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SP's MAI Issue No. 9 | May 01-15, 2012 - Military Updates

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Agni-V India catapults into elite club
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  The moot point is China knows her critical areas are now within the Indian sphere.

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Deterrence against the Dragon
  By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey

  Despite the lofty rhetoric emanating from the strategic community in India...

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  MILITARY
  Maiden flight of LCA naval version NP-1

  The maiden flight of the naval variant of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA-NP-1) was carried out successfully on April 27 at HAL Airport, Bangalore.

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  MILITARY
  Core values not to be given up in modernisation process: Antony

  The Defence Minister A.K. Antony recently told the top brass of armed forces that while modernisation remains the topmost priority of the Government and to achieve the same a mechanism has been put in place...

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  MILITARY
  Oto Melara at Eurosatory

  Eurosatory 2012 (June 11-15) will give Iveco-Oto Melara the opportunity to display the most innovative developments in its product range.

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  MILITARY
  New vehicle-mounted bomb jammer from L-3 TRL at DSA 2012

  UK-based defence manufacturer L-3 TRL launched its new Broadshield vehicle systems at the Defence Services Asia 2012 (DSA 2012) Exhibition...

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  MILITARY
  HMS Dragon joins the fleet

  HMS Dragon, the fourth of the Royal Navy’s new powerful Type 45 destroyers, was formally commissioned into the fleet on Friday.

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  MILITARY
  Norway to upgrade its fleet of Swedish tanks

  The Norwegian Government today presented a bill concerning the new and modified CV90 fighting vehicles for the Norwegian Army.

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  MILITARY
  BAE Systems wins protective hard armour contracts

  BAE Systems has received a $75 million order from the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to produce and deliver hard armour inserts used to protect Soldiers and other men and women in combat.

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  MILITARY
  Textron to supply strike force vehicles for Afghanistan Army

  Textron Marine & Land Systems (TM&LS) announced it received a second option award from the US Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan...

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  MILITARY
  General Dynamics to convert heavy barrel machine guns

  eneral Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded a $6.9 million contract by the US Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command...

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  MILITARY / SPECIAL - VIEWPOINT
  Replace policy of best price with best technology
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  Discrimination between the private industry and the public sector is prominent but not being rectified where individual fiscal benefits may well be axiomatic.

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  MILITARY / SPECIAL - VIEWPOINT
  Need for reforms in procurement system
  By Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. Bhatia

  There are major anomalies in India’s defence procurement system which calls for farreaching reforms if India is to emerge as a nation which can look after its own defence needs

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  MILITARY / SPECIAL - VIEWPOINT
  Lack of accountability for time and cost overruns
  By Rear Admiral (Retd) Sushil Ramsay

  Ultimately the modernisation programmes of the armed forces suffer from severe time and cost overruns, adversely impacting upon the depleting force levels.

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Morphing Perceptions
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  The larger context here is the increasing trend of pressures being brought to bear by several interest groups...

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  Navantia commissions Kariña

  On April 23, Navantia has commissioned to the Venezuelan Navy the fourth Economic Zone Patrol Boat (PVOZEE), named Kariña (PC-24).