has contracted Dynamics Research Corp. for the company to provide training support services.

Air Force awards deal for Halvorsen loader
CHICAGO, Jan. 23 (UPI) — The U.S. Air Force has contracted JBT Corp. for the company’s loader system to support the shipment of military cargo.

Army contracts for artillery accuracy tech
EDGEWOOD, Md., Jan. 23 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has contracted Smiths Detection for upper atmospheric measuring technologies to support long-range artillery target accuracy.

DHS awards nuke research deal to Dynasil
WEST BERLIN, N.J., Jan. 23 (UPI) — The Homeland Security Department has awarded Dynasil Corp. of America a research contract for the development of nuclear radiation detection technologies.

Navy tests SM-2 Block IIIB
POINT MUGU, Calif., Jan. 23 (UPI) — Raytheon announced the U.S. Navy has flight-tested its new Standard Missile-2 target-detecting device, marking a milestone for the technology.

Air Force TSAT reaches milestone
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 23 (UPI) — A Lockheed Martin-Northrop Grumman development team announced a milestone achievement in network-centric operations for the U.S. military.

Kuwait orders nuclear emergency pills
MOORESVILLE, N.C., Jan. 23 (UPI) — The government of Kuwait has contracted Internet-based radiation emergency products suppler Nukepills.com for a citizen protection initiative.

Thursday Emerging Threats

From my UPI Emerging Threats beat. Click on headlines to read stories.

Eight countries sending troops to Darfur
KHARTOUM, Sudan, Jan. 22 (UPI) — The ongoing threat to civilians in the volatile Darfur region of Sudan has prompted as many as eight countries to commit to sending troops to the region.

Progress in West Africa could unravel
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 22 (UPI) — Progress on security and government reforms in West Africa could unravel because of growing corruption and soaring food prices, according to U.N. officials.

Unexploded munitions threaten Gaza
GAZA, Jan. 22 (UPI) — The International Committee of the Red Cross is warning that despite a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel, unexploded munitions in Gaza remain a threat.

Calm in North Maluku shows positive sign
BRUSSELS, Jan. 22 (UPI) — Despite a few clashes, the dispute over a provincial election in Indonesia was largely free of violence, a report from the International Crisis Group says.

Air Force nuclear and cyber sites released
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (UPI) — Potential sites for the U.S. Air Force’s new Global Strike Command and the 24th Air Force were announced Wednesday.