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SP's MAI Issue No. 11 | June 1-15, 2015 - Aerospace Updates

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    AEROSPACE / REPORT
    Highways — A force multiplier for the IAF
    By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

    During war, airbases would have to be specifically tasked to be prepared to activate the landing strip on the highway at practically a moment’s notice.

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    AEROSPACE
    HAL-BAeS sign collaboration MoU

    HAL signed an MoU with BAe Systems UK recently for Hawk Mk132 Upgrade, development of combat Hawk for Indian and export markets and maintenance solutions for supporting Jaguar and Hawk fleet.

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    AEROSPACE
    India chooses Russian Helicopters' Ka-226T

    In May 2015, India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved a major raft of deals on a non-tender basis for its armed forces, which included the Ka-226T light helicopter made by Russian Helicopters.

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    AEROSPACE
    Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha's US visit

    Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of the Air Staff, returned after a five-day visit to the United States of America.

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    AEROSPACE
    Appointment of Vice Chief of the Air Staff

    Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa AVSM YSM VM took over as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) on 01 June 2015. He was commissioned in the IAF in June 1978 as a fighter pilot.

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    AEROSPACE
    Air Marshal Ravinder Kumar Dhir assumes charge as SWAC AOC-in-C

    Air Marshal Ravinder Kumar Dhir took over the charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of South Western Air Command (SWAC) on June 1, 2015.