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SP's MAI - Issue No. 5 | March 01-15, 2013

Issue Features

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Defence Budget 2013-14
  By Air Marshal (Retd) Anil Chopra

  A history of messed up defence deals since the Jeep scam of 1950s, the more recent Bofors field guns scandal, HDW submarines, Scorpene submarines, among others, and the delays there on...

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  AEROSPACE / REPORT
  Exercise Iron Fist 2013

  Showcasing more than 30 types of platforms and weapons systems amounting to a participation of about 230 aircraft, the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) fire power display during Iron Fist 2013 at Pokhran demonstrated...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  Government will apprehend perpetrators of Hyderabad blasts: Home Minister

  The Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde made the following statement in Parliament on Hyderabad blasts:

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  CORPORATE
  Alexander Kocherscheidt is new MD of Atlas Elektronik

  Alexander Kocherscheidt has taken over as Managing Director of Atlas Eelektronik. As Chief Financial Officer (CFO), he will be responsible for the Finance Division as well as for the Human Resources, Legal and Compliance Divisions.

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Which way China?
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  China on one hand has been arming and advising the Taliban in fighting the NATO-led ISAF in Afghanistan, concurrently it has been conspiring with Pakistan how to accelerate and integrate insurgencies in India

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  AEROSPACE
  HAL's indigenous chopper enthrals visitors at Iron Fist exercise

  After enthralling thousands of aviation enthusiasts in Aero India 2013, India’s first indigenously designed and developed light combat helicopter...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West bypass security at JFK airport

  The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is investigating a security breach involving celebrities Kim Kardashian and Kanye West at JFK airport, New York City.

• CORPORATE
  AgustaWestland statement

  With reference to the Indian Ministry of Defence’s request for information regarding the AW101 contract, received last week, AgustaWestland confirms it is responding to the notice in the spirit of full cooperation with the Indian Ministry of Defence.

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  North Korea's nuclear tests
  By Air Marshal (Retd) Anil Chopra

  Considerable improvement in ABM capability by positioning more missiles in Alaska and Japan could put pressure on China to armtwist Pyongyang. The new leadership in Seoul and Tokyo need to quickly take stock with Washington in view of the new scenario.

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  AEROSPACE
  Bell Helicopter delivers first Bell 429s to Nigeria

  Bell Helicopter has delivered two Bell 429s, one to the Nigeria Police Air Wing (NPAW) and another to the Nigeria Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). These Nigerian deliveries are the first 429 deliveries on the continent...

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Protected area, movement prohibited

  Under the Foreigners (Protected Areas) Order, 1958, all areas falling between the ‘Inner line’ and the “International Border of the State” have been declared as Protected Area.

• CORPORATE
  Thales acquires Visionix and expands avionics portfolio

  Thales has completed the acquisition of the Visionix helmet mounted display (HMD) and InterSense motion tracking businesses formerly owned by Gentex Corporation. The new company, Thales Visionix, Inc., is operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thales.

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  MILITARY
  Government to have a second look at defence procurements

  Defence Minister A.K. Antony has said speedy indigenisation in defence production is essential to eliminate corruption in procurement process.

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  AEROSPACE
  Royal Saudi Air Force accepts Airbus Military A330 MRTT into fleet

  The Royal Saudi Air Force has formally inducted into service the Airbus Military A330 MRTT new generation tanker/transport aircraft.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Strategic border roads along Indo-China border

  The government has approved construction of 27 strategic border roads along the Indo-China border at an estimated cost of Rs. 1,937 crore for the effective movement and operational requirement of Indo-Tibetan Border Police.

• CORPORATE
  Boeing acquires CPU Tech's microprocessor business

  Boeing continued to address its global customers’ enduring need to protect warfighters from information-assurance attacks by acquiring CPU Technology Inc.’s Acalis business.

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  MILITARY
  Army Chief chairs Mechanised Forces Conference

  Chief of the Army Staff General Bikram Singh chaired the Fifth Biennial Mechanised Forces Conference on February 26. Addressing the delegates at the Fifth Biennial Mechanised Forces Conference hosted...

