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SP's MAI - Issue No. 3 | February 01-15, 2013

Issue Features

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Trans-border Pakistani raid
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  Why can’t we understand that the Pakistani State is controlled by the Military-ISI and these two entities out to Balkanise India are doing everything possible to achieve this end in cahoots with a host of terrorist organisations?

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  AEROSPACE
  Eurocopter España's first assembled NH90 helicopter takes flight

  Recently a ceremony was held for the maiden flight of the first NH90 to be assembled by Eurocopter España at its facility in Albacete.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  Coast Guard station Mayabunder commissioned

  Indian Coast Guard station Mayabunder, the first coast guard station in the North Andaman Islands, was commissioned by the Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma in the presence of Air Marshal P.K. Roy, Commander-in-Chief, Andaman & Nicobar Command...

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  CORPORATE
  ReconRobotics announces strong international sales

  ReconRobotics has announced that its international headquarters in Lugano, Switzerland, has closed the year (2012) with strong sales of micro-robot systems to military and police users in Norway, the Netherlands, Switzerland...

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  TECHNOLOGY
  Robot to serve as future military's ''pack mule''

  The warfighter who carries up to 100 pounds of equipment on his back is expected to get relief from the cumbersome weight, officials at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) say.

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Mountain Strike Corps
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  China-Pakistan collusion to create the third front within India (already accounted as half front by Indian Army) will continue...

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  AEROSPACE
  First Airbus Military A400M in FAF colours

  The first production A400M 21st century airlifter can be seen for the first time in the colours of an air force in this latest picture of the aircraft in the Airbus Military final assembly line (FAL) at Seville, Spain.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  Intelligence Bureau completes 125 years

  The Intelligence Bureau completed 100 years of its existence in 1987 and celebrated 1988 as its Centenary Year. The Centenary Year culminated with Dr Shankar Dyal Sharma, then Vice President of India...

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  CORPORATE
  Cassidian appoints Peter Gutsmiedl as first Head of Asia-Pacific

  Cassidian has appointed Peter Gutsmiedl as the company’s head of operations in Asia-Pacific. Gutsmiedl takes up this newly created role in addition to his position as India CEO.

• TECHNOLOGY
  Rockwell Collins bags contract for completion of the TTNT waveform development

  The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded Rockwell Collins an $18-million contract to complete the development and qualification of the tactical targeting network technology (TTNT) waveform, paving the way for the highspeed, networking waveform to be implemented across a broad range of aircraft.

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  MILITARY
  India gifts Dornier 228 aircraft to Seychelles

  Days ahead of Aero India 2013, in a sign of increasing regional cooperation and power projection, the Indian Government today handed over a HAL-built Dornier Do-228 maritime reconnaissance aircraft to Seychelles on January 31 in Delhi.

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  AEROSPACE
  AgustaWestland signs Sea King contract

  AgustaWestland recently announced that it has signed a contract with the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, valued at approximately £260 million, for the provision of Sea King integrated operational support...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  President Obama nominates Chuck Hagel as Defense Secretary

  President Barack Obama announced two key nominations for his national security team. He tapped John Brennan to serve as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and has asked Senator Chuck Hagel to serve as Secretary of Defence.

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  CORPORATE
  Jean-Bernard Lévy appointed Chairman and CEO of Thales

  The Board of Directors of Thales have elected Jean-Bernard Lévy as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thales. Thales’s two main shareholders, the French State and the Dassault Aviation have welcomed the appointment and will work in agreement with senior management to pursue the continued recovery of the Group and its future development.

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  MILITARY
  Russian defence deals with India

  Russia is to supply India with combat helicopters and warplanes worth $2.9 billion under deals signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi recently.

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  AEROSPACE
  Boeing’s design for Wedgetail AEW&C airborne mission segment accepted by Australia

  Australia has completed its acquisition of six Boeing 737 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft and related mission systems...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Gayle's room 'guests' arrested for security breach

  In 2012, Chris Gayle made news, but not for his big hits or quirky celebrations. Security officials at the Cinnamon Grand hotel in Sri Lanka arrested three British women in the wee hours for socialising with Gayle in his room along with teammates Andre Russell...

• CORPORATE
  Thales opens Center of Excellence for radar and integrated sensors in Singapore

  The official opening of Thales’ Center of Excellence (CoE) for Radar and Integrated Sensors in Singapore was held recently and was inaugurated by Her Excellency Mrs Lilianne Ploumen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, the Netherlands.

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  MILITARY
  A new "eye" for the Leopard 2 battle tanks

  Cassidian Optronics GmbH, previously known as Carl Zeiss Optronics GmbH, will supply the new “Attica” thermal imaging unit for the commander’s periscope in the Bundeswehr’s Leopard 2 battle tanks.

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  AEROSPACE
  MV-22 Ospreys conduct first flights in Japan

  Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 aircrews conducted MV-22B Osprey functional check flights aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, recently marking the first time the Osprey has flown in Japan.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Security breach at Mumbai airport

  A cargo jet belonging to logistics firm UPS was forced to return 45 minutes after take-off from the airport recently for lack of mandatory custom clearances of a consignment.

• CORPORATE
  Russian Helicopters to open helicopter assembly plant in India

  During the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to India, Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of Russian Technologies State Corporation, and Elcom Systems Private Limited...

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  MILITARY
  Lockheed Martin's JLTV undergoes design review

  Lockheed Martin’s family of joint light tactical vehicles (JLTV) successfully completed a top-to-bottom government design review in late December...

