SP's MAI Issue No. 7-8 | April 01-30, 2012 - Military Updates
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
The clique, the media and the military
By Lt Gen (Retd) PC KatochIndia is about to attain the distinction of sending an Army Chief home without any retirement orders and without responding to his statutory complaint.
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Back to the future
By Lt Gen (Retd) PC KatochAs the Supreme Commander of Armed Forces, the President can ask for the Supreme Court verdict on General V.K. Singh’s writ petition...
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MILITARY / DEFEXPO INDIA 2012
Defence Minister emphasises on public-private partnership and indigenisationThe seventh edition of Defexpo India 2012, held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from March 29 to April 1 had an overwhelming and...
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MILITARY / DEFEXPO INDIA 2012
Saab to leverage India’s strong technology base for the world market
By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. PandeyIn an interaction at Defexpo 2012, Inderjit Sial, Managing Director Saab India Technologies Pvt Ltd, stated that with Saab’s exports rising steadily...
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MILITARY / DEFEXPO INDIA 2012
ATK’s aerospace systems and missile products
By Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. BhatiaDuring Defexpo 2012, ATK conducted an exclusive briefing for SP’s M.A.I. covering a wide range of products in different disciplines...
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MILITARY / DEFEXPO INDIA 2012
ITT Exelis and Tata Advanced Systems join handsITT Exelis and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) have formed a strategic alliance to support Generation (Gen) 3 night vision requirements in India.
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MILITARY / DEFEXPO INDIA 2012
Mahindra forges partnershipaking use of Defexpo as a platform, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd...
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MILITARY / DEFEXPO INDIA 2012
Raytheon to help IAF Jaguars acquire high-end precision teeth
By Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. BhatiaAt Defexpo, Raytheon also revealed that it has started procuring...
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MILITARY / DEFEXPO INDIA 2012
RBS 70 NG of Saab
By Lt General (Retd) Naresh ChandSaab’s RBS 70 NG (Next Generation) was featured at Defexpo 2012.
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MILITARY / DEFEXPO INDIA 2012
WASS unveils Flash Black NextGen lightweight torpedoOn the first day of Defexpo 2012, Finmeccanica company Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei (WASS) unveiled the Flash Black...
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MILITARY / DEFEXPO INDIA 2012
Rossell India, CAE joint venture gets nod from FIPBRossell India Limited announced that it has received approval from the Indian Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to form a joint venture...
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MILITARY / DEFEXPO INDIA 2012
Raytheon 250-pound Paveway reaches a new production milestone
By Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. BhatiaRaytheon Company’s Paveway programme has achieved a major milestone...
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MILITARY / DEFEXPO INDIA 2012
Ceradyne body armour plates, not a single failureIn the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, one of the casualties was the anti-terrorist squad chief Hemant Karkare.
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MILITARY / DEFEXPO INDIA 2012
Oto Melara all set to participate in Indian Navy’s large calibre gun tenderFinmeccanica company Oto Melara is looking for a greater share of the...
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MILITARY / DEFEXPO INDIA 2012
General Dynamics with a range of products at DefexpoGeneral Dynamics was at Defexpo with display of combat vehicles and systems, security and surveillance systems...
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MILITARY / DEFEXPO INDIA 2012
Autonomous vehicles on top for India’s DRDOThe star attractions at Defexpo 2012 by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was its brand-new missile interceptor simulator and a 3D virtual reality theatre...
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MILITARY / DEFEXPO INDIA 2012
Raytheon’s Project Athena multi-domain awareness system
By Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. BhatiaDuring the recently conducted Defexpo 2012, Raytheon carried out an exclusive briefing for SP’s M.A.I. to highlight the benefits of its Project...
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MILITARY
Defence Minister reviews acquisition proposalsThe Defence Minister A.K. Antony recently reviewed various issues and proposals relating to acquisition for the Indian Army on capital and revenue accounts. The meeting was attended among others by the Chief of Army Staff General V.K. Singh, the Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma, DG Acquisition Vivek Rae and the top brass of Indian Army.
