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Wednesday Security Industry

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

LM Paveway II DMLGB upgrade advances
ARCHBALD, Pa., Jan. 14 (UPI) — U.S. Navy officials say the Lockheed Martin upgraded Paveway II bomb has achieved initial operational capability.

Raytheon to integrate ship defense system
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Jan. 14 (UPI) — The U.S. Navy has contracted Raytheon to provide its Ship Self-Defense System along with upgrade management and engineering services.

Raydiance awarded phase II for laser tech
PETALUMA, Calif., Jan. 14 (UPI) — The U.S. Navy has awarded Raydiance Inc. a phase II contract for the continued development of its electronic countermeasures fiber laser technology.

Air Force awards deal for TruLink tech
FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Jan. 14 (UPI) — The U.S. Air Force has contracted Telephonics Corp. for its communication technologies to support military medical evacuations.

Parsons contracted for munitions services
PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 14 (UPI) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has contracted Parsons for the company to support environmental restoration through providing munitions services.

RFID Global Solution to support Army
ELDERSBURG, Md., Jan. 14 (UPI) — The U.S. Defense Department has contracted RFID Global Solution Inc. to support the Army’s radio frequency identification technologies.

Defense Dept. contracts for Bradley parts
ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 14 (UPI) — BAE Systems has been contracted to purchase spare parts in support of repair work on the U.S. military’s Bradley Fighting Vehicles.

Tuesday Emerging Threats

From my UPI Emerging Threats beat. Click on headlines to read full story.

Air Force provisional command goes active
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (UPI) — The U.S. Air Force’s provisional new nuclear operations command unit Global Strike Command was activated Monday by top officials.

Report: Progress in Liberia could unravel
BRUSSELS, Jan. 13 (UPI) — Progress on securing Liberia could unravel if international attention continues to wane, according to a report from the International Crisis Group.

Report calls for securing medical devices
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (UPI) — A new report calls on officials to secure widely used medical devices in the United States for fear that terrorists could seize the equipment to build a bomb.

Meeting to address concerns over pirates
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 13 (UPI) — Top officials from 24 countries are expected to descend on U.N. headquarters to discuss countering the growing threat of piracy off the Somali coast.

B61 nukes enter U.S. stockpile
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (UPI) — The National Nuclear Security Administration says the B61 nuclear bomb has returned to the U.S. active nuclear weapons stockpile.