SP's MAI Issue No. 11 | June 1-15, 2015 - Military Updates
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MILITARY / REPORT
Modi Government and the armed forces
By General V.P. Malik Former Chief of the Army StaffThe Modi Government has certainly made a visible change in the operational strategy on the borders. Field commanders have been given free hand to give a befitting response whenever Pakistani border troops violate the ceasefire on the line of control...
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
One year of defence under Modi Government
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The media is agog with TV debates, editorials and articles about the one year of the present government. However, as far as defence of the country is concerned, it is individual news items like ‘Make in India’, weapon system imports like Rafale...
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MILITARY / REPORT
The year gone by — Not in vain!
By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (RetdThe Indian Air Force needs to induct modern combat aircraft urgently to restore the strength of the combat fleet to the authorised level and regain a respectable level of operational capability
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MILITARY / REPORT
Progress in the defence sector in the past one year
By Lt General V.K. Kapoor (Retd)It is high time that the nation carried out a fresh review of our defence capability in light of the changed global and regional environment and ‘nuclearisation’ of the region to decide on the overall strength of the armed forces...
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MILITARY / REPORT
Taking stock of naval acquisition plan
By Rear Admiral S. Ramsay (Retd)Amalgamation of six nuclear submarines into the beleaguered 30-years submarine force building and modernisation perspective plan and alongside developing the ancillary shore support facilities, infrastructure and the allinclusive base could truly be a game changer
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MILITARY / REPORT
Germany — Wooing India for subs and fighters
By Ranjeet KumarLobbying for the Submarine acquisition programme under P-75I of Indian Navy has begun in a serious note with the visit of German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen to New Delhi and Mumbai from 26th to 28th May, 2015.
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Hunt on for assault rifles
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)What the hierarchy needs to acknowledge is that in this age of subconventional and irregular warfare, the foot soldier must not be neglected.
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MILITARY
Parrikar asks shipyards to compress delivery schedules of warshipsThe Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has asked shipyards, both public and private, to compress delivery schedules of warships and other platforms for the Navy and Coast Guard.
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MILITARY
Naval Commanders' Conference Concludes“Men and Women Behind the Machine are Navy’s Greatest Asset and Deserve Highest Priority” - Admiral RK Dhowan
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MILITARY
Raksha Mantri visits Siachen GlacierThe Honorable Raksha Mantri Shri Manohar Parrikar visited the Siachen Glacier today. He was accompanied by Gen Dalbir Singh, COAS and was received at the Siachen Glacier...
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MILITARY
G.S. Reddy, new Scientific Advisor to Raksha MantriDr G. Satheesh Reddy is one of the renowned experts in navigation and avionics technologies. He joined DRDO in 1986 and led the conceptualisation, design, development and productionisation of inertial sensors, navigation schemes, algorithms & systems, calibration methodologies, sensor models, simulation along with development of satellite navigation receivers and hybrid navigation systems.
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MILITARY
S. Christopher appointed new DG, DRDOThe Government of India also appointed Dr S. Christopher, Distinguished Scientist & Programme Director (AEW&C) and Director, Centre for Air-Borne Systems, DRDO as Secretary, Department of Defence Research and Developmentcum-Director General, DRDO for period of two years from the date of taking over charge.
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MILITARY
Ashok Kumar Gupta is Secretary (Defence Production)Ashok Kumar Gupta (1981 batch Tamilnadu Cadre) who was special secretary in the Department of Defence Production today took over as the new Secretary, (Defence Production), succeeding Shri G Mohan Kumar.
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MILITARY
G. Mohan Kumar takes over as the new Defence SecretaryG. Mohan Kumar today took over as the new Defence Secretary, succeeding R.K. Mathur, who laid down office yesterday.
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MILITARY
Appointment of Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air)Rear Admiral Philipose G Pynumootil, took over as Assistant Chief of Naval staff (Air) on promotion. An alumnus of the Lawrence School, Lovedale and the National Defence Academy (67th course), he was commissioned in the Indian Navy on 01 Jan 1986.
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MILITARY
India and Vietnam sign defence cooperationIndia and Vietnam signed a joint vision statement on defence cooperation for the period 2015-20 here on May 26. The statement was signed by the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar...
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MILITARY
Indo-Singapore bilateral naval exercise SIMBEX heldThe Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet under the command of Rear Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, is on an operational deployment to South Indian Ocean and South China Sea.