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SP's MAI - September 01-15, 2011

Issue Features

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  MILITARY
  INS Karuva commissioned

  INS Karuva, the tenth indigenously-built fast attack craft (FAC) of the Indian Navy was commissioned by Air Marshal K.J. Mathews, Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command at the Naval Base...

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  AEROSPACE / INTERVIEW
  $65 million only

  Lockheed Martin clarifies why and how the fifth generation fighter F-35 is highly affordable.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / VIEWPOINT
  Lokpal and defence of India
  By Lt Gen (Retd) PC Katoch

  A strong Lokpal will bring every public servant under the Lokpal. Every Government office will have a Charter that will clearly state...

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  NEW PRODUCTS
  FLIR D-series thermal dome camera

  FLIR Systems has introduced D-Series thermal security cameras which allow users see intruders and other threats to a facility clearly, even in total darkness and in bad weather.

• CORPORATE
  DRS Technologies appoints Engel as Vice President, Security

  DRS Technologies, a Finmeccanica company, has announced that it has appointed Richard “Lee” Engel as its Vice President, Security.

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  TECHNOLOGY / RESEARCH
  Research on to visualise travel path of shots fired

  The US Army Research Laboratory has teamed with other Department of Defense agencies in a high priority project to improve tracer round...

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  MILITARY
  QinetiQ’s Dragon Runner robots in Afghanistan

  Responding to an urgent operational requirement QinetiQ, a leading international supplier of military robots...

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  AEROSPACE
  Northrop Grumman’s 50th fuselage for F-35 JSF

  Northrop Grumman Corporation marked the completion of the 50th centre fuselage for the F-35 joint strike fighter during a ceremony at the company’s Palmdale Manufacturing Center.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  DLSI’s mine protected vehicles to Jharkhand

  Defence Land Systems India (DLSI) has delivered its first mine protected vehicle India (MPV-I) to the Jharkhand Police recently.

• NEW PRODUCTS
  Harris portable radio for mission-critical communications

  Harris Corporation has introduced the P5500 portable radio for public safety and other mission-critical users. It is ideal for law enforcement, fire and public works agencies.

• CORPORATE
  ATK delivers strong operating margins

  ATK has reported operating results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2012, which ended on July 3, 2011.

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  TECHNOLOGY
  EQ-36, weapon locating radars
  By Lt General (Retd) Naresh Chand

  Weapon locating radars are designed to track the trajectory of incoming projectiles like shells, rockets and mortars with the aim of locating their geographical origin and then bombard them with artillery fire to destroy the weapon systems.

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  MILITARY / REPORT
  China’s military might increasing: Report
  By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service

  China’s military is modernising, but the Chinese Government needs to be more forthcoming on why it needs these new capabilities

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  AEROSPACE
  Bangladesh Navy purchases two Ruag aircraft

  Following customers in Japan, Norway and Germany, the Bangladesh Navy has purchased two modern Do 228NG (new generation) turboprop aircraft.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  Changi Airport enhances perimeter security

  Changi Airport Group and ST Electronics’ wholly owned subsidiary, ST Electronics (Satcom & Sensor Systems) is collaborating to implement a perimeter intrusion detection system...

• NEW PRODUCTS
  Aerojets rocket motor propels Lockheed Martin’s GMLRS+

  Aerojet, a GenCorp company, announced that its improved guided multiple launch rocket system (GMLRS) rocket motor propelled the successful Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control GMLRS+ flight test at the White Sands Missile Range.

• CORPORATE
  FLIR Systems $250 million notes offering

  FLIR Systems announced that it has priced a public offering of $250 million aggregate principal amount of 3.75 per cent notes due September 1, 2016.

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  MILITARY
  Dr Prahlada is Vice Chancellor of DIAT

  Dr Prahlada, distinguished scientist and chief controller of aero programmes, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Delhi has taken over as the Vice Chancellor of the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) in Pune

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  AEROSPACE
  BAE Systems seeks feedback on MiG-29N replacement programme in Malaysia

  BAE Systems, which is eyeing Malaysia’s MiG-29N replacement programme, is currently seeking responses...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  NASSCOM and CBI join hands to fight cyber crime

  The Data Security Council of India (DSCI) of NASSCOM has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to deal with issues of cyber security.

