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Thursday Emerging Threats

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

Tajikistan working to counter drug traffic
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, March 12 (UPI) — Tajikistan’s government held talks Thursday with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to strengthen ties on combating drug trafficking.

Newly trained police deploy to east Congo
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, March 12 (UPI) — The United Nations is backing a plan to deploy more than 300 newly trained police to help stabilize the volatile east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

USAF Expeditionary Center gets new mandate
FORT DIX, N.J., March 12 (UPI) — After more than a year of development, the U.S. Air Force chief of staff has approved a new charter for the Air Force Expeditionary Center.

Ukraine to counter cybercrimes
STRASBOURG, France, March 12 (UPI) — Ukraine government authorities are looking to increase coordinated international efforts to combat cybercrimes.

EU Parliament calls for halt in violence
BRUSSELS, March 12 (UPI) — The EU Parliament called Thursday for an immediate halt to violence in Sri Lanka in order to provide aid to a growing humanitarian crisis.

Thursday Security Industry

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

PZL Mielec rolls out Black Hawk cabin
MIELEC, Poland, March 12 (UPI) — Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s affiliate in Poland, PZL Mielec, Thursday marked its first completed production of a Black Hawk helicopter cabin.

BearingPoint selected to support PD ALTESS
MCLEAN, Va., March 12 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has contracted BearingPoint Inc. to supply logistics, management and maintenance support services.

Army awards deal for Cheetah M-ATVs
LADSON, S.C., March 12 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has contracted Force Dynamics for its Cheetah vehicles as part of the mine-resistant ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle program.

Insitu contracts Inmedius for data support
PITTSBURGH, March 12 (UPI) — U.S. company Inmedius announced it has been selected to supply its technical-data publishing technologies to support Insitu’s unmanned aircraft system.

Rajant to support military radio interface
MALVERN, Pa., March 12 (UPI) — C4i Inc. has contracted U.S. company Rajant Corp. to provide its wireless networking systems to support multifrequency and multiagency data connectivity.

VirTra to support training facility
TEMPE, Ariz., March 12 (UPI) — U.S. companies VirTra Systems and Threat Dynamics have partnered to open a new law enforcement training facility in Oregon.

Army certifies Defense ID system
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., March 12 (UPI) — The U.S. Army announced an access-control technology developed by Intellicheck Mobilisa Inc. has been certified for procurement.