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SP's MAI - Issue No. 20 | October 16-31, 2012

Issue Features

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Strategic suicide
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  India only believes in internalised perception management as in the instant...

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  AEROSPACE
  US Army developing new fixed-wing aircraft

  The US Army is refining an initial capabilities document for a new fixed-wing utility aircraft that is designed to replace more than 112 airframes with a common platform.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  CBRN preparedness in Parliament zone

  Keeping in view, chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN) safety and security of Parliament House Complex (PHC), the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) under the leadership of M. Shashidhar Reddy, Vice Chairman...

• CORPORATE
  Termination of talks on possible merger of BAE Systems and EADS

  Following the announcements made by BAE Systems Plc and EADS N.V. on September 12, 2012 in relation to a possible combination of their businesses through a dual listed company structure, BAE Systems and EADS announce that they have decided to terminate their discussions.

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  End of a turf war?
  By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey

  Unfortunately, despite several organisational and doctrinal changes to...

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  AEROSPACE
  Eurofighter Typhoon continues phase 1 enhancements testing

  The Eurofighter Typhoon development fleet has begun flight testing the final part of the phase 1 enhancements (P1Eb) programme...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  National Security Advisor says urgent need to address risks from cyberspace

  India’s National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon released a report on the “Recommendations of Joint Working Group on Engagement with Private Sector on Cyber Security”, in New Delhi on October 15, 2012.

• CORPORATE
  Lockheed Martin to form two new business areas of electronic systems

  With a continuing focus on lean and efficient operations, Lockheed Martin Corporation today announced it will reorganise its Electronic Systems business area into two new business areas that position the company for growth by increasing customer alignment and reducing costs.

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  MILITARY / REPORT
  Turbomeca (Safran) celebrating 60 years of cooperation with India
  By Sucheta Das Mohapatra

  Anticipates a demand for 700 new helicopters in the next seven years

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  AEROSPACE
  Operational firing of an Exocet missile from Rafale M

  A French navy Rafale M shipboard fighter launched an AM39 Exocet anti-ship missile AM39 in an operational context recently. The aircraft, Rafale M27, was catapulted from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to validate the use of the missile.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  South Korean minister apologises for security lapse

  South Korea’s Defence Minister Kim Kwan-jin has apologised over the security lapse at the heavily fortified border following revelations that a North Korean defector crossed over undetected.

• CORPORATE
  Carl Zeiss Optronics becomes Cassidian Optronics

  Cassidian has acquired a majority shareholding in what was previously Carl Zeiss Optronics GmbH from Carl Zeiss AG. Cassidian now holds a 75.1 per cent stake in the new company, which has its headquarters in Oberkochen, Germany, while Carl Zeiss AG holds 24.9 per cent.

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  MILITARY
  India and Russia defence cooperation moves forward

  The twelfth meeting of the India-Russia Inter-governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation was held in New Delhi recently.

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  AEROSPACE
  US Coast Guard to acquire three HC-130J surveillance aircraft

  Lockheed Martin received a $218 million contract for three additional HC-130Js for the US Coast Guard.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Sven Jaschan, young master hacker

  According to technology experts, Sven Jaschan will be associated with some of the biggest viruses in the history of the Internet. The viruses: the Sasser and NetSky worms that Infected millions of computers and have caused millions of dollars of damage since their release in 2004.

• CORPORATE
  Northrop Grumman offers free mobile app for defence logisticians

  A mobile app developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation that quickly calculates transportation requirements for large quantities of operational rations is available for free through the Apple App Store.

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  MILITARY
  New Phoenix networking radios for battlefield needs

  BAE Systems has launched the Phoenix family of networking radios to meet the 21st century communications needs of the US military. Filling the gap between higher headquarters and the warfighter, Phoenix radios deliver secure, jam-resistant communications on the battlefield...

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  AEROSPACE
  Boeing receives $2 billion C-17 aircraft sustainment contract

  Boeing will continue assuring the worldwide availability of C-17 aircraft, which provide vital military and humanitarian airlift capability...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Ghana President sneaks into Bawku without security

  Ghana President John Dramani Mahama recently stormed into the troubled town of Bawku in the Upper East Region without his convoy and his assigned security and medical cover in what many security experts...

• CORPORATE
  Acquisition to expand Austal’s defence support capability in Asia-Pacific

  Recognising the growing significance of Asia-Pacific to United States and Australian defence forces, Austal has entered into agreements to substantially expand its capability in Darwin, Australia, through the acquisition of Hydraulink NT and its associated business KM Engineering (HKME).

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  MILITARY
  Prithvi-II successfully test-fired from Odisha

  India recently successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Prithvi-II ballistic missile with a strike range of 350 km from a test range near here as part of a user trial by the army.

