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SP's MAI - Issue No. 16 | August 16-31, 2014

Issue Features

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  MILITARY / INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL
  Why Independence Day of 2014 is special
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  Every year we celebrate Independence Day with the usual gusto but the fact is that nationalism – Nation First (the slogan of Prime Minister Modi)...

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  AEROSPACE
  Indian Air Force gearing up for disaster relief operation in Bihar

  Indian Air Force gearing up for disaster relief operations at Air Force Station Purnea (in Bihar) on 04 August 2014.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  Coastal Security Scheme in phases

  The Government has been implementing the Coastal Security Scheme in phases. The Phase-I of the Scheme commenced from April 1, 2005 for a period of five years, which was extended by one year.

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  CORPORATE
  Boeing delivers 25th C-17 Training Center to US Air Force

  Boeing recently delivered a comprehensive training center for the C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to the Memphis Air National Guard base in Tennessee, improving the service’s training capabilities while reducing travel...

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  TECHNOLOGY / REPORT
  Beyond GPS: 5 next-gen technologies

  Penny-sized inertial sensors, pulsed lasers and tracked lightning strikes are among novel approaches to provide precise location-based insights in GPS-denied areas.

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  MILITARY / INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL
  Remembering some of India's finest military leaders
  By R. Chandrakanth

  Field Marshal Kodandera “Kipper” Madappa Cariappa was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army and led the Indian forces on the Western Front during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1947.

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  AEROSPACE
  Success for Italian Eurofighter Storm Shadow trials

  Italy’s Alenia Aermacchi has confirmed that the first phase of tests for the integration of the Storm Shadow long-range missile onto the Eurofighter Typhoon has been completed.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Susan Sarandon's home burgled

  Susan Sarandon fell victim to residential burglary when her New York home was broken into recently.

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  CORPORATE
  Boeing names Ryan Hartman President and CEO of Insitu

  Boeing and subsidiary Insitu Inc. named Ryan Hartman President and CEO of Insitu, effective immediately. Hartman most recently served as senior Vice President, Insitu Programs.

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  MILITARY / INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL
  Modi's diplomacy – Out of the box approach
  By Ranjeet Kumar

  Narendra Modi has taken over the reigns of India at a time when global geopolitical situation is in a state of flux.

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  AEROSPACE
  Raytheon fires four TALON laser-guided rockets from MD 530G Helicopter

  Raytheon Company and MD Helicopters, Inc. successfully fired four TALON laser guided rockets from the MD 530G armed aerial scout (AAS) helicopter...

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  12 SIMI operatives arrested

  The Minister of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju has said in the Parliament that the Central Agencies had arrested 12 accused persons from Jharkhand during the year 2012-14.

• CORPORATE
  Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Nexter alliance

  Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Nexter Systems (Nexter), two leading European providers of land defence systems, intend to share their future road ahead.

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  MILITARY / INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL
  Correcting myopia
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  In his yet unpublished autobiography (excerpts of which are public) Natwar Singh has accused former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (implying the then Government) of not having any foreign policy.

• AEROSPACE
  Exelis delivers electronic warfare technology for US Navy F/A-18 Aircraft

  Exelis has successfully delivered to the US Navy the first nine full rate production, next-generation electronic self-protection systems for F/A-18 fighter aircraft.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Port security measures

  The Central Government is responsible for the security of 12 Major Ports in the country, including Kandla Port in Gujarat.

• CORPORATE
  Lockheed Martin to acquire Zeta Associates

  Lockheed Martin has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zeta Associates, Inc., a leader in the systems that enable efficient collection, processing, safeguarding and dissemination...

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  MILITARY / INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL
  Nuclear push to relations
  By Ranjeet Kumar

  Though the fifth round of strategic talks were held under the shadow of widespread resentment over snooping of Indian government...

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  One Chinese violation in Ladakh

  The Indian Government signed Border Defence Cooperation Agreement (BDCA) with China on October 23, 2013. As per article VI of BDCA, the two sides agree that they shall not follow or tail patrols...

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  MILITARY / INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL
  Rebooting Indo-US relations
  By Air Marshal (Retd) B. K. Pandey

  Just a few months ago, Narendra Modi was a persona non grata in the US.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Anti-piracy patrols of Indian Navy

  The Indian Navy commenced anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden from October 2008. Since then 43 Indian Naval Ship deployments have been undertaken in the Gulf of Aden.

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Blacklisting is not the answer
  By Air Marshal (Retd) B. K. Pandey

  In cases of alleged corruption in defence deals, as a matter of policy, the Ministry of Defence must separate offence from the contract and deal with the former rather than cancel the contract itself and jeopardise national security.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  World Day against trafficking persons

  On July 30, the United Nations marked the first ever World Day Against Trafficking in Persons to raise awareness around the global issue of human trafficking and to encourage the international community...

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  MILITARY / FEATURE
  FICV and more
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  Indian Army’s quest for indigenously developing the future infantry combat vehicle (FICV) began in 2007 when Project FICV 2017 was conceived...

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Cyber attack on US government contractor

  USIS, an US government contractor has said that there was a cyber attack on it which had the markings of a state-sponsored attack.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Californian woman flies without ticket

  A Californian woman reportedly travelled on a Southwest Airlines flight from San Jose to Los Angeles without a ticket, according to the federal law enforcement officials.