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Friday Security Industry

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

HATTIESBURG, Miss., May 29 (UPI) — The U.S. Marine Corps has contracted BAE Systems to deliver M777 howitzer artillery weapons.

HOUSTON, May 29 (UPI) — BAE Systems announced it has submitted a proposal for a contract to build the U.S. Army’s next generation of medium tactical vehicles.

MELVILLE, N.Y., May 29 (UPI) — U.S. company Verint Systems Inc. says it has been approved for an enhanced-level membership in a EADS Defense and Security program.

AUSTIN, Texas, May 29 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has awarded 1st Detect Corp. a phase I contract to develop a technology for improving mass spectrometer threat detection system sensitivity.

FAIRFAX, Va., May 29 (UPI) — The U.S. Navy has contracted Argon ST Inc. to support the Integrated Topside program with testing and evaluation services.

MCKINNEY, Texas, May 29 (UPI) — A Raytheon-led team announced it has been selected to demonstrate its Ground Soldier Ensemble technologies for the U.S. Army.

LOS ANGELES, May 29 (UPI) — U.S. company Nexicon has partnered with Univer-$ale in a move to develop and market next-generation technologies to counter cybercriminal threats.

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Thursday Emering Threats

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

VIENNA, May 28 (UPI) — A top EU official said Thursday in order to ensure the future of security in Georgia an ongoing international monitoring presence in critical.

SINGAPORE, May 28 (UPI) — New Zealand’s minister of defense Thursday was in Singapore to sign a defense agreement between the two countries in a move to strengthen cooperation.

WASHINGTON , May 28 (UPI) — The U.S. Office of the Director or National Intelligence said Wednesday its evolving strategy to strengthen information-sharing has received a boost.

BRUSSELS, May 28 (UPI) — An outbreak of rebel violence in Yemen could be prevented with a concerted international and local effort, a report from the International Crisis Group says.

KHARTOUM, Sudan, May 28 (UPI) — The United Nations says a unit of police officers from Sierra Leone has deployed to the volatile Darfur region of Sudan to support peacekeeping operations.

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