SP's MAI November 01-15, 2011 - Military Updates
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Consorting terror
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochAs the US prepares to hand over the lead role in Afghanistan to Pakistan...
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Anti-sub corvette Kadmatt launchedThe Indian Navy’s modernisation quest under Project-28, to stealthily hunt and destroy lurking enemy submarines, got a further boost recently with the launch of the second indigenous anti-submarine warfare (ASW)...
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Indo-French exercise ‘Shakti’ concludesAn Indo-French joint military training exercise Shakti 2011 was held at Chaubattia from October 9 to 21, under the aegis of the Garud Division.
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Armor X7 compact rugged tablet gets Sprint certificationDRS Technologies, a Finmeccanica company, announced that the Armor X7 compact rugged tablet has been approved for connectivity on the Sprint 3G network.
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Lockheed Martin gets US Army contract to maintain aerostat detection systemsThe US Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $383 million contract to maintain, operate and sustain the persistent threat detection systems (PTDS).
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General Dynamics gets $1 billion to upgrade LAV III vehicles by CanadaGovernment of Canada has awarded a contract valued at C$1.064 billion ($1.052 billion) to General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada...
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Japanese Navy ships call at KochiJDS Takanami and JDS Ohnami, two destroyers of Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF), called at Kochi for a brief stopover on their way for anti piracy deployment in the Gulf of Aden.
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Rheinmetall Nordic wins order in MalaysiaRheinmetall Nordic AS of Nøtterøy, Norway, a member of the Rheinmetall Group of companies, has been awarded a contract to supply the Malaysian armed forces with the Vingtaqs II long-range surveillance, observation and reconnaissance system.
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Seapower seminar focuses on partnershipsAn International Seapower Symposium was held in New Port, Rhode Island, under the aegis of the US Naval War College recently.
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Nexter Systems, L&T consortia for Indian Army artillery programmeDefence majors Nexter Systems of France and Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) of India signed an agreement announcing the formation of Nexter Systems led consortium for 155mm towed gun artillery programme for the Indian Army.
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Northrop Grumman demonstrates advances in ground vehicle protectionNorthrop Grumman Corporation has successfully demonstrated advanced technologies for ground vehicle protection and situational awareness at the Camp Roberts range.
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Defender sets sail on maiden voyageDefender, the fifth Type 45 destroyer built by BAE Systems, recently set sail from the company’s Scotstoun shipyard to embark on its first stage sea trials off the west coast of Scotland.