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SP's MAI - Issue No. 12 | June 16-30, 2015

Issue Features

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  MILITARY1 / REPORT
  Carter visit — New road map for defence relationship
  By Ranjeet Kumar

  The new framework agreement provides avenues for high level strategic discussions, continued exchanges between armed forces of both countries, and strengthening of defence capabilities

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  AEROSPACE
  Saab signs contract with Pilatus on mission and graphics computer for PC-21 trainer aircraft

  Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract with Pilatus Aircraft to provide the mission and graphics computer, with a digital map function...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / VIEWPOINT
  Whither airport security?
  By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

  The department responsible for the management of an airport and that for providing security, need to be accountable to a single authority for better coordination and control.

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  MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
  Indo-US defence relations — Will irritants persist?
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  Continued US support to the Pakistani military despite all this, even blatant nuclear proliferation, is certainly detrimental to Indian interests

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  AEROSPACE
  US Navy receives 25th P-8A, first aircraft of last LRIP lot

  The first P-8A Poseidon aircraft of lowrate initial production (LRIP) lot 4 takes off from a Boeing facility in Seattle June 2, embarking on the five-hour ferry flight to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland...

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  MILITARY1 / REPORT
  Netherlands eager to enter Indian defence market
  By Ranjeet Kumar

  The Dutch Prime Minister’s visit to India will go a long way in creating awareness about the Indian defence market and available opportunities for the Dutch defence industries

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  AEROSPACE
  RCAF Polaris delivers 10 million pounds of fuel to anti-ISIS coalition

  The 21 members of Air Task Force-Iraq’s air-to-air refuelling detachment have reached a major operational milestone in their contribution to the Middle East Stabilization Force’s (MESF) efforts against the Islamic State.

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  MILITARY1 / REPORT
  Sweden eyeing Indian defence market
  By Ranjeet Kumar

  Sweden has a very ambitious plan to widen its footprint in Indian defence market...

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  MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
  Saab Gripen for the Indian Air Force?
  By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

  On May 31 this year, the Indian Ministry of Defence had invited the global aerospace majors Saab and Rosoboronexport to make presentations on their proposal or offer...

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  MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
  Soldiers demand One Rank, One Pension
  By Lt General V.K. Kapoor (Retd)

  When a former service officer writes on a subject which involves ex-servicemen’s benefits he is unlikely to be taken seriously because he is expected to take the side of his former comrades in arms!

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  MILITARY1 / SEMINAR REPORT
  DPP will provide a clarity on 'Make in India'
  By Neetu Dhulia

  New Delhi, June 11: “It’s the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) which are...

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  MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
  New era in Indo-Bangla relations
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  The ratification of the India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) during the recent visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bangladesh is perhaps the topmost strategic achievement with neighbouring countries by the Modi Government.

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  MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
  Restructured leadership of DRDO
  By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

  Leadership changes in DRDO signal the determination of the government to propel the organisation to attain significantly higher levels...

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  MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
  Myanmar raid — Go for credible deterrence
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  The Special Forces raids on two terrorist camps in Mynamar are a good beginning at the tactical level but we need to need to urgently address the strategic level.

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  MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
  Cross-border military raid in Myanmar
  By Lt General V.K. Kapoor (Retd)

  Thursday, June 4, 2015, witnessed one of the biggest militant attacks on the Army in recent years. At least 18 soldiers were killed and another 11 injured when they were ambushed in the Moltuk valley of Chandel district in Manipur.

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  MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
  Special operations in Myanmar
  By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

  In the early hours of June 9 this year, Indian Special Forces carried out surgical operations deep inside Myanmar territory. Their targets were two camps of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) and allied insurgent groups.

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  MILITARY1
  Indigenously-built aircraft carrier Vikrant undocks at Cochin Shipyard

  The largest and the first indigenously-built, 40,000-tonne aircraft carrier (IAC) to be christened as INS Vikrant on commissioning was undocked on June 10, 2015, at a simple ceremony held at the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).

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  MILITARY1
  Indian armed forces wind up their biggest relief and rescue operations abroad ever

  In the just concluded ‘Op Maitri’ in the quake-hit Nepal, the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Army flew 2,223 sorties, rescued/evacuated about 11,200 people...

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  MILITARY1
  Big push to private participation in defence manufacturing: Government provides level playing field with defence PSUs

  Defence manufacturing is one of the key sectors among the 25 sectors identified under the ‘Make in India’ campaign launched by the Government of India.