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  AEROSPACE
  Air Marshal Daljit Singh takes over as AOC-in-C, South Western Air Command

  Air Marshal Daljit Singh has taken over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command (SWAC), Gandhi-nagar on March 1.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  Addressing cyber security in a holistic manner

  Government is aware of the nature of the threats in cyber space and is taking appropriate measures to address these threats by way of an integrated approach with a series of legal...

• CORPORATE
  Raytheon, Chemring Group developing naval capability

  Raytheon Company, acting through its missiles systems business, and Chemring have agreed to develop a naval capability to defend against surface targets, for use on ships ranging in size from small patrol boats to large combatants.

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  MILITARY
  Japan's defence force chief in India

  Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano, Chief of Staff, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF), called on Admiral D.K. Joshi, Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy at the Naval Headquarters.

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  AEROSPACE
  Rs. 418 crore defence contract to HAL for Cheetal helicopters

  Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has signed a contract worth Rs. 418 crore with the Ministry of Defence for supply of 20 Cheetal helicopters and associated equipment to the Indian Army over the next four years.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  Cyber fraud in banks

  The details furnished by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in respect of Scheduled Commercial Banks pertaining to frauds relating to ATMs/debit cards/ Internet banking and credit cards has been increasing in rupee terms.

• CORPORATE
  Boeing, ADASI sign agreement for UAS

  Boeing and Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments Company (ADASI), a Tawazun subsidiary, signed a teaming agreement for the two companies to address the growing Middle East market for unmanned systems.

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  MILITARY
  Thales to supply Sophie XF to German armed forces

  Thales will manufacture and supply ten sets of Sophie XF Type longrange cooled thermal imagers to the German armed forces under a new agreement announced on February 25.

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  AEROSPACE
  USAF selects A-29 Super Tucano for light air support programme

  The US Air Force (USAF) has announced that it has selected the Embraer Defense and Security’s A-29 Super Tucano for its light air support...

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  US working cyber security framework for critical infrastructure

  The US President Barack Obama called for the development of a cyber security framework to reduce cyber risks to critical infrastructure such as power plants and financial, transportation, and communications systems.

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  MILITARY
  Pinaka successfully testfired from Odisha coast

  The personnel of Pune-based Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) conducted a series of tests of an advanced version of multibarrel rocket system Pinaka from a defence base off the Odisha coast...

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  AEROSPACE
  Russian Helicopters launches global helicopter firefighting initiative

  Russian Helicopters has launched the Global Helicopter Firefighting Initiative (GHFI) to increase the use of firefighting helicopters specially equipped...

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  Cyber security to be focus of next NATO meeting

  With cyber threats escalating, the next meeting of NATO Defence Ministers will include a major focus on cyber security, US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said.

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  MILITARY
  Russia should induct BrahMos in its armed forces: Antony

  The Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony has said that Russia should induct BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in their fleet so that the success achieved in the joint venture will be fully appreciated.

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  AEROSPACE
  Lockheed gets $6.9-billion contract for F-22 upgrades

  Lockheed has been awarded a $6.9-billion contract to upgrade the US Air Force’s fleet of 185 F-22 fighters, at an average cost of $37.4 million per aircraft.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  China worried about cyber security

  A Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said recently that the Chinese Government is worried about recent negative developments in cyber security.

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  MILITARY
  Indian Coast Guard ship ACV H-190 commissioned

  Indian Coast Guard ship H-190, the fourth in the series of twelve air cushion vehicles (ACVs) designed and built by Griffon Hoverwork Limited (GHL), UK, was commissioned at Mandapam by Vice Admiral M.P. Muralidharan...

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  AEROSPACE
  Cassidian delivers 100th Eurofighter to the German Air Force

  Cassidian has handed over the 100th Eurofighter to the German Air Force at the Military Air Systems Centre in Manching.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Security threats to all-girl band

  On December 24, Aneeka Khalid, Farah Deeba and Noma Nazir, all Class 10 students, performed in a music show Battle of Bands at the indoor stadium in Srinagar.

