City of Industry, CA --(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 01/02/2006 - Defense industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. The Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) was awarded a nearly $9.3 million contract modification by the U.S. Air Force for T-38C Talon training devices and support activities at Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Ga. The T-38C Talon is a supersonic jet trainer. The activities are related to changes at Moody stemming from the federal government's 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC). The Air Force said Friday it awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE:LMT) a $28.2 million contract to provide component repairs, core engineering and depot support services for the U-125 Peace Krypton search-and-rescue aircraft. The work will be completed by December 2009. Shares of Lockheed dropped 24 cents to close at $92.07 on the New York Stock Exchange.

The U.S. Navy said Friday it has awarded $9.8 million delivery order to Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) for work associated with computer systems for naval helicopters. Under the agreement, Raytheon will provide on-board computer programs used for mission planning by V-22 helicopter crews. Work will be performed in Indianapolis, and is expected to be completed by December 2007. Shares of Raytheon Co. fell 41 cents Friday to close at $52.80 on the New York Stock Exchange. MarCom PR, Inc. a leading full-service marketing communications, public relations, advertising, and Internet solutions agency, recently announced that the City of Industry-based Emergency Disaster Systems (EDS) a subsidiary of U.S. BioDefense, Inc. (OTC BB: UBDE) has selected MarCom PR as its marketing and public relations agency of record. MarCom PR was chosen based on its industry knowledge, integrated public relations approach and the ability to provide a full range of communication services.

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