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SP's MAI - Issue No. 4 | February 16-28, 2014

Issue Features

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  MILITARY
  Defence budget hiked by 10 per cent

  The Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has announced that the defence budget for 2014-15 had been hiked from Rs. 2,03,672 crore to Rs. 2,24,000 crore, a 10 per cent increase over last fiscal’s outlay.

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  AEROSPACE
  First Indian MiG-29 lands on Vikramaditya

  An Indian MiG-29 naval jet recently landed INS Vikramaditya, a refitted former Soviet aircraft carrier, marking the first such operation since the ship was delivered by Russia to India earlier this year.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  Technologies helping in internal security

  Law enforcement officers across the US are adapting to new technologies which aim to improve efficiency and accuracy on the job. The average police car is now equipped with a laptop which provides access...

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  CORPORATE
  Saab and Ashok Leyland team up for SRSAM

  Defence and security company Saab and India’s transport specialist Ashok Leyland have joined forces to compete for the Indian Army’s short-range surface-to-air missile (SRSAM) air defence programme.

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  TECHNOLOGY
  ARES aims to provide frontline units with mission-tailored VTOL capabilities

  Unmanned aerial logistics system would bypass ground-based threats and enable faster, more effective delivery of cargo and other essential services in hard-to-reach areas

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Defence budget (2014-15) What it implies
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  No country can be militarily strong when 77 per cent defence requirements are met through imports. It is obvious that a priority of the new government would be to review the country’s budget including the defence budget, latter in relation to threats posed to the nation’s security.

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  AEROSPACE
  Afghanistan to receive new batch of Mi-17

  Russia began to deliver Mi-17V-5, the military transport helicopters, to Afghanistan. A total 30 helicopters of this type must be transferred to Afghanistan under this contract between Rosoboronexport and...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Taylor Swift's fan bundled away

  A Taylor Swift super-fan had to be bundled away by security after storming the stage during the singer’s concert at the O2 Arena. The 24-year-old singer kicked off her European leg of her RED tour in London..

• CORPORATE
  BEL inks MoU with Sagem

  Navratna defence public sector undertaking Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sagem (Safran), France, to explore cooperation...

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Pakistani Army sincerity the big question
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  Pakistan had already violated the year 2003 ceasefire hundreds of times, mostly to assist infiltration and cross-border raids.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Phantom Eye is now "Experimental"

  Boeing’s Phantom Eye was promoted to experimental status by the US Air Force 412th Operations Group based on the recommendation of officials at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Communication channels enhanced between armed forces and other agencies in Jammu and Kashmir

  The Government of India in coordination with the Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) government has initiated several measures to enhance the communication channel between the Army and other security forces...

• CORPORATE
  Proposals for future ship building facilities unveiled

  BAE Systems has unveiled further details of investment proposals for its manufacturing facilities in Glasgow, which will play a key role in helping to ensure the long-term future of its ship building business.

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  MILITARY / DEFEXPO 2014 / SHOW REPORT
  Defexpo: Charting the path for indigenisation
  By R. Chandrakanth

  The eighth edition of Defexpo 2014, India’s biennial land, naval and internal homeland security exhibition...

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Italian Navy selects Schiebel's Camcopter S-100 UAV

  The Italian Navy is set to become the first European navy to operate the Camcopter S-100 UAV following the signing of a contract with Schiebel. The UAV will be used in support of Italian Navy ships employed in anti-piracy...

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Emergency response system for women and other vulnerable groups

  The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs to establish an Integrated Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) platform.

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  MILITARY / DEFEXPO 2014 / SHOW REPORT
  Airbus pitch for C295 aircraft

  The Vice President, Defence Capability Marketing, Airbus Defence and Space, Ian Elliott told SP’s that the company always participated...

• AEROSPACE
  Rolls-Royce and Lockheed Martin to power future C-130J aircraft

  Rolls-Royce has completed a longterm agreement with Lockheed Martin worth up to $1 billion to deliver approximately 600 engines to power future C-130J Super Hercules aircraft.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Lax standard operating procedures

  Recently US Air Force personnel with responsibility for launching ground-based nuclear-tipped missiles twice in 2013 kept a blast door open in violation of security policy.

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  MILITARY / DEFEXPO 2014 / SHOW REPORT
  IAI offers a wide range of strategic systems to India

  Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) presented a wide range of strategic systems, including a range of mission aircraft, various UAVs...

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Second MQ-8C Fire Scout takes flight

  The second MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter conducts its first test flight on February 12 from Naval Base Ventura County at Point Mugu, California.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Buckingham Palace break-in sparks police security review

  In September last, a man was arrested in a state room after he scaled the fence of Buckingham Palace. After which there is a full-scale security review.

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  MILITARY / DEFEXPO 2014 / SHOW REPORT
  MBDA offers India a range of capabilities

  MBDA, fully integrated European company, had a strong presence at Defexpo and had several meetings with a few Indian companies and officials on taking the partnership further.

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  IAI reveals Super Heron heavy fuel UAS

  Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) revealed its new Super Heron heavy fuel unmanned aerial system (UAS) during a special ceremony held at the IAI chalet at the Singapore Air Show.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  No security lapse in Samba terror attack, inquiry reveals

  Five months after three terrorists attacked an Army establishment in Samba, Jammu and Kashmir, an internal inquiry has ruled out any kind of security lapse on part of the authority...

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  MILITARY / DEFEXPO 2014 / SHOW REPORT
  Rafael technologies for India

  According to media reports, Rafael’s Litening G4 had been selected following an Indian Air Force (IAF) call for tenders for 164 pods to equip its entire fleet of fighter-bombers.

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  MILITARY / DEFEXPO 2014 / SHOW REPORT
  Lockheed Martin focused on three programmes now

  US-based defence and aerospace behemoth Lockheed Martin which recently got the Government of India’s approval for the second tranche of C-130J Super Hercules heavy-lift aircraft...

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  MILITARY / DEFEXPO 2014 / SHOW REPORT
  Elbit introduces UGS system for border protection

  Elbit Systems has introduced for the first time, in India, its UGS system for continuous force or border protection using a variety of advanced sensors—The “Treasures”.

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  MILITARY / DEFEXPO 2014 / SHOW REPORT
  Photonis offers latest night vision technology for armed forces

  Photonis presented its latest night vision sensor innovations at Defexpo. With deep knowledge of night vision, Photonis offered to upgrade the Indian Army and Special Forces...

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  MILITARY / DEFEXPO 2014 / SHOW REPORT
  Saab and Kalyani Group in strategic partnership

  Defence and security company Saab and the Kalyani Group, one of India’s leading high-technology multinationals, entered into a strategic alliance to partner and address key Indian Army air defence projects...

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  MILITARY / DEFEXPO 2014 / SHOW REPORT
  ShinMaywa presents different capabilities of US-2 amphibian

  The second meeting of the joint working group of India and Japan is expected to meet in March this year to take forward the proposal...

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  MILITARY / DEFEXPO 2014 / SHOW REPORT
  Raytheon's next-gen solutions for India

  Raytheon delivers next-generation solutions to its partners in India in various areas such as integrated air and missile defence; sonar, navigation...

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  MILITARY
  Exercise Tropex 2014 underway on Eastern Coast

  Admiral D.K. Joshi, Chief of the Naval Staff, and Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, embarked the combined fleets at sea off the East Coast on February 13, 2014.

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  MILITARY
  Israel Aerospace Industries unveils unmanned combat marine system

  Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled an unmanned surface vessel (USV) combat marine system “Katana” for homeland security applications.