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  MILITARY
  Vice Admiral Anurag G. Thapliyal takes over as new DG Indian Coast Guard

  Vice Admiral Anurag G. Thapliyal has taken over as the 20th Director General of Indian Coast Guard on February 28, 2013...

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Boeing Phantom Eye completes second flight

  Boeing’s liquid hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system completed its second flight on February 25...

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Hotel room doors, are they safe enough?

  In the US, there is a nationwide fear that hotel room doors are highly vulnerable to security breaches. Hotel guests who think they have locked the hotel door and assume it to be safe are totally wrong as thieves have invented a small, simple device that can unlock hotel doors...

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  MILITARY
  Textron introduces two new vehicles

  Textron Marine & Land Systems has introduced two vehicles to its Commando family of vehicles at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2013).

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Elbit delivers Hermes 900 UAS to a customer in the Americas

  Elbit Systems Ltd has delivered a Hermes 900 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to a customer in the Americas.

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  MILITARY
  BAE Systems' tests 155mm long-range projectiles

  BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin Corporation recently completed a series of successful guided flight tests for 155mm long-range land attack projectiles (LRLAP) as part of the ongoing qualification test programme...

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk programme selected for USAF Sustainment Excellence Award

  The US Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft programme was recently awarded the 2012 Dr James G. Roche Sustainment Excellence...

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  MILITARY
  Coast Guard training ship Varuna celebrates silver jubilee

  Coast Guard Ship (CGS) Varuna celebrated 25 years of glorious service to the nation on February 27. Commissioned on February 27, 1988, at Mumbai, the ship as the training ship of Indian Coast Guard has served...

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Procurement of first Predator XP system

  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a leading manufacturer of remotely-piloted aircraft (RPA), tactical reconnaissance radars...

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  MILITARY / SIMULATION
  Recoil simulation weapons from Scheubeck

  SST Scheubeck from Germany has introduced SST – recoil simulation weapons on a Rauser model. The features include recoil without tube, CO² or air cartridges; no sealing problems; maintenance free; simple reload; manufactured for continuous use...

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Successful flights for Thales I-Master on Camcopter S-100

  Thales’ I-Master radar system has successfully completed flight trials onboard a Schiebel Camcopter S-100 UAS (unmanned air system).

• MILITARY
  ICGS Gopalpur commissioned

  Indian Coast Guard Station (ICGS) Gopalpur, the second Coast Guard Station in Odisha after Paradip, was commissioned by the Chief Secretary of Odisha, Bijaya Kumar Patnaik, in the presence of Lt General V.K. Saxena, Commandant, Air Defence College, Gopalpur...

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  AEROSPACE / SIMULATION
  Elite simulators in Africa

  The Starlite International Training Academy, South Africa’s leading helicopter training organisation, has ordered an Elite Evolution S723T FNPT II - the first Elite rotary-wing training simulator sold in Africa.

• MILITARY / SIMULATION
  Quantum displays ExpeditionDI

  Quantum3D is showcasing its award-winning combat simulator, Expedition DI, for the first time in Abu Dhabi at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) Abu Dhabi.

• AEROSPACE
  Airbus Military A400M undergoes cold weather tests

  As the countdown to first customer delivery progresses, the Airbus Military A400M new generation airlifter has successfully passed a renewed series of cold weather tests in a production-representative configuration.

• AEROSPACE
  Rockwell Collins selected by Piaggio Aero to develop avionics

  Rockwell Collins has been selected by Piaggio Aero to develop an integrated avionics system with touch-control flight displays for the Piaggio Aero multirole patrol aircraft (MPA).

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  BAE Systems' clever technology recognised

  BAE Systems Australia’s groundbreaking technology that enables Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to land themselves has been awarded the inaugural National Defence Industry Innovation Award at the Australian International Airshow.