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

British contract for Typhoon maintenance
LONDON, March 6 (UPI) — The British Ministry of Defense has contracted BAE Systems to provide its Typhoon fighter aircraft fleet with maintenance and support services.

Air Force contracts for sensor evaluations
PASADENA, Calif., March 6 (UPI) — The U.S. Air Force has contracted Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. to provide evaluation support for sensor-exploitation technologies.

SAIC to support STRATCOM strategy analysis
SAN DIEGO, March 6 (UPI) — The U.S. Strategic Command has contracted Science Applications International Corp. to support programs and strategy analysis.

TAI makes first delivery for F-35 program
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 6 (UPI) — Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. has delivered its first composite parts in support of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft program.

Agility to manage aviation fuel in Guam
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 6 (UPI) — The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency has contracted Agility to support the Defense Department’s aviation-fuel requirements in Guam and the Pacific Rim.

Shaw Group to support Alaska installations
BATON ROUGE, La., March 6 (UPI) — The U.S. Army awarded Shaw Group Inc. two contracts to provide mission-support services for installations in Alaska.

Electronic Systems registered for ITAR
SIOUX FALLS, S.D., March 6 (UPI) — The U.S. State Department has certified the International Traffic in Arms Regulations registration for Electronic Systems Inc.

Thursday Security Industry

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

NASSCO delivers Carl Brashear, T-AKE 7
SAN DIEGO, March 5 (UPI) — The U.S. Navy has received delivery of the new Carl Brashear, the seventh T-AKE Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship, from General Dynamics.

ICx contracted to develop spectrometer
WASHINGTON , March 5 (UPI) — South Korean defense officials have contracted ICx Technologies to develop a mass spectrometer for military reconnaissance vehicles.

Marotta to support Small Diameter Bomb
MONTVILLE, N.J., March 5 (UPI) — Marotta Controls has been contracted to continue production support for the U.S. Air Force’s precision strike GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb.

Pro-Tech to support Miramar upgrades
SACRAMENTO, March 5 (UPI) — Pro-Tech Industries has been contracted to support a U.S. Marine Corps project upgrading the Air Station Miramar installation north of San Diego.

Curtiss-Wright selected for Turkey program
ROSELAND, N.J., March 5 (UPI) — Italian company Fincantieri has selected Curtiss-Wright Corp. to support a contract with the Turkish coast guard’s search-and-rescue ship program.

ATK to modify aircraft for Colombia
MINNEAPOLIS, March 5 (UPI) — The Colombian air force has contracted Alliant Techsystems, known as ATK, to modify three aircraft to support emergency medical operations.

General Dynamics successfully tests WIN-T
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 5 (UPI) — General Dynamics announced a recent test of a new U.S. Army tactical network was successfully completed.