Here are two sentences:

The government has chosen three companies to develop plans to protect commercial aircraft from shoulder-fired missile attacks , homeland security officials announced Tuesday .

The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it has selected three companies to continue research into ways to thwart shoulder-fired missile attacks on U.S. commercial aircraft .
Are the two sentences saying the same thing?
OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
yes
Här är två meningar: Regeringen har valt tre företag att utveckla planer för att skydda kommersiella flygplan från axeleldade missilattacker, hemland säkerhetstjänstemän meddelade tisdag. Department of Homeland Security meddelade tisdag att man har valt ut tre företag att fortsätta forskning om sätt att förhindra axeleldade missilattacker på amerikanska kommersiella flygplan. Säger de två meningarna samma sak? ALTERNATIV: - nej - ja
Here are two sentences: The government has chosen three companies to develop plans to protect commercial aircraft from shoulder-fired missile attacks, homeland security officials announced Tuesday. The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it has selected three companies to continue research into ways to prevent shoulder-fired missile attacks on American commercial aircraft. Do the two sentences say the same thing? ALTERNATIVE: - no - yes
ja
yes