• NEW PRODUCTS
  General Dynamics MTB at DSEi

  General Dynamics European Land System (GDELS) will present at DSEi the medium trackway bridge (MTB), the latest member of its bridge family, the Piranha 3 with an overhead weapon station and the Eagle light tactical vehicle with a remote control weapon.

• CORPORATE
  Eaton bags excellence award

  For the second year in a row, diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation’s aerospace facilities have earned top awards for exceptional delivery performance and product quality from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)

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  MILITARY
  General Dynamics ammunition on Apache

  General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a $35.6 million contract for the production and delivery of 30mm M789 high explosive dual purpose...

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  AEROSPACE
  DARPA hypersonic vehicle splashes down

  On Thursday, August 11, the HTV-2 experienced a flight anomaly post perigee and into the vehicle’s climb.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Mata Hari, the legendary spy with code name H-21

  Mata Hari (1876-1917) was the stage-name for Dutch-born Margaretha Geertruida (Grietje) Zelle.

• CORPORATE
  Chemring acquires detection systems

  Chemring Group PLC has acquired Detection Systems operations and certain related assets of General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products.

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  MILITARY
  Oshkosh presents TerraMax

  Oshkosh Defense presented its TerraMax unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) technology at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Unmanned Systems 2011

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  AEROSPACE
  Boeing delivers 3 more F-15K Slam Eagles to Korea

  Boeing on August 20 delivered three F-15K Slam Eagle aircraft to the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) at Daegu Air Base.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Protest on tailfin of airplane at Heathrow

  In February 2008, a number of Greenpeace activists climbed on top of an aircraft at Heathrow Airport as part of a climate change protest.

• MILITARY
  Firing on Indian posts by Pakistan Army

  The Defence Minister, A.K. Antony has said in Parliament that Pakistani troops had resorted to firing and violated the ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC ) two times in June 2011 and three times in July 2011 using small arms, machine guns and rocket launchers.

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  AEROSPACE
  14 new Chinooks for RAF

  British Defence Secretary, Dr Liam Fox, on August 22 announced a contract award for 14 new Chinook helicopters, the RAF’s workhorse on the front line in Afghanistan.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Additional patrol boats for maritime security

  The Minister of State for Home Affairs, M. Ramachandran, has informed the Parliament that the Ministry had purchased 204 boats, of which 120 boats are of 12-tonne size and 84 boats of five-tonne size.

• MILITARY
  Infiltration in the valley

  The Defence Minister A.K. Antony has said that infiltration in the valley had increased and as per assessment of the Multi Agency Centre (MAC) till June 2011, 52 terrorists attempted to infiltrate till June this year.

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  AEROSPACE
  TAI tests first attack copter

  Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI) announced the successful first flight of the first T129 prototype, produced at TAI’s facilities in Ankara, Turkey.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  G4S wins contract to provide airport screening services in Pacific region

  The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority has selected G4S as the security screening contractor for the delivery of airport screening services in the Pacific Region.

• MILITARY
  Lockheed Martin introduces virtual language interpreters for troops

  Deployed US and international forces battling language barriers will now be able to instantly connect to a pool of highly qualified interpretation services through a real-time, virtual capability developed by Lockheed Martin.

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  AEROSPACE
  Saab agreement with Eurocopter

  The defence and security company Saab has recently signed a framework agreement with Eurocopter for support of their NH90 helicopters.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  CAG Report seeks tightening of coastal security

  The first Comptroller and Auditor General’s (CAG) report on the functioning of the Coast Guard since the Mumbai attacks has pointed out several issues that need to be dealt with to make the coastal area secure.

