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Monday security Industry

From my Security Industry beat. Click on headlines to read stories I filed under the UPI banner.

ITT receives fifth-largest goggles order
ROANOKE, Va., April 20 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has contracted ITT Corp. to deliver its night-vision goggle technologies in support of future training and operational initiatives.

Kairos Autonomi has successful UGS demo
SALT LAKE CITY, April 20 (UPI) — Kairos Autonomi announced it successfully demonstrated its robotic unmanned ground vehicle technologies for the U.S. Army.

Raytheon showcases SureView technology
SAN FRANCISCO, April 20 (UPI) — Raytheon announced it will showcase its SureView computer infrastructure threat-protection technology Monday at the RSA Conference in San Francisco.

Army contracts for EPLRS-XF radio tech
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., April 20 (UPI) — The U.S. Army has contracted Raytheon for the delivery of radio technologies that support mission-critical communications in combat environments.

LM adds certified C-130 maintenance center
KAYSERI, Turkey, April 20 (UPI) — Lockheed Martin has expanded its network of authorized C-130 Hercules aircraft service centers through the addition of a Turkish air force maintenance center.

Harris opens new office to support NGA
ST. LOUIS, April 20 (UPI) — Harris Corp. has opened a new office in St. Louis to provide support services for the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

SAIC contracted for weather support
MCLEAN, Va., April 20 (UPI) — U.S. Strategic Command has contracted Science Applications International Corp. to support the Air Force Weather Agency.

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Friday Emerging Threats

From my Emerging Threats beat. Click on headlines to read the stories I filed under UPI.

Interpol to implement COFEE software tools
REDMOND, Wash., April 17 (UPI) — France-based Interpol released plans to further integrate next-generation computer technologies for use by global police forces in a move to counter cybercrime.

Lessons to learn from Sri Lankan east
BRUSSELS, April 17 (UPI) — The ongoing violence in eastern Sri Lanka needs to serve as a lesson for the country’s plans in the north, a report from the International Crisis Group said.

Kyrgyzstan focuses on police reform
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, April 17 (UPI) — Security experts from Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkey met Friday at a conference to address ways to reform Kyrgyzstan’s police.

Organized crime is growing global threat
VIENNA, April 17 (UPI) — The spread of organized criminal groups has become an escalating threat, the head of the Vienna-based U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime said.

U.N. opens new counter-terrorism office
LUCCA, Italy, April 17 (UPI) — The United Nations announced it has opened a new office in Italy in order to develop methods and policies to counter the appeal of terrorism.

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