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SP's MAI - Issue No. 21 | November 1-15, 2015

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    SPECIAL REPORT

    SP'S EXCLUSIVE
    Indian Navy scopes out Freedom-class Littoral Ship at Malabar 2015

    With Exercise Malabar 2015 under way in the Bay of Bengal, Indian Navy personnel have gotten a comprehensive first operational look at Littoral Combat Ship USS Fort Worth

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    MILITARY1 / REPORT
    Parrikar to visit USA
    By Ranjeet Kumar

    Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s visit to the US in December is expected to propel the Indo-US relationship to a new level

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    AEROSPACE / VIEWPOINT
    Dwindling combat fleet of the IAF
    By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

    With far too many imponderables in the development of the Tejas Mk II, the chances are that this aircraft may not see light of the day

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    INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
    Arsenal star David Ospina's £16-million house broken into

    Burglars recently raided professional footballer David Ospina’s £16-million London house and stole the keys to his Mercedes while his wife and children slept upstairs...

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    MILITARY1 / OEMSPEAK
    Boeing's medium & long-term plans for India
    By Pratyush Kumar, President, Boeing India

    Boeing, the largest aerospace company in the world, is completing 100 years next year.

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    AEROSPACE / REPORT
    USAF awards contract for long-range strike bomber
    By SP’s Correspondent

    The US Air Force recently announced the contract award of engineering and manufacturing development and early production for the long-range strike bomber...

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    INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
    Drone spotted near IGI Airport runway in New Delhi

    The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport of Delhi recently was put on high alert after an unidentified flying object was spotted at the airport.

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    MILITARY1 / REPORT
    Boeing-India: Growing from strength to strength
    By R. Chandrakanth

    India will receive the latest models of 22 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and 15 CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters.

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    AEROSPACE
    MoD approves induction of women as fighter pilots

    The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved the induction of women into the fighter (combat) stream of the Indian Air Force (IAF). This progressive step is in keeping with the aspirations of Indian women and is in line with contemporary trends...

  • INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
    Health insurer Anthem hit by hackers

    Health insurer Anthem hit by hackers Health insurer Anthem confirmed earlier this year that the hackers infiltrated its computer network and gained access to personal information for tens of millions of customers and employees, including CEO Joseph Swedish.

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    MILITARY1 / SPECIAL REPORT
    WASS cautions against 'back door' entry into India
    By SP’s Correspondent

    While the ‘Make in India’ concept is good, there are some companies which after failing in the tenders are trying to enter the Indian defence market through this concept

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    AEROSPACE
    Advanced Landing Ground at Walong becomes operational

    Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) at Walong was inaugurated by Air Marshal C. Hari Kumar, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force on October 23, 2015.

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    MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
    Nawaz Sharif’s US visit — Implications for South Asia
    By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    As prelude to the Obama-Sharif meet, Pakistani Foreign Secretary Aziz Chaudhary proclaimed that Pakistan’s development and deployment of tactical battlefield weapons was aimed at deterring India’s ‘Cold Start’ doctrine.

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    AEROSPACE
    Air Marshal Khanna takes over as maintenance head of Indian Air Force

    Air Marshal Virender Mohan Khanna assumes the responsibilities of Air Officer-in-Charge of Maintenance (AOM) at Air Headquarters, New Delhi, on November 1, 2015. The Air Marshal was commissioned in the mechanical stream of aeronautical engineering branch in IAF on July 25, 1977.

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    MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
    Importance of life-cycle cost
    By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

    In view of limited financial resources and consequently low budgetary allocations for defence, it would be necessary to factor in life-cycle cost in the selection of defence equipment

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    AEROSPACE
    CH-53K helicopter achieves first flight

    Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. recently announced the successful first flight of the US Marine Corps’ CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter protoype, known as Engineering Development Model-1 (EDM-1).

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    MILITARY1 / INTERVIEW
    Thales 'Go to India' approach is good

    Thales’ strategy of developing its industrial footprint in India is in line with the Indian Government’s ‘Make in India’ policy to develop the industrial defence base of the country. Patrick Mallon, Chief Technologist and Senior Thales Expert in Missile Systems, in conversation with Neetu Dhulia of SP’s M.A.I.

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    AEROSPACE
    LCH inches close to certification: Defence Minister takes detailed look

    LCH completed performance trials paving way for finalisation of basic configuration. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar visited the HAL helicopter complex and had a detailed look on advanced features and armament fit of LCH prototypes.

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    MILITARY1 / SPOTLIGHT
    Visit of INS Sahyadri at Manila, Philippines

    Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri currently on operational deployment to South China Sea and North West Pacific region in pursuance of India’s ‘Act East’ policy was in the Manila...

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    MILITARY1
    Navy's role is not only vital for national security, but also for national prosperity and development: Admiral R.K. Dhowan

    The second edition of this year’s biannual Naval Commanders’ Conference was conducted at New Delhi from October 26-28, 2015.

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    MILITARY1
    Captain Krishna Swaminathan takes over command of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya

    Captain Krishna Swaminathan has assumed charge as the second Commanding Officer of INS Vikramaditya, Indian Navy’s new and formidable aircraft carrier at Karwar.

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    MILITARY1
    Chief of the Naval Staff Bangladesh on a four-day visit to India

    Vice Admiral Muhammad Farid Habib, Chief of the Naval Staff, Bangladesh Navy, is on a four-day official visit to India from November 2-6, 2015, to review the existing cooperation between both navies and explore future avenues.

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