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SP's MAI Issue No. 6 | March 16-31, 2013 - Military Updates

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Focus on Agni-VI
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  While BMD shield can stop a multiple warhead/missile attack, focus obviously is required to keep upgrading the missile defence to minimise the effects by building more and more safeguards

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  MILITARY / EXPERT OPINION
  Women in armed forces: Fresh look
  By Air Marshal (Retd) Anil Chopra

  On the International Women’s Day on March 8, TV channels were back to the debate on combat role for women in the armed forces. As a father of two successful working girls and till very recently the head of Human Resource Department of the Indian Air Force (IAF), it is time for me to enter the debate.

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  MILITARY
  Raytheon to supply MS3 for ACTUV programme

  Raytheon Company (RTN) was awarded a subcontract from Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to deliver its first fifth-generation medium frequency hullmounted sonar system...

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  MILITARY
  Diehl bags air defence contract from Sweden

  The Swedish Defence Material Administration signed a contract with Diehl Defence to deliver IRIS-T SLS surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems for the country’s armed forces.

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  MILITARY
  Future Soldier from Rheinmetall on the move

  Rheinmetall formally transferred its new IdZ-ES future soldier system to the German Bundeswehr recently. Short for “Infanterist der Zukunft – Erweitertes System” or “Future Soldier – Expanded System”...

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  MILITARY
  Cassidian protects soldiers from roadside bombs

  Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, has developed a new-generation jamming system that significantly enhances the protection of vehicles against radio-controlled improvised explosive devices (RCIEDs).

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  MILITARY
  US Navy funds Austal to build two more ships

  Austal USA’s order backlog has grown by approximately $681.7 million as a result of two additional Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) contract options being exercised by the United States Navy.

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  MILITARY / SIMULATION
  Computer simulator preps military chaplains for the battlefield

  The animated figure on the computer screen moves carefully among the wounded, darting from one fallen figure to another.

• MILITARY
  Eurosam SAMP/T scores again

  Recently, the SAMP/T system scored a new success. A joint team of French and Italian crew operating two French Air Force SAMP/T units conducted a test fire against a ballistic threat.