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SP's MAI - Issue No. 13 | July 1-15, 2015

Issue Features

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Modi-Sharif meet in offing — but outcome?
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  Media is agog with news of possibility of Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the annual summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Russia next month.

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  AEROSPACE / PARIS AIR SHOW REPORT
  FICCI aerospace and air defence business delegation at Paris Air Show

  FICCI for the first time mounted 19 member Indian Industry delegation representing both large and MSME players in the Aerospace and Air Defence sector...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  30 security lapses in five years at Indian airports, reveals RTI

  A total of 30 security breaches have taken place at Indian airports in the past five years with Mumbai airport topping the list with seven security breaches...

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  CORPORATE
  Bernhard Gerwert, CEO, Airbus Defence and Space, calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi

  Bernhard Gerwert, CEO, Airbus Defence and Space, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 30, 2015.

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Clean chit for AgustaWestland
  By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

  The UPA Government had a strong inclination for ordering investigations into processing of tenders for defence procurement at the slightest hint of wrongdoing.

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  AEROSPACE / PARIS AIR SHOW 2015 - ON GROUND REPORTS
  Beechcraft highlights ISR platforms
  By R. Chandrakanth in Paris

  Beechcraft, part of Textron Inc. company, showcased the new Baron G58, highlighting ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) platforms...

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  45 CCTV cameras, yet actor's house burgled

  The 13th-floor south Kolkata flat of actor Rachana Banerjee has been burgled of Rs. 10 lakh in cash and jewellery, possibly by her domestic help, who has gone missing.

• CORPORATE
  Airbus Helicopters teams up with India's Mahindra Group

  Airbus Helicopters is joining hands with Mahindra Group subsidiary, Mahindra Defence, to produce helicopters in India in order to meet the country’s military requirements.

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Respecting national security
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  We are a free democracy but the government needs to instill a sense of national security in our media with measures in place to deal with defaulters

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  AEROSPACE / PARIS AIR SHOW 2015 - ON GROUND REPORTS
  Slew of offerings from Thales
  By R. Chandrakanth in Paris

  French aerospace and defence major Thales used its home-turf to great advantage displaying a host of products and solutions, both for the military and civil markets.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Spy Cables expose South Africa's alarming security failings

  The South African Government and security agencies have left secrets exposed at every level and foreign spies have access to all areas of government, according to the intelligence documents obtained by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit.

• CORPORATE
  Turbomeca and HAL forge partnership for Indian customers

  Turbomeca (Safran), and the HAL have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the Paris Air Show to establish in India a joint venture to support customers in India and other countries.

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Chinese submarines on the prowl in Indian Ocean region
  By Rear Admiral S. Ramsay (Retd)

  China’s firstever deployment of a Yuan class submarine to Pakistan acquires greater significance in the context of emerging reports...

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  AEROSPACE / PARIS AIR SHOW 2015 - ON GROUND REPORTS
  FGFA R&D contract to be signed in 2015: UAC President & Chairman
  By R. Chandrakanth in Paris

  The fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA), a project of Russian and Indian governments, is progressing well.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Drunk thief walks into court and steals desktop

  A drunk thief with more than 30 previous convictions walked into a Magistrates’ Court in Norwich, UK, and stole a desktop computer just nine days after being released from prison.

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Bullet proof jackets — Army’s continuing void
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  One only wonders if the establishment wants serving soldiers also to go on hunger strike for basic weapons and protection – akin to veterans on hunger strike at Jantar Mantar for OROP denied to them past 40 years.

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  AEROSPACE
  HAL completes hot weather flight trials of LCH

  HAL’s indigenously designed and developed Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) attained a milestone by successfully completing the hot weather flight trials for a nearly one week at Jodhpur recently.

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Protecting Lakhvi — China reaffirms she is no friend of India
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  China’s support to Nepalese and Indian Maoists, PLA in Manipur, hobnobbing with Naga insurgents, support to ULFA, creation of the United Liberation Front of West...

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  AEROSPACE
  A400M deliveries to resume

  Airbus Defence and Space is about to recommence deliveries of Airbus A400M aircraft following the lifting of all remaining flight restrictions on new production aircraft by Spanish regulator DGAM.

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  MILITARY
  NCC creates record of yoga participants

  The International Yoga Day was celebrated at various Air Force and Army establishments in Shillong and North East region. At Headquarters Eastern Air Command, Air Force Shillong.

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  AEROSPACE
  Honeywell to power military training aircraft prototype

  Honeywell Aerospace has been selected by India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). to provide the engine for its prototype HTT-40 military training aircraft.

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  MILITARY
  Yoga at Siachen, Leh and Kargil

  World Yoga Day was celebrated by Indian Army’s 14 Corps on 21 Jun 2015 at Siachen Glacier, Leh, Kargil and other forward locations along the borders. The event at Leh was attended by over 500 personnel which included Officers...

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  AEROSPACE
  Saudi Arabia orders four Airbus C295W aircraft

  The Ministry of Interior of Saudi Arabia has purchased in open competition, and after carrying out a complete evaluation, four C295W aircraft to enhance its capabilities.

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  MILITARY
  Yoga across the oceans: Indian Navy way

  The strength of the Indian Navy is its highly motivated, disciplined and well trained personnel who are ever-ready to serve the nation even in the most demanding situations. Naval personnel sail onboard ships and submarines at sea for extended durations...

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  AEROSPACE
  RUAG gets under way with military upgrade programmes

  Following the successful conclusion of the Super Puma helicopter programme last year, RUAG Aviation is currently pressing ahead with the Cougar prototype upgrade.

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  MILITARY
  GRSE launches three follow-on water jet fast attack

  Three Follow-on Water Jet Fast Attack Craft for the Indian Navy were launched today at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd, Kolkata by Smt Medha Murugesan, wife of Vice Admiral P Murugesan, AVSM, VSM, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff.

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  AEROSPACE
  Sagem wins contract for AASM Hammer missiles on Rafale

  Sagem (Safran) has signed a major contract with the arms authority of the Egyptian Ministry of Defense for AASM Hammer air-to-ground missiles to be deployed by the Egyptian Air Force.

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  MILITARY
  INS Teg reaches Seychelles

  India has a strong and longstanding relationship with Seychelles of which defence cooperation is a very significant component. The defence cooperation between the two nations includes cooperation in the field of Training, Hydrography and MDA.

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  AEROSPACE
  KC-390 radar defined

  Embraer, which already has a contract for the supply of 28 KC-390 aircraft for the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), signed a contract with the Italian company Selex ES which will supply Gabbiano T20 radars.

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  MILITARY
  20 crew members of MV Jindal Kamakshi rescued

  At about 11:00 PM on 21 June 15 an Indian flagged, container vessel ”Jindal Kamakshi” sent out a distress alert. The vessel was on passage from Mundra to Kochi with 20 crew members onboard.

• AEROSPACE
  Fourth C-130 touches down in Kabul

  A C-130 Hercules touched down at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 20, bringing expanded flight capabilities to the Afghan Air Force.