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  AEROSPACE
  Iraq buys Czech L-159 trainer jets

  Czech Defence Minister Alexandr Vondra recently announced at a press conference that the Czech Government has agreed to deliver 28 L-159 aircraft to Iraqi Air Force.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  India among countries that are at the centre of cyber attacks

  India is among the countries that are at the centre of cyber attacks, according to a recent statement issued by Symantec.

• CORPORATE
  Intergraph Government Solutions partners with Carahsoft for geospatial solutions reseller channel

  Intergraph Government Solutions (IGS) has partnered with Carahsoft Technology Corporation as a value-added reseller of Intergraph products to provide geospatial software to the US Federal Government expanding product options for government agencies and programme leadership.

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  MILITARY
  Antony asks DRDO to keep abreast with changing technologies

  Defence Minister A.K. Antony has said that nanotechnology is an emerging field, which can lead to the development of new weapon systems and products that can benefit our nation.

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  AEROSPACE
  Lockheed Martin awarded upgrade contract for 145 F-16s to Republic of China

  Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract valued up to $1.85 billion by the US Government to initiate the upgrade of 145 Block 20 F-16A/B aircraft...

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  Consumer cybercrime costs $8 billion in India

  More than 42 million people in India fell victim to cybercrime in the past 12 months, suffering approximately $8 billion ( Rs. 40,000 crore) in direct financial losses, according to a new report.

• CORPORATE
  Rheinmetall sets up Australian unit

  Rheinmetall Defence is expanding its presence in Australia with the newly founded subsidiary Rheinmetall Simulation Australia Pty Ltd. The new company underscores its commitment to providing customers with comprehensive advice and support in all aspects of simulation and training technology.

• MILITARY
  BrahMos missile gets new navigation system

  India has upgraded its BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles by installing the advanced satellite navigation systems from Russia’s Kh-555 and Kh-101 strategic long-range cruise missiles, adding GPSGLONASS technology to the existing doppler-inertial platform.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  IAF to upgrade Israeli-made UAV fleet

  The IAF is planning to join hands with an Israeli firm to upgrade the UAVs of the three services under a project worth over Rs. 5,000 crore to enhance their snooping capabilities.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  J&K Assembly security breach: Five policemen suspended

  Five policemen have been suspended for the security breach at the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly recently. Three unauthorised youngsters had jumped into the well of the House shouting slogans against the Omar Abdullah government’s employment policies.

• MILITARY
  ATK wins $8.5 billion ammo contract

  Alliant Techsystem Operations l.l.c., Independence, Missouri, was awarded a fixed-price–economicprice-adjustment with a maximum value of $8.4 billion.

• AEROSPACE
  Dassault and Thales deliver combat aircraft with active phased array radar

  The DGA (French defence procurement agency) has officially taken delivery of the Rafale C137, the first production Rafale equipped with the Thales RBE2 AESA radar, at Dassault Aviation’s Mérignac establishment near Bordeaux.

• MILITARY
  Iraq signs $4 billion arms deal with Russia

  Russia will deliver attack helicopters and mobile air-defense systems to Iraq in arms deals worth $4.2 billion signed earlier this year.

• AEROSPACE
  Russian military to receive first Il-476 in 2014

  The Russian armed forces will start receiving Il-476 heavy transport planes in 2014, the Defence Ministry said. The Il-476 is a significantly modernised version of Russia’s Il-76 Candid transport plane, featuring a fully-digital flight control system...

• AEROSPACE
  Poland to open $3 billion helicopter tender

  Poland plans to spend $3 billion on multirole military helicopters for its armed forces in the near future, local paper Rzeczpospolita reported recently, with a new competition replacing an earlier tender.

• AEROSPACE
  Boeing bags $1.9 billion contract for 11 P-8A Poseidon aircraft

  The US Navy recently awarded Boeing a $1.9 billion contract for 11 P-8A Poseidon aircraft, which will take the total fleet to 24 and bolster the service’s anti-submarine, anti-surface warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Lockheed Martin-led team to develop new autonomous technology

  The office of Naval Research has awarded a $13.5 million contract to an industry team led by Lockheed Martin to explore highly advanced autonomous technologies aboard an unmanned vertical take-off and landing aircraft.

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Indonesia develops UAV for border surveillance

  Indonesia has developed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The drone was developed jointly by the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) and the research and development division at the Defense Ministry.

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Israel develops drone which can fly over 1,000 km

  Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) demonstrated a drone recently which can fly 1,000 kilometres and stay in the air for 20 hours without refuelling, hover at 9,144 metres (30,000 feet) and provide high-definition radar and visual images of targets spanning hundreds of kilometres.