SP's MAI - Issue No. 9 | May 1-15, 2016
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Top News
- The layered Air Defence systems that worked superbly, the key element of Operation Sindoor
- Operation Sindoor | Day 2 DGMOs Briefing
- Operation Sindoor: India strikes back with Precision and Purpose
- Operation Sindoor: Resolute yet Restrained
- India’s Operation Sindoor Sends a Clear Message to Terror and the World – ‘ZERO TOLERANCE’
- Japan and India set forth a defence cooperation consultancy framework, talks on tank and jet engines
- Terrorist Attack in Pahalgam in Kashmir: Unfolding a long surgical war against PAK
- Lt General Pratik Sharma takes over Command of Indian Army's Northern Command
Issue Features
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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
Parrikar’s China visit — Beijing remains obdurate
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s maiden visit to China was in the backdrop of China using her veto at the UN to prevent Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar being designated terrorist.
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AEROSPACE / REPORT
Arjan Singh: An iconic personality
By R. ChandrakanthThe Panagarh airbase will be known as ‘Air Force Station Arjan Singh’, a tribute to a great hero
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Donald Trump's rally affectedA man jumped a security barrier and rushed the stage at Donald J. Trump’s rally in Dayton, Ohio, recently, leading to a brief moment of panic when Secret Service...
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CORPORATE
Rockwell Collins announces senior leadership appointmentsRockwell Collins recently announced that Jeff Standerski has been named Senior Vice President, People and Inclusion.
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MILITARY1 / REPORT
India-Pakistan talks — No forward movement
By Ranjeet KumarThe on-off India-Pakistan talks at various levels in recent years after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks have been like taking one step forward and then two steps backwards.
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AEROSPACE / VIEWPOINT
A gust of wind!
By Air Chief Marshal F.H. Major (Retd)The gust of wind (Rafale) is going to kick-start the exercise to augment the depleting squadron strength of the Indian Air Force soon.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Football's worst tragedy, Liverpool fans vindicatedIn 1989, the worst football tragedy occurred at Hillsborough soccer stadium in which 96 men, women and children died. After 29 years an inquest has delivered its verdicts on a series of key questions.
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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
Recipe for success
By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)Unless the Indian aerospace and defence industry has access to the global market, the prospects of success of ‘Make in India’ campaign is likely to remain plagued by uncertainty
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AEROSPACE / REPORT
Indigenous GPS — What it means
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with many awed Indians, watched the successful launch of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) PSLV-C33 satellite launch vehicle liftoff successfully from Sriharkota at 12.50 p.m. on April 28.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Only three US airports require employees to go through security checkThe Transportation Security Administration (TSA) administrator Robert Neffenger admitted recently that only three US airports require employees to go through a security check before entering ‘secured’ areas of the airport.
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MILITARY1 / REPORT
DPP 2016 — Policy aiming to build defence industrial base in India
By Bhaskar Kanungo and C.S. KrishnadevIf we have to lower the cost of defence procurement while ensuring that competitiveness of our weapon systems is cutting edge...
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AEROSPACE / FEATURE
Aerial solutions for firefighting taskThe raging forest fires in Uttarakhand and the inability to douse the fires immediately has thrown up the issue of equipment and also strategy.
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MILITARY1 / REPORT
The LIGO project
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Amidst the commotion of the Nuclear Security Summit 2016 held in Washington DC...
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AEROSPACE
IAF gears up for Exercise Red Flag at AlaskaWork up phase for Exercise Red Flag concluded on April 27, 2016 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.
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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
Maritime India Summit and Sagar Mala — Strategic moves
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The first ever Maritime India Summit 2016 held in Mumbai on April 14-16, 2016, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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AEROSPACE
Air Marshal P.P. Khandekar takes over as Air Officer-in-Charge MaintenanceAir Marshal P.P. Khandekar assumed the responsibilities of Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance at Air HQ, New Delhi on May 2, 2016.
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MILITARY1 / REPORT
Defence Minister assures government's commitment to the modernisation and development plans of the Indian Navy
By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)“Indian Navy’s role is not only vital for national security, but also for national prosperity and development.” — Admiral R.K. Dhowan, Chief of the Naval Staff
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MILITARY1 / SPOTLIGHT
Maiden sea trial of Kalvari first Scorpene class submarineKalvari, the first of the Scorpene class submarines, built at the Mazagon Dock Ltd (MDL), Mumbai, went to sea for the first time on May 1.
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