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SP's MAI - Issue No. 19 | October 1-15, 2017

Issue Features

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  MILITARY / HOMAGE
  Tribute to an Icon
  By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

  The Late Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, a rare gift of God to the nation, is tragically no more with us; but his memory will live on forever!

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  EXCLUSIVE
  AEROSPACE / INTERVIEW
  CAS answers to SP's on Air Force Day press conference

  Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief, SP’s M.A.I. interacts with the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa ahead of the celebrations commemorating 85th anniversary of Indian Air Force.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  HBO hackers leak Game of Thrones stars' phone numbers and addresses

  A recent security breach at HBO has led to the personal phone numbers and email addresses of some Game of Thrones actors leaking online.

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  CORPORATE
  New Director (Finance) takes charge at BEL

  Koshy Alexander has taken charge as the new Director (Finance) of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) on September 25, 2017. He was GM (Finance) & Chief Financial Officer before his elevation.

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  The challenges facing the new Defence Minister
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  Mrs Sitharaman holding independent charge of Ministry of Commerce & Industry did have an overview of the pathetic state of equipping of the military; the chapter on defence on official website of Ministry of Commerce & Industry in 2014...

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  AEROSPACE / SPOTLIGHT
  Successful development trials of astra missile

  The final development flight trials of Astra – beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) were successfully conducted over the Bay of Bengal, off the Coast of Chandipur, Odisha from September 11 to 14, 2017.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  McCarran Airport fence breached by people fleeing Las Vegas shooting

  About 300 people fleeing the mass shooting at Mandalay Bay managed to break through the security fence surrounding McCarran International, wandered onto an active airfield and brought flights to a halt, airport officials said.

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  CORPORATE
  Christopher J. Davis is the new President, Raytheon International

  Raytheon Company has appointed Christopher J. Davis as President, Raytheon International Inc. effective immediately. Davis will report to John Harris, Vice President, Business Development and CEO, RII, and be based in Washington, D.C.

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Red zone over Kashmir Valley
  By Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik (Retd)

  The thought that must prevail in our minds is that Kashmir is an integral part of India and it is our sacred duty to restore the Valley to pristine condition.

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  AEROSPACE
  New milestone for Lockheed's T-50A

  Lockheed Martin achieved a new milestone recently as the T-50A aircraft flew its 100th sortie at the Greenville, South Carolina, facility. This flight continues to demonstrate the company’s low-risk, Ready Now approach to the APT competition.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Las Vegas massacre raises questions about hotel security

  When police entered 64-year-old Stephen Paddock’s 32ndfloor hotel room at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo says, they found “in excess of 10 rifles.”

• CORPORATE
  Leonardo strengthens its commercial effort and focuses on customer support

  The Board of Directors of Leonardo, convened under the chairmanship of Gianni De Gennaro, was informed by the Chief Executive Officer, Alessandro Profumo, about the creation of two new organisational structures...

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  MILITARY / REPORT
  India & US: New Phase in Defence Partnership
  By Ranjit Kumar

  To win Indian hearts and minds, Mattis talked of steadily expanding defence cooperation, underpinned by a strategic convergence based on common objectives and goals in the region

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  AEROSPACE
  Airbus Defence and Space hands over 50th A400M

  Airbus Defence and Space recently delivered the 50th A400M new-generation airlifter to the German Air Force marking a key milestone for an aircraft which is transforming the world of air mobility.

• CORPORATE
  Terma and Marand sign MoU on future collaboration

  A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed recently at the Pacific International Maritime Exposition between Terma and Marand.

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Indo-Japanese Strategic Partnership boosted
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  Indo-Japanese relations have always been special. Even during the recent Doklam standoff, it was Japan’s envoy to India Kenji Hiramatsu who said there should be no attempt to change the status quo on the ground by force; categorizing the crisis...

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Indo-Russian defence ties - Waning is misnomer
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  Even as the armies of India and US are engaged in joint military two-week exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas 2017’ to hone their skills in counter insurgency and counter terror operations under a joint brigade headquarters at a military base in Washington...

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Doklam pullback - Advantage Modi
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  There is no doubt that the simultaneous pullback from the Doklam standoff by the Indian Military and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is advantage Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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  MILITARY
  Defence Minister reviews security situation in Valley

  The Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited the Chinar Corps in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and reviewed the overall security situation prevailing in the Valley.

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  MILITARY
  Indo-USA Joint Exercise Yudh Abhyas-2017 concludes

  Exercise Yudh Abhyas-2017, a joint military exercise between Indian and US armies commenced on September 14, 2017, at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, USA with a brief and impressive opening ceremony.

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  MILITARY
  Indian Navy gets the first Scorpene submarine, Kalvari

  History was written at MDL on September 21, 2017, with the delivery of the first Scorpene submarine, Kalvari, to the Indian Navy.

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  MILITARY
  Indian Navy commissions Water Jet Fast Attack Craft

  INS Tarasa, a water jet fast attack craft was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai recently.

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  MILITARY
  Raksha Mantri flags off Navika Sagar Parikrama

  The Minister of Defence Nirmala Sitharaman, flagged-off Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini (INSV Tarini) with an all women crew from INS Mandovi boat pool, Goa on September 10, 2017.

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  MILITARY
  Chief of the Naval Staff visits Vietnam

  Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of the Naval Staff visited Vietnam from October 4 to 7, 2017.