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SP's MAI - Issue No. 16 | August 16-31, 2016

Issue Features

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  MILITARY / REPORT
  Prime Minister raises humanitarian concerns in Pak, unsettles neighbour
  By R. Chandrakanth

  On the occasion of India’s 70th Independence Day celebrations, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic speech from the ramparts of Red Fort has got global attention...

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  AEROSPACE / VIEWPOINT
  Missing An-32 medium-lift aircraft
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  Tragedy struck on July 22 when an Indian Air Force (IAF) An-32 on routine sortie from IAF Station Tambaram to Port Blair went missing.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Christina Grimmie, singer, shot dead by fan

  Florida authorities answered one of the major questions in the shooting death of Christina Grimmie, the 22-year-old singer who made her name on NBC’s “The Voice.”

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  CORPORATE
  Boeing, Mahindra open C-17 training centre for Indian Air Force

  Boeing and Mahindra Defence Systems formally opened a centre in Gurgaon to provide C-17 training services to the Indian Air Force (IAF).

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  MILITARY / REPORT
  PM Modi's speech on 70th Independence Day
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech on August 15 was in the backdrop optimism wherein he said that if India was plagued by millions of problems...

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  AEROSPACE / SPOTLIGHT
  Tata and Bell Helicopter to collaborate

  Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and Bell Helicopter have signed an agreement to work together in support of India’s aviation and defence modernisation initiatives...

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Pakistan-based hacker defaces Canara Bank site, tries to block e-payments

  A Pakistani hacker has reportedly defaced the website of Canara Bank, one of India’s largest lenders. On August 2, the hacker, who calls himself Faisal, defaced the bank’s site by inserting a malicious page...

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  CORPORATE
  HAL and Safran to form JV to support Indian helicopter operators

  The Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and Safran Helicopter Engines have agreed to establish a support centre in India...

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  MILITARY / ANALYSIS
  Narrowing the seas: Security ramifications of the SCS verdict
  By Bharat Karnad

  There’s an aspect of China’s seeking to acquire dominance in the South China Sea that the verdict on July 11, 2016, by the International Court of Arbitration at the Hague...

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  AEROSPACE
  Mirage 2000 upgraded to FOC

  Continuing its success on various recent projects, the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has now flown the first FOC (final operational configuration) upgraded Mirage 2000 aircraft on July 28, 2016 adhering to the scheduled date.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  US swimmers robbed at gunpoint in Rio, Brazil

  Ryan Lochte and three other American swimmers were robbed at gunpoint by thieves posing as police officers who stopped their taxi and took their money and belongings, the US Olympic Committee (USOC) said.

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  CORPORATE
  Embraer and Boeing to collaborate on KC-390 medium airlift

  Embraer and Boeing have signed a teaming agreement to jointly market and support the KC-390, a multi-mission mobility and aerial refuelling aircraft.

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  MILITARY / ANALYSIS
  The South China Sea imbroglio and its repercussions
  By Rear Admiral S. Ramsay (Retd)

  The Chinese position of not recognising the verdict of the Permanent Court of Arbitration is a cause for serious worry, because it highlights total disregard to the international order.

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  AEROSPACE
  Mahindra to make parts for Airbus Helicopters

  Airbus Helicopters has awarded a contract to Mahindra Aerostructures to make