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Monday Security Industry

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

GD to support Abrams tank upgrades
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., Feb. 9 (UPI) — General Dynamics has been contracted by the U.S. Army for the company to integrate upgrades for M1 Abrams tanks.

SIS awarded F2AST subcontract
KINSTON, N.C., Feb. 9 (UPI) — Spatial Integrated Systems Inc. has been awarded a task order under a U.S. Air Force contract vehicle to provide engineering and analysis support services.

Isria launches global monitoring service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) — French company Isria announced the launch of a subscription service that supplies geopolitical monitoring with timely global security and intelligence news.

Army contracts SAIC for STOC II
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 9 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has awarded Science Applications International Corp. a deal for the company to provide training support as part of a contract vehicle.

Bundeswehr contracts for radio development
MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 9 (UPI) — German defense officials have contracted Rohde & Schwarz for next-generation radio software development.

Marines award deal for sustainment service
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9 (UPI) — The U.S. Marine Corps has contracted URS Corp. for the company to provide equipment sustainment support services.

Climatronics releases new UAV weather tech
BOHEMIA, N.Y., Feb. 9 (UPI) — New York-based Climatronics Corp. announced the launch of a new surface weather input technology for use with unmanned aerial vehicle ground control stations.

Friday Emerging Threats

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

Aussies destroy Taliban bomb-making cache
TARIN KOWT, Afghanistan, Feb. 6 (UPI) — Australian troops have destroyed two major Taliban weapons storage sites in Baluchi Valley in Afghanistan’s volatile south.

India security needs joint decision-making
NEW DELHI, Feb. 6 (UPI) — India’s national security depends on comprehensive joint decision-making, according to a study by the Center for Joint Warfare Studies.

British take out Taliban commander
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Feb. 6 (UPI) — A raid by the British Royal Marines has taken out a Taliban bunker in Afghanistan and disrupted any militant plans to target the highly critical Kajaki Dam.

UNICEF takes child soldiers in Congo
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb. 6 (UPI) — The U.N. Children’s Fund has taken into custody more than 200 former child soldiers released from rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Georgia security zones remain tense
TBILISI, Georgia, Feb. 6 (UPI) — The security situation between Georgia and the country’s separatist regions and their Russian backers remains tense, according to a U.N. report.