SP's MAI Issue No. 17 | September 01-15, 2012 - Military Updates
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MILITARY / REPORT
Admiral D.K. Joshi at the helm
By Rear Admiral (Retd) Sushil Ramsay‘For the Navy to fulfill its mandate as a maritime power for national prosperity, 24 x 7 attention would need to be paid at all levels to ensure that there are no gaps in our security preparedness’
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Uncalled for delays
By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. PandeyWhile the DPP may have been crafted with the noble objective of eliminating manipulation in the acquisition of defence hardware...
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MILITARY
Chinese Defence Minister in IndiaChina’s Defence Minister General Liang Guanglie is on a five-day visit to India. His visit, the first by a Chinese Defence Minister in eight years, since General Cao Gangchuan’s trip in March 2004, comes at a time when the two Asian giants are aiming at getting a firm grip across the continent for resources.
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MILITARY
Commissioning of Indian Coast Guard Ship RajkiranIndian Coast Guard Ship Rajkiran, the third of the series of eight Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs), designed and built by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited, Kolkata...
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MILITARY
Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha appointed FOC-in-C, Western Naval CommandVice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, currently Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC)...
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MILITARY
Prithvi-II successfully test-firedThe Strategic Forces Command has successfully test-fired the surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile from Chandipur in Odisha’s Balasore district on August 25.
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MILITARY
JV with Russia for indigenous production of Smerch rocketsOrdnance Factory Board signed a memorandum of understanding for a joint venture with Rosoboronexport, Russia and Splav “SPA”...
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MILITARY
US Army and Marine Corps pick JLTV winnersThe US Army and Marine Corps awarded Oshkosh, AM General and Lockheed Martin 27-month contracts to compete in the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle...
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MILITARY
Bradley upgrades continueBAE Systems received a $306 million contract modification to upgrade 353 Bradley fighting vehicles—one of the most survivable and reliable combat systems in theatre.
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MILITARY
Oshkosh delivers 10,000 FMTVs to the US Army in two yearsThe US Army and Oshkosh Defense recently commemorated the production of the 10,000th Oshkoshbuilt Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles...
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MILITARY
France entering final qualification phase for Nexter MunitionsFrance is entering the final qualification phase for Nexter Munitions’ and Junghans’ first artillery system with trajectory correction.
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MILITARY
Thales launches Australian MunitionsThales Australia has officially launched Australian Munitions – a business dedicated to providing a wide range of munitions that deliver a battlefield advantage to Australia’s warfighters.
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MILITARY
BEL, Thales to make high-tech radarsBharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) and Thales have signed a memorandum of understanding to make high-tech radars for military and civilian use.
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MILITARY
DRS Signal Solutions unveils nextgen SDRDRS Technologies has announced that its DRS Signal Solutions business unit has unveiled the Picoflexor, a next generation high-performance, softwaredefined radio (SDR).