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MILITARY
ReconRobotics acquires Xollai LLCReconRobotics, Inc., the world leader in micro-robot systems for defense and law enforcement, recently announced that it has acquired Xollai LLC, a systems engineering firm with a broad base of intellectual property in automated guidance technology...
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MILITARY
British MoD selects Sagem’s JIM LR binocularsThe UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected Sagem’s JIM LR (long range) multifunction infrared binoculars for its long range thermal imager programme. The contract is worth a total of £5 million.
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MILITARY
Second Italian multipurpose frigate launchedFollowing the launch of the Carlo Bergamini in 2011, Riva Trigoso (Genoa) shipyard recently celebrated the launch of the frigate “Virginio Fasan”, which is due for delivery at the end of 2012.
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MILITARY
French Navy frigates get Sagem optronic systemSagem (Safran group) has signed a contract with French naval shipyard DCNS, under the French defence procurement agency DGA as contracting authority...
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MILITARY
IMI unveils new multipurpose tank roundAs 125mm main battle tanks (MBTs) such as the T-72, T-80 and T-90 are in widespread use by armies worldwide and as the battlefield is becoming more and more asymmetric - there is a great demand for advanced 125mm tank ammunition, and in particular, multi-purpose (MP) ammunition.
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MILITARY
Saab improves vehicle protection systemAs part of its continuing quest to provide customers with cutting-edge solutions defence and security company Saab has successfully tested a third generation high speed directed launcher (HSDL-306).
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MILITARY
IAI presents RAM MK3 ‘AT’ configurationarmoured tank hunter vehicleIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) presented its new armoured tank hunter/killer system: the RAM MK3 ‘AT’ (antitank) configuration at the Fidae Air Show in Santiago, Chile.
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MILITARY
Rolta aiming at Indian Army’s BMS, F-INSAS, tactical communication systems programmesRolta which is one among the leading suppliers of a host of products—from sensors to shooters—to the Indian Army, is now looking ahead to bagging the Indian Army’s tactical communications systems, battlefield management systems (BMS) and the future infantry soldier as a system (F-INSAS) deals.
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MILITARY
US Army orders more Oshkosh FMTVsOshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, will produce more than 2,500 additional family of medium tactical vehicles (FMTV) trucks and trailers for the US Army following an order from the US Army...
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MILITARY
ATK’s defence solutions for army
By Lt General (Retd) V. K. KapoorTK Defense is an industry leader in ammunition, precision and strike weapons, missile warning solutions, and tactical rocket motors across air-, sea-, and land-based systems.
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MILITARY
DCNS’ Rs. 310 crore Scorpene deal with SEC Industries
By SP’s Special CorrespondentScorpene manufacturer DCNS’ Indian arm has a contract with SEC Industries worth Rs. 310 crore to indigenise equipment for Project 75 submarine line currently producing six Scorpenes for the Indian Navy.
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MILITARY / DEFEXPO INDIA 2012
DCNS signs cooperation agreement with IIT BombayDCNS has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.
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MILITARY / DEFEXPO INDIA 2012
Selex Galileo and Data Patterns join hands on defence electronicsSelex Galileo and Data Patterns have signed a head of terms agreement with a view towards forming a joint venture (JV) later this year.
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MILITARY
Selex Galileo to provide support services and training to Indian Navy until 2022Selex Galileo has signed a contract with the Indian Navy to provide support and service solutions through to 2022 worth £21 million (€25 million).
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MILITARY
Cassidian protects convoys against IEDsCassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, has developed a new-generation Convoy Protection Jammer that significantly enhances the protection of vehicle convoys against attacks by radio-controlled improvised explosive devices (RCIEDs).
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MILITARY
Thales integrates VL Mica missile with TacticosThales has announced that the first operational naval VL Mica missile worldwide has been successfully integrated with the Tacticos combat management system.