SP's MAI - Issue No. 4 | February 16-29, 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
Technology Vision 2035 — What about defence?
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The Technology Vision 2035 vision talks about future technologies ranging from flying cars, real-time translation software, personalised medicine, wearable devices...
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AEROSPACE
Tejas fires Derby missile in JamnagarContinuing with its successful stride of flight trails in 2016, India’s light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas achieved a major milestone on February 5. One of the limited series production (LSP) platforms fired a Beyond Visual Range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM)...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Terrorism is a crime against humanity: Rajnath SinghAppropriate legal and structural frameworks to fight against the menace of terrorism is being created in the country, says Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh while addressing the International Conference on Counter-Terrorism at Jaipur on February 3, 2016.
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CORPORATE
Saab and Kalyani Group joint ventureSwedish defence and security company Saab, together with Indian company Kalyani Strategic Systems Ltd (KSSL), the defence arm of Kalyani Group, announced preparations for a joint venture company in India...
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TECHNOLOGY
FLA programme takes flightDARPA’s FLA programme aims to develop and test algorithms that could reduce the amount of processing power, communications, and human intervention needed for unmanned aerial vehicles to accomplish low-level tasks...
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MILITARY / REPORT
International Fleet Review: An instrument of power projection
By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)The second edition of the International Fleet Review was held at Visakhapatnam...
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AEROSPACE
Embraer Phenom 100 for UK training programmeThe Embraer Phenom 100 business jet was selected to provide multi-engine pilot training to armed forces aircrew in the United Kingdom. The contract with Affinity Flight Training Services will provide five aircraft to the UKMFTS programme.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Taylor Swift suffers security breachGrammy winner Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris are one of the most followed and adored couples today. But their popularity is now becoming a threat.
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CORPORATE
CSIR-NAL and Tata Advanced Systems announce MoU for indigenous Mission ComputerThe Integrated Global bus Avionics Processing System (IGAPS) popularly called Mission Computer, is a CoreAircraft Computing Platform with features like ARINC 664 global bus...
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Spectrum woes — Ignoring military requirements
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The government would do well to review its decision of taking away 150 MHz spectrum from defence by weighing how much money it would make by auctioning the 150 MHz...
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AEROSPACE
Beechcraft signs T-6C contract for UK trainingBeechcraft Defense Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., announced it has signed a contract with Affinity Flying Training Services to provide 10 Beechcraft T-6C Texan II military training aircraft to the UKMFTS programme.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Directorate of Coordination, Police Wireless to celebrate 70th Raising DayThe Directorate of Coordination, Police Wireless (DCPW) will celebrate its 70th Raising Day on February 19, 2016. The Directorate came into existence this day in 1946 initially as “Inspectorate of Wireless”...
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
C4I2SR — Is this getting adequate attention?
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)While Services are progressing individually towards NCW capabilities, an integrated C4I2SR structure to link the strategic, operational and tactical domains needs...
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AEROSPACE
Air Vice Marshal R.D. Mathur promoted to the rank of Air MarshalAir Vice Marshal Rajiv Dayal Mathur who had been Assistant Chief of Air Staff in charge of the Indian Air Force’s Air Warfare Strategy Cell besides its Space, Cyber, Air Traffic Services and Media & Public Relations Directorates, has been promoted...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Woman hurls flower pot at Prime Minister's convoy, detainedIn a security breach, a woman was detained recently for allegedly hurling a flower pot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s convoy in Delhi.
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MILITARY / REPORT
Passenger drone — New platform for terror?
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Ehang 184, a Chinese autonomous aerial vehicle, showcased at Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas during January 2016, does not require the passenger to have any pilot training.
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AEROSPACE
F-35A Lightning II completes first Trans-Atlantic crossingAn Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) F-35A Lightning II aircraft completed very first transatlantic ocean crossing, arriving at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, from Cameri Air Base, Italy, on February 5.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Andheri court orders FIR against airport officialsThe Andheri court on February 9 ordered to register a first information report (FIR) against the few officers from organisations of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), Airports Authority of India and Airport Operator GVK-MIAL.
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MILITARY / SPOTLIGHT
BAE Systems selects Mahindra for ultra-lightweight howitzerDemonstrating its commitment to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to ‘Make in India’, BAE Systems has down-selected Mahindra as its business partner...
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AEROSPACE
Russia, India joint project on helicoptersRussian Helicopters holding company and the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) are working on the exterior appearance of the Ka-226T light multi-role helicopter that will be manufactured both in Russia and India.
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MILITARY
COAS presents President's Colours to the Corps of SignalsGeneral Dalbir Singh, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), presented the President’s Colours to the Corps of Signals of Indian Army at Jabalpur on February 15. Lt General Balwant Singh Negi, Army Commander, Central Command, was also present.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Camcopter S-100 – Successful flights with 'Detect and Avoid' systemSchiebel and the Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR), the Netherlands Coastguard and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducted a series of successful flights...
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MILITARY
Visit of Indian warships to MaleIndian naval ships Vikramaditya, Mysore and Deepak are visiting Male from February 15-18, 2016, after participating in the International Fleet Review. The ships are part of the Indian Navy’s Western Fleet based at Mumbai.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Elbit Systems introduces Skylark3Elbit Systems has developed the Skylark3, a new autonomous miniunmanned aircraft system (UAS), best suited for brigades and divisions in ‘beyond the next hill’...
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MILITARY
Mhadei sailing with an all-women crew enters ChennaiThe Navy’s famous sailing vessel Mhadei, skippered and crewed by an all-women crew of naval officers for the very first time, entered Chennai port recently, after participating in the International Fleet Review 2016.
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AEROSPACE
France orders four C-130J aircraftThe Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) on January 29, 2016, ordered four new-build C-130J Hercules from the United States Air Force (USAF). Two of the four aircraft will be able to refuel helicopters in flight.
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MILITARY
President confers Honorary Rank of General of the Indian Army on General Rajendra Chhetri, COAS, Nepalese ArmyThe President of India Pranab Mukherjee conferred the Honorary Rank of General of the Indian Army on Prakhyata Trisahkati-Patta General Rajendra Chhetri...
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AEROSPACE
New MD 530G Scout attack helicopters to MalaysiaMD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI) announced that it succeeded in its bid to supply six MD 530G Scout attack helicopters to Malaysia’s Ministry of Defense.
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MILITARY
Exercise Surya Kiran IX commencesThe 14-day Indo-Nepal combined military exercise Surya Kiran IX at general area, Pithoragarh commenced on February 8, 2016, and will culminate on February 21, 2016. A combined ceremonial parade was held by both the participating contingents.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Anka carries out first missionary flightAnka, an unmanned aerial vehicle developed by the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), carried out its debut missionary flight in the eastern province of Elazig on February 5.
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MILITARY
Indo-Seychelles joint military exercise begins on February 15The Seventh Joint Military Training Exercise between the Indian Army and the Seychelles People’s Defence Forces (SPDF) – Lamitye 2016, is on at Seychelles Defence Academy (SDA), Victoria, Seychelles, from February 15-28, 2016.
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