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

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 16 (UPI) — U.S. company Lockheed Martin announced a milestone achievement for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft program with a rollout of a full-scale representation.

HAIFA, Israel, June 16 (UPI) — U.S. company Lockheed Martin has contracted an Elbit Systems Ltd. joint venture to support the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter program.

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz., June 16 (UPI) — Raytheon announced it has completed heavy fuel engine testing for its KillerBee unmanned aircraft system at the Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 16 (UPI) — Saab has been selected to support the U.S. Army’s Digital Range Training System program with its field simulators and target technologies.

WOBURN, Mass., June 16 (UPI) — Azima DLI announced its yearlong pilot program has saved the U.S. Navy more than 1,000 annual man-hours.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., June 16 (UPI) — ITT Corp. announced it has delivered prototypes of its next-generation night-vision goggle technology to the U.S. Army for evaluation.

ABERDEEN, Md., June 16 (UPI) — The U.S. Homeland Security Department has awarded Battelle a task order to support operational awareness at U.S. critical infrastructures and key resources.

FALLS CHURCH, Va., June 16 (UPI) — The U.S. State Department has contracted DynCorp International to provide rotary and fixed-wing aircraft services in Iraq.

NORTHBRIDGE, Australia, June 16 (UPI) — Australian company ioGlobal has signed a deal to create a platform on the NSS-11 satellite to support NATO communication capabilities in Afghanistan.

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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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