SP's MAI - Issue No. 3 | February 1-15, 2016
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Top News
- Indian Air Force Aims for Full Indigenous Inventory by 2047 — Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh
- General Upendra Dwivedi takes over as the Chief of the Army Staff
- Rajnath Singh assumes charge as Defence Minister for the second consecutive term
- Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi assumes Command of the Indian Navy as 26th Chief of the Naval Staff
- Prime Minister witnesses 'Bharat Shakti' – a Tri-Services Firing and Manoeuvre Exercise in Pokhran, Rajasthan
Issue Features
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
DPP 2016 – Big changes, big expectations
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The most important takeaway of the new Defence Procurement Policy is the increase in the offset baseline from Rs. 300 crore to Rs. 2,000 crore, besides the focus on reducing delays in procurements.
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AEROSPACE
Russian Helicopters delivers 151 helicopters to IndiaRussian Helicopters, part of state corporation Rostec, recently delivered the final batch of helicopters to India under a previously signed agreement. India received 151 Mi-17V-5 military transport helicopters produced by JSC Kazan Helicopters...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
People's Choice Awards interruptedThe People’s Choice Awards was rocked by an apparent security breach when a man ambushed the stage during The Talk panel’s thank you speech.
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CORPORATE
Mahindra, Airbus joint venture for military helicoptersTaking forward the memorandum of understanding signed in July, Mahindra Defence and Airbus Helicopters on January 24 inked a pact to form a joint venture to produce military helicopters in India.
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MILITARY / REPORT
Historic visit of French President François Hollande
By R. ChandrakanthPresident François Hollande’s visit is the fifth such by a French leader to have been honoured as the Chief Guest at the Republic Day, highlighting the expanding areas of cooperation and convergence between the two countries.
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AEROSPACE
Egypt gets three more Rafale fighter jetsEgyptian Air Force (EAF) received three Dassault Aviation-built Rafale fighter jets from France recently. This is the second batch of the jets to be dispatched as part of a $5-billion deal signed last year.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Call centre breachThree employees of a call centre run by Wipro for UK telecom firm TalkTalk have been arrested over security breach allegations, according to British media.
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CORPORATE
Airbus Defence and Space and OneWeb join handsAirbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, and OneWeb, which is building a new global satellite communications system, announced the creation of OneWeb Satellites.
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MILITARY / PREVIEW
IFR 2016 rehearsalA Naval Fleet Review is a long-standing tradition of navies world over. The review was conceived as a show of naval might and combat readiness.
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AEROSPACE
Northrop to produce first Japanese E-2D Advanced HawkeyeNorthrop Grumman Corporation recently received a US Navy contract modification for non-recurring engineering and recurring support to configure the first Japanese E-2D Advanced Hawkeye.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Woman crashes car through Phoenix Airport gateA woman who crashed her car through a Arizona’s Phoenix Airport’s security gate and drove onto a runway with her infant son in the vehicle has been sentenced to five years of probation.
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CORPORATE
Rheinmetall Europe's leading producer of military vehiclesRheinmetall AG has decided to consolidate its defence unit’s extensive military vehicle activities in a new division called ‘Vehicle Systems’.
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
S-400 Triumf for India's air defence
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)India has cleared the acquisition of five S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems...
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AEROSPACE
P-8I aircraft deployed in Andaman and Nicobar IslandsIndia has started to deploy long-range naval patrol aircraft Poseidon-8I and spy drones at the forward military base in Andaman and Nicobar Islands as part of its strategy to counter China’s move to regularly send its nuclear and conventional submarines to the IOR.
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CORPORATE
Thales and ASV strengthen partnership in the UKAfter successful trials on Halcyon unmanned surface vehicle, Thales and ASV strengthen their partnership. Both companies have signed an agreement to develop autonomous USV technology...
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Chinks in border fencing: But what about facilitators
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The bottom line is that while India should go for the latest technology, it should also eliminate the mafia within its border areas, besides establishing credible deterrence to Pakistan’s proxy war.
