SAN DIEGO, Feb. 12 (UPI) — The U.S. Defense Department has contracted Science Applications International Corp. to provide joint capability analysis and engineering support services.

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 12 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has contracted CACI International Inc. to support Defense Department training and simulation initiatives.

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Feb. 12 (UPI) — Ciber Inc. has been selected to provide its target and threat system training programs as part of a U.S. Army contracting vehicle.

TEWKSBURY, Mass., Feb. 12 (UPI) — Raytheon has reached a milestone in the development of a cruise missile countermeasures program for the U.S. Army.

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Feb. 12 (UPI) — The U.S. Air Force has contracted Pratt & Whitney to provide the fleet of F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft with engine maintenance services.

BANGALORE, India, Feb. 12 (UPI) — Several top U.S. defense companies are taking part in a U.S.-India Business Council delegation at the Aero India 2009 defense conference.

STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 12 (UPI) — The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has awarded a contract to L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. to continue biometric support services.

CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 11 (UPI) — California-based Aardvark Tactical Inc. has contracted Xenonics Holdings Inc. for illumination technologies to support a U.S. military deal.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Feb. 11 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has contracted Cyberlux Corp. for the company to deliver additional tactical lighting systems for use in Iraq.

CHICAGO, Feb. 11 (UPI) — Lockheed Martin has selected Click Commerce Inc. for the company to support a vehicle sustainment contract Lockheed Martin has with the U.S. military.

BEDFORD, Mass., Feb. 11 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has placed another order for roadside bomb detection robots, under a contract with iRobot, for use in Iraq and Afghanistan.

PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 11 (UPI) — New Jersey-based Mikros Systems Corp. has been selected to join a team supporting the U.S. Navy with next-generation communication technologies.

RESTON, Va., Feb. 11 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has selected WCC Smart Search & Match to participate in the Biometrics Operations and Support Services-Unrestricted program.

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 11 (UPI) — The U.S. Air Force has extended a contract with the Lockheed Martin/Northrop Grumman development team for continued work on an advanced satellite system.