CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 27 (UPI) — U.S. companies Scalable Network Technologies Inc. and VT MAK announced the launch of a new battlefield simulation technology for network-centric warfare.

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 27 (UPI) — U.S. company CACI International Inc. has received approximately $114 million in contracts for the delivery of information technology solutions.

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 27 (UPI) — Utah-based Kairos Autonomi announced the launch of a new shield designed to add protections for optionally unmanned ground vehicle technologies.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 27 (UPI) — The U.S. Air Force has contracted Rolls-Royce to continue development of Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engines.

OSHKOSH, Wis., Jan. 27 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has signed a research agreement with Oshkosh Defense to further develop unmanned ground vehicle technologies.

ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 27 (UPI) — The U.S. Defense Department’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency has contracted RedXDefense for portable threat detection technologies.

GREENLAWN, N.Y., Jan. 27 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has contracted BAE Systems and Thales to develop a technology to reduce casualties from friendly fire.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 26 (UPI) — The U.S. Army’s decision not to accept a follow-on proposal from VSE Corp. is being formally protested.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (UPI) — The U.S. Air Force has contracted L-3 Link Simulation & Training to develop a simulator for the F-16 fighter pilot training program.

ORANGE, Calif., Jan. 26 (UPI) — U.S. company Phoenix International Systems Inc. announced the launch of new rugged terrain vehicle variants for the homeland security market.

HAIFA, Israel, Jan. 26 (UPI) — Elbit Systems has released final details on a recent contract to supply the Israeli Ministry of Defense with its mini-unmanned aerial vehicle technology.

CHELMSFORD, Mass., Jan. 26 (UPI) — U.S. company Lockheed Martin has contracted Mercury Computer Systems Inc. to support the development of a new military radar technology.

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 26 (UPI) — U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II program has moved a step closer to the first on-board avionics testing.