Wednesday Security Industry Headlines

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

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7 (UPI) — U.S. company Boeing has contracted Ducommun Inc. for the delivery of main and tail rotor blades for the AH-64 Apache helicopter.

ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 7 (UPI) — Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. has contracted BioReliance Corp. to support the production of vaccines for use by the U.S. Defense Department.

CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 7 (UPI) — Aardvark Tactical Inc. has contracted Xenonics Holdings Inc. for the delivery of illumination technologies in support of an ATI deal with the U.S. military.

RESTON, Va., Jan. 7 (UPI) — The U.S. Air Force has contracted NCI Inc. for the company to support management and systems operations for the 375th Communications Support Squadron.

DULUTH, Ga., Jan. 7 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has contracted DataPath Inc. for the company to provide satellite communication technologies to support battlefield communications.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Jan. 7 (UPI) — The U.S. Navy has contracted Concurrent Technologies Corp. to support the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Expeditionary Systems Engineering Division.

ATLANTA, Jan. 7 (UPI) — The U.S. Homeland Security Department has contracted Tri-S Security Corp. for the company to provide security services in southern Virginia.

Tuesday Security Industry

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ROSH HAAYIN , Israel, Jan. 6 (UPI) — Israel-based BVR Systems Ltd. has been contracted for its defense avionics training technologies in an award worth $2.9 million.
 
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 6 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has contracted Midwest Research Institute for the company to develop a mannequin system for chemical exposure testing.
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 6 (UPI) — The U.S. Air Force has contracted Pratt & Whitney for the company to purchase additional engine parts to support the F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft.
ROSSLYN, Va., Jan. 6 (UPI) — The U.S. Coast Guard has exercised a contract option with Lockheed Martin for the installation of next-generation mission systems on HC-130J aircraft.
PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 6 (UPI) — The U.S. Defense Department has contracted Sarnoff Corp. for work to upgrade obsolete microcircuits used by the military.
HOUSTON, Jan. 6 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has contracted BAE Systems for Caiman mine resistant ambush protected vehicle replacement parts and supplies.
HUNT VALLEY, Md., Jan. 6 (UPI) — U.S. company AAI Corp. says its unmanned aircraft system has successfully completed its first flight test.