City of Industry, CA --(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 11/08/2007 - Defense industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. A Raytheon Co. (NYSE: RTN) division received a $27 million deal to provide engineering and systems integration on the Navy's next generation of amphibious warfare ships, the company said recently. The contract extends a deal awarded to Raytheon's Integrated Defense Systems in 2005 for the Navy's LPD 17 class of ships. Raytheon, which will be the lead contractor, will perform services included shipboard electronics support and engineering services. Additionally, Raytheon will perform ship electronics system integration for the entire LPD 17 program.

Hexcel Corporation (NYSE: HXL) will present to investors at Pacific Growth Equities 2007 Clean Technology & Industrial Growth Conference in San Francisco, California. Hexcel’s presentation is available in the presentations’ area in the investor relations section of its web site, www.hexcel.com. Hexcel Corporation is a leading advanced structural materials company.

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) recently announced that its Fabrication manufacturing facility in Portland, Ore., has received International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 certification. ISO 14001 confirms Boeing's Portland facility has a certified system in place to monitor, manage and continuously improve its environmental management system. Boeing's Portland facility, located in Gresham, Ore., comprises 124 acres and is a center of excellence for complex machined parts within the company.

Emergency Disaster Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of U.S. BioDefense, Inc. (OTCBB: UBDE) assists Certified Emergency Response Teams (CERT) in California by donating supplies. These supplies include emergency blankets, disposable gloves and dust masks. All CERT groups that have not been notified can contact Emergency Disaster Systems by calling (866) MyEDSkit or email cs@myedskit.com to receive their supplies. "We would like to support all fire departments, CERT, and volunteers that are assisting the victims of this tragic event," said David Chin, CEO of U.S. BioDefense.

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