Monday Security Industry

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

SAMLESBURY, England, June 15 (UPI) — PPG Industries says its new sealant caps have enabled British company BAE Systems to reduce process time on its production of Typhoon avionics racks.

HAIFA, Israel, June 15 (UPI) — Israel-based Elbit Systems and Sikorsky Aircraft announced an armed configuration of the Black Hawk helicopter has successfully completed a test phase.

EVENDALE, Ohio, June 15 (UPI) — U.S. company GE Aviation announced it has achieved two milestones for the P-8A Poseidon’s flight management system and stores management system hardware.

BETHESDA, Md., June 15 (UPI) — Lockheed Martin has contracted Hamilton Sundstrand to support an F-22 fighter aircraft logistics program at Hill Air Force Base in Utah.

WASHINGTON, June 15 (UPI) — The FBI has received delivery of a Sikorsky-built UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter as part of an initiative to modernize the agency’s rotary wing fleet.

MILWAUKEE, June 15 (UPI) — U.S. company Sikorsky Aerospace Services Monday announced the opening of its new rotary and fixed wing repair and overhaul services facility in Milwaukee.

STRATFORD, Conn., June 15 (UPI) — Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced a milestone achievement following the first assembly of a Black Hawk helicopter outside of the United States.

MORRISTOWN, N.J., June 15 (UPI) — A U.S. Air Force plan to purchase MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft vehicles will result in new engine orders for Honeywell.

ST. LOUIS, June 15 (UPI) — U.S. company Boeing announced plans to purchase Virginia-based information security technologies developer eXMeritus Inc.

BETHESDA, Md., June 15 (UPI) — U.S. company Lockheed Martin announced it has developed a new research and testing platform for emerging intelligence and communications technologies.

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Tuesday Emerging Threats

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

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 9 (UPI) — In a move to stem the ongoing violence in the eastern regions of the Congo, the country’s armed forces and the United Nations will strengthen cooperation.

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, June 9 (UPI) — A recent move by political leaders in Sierra Leone to avert an escalation in violence is drawing praise from a top U.N. official.

WASHINGTON, June 9 (UPI) — Indonesia’s foreign minister Monday said that if the United States ratifies the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, Indonesia would follow suit.

LONDON, June 9 (UPI) — The London-based Chatham House has launched a new forum designed to address issues concerning the policies and strategies of European security and defense.

PODGORICA, Montenegro, June 9 (UPI) — Justice and law enforcement authorities from Montenegro are expected to sign a memorandum Wednesday establishing greater cooperation.

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