Friday Security Industry

From my UPI Security Industry beat. Click on headlines for full stories.

ANDOVER, Mass., Jan. 23 (UPI) — The U.S. Homeland Security Department has contracted Dynamics Research Corp. for the company to provide training support services.

CHICAGO, Jan. 23 (UPI) — The U.S. Air Force has contracted JBT Corp. for the company’s loader system to support the shipment of military cargo.

EDGEWOOD, Md., Jan. 23 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has contracted Smiths Detection for upper atmospheric measuring technologies to support long-range artillery target accuracy.

WEST BERLIN, N.J., Jan. 23 (UPI) — The Homeland Security Department has awarded Dynasil Corp. of America a research contract for the development of nuclear radiation detection technologies.

POINT MUGU, Calif., Jan. 23 (UPI) — Raytheon announced the U.S. Navy has flight-tested its new Standard Missile-2 target-detecting device, marking a milestone for the technology.

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 23 (UPI) — A Lockheed Martin-Northrop Grumman development team announced a milestone achievement in network-centric operations for the U.S. military.

MOORESVILLE, N.C., Jan. 23 (UPI) — The government of Kuwait has contracted Internet-based radiation emergency products suppler Nukepills.com for a citizen protection initiative.

Thursday Security Industry

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

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 22 (UPI) — The U.S. Air Force has contracted Allied Telesis for flight simulator technologies in support of fighter pilot training at Edwards Air Force Base.

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash., Jan. 22 (UPI) — U.S. company General Dynamics Itronix has launched its next-generation ruggedized computer notebook for security and law enforcement applications.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 22 (UPI) — The U.S. Navy has contracted ATK for the delivery of advanced anti-radiation guided missiles for integration with F/A-18 Hornet variants.

HAWTHORNE, Calif., Jan. 22 (UPI) — The U.S. Homeland Security Department has contracted OSI Systems Inc. to complete development of a dirty bomb detection technology.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Jan. 22 (UPI) — U.S. company Northrop Grumman has been contracted to support the production of water patrol crafts for Trinidad and Tobago.

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 22 (UPI) — The U.S. Navy has contracted Pratt & Whitney to support the Naval Strike Air Warfare Center’s F-16 Aggressor Squadron.

POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Jan. 22 (UPI) — Point Blank Solutions Inc. announced it has submitted a proposal in response to the U.S. Army’s call for new tactical body armor.