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Pratt & Whitney has landed $18 million from the U.S. Navy for engineering and parts on fighter aircraft, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.

The region's stocks fell Tuesday, including United Technologies Corp. and Emerson Electric Co.

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and AVIC today celebrated completion of the first S-76C++ civil helicopter airframe produced in China.

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.'s X2 Technology demonstrator program has been recognized by Popular Science magazine with a 2009 "Best of What's New Award." Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.

DAE Capital, the aircraft leasing and financial business arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise , has selected the International Aero Engines V2500 SelectOne for 20 Airbus A320-family aircraft.

Using technology developed for the nation's ballistic missile defense system, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne successfully completed hot-fire thruster tests demonstrating the ability of miniaturized thrusters to perform the descent and landing operation for a new generation of multi-use robotic lunar landers.

The local General Electric Security plant shouldn't be affected in the short term by a conglomerate's agreement to buy GE's electronic security systems and fire safety operations for $1.82 billion, according to GE Security spokeswoman Michelle May.

SAN JOSE, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Kontiki, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise video solutions, today announced at the Streaming Media West 2009 conference the successful launch of its Kontiki Enterprise Video Platform service enabling United Technologies Corp.

The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange: NYSE: Coventry Health Care Inc., down 63 cents at $23.05 An analyst said the health insurer will likely offer a disappointing 2010 earnings outlook and may be hit hard by health care reforms.

Carrier Corp., which makes heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment, said Wednesday it has acquired three building management control businesses of the i2S Group, a British company.

The chief financial officer of United Technologies Corp. said Wednesday the industrial conglomerate will likely have a higher profit next year due to cost-cutting even as revenue remains flat.

Pratt & Whitney and Saudi Arabian Airlines signed an agreement expanding Pratt & Whitney's EcoPower® engine wash service network to The Middle East / North Africa.

ANAHEIM, Calif., Nov. 16, 2009 Carrier Transicold has launched the Purfresh Transport service under an exclusive agreement with Purfresh, Inc., providing the container shipping industry with a cost-effective, chemical-free means to protect produce cargoes from spoilage.

A unit of United Technologies Corp. has launched a service for the container shipping industry aimed at preventing produce from spoiling in transit.

General Electric Co. has sold its GE Security subsidiary to United Technologies Corp.

United Arab Emirates: 50 minutes ago Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced at the Dubai Air Show that Falcon Aviation Services has contracted to purchase two Sikorsky S-76D helicopters, with options to purchase two more, becoming the worldwide launch customer for the new aircraft.

In this Nov. 15, 2009 photo released by General Electric via Business Wire, General Electric Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt, right center, and Aviation Industry Corp.

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Security can be defined many ways. Cash is one. United Technologies Corp. is plunking down $1.8 billion to buy General Electric Co.'s electronic security and fire alarm business.