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AEROSPACE
HAL rolls out HTT-40 prototypeHindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has rolled out the first prototype of HTT-40 with the aircraft sporting all the aircraft lights and powered on cockpit. T. Suvarna Raju, CMD, HAL said that the HTT-40 prototype efforts symbolises the renewed...
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CORPORATE
HAL bestowed with Raksha Mantri's awardsThe Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for HAL’s new Helicopter Manufacturing Facility at Biderehalla Kaval, Gubbi Taluk, Tumakuru, about 100 km from Bengaluru recently.
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MILITARY
Ensuring Secure Seas: Indian Maritime Security StrategyOn October 26, 2015, the Indian Navy released its latest maritime strategy, titled “Ensuring Secure Seas: Indian Maritime Security Strategy.” This edition is a revised and updated version of the previous outlined strategy “Freedom to Use the Seas: India’s Maritime Military Strategy,” published in 2007.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Heron-1 UAS reaches 70,000 operational flight hours in AfghanistanIsrael Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) Heron-1 unmanned aerial system (UAS) recently marked its 70,000th flight hour in Afghanistan, after less than seven years of operation...
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MILITARY / REPORT
Hypersonic weapons to missile on rails – China readies for global war
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)China is among three nations that are developing hypersonic weapons, along with Russia and the US.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
US soldiers bid farewell to this Army's oldest unmanned aircraftThe US Army’s oldest unmanned aircraft system had its final flight here as part of a ceremony that marked transitions for both the aircraft and its operators, December 16.
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Hype vs reality
By Air marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)Will the Tejas be able to make an impact in the discerning global market where the platform will be subjected to intense scrutiny by aerospace professionals from across the world?
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AEROSPACE
Boeing gets $2.5-billion contract for 20 more P-8A Poseidon aircraftBoeing will further equip the US Navy and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) with maritime patrol capabilities, building 20 more P-8A Poseidon aircraft following a $2.5-billion US Navy order announced recently.
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MILITARY / SPOTLIGHT
Naseem Al Bahr 2016 – Visit of Royal Navy of Oman shipsThe Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) recently conducted a bilateral maritime exercise Naseem-al-Bahr in the Arabian Sea from January 22-27, 2016, off Goa.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
AirMule completes its first autonomous flightOn December 30, AirMule successfully completed its first autonomous, untethered flight at the Megiddo airfield in northern Israel.
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MILITARY
Coast Guard Day 2016The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is celebrated its 39th Anniversary on February 1, 2016. With a modest beginning of just seven ships in 1978 the service has grown into a formidable force with 119 ships, 62 aircraft and 42 stations.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Northrop to develop MALE UAV for small shipsNorthrop Grumman Systems Corp. Aerospace Systems, El Segundo, California, has been awarded a $9,30,76,636 Other Transaction Agreement for prototype project—Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node programme, Phase III.
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MILITARY
Sri Lankan President visits INS Vikramaditya at ColomboMaithripala Sirisena, the President of Sri Lanka, visited INS Vikramaditya recently. He was received onboard by Rear Admiral Ranveet Singh, NM, Flag Officer Commanding, Western Fleet and Captain Krishna Swaminathan, Commanding Officer of the ship.
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MILITARY
Beta Version of Integrated Quartermaster Package (IQMP) for the Indian Army releasedThe Beta Version of Integrated Quartermaster Package (IQMP) was released by the VCOAS, Lt General M.M.S. Rai, on January 28, 2016, as a precursor to the final release...
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MILITARY
Vice Admiral Girish Luthra assumes command of Southern Naval CommandVice Admiral Girish Luthra, AVSM, VSM, took over charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command from Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM...
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MILITARY
Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba takes over Western Naval CommandVice Admiral Sunil Lanba took over the reins of Western Naval Command (WNC) as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) on January 31, 2016, from Vice Admiral S.P.S. Cheema at a ceremonial parade held at INS Shikra.
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MILITARY
Assam Regiment adjudged best marching contingent on Republic Day parade 2016The Assam Regiment has been adjudged as the Best Marching Contingent amongst the three Services in the Republic Day parade held on January 26, 2016.
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