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  AEROSPACE
  Russian Helicopters deliver consignment of Mi-17B-5s to India

  Russian Helicopters, part of state defence holding Oboronprom and a leading global designer and manufacturer of helicopters...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Darwin naval base goes into lockdown

  A Darwin naval base went into lockdown recently after an armed intruder stole military-issue weapons and tied up a sailor during a raid on a navy patrol...

• CORPORATE
  Lockheed Martin acquires CDL Systems

  Lockheed Martin has acquired the assets of CDL Systems Ltd., a software engineering firm that specialises in the development and licensing of vehicle control station software for unmanned systems.

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  MILITARY
  Light armoured vehicle III upgrade project

  The recent experiences of the Canadian Armed Forces and other allies in Afghanistan and other operational theatres continue to demonstrate the ongoing requirement for a highly protected...

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  AEROSPACE
  Telephonics awarded second contract with Kazan Helicopters

  Telephonics Corporation has bagged a second contract from the Russian manufacturer of the world-renowned Mi-8/17 family of helicopters...

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  After US school shooting, teachers keen on receiving firearms training

  In the wake of the mass shooting in Sandy Hook Elementary School, US which had over a score killed, including children, about 200 teachers in Utah will receive special firearms training — with a plastic gun — in order to carry concealed weapons in their classrooms in the future.

• CORPORATE
  Embraer, AgustaWestland join forces in Latin America

  Embraer S.A. and AgustaWestland recently announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding aiming at establishing a joint-venture which could lead to the production of AgustaWestland helicopters in Brazil to be marketed for both commercial and military use in Brazil and Latin America.

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  MILITARY / SIMULATION
  Aegis Technologies launches combat vehicle detection and identification

  Huntsville, Alabama-based Aegis Technologies company has launched a games-based combat identification and recognition trainer...

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  AEROSPACE
  Enhanced Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle successful in non-intercept flight test

  Raytheon Company’s upgraded Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) played a mission-critical role in a non-intercept flight test...

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  DHS determines 13 states meet REAL ID standards

  On December 20, 2012, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determined that 13 US states have met the standards of the REAL ID Act of 2005 for driver’s licences and identification cards and has granted a temporary deferment for all other states and territories.

• MILITARY
  ITT Exelis bags major order

  ITT Exelis (XLS) has received a $25-million order to provide a wide range of communications equipment to an international customer. This foreign military sales (FMS) programme contract was awarded by the US Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

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  AEROSPACE
  China's Y-20 large transport aircraft completes first flight

  China’s first Y-20 large military transport aircraft made its first flight recently powered by Russian engines, it will be retrofitted with more powerful Chinese powerplants.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Internal Security appointments

  Ajay Chadha, Special Secretary (Internal Security), Ministry of Home Affairs, has been appointed as Director General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).

• MILITARY
  Northrop Grumman’s handheld precision targeting devices to US Army

  The US Army has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to supply handheld precision targeting devices (HHPTDs).

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  First sensor test flight of Euro Hawk unmanned aircraft successfully accomplished

  Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS & Northrop Grumman...

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  John Kerry next US Secretary of State

  President Obama has nominated Senator John Kerry to serve as Secretary of State. “Over these many years, John has earned the respect and confidence of leaders around the world,” the President said.

• MILITARY / SIMULATION
  Argon's remotely managed CBRN simulation exercise

  Argon Electronics has cut itself a niche in the development and manufacture of hazardous material detection simulators, most notably in the fields of military chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defence.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  BAE's Taranis UCA to fly in spring

  Taranis, an unmanned combat aircraft, has been built for the British military is to undergo its first ever test flight later this year.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  To meet girlfriend, techie poses as army captain

  Umesh Kumar, a computer engineer from Rajasthan, was arrested recently for impersonating as army captain to meet his girlfriend in Jammu.

• MILITARY / SIMULATION
  Rheinmetall Simulation Australia to strengthen commitment “Down Under”

  Rheinmetall Defence is expanding its presence in Australia with the newly founded subsidiary Rheinmetall Simulation Australia Pty Ltd.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Japan to snoop on North Korea with RQ-4 Global Hawk

  Japan has embarked on a plan to acquire the Global Hawk—a high-altitude, long-distance unmanned surveillance...

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Predator in the air for 24 hours

  The Italian Air Force’s remotely-piloted vehicle - Predator stayed in the air for 24 consecutive hours in December...

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  US Navy complete atsea deck handling trials of X-47B unmanned demonstrator

  Northrop Grumman Corporation and the US Navy have successfully completed a series of deck handling trials of the X-47B UCAS...

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Northrop wins Fire Scout support deal

  Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, San Diego, California, is being awarded a $33.27 million cost-plus-incentivefee contract...

• AEROSPACE
  Boeing-led missile defence team completes GMD flight test

  Boeing, working with the US Missile Defense Agency and industry teammates, have returned the groundbased mid-course defence (GMD) system to testing with a successful flight.

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  US Army awards contracts for small UAVs

  AeroVironment, Inc. announced that the United States Army has selected it and four other companies to compete for future small UAS requirements under a new firm fixed-price indefinite delivery IDIQ...

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Telephonics to provide radar for Fire Scout UAV

  Northrop Grumman Corporation under contract to the US Navy, has selected Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation (GFF)...

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Korea to buy Global Hawk

  The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible foreign military sale (FMS) to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for four RQ-4 Block 30 (I) Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft...

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Presentation in flight of nEUROn

  Recently a presentation in the nEUROn flight was organised by Dassault Aviation at Istres for French and foreign authorities involved in the programme.