SP's MAI - Issue No. 21 | November 01-15, 2014
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Last month, when units of the Indian and US armies joined forces for a combat exercise in the lower Himalayas, a pair of Indian-born sisters served as a perfect bridge between the two sides.
Will the Indian Army and IAF finally get the light helicopters they so desperately need, to augment and replace their obsolescent fleet of Cheetah and Chetak LUHs?
Ending a procurement effort that has meandered for years, India will shortly sign a $525 million deal with Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. to procure 8,300 SPIKE MR missiles and over 300 launchers.
The Indian Air Force has floated a tender for the procurement of 32,000 assault rifles under the Buy & Make (Indian) route using an Indian partner.
The Indian Army has declared interest in undertaking a comprehensive upgrade of its BMP-2/2K that effects mobility, fire power and survivability upgrade.
A parallel trilateral dialogue with Japan and Vietnam should be a good initiative or better still inclusion of Vietnam in the proposed US-Japan-India-Australia quadrilateral dialogue may be a better idea for stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
With the launch of the multinational programme, Embraer has signalled to the world that it is a formidable force in the air transport segment
Recently, an intruder was arrested inside Windsor Castle at Prince William’s 21st birthday party, another in a long line of Royal security breaches. Experts are baffled by how the man managed to evade a tight police cordon...
BAE Systems has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Perimeter Internetworking Corp., which trades as SilverSky, a commercial cyber service provider, for $232.5 million on a cash free and debt free basis.
The bottom line is that Indian firms do need foreign investments and foreign technology, which will not come till we address the FDI and DPP conjointly.
On November 3, F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighters were launched from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz off the coast of San Diego.
A security contractor with a gun and an arrest record was allowed on an elevator with President Obama during a September 16 trip to Atlanta, violating Secret Service protocols, according to three people familiar with the incident.
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., a global communications and information company, announced that it has closed the acquisition of Advanced Systems, a line of business from General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc.
During his address to the Combined Commanders’ Conference on October 17, 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had stated...
Airbus Defence and Space and Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) have submitted a joint bid to replace the Indian Air ForceĀ“s fleet of Avro aircraft...
The New York Times reported recently that Chinese hackers were able to gain access to the personal information of federal employees by breaking into US Government computer networks.
Selex ES has completed the acquisition of Tactical Technologies Inc. (TTI) operating out of Ottawa, Canada. TTI is a well-respected independent supplier of electronic warfare analysis software and services to worldwide customers.
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, made a surprise visit to Siachen on Diwali day.
From October 6 to 17, 2014, French Air Force personnel from the integrated flight test team (EIEV) at Istres airbase and the Rafale programme office at the air force operational trials unit (CEAM) at Mont-de-Marsan airbase...
Thales, a global technology leader in the Aerospace, Transportation and Defence & Security, officially inaugurated the Thales Innovation Hub Singapore, which represents the group’s first multidisciplinary innovation centre outside of Europe.
Vice Admiral Jayantha Perera, Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, was on an official visit to India from October 26 to 30.
Boeing this month delivered to the US Army, 75 days ahead of schedule, the 300th CH-47F Chinook helicopter.
At the second edition of the biannual Naval Commanders’ Conference held recently...
The US Navy has declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the E-2D advanced Hawkeye aircraft, designed, developed and manufactured...
Indian naval ships Mumbai, Talwar, Teg and Deepak under the Command of Rear Admiral R. Hari Kumar, the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet, are on a two-month long Overseas Deployment to East Africa and the South Indian Ocean region.