• MILITARY
  Negev carbine launched

  Along with broadening the product offerings of the Lucznik-Radom weapon factory and Bumar there was the first official presentation of the Negev 5.56mm light machine gun.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Insect cyborgs to sniff out explosives

  The Pentagon is trying to develop “insect cyborgs” able to sniff out explosives, or “bug” conversations by lurking unseen in enemy hideouts with micro-transmitters strapped to their bodies.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  TSA finalises air cargo screening mandate

  The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has implemented the final part of the 9/11 Commission’s requirement for air cargo screening.

• MILITARY
  Karzai pardons 20 would-be children suicide bombers

  Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has ordered the release of 20 would-be suicide bombers detained by security forces.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Insect-like UAVs to revolutionise surveillance

  Insect-size, camera-bearing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are being developed that could help in emergency situations considered...

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Smiths Detection’s hand-held radiation detector

  Smiths Detection has announced that the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) has approved the RadSeeker for production and deployment.

• AEROSPACE
  Raytheon close-air support programme for all forces

  An ongoing series of Raytheon Company trade studies for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) persistent close air support (PCAS) programme revealed there is broad, cross-service applicability to Raytheon’s proposed solution.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Unmarked graves in J&K, investigation sought

  Indian authorities should immediately open an independent, transparent and credible investigation into the unmarked graves discovered in Jammu and Kashmir state, Human Rights Watch has said.

• AEROSPACE
  Boeing picks Meggitt smoke detection for KC-46 tanker

  Boeing has selected a Meggitt cargo and cabin smoke detection system for the KC-46 refuelling tanker.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  Multi-agency centre strengthened

  The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Jitendra Singh has said that the government was developing a centralised intelligence sharing mechanism.

• AEROSPACE
  Two macrocontracts for Mi-171

  At MAKS 2011 International Aviation and Space Salon, Russian Helicopters holding company signed two macrocontracts for delivery of Mi-171 helicopters produced by JSC Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (JSC U-UAP).

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  QinetiQ and Nexor in strategic partnership

  QinetiQ and Nexor have announced a strategic collaboration that creates an exceptional sovereign cyber security capability and partnership.

• AEROSPACE
  23 per cent of figher plane crashes due to human error: Antony

  The Defence Minister A.K.Antony has stated in parliament that 23 per cent of the accidents of fighter aircraft have been due to human error during the last three years (financial year 2008-09 to 2010-11).

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  TSA Blackberries vulnerable

  Areport by the US Department of Homeland Security has found that the Blackberry mobiles of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) are vulnerable to cybersecurity threats due to a backlog of security patches and configurations.

• AEROSPACE
  Aerojet rocket boosters launch Juno

  Aerojet, a GenCorp company, announced its key role in the successful launch of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying NASA’s Juno spacecraft on a mission towards Jupiter.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  US immigration agency hacked

  The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has said that there were multiple instances of insider hacking at US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

• AEROSPACE
  ITT’s breakthrough launch system for P-8A Poseidon aircraft

  ITT Corporation recently completed initial qualification testing on a new, environmentally friendly Sonobuoy Launching System (SLS), a high-tech ejection system carried on the US Navy’s P-8A Poseidon aircraft.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  DoD shares information with contractors

  The US Department of Defense (DoD) has launched a programme that shares cyber-threat information with defence contractors and their network provider.

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  DRS Defense Solutions to provide UAS simulation services

  DRS Defense Solutions has been awarded a contract by Fleet & Industrial Supply (FISC) in Norfolk, Virginia, in support of the Joint Unmanned Aircraft System Center of Excellence (JUAS COE) at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  Increase in cyber attacks on China

  A Chinese computer security report has stated that China suffered nearly five lakh cyber attacks in 2010 and close to half of it originated from overseas, particularly the US and India.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Norwich Union fined £1.26 million over security lapse

  Norwich Union Life has been fined £1.26 million for failing to protect customers’ personal details after fraudsters stole £3.3 million from policyholders.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Daring Dantewada jailbreak

  In December 2007, about 300 inmates including, 110 Naxalites, escaped from the Dantewada jail in Chhattisgarh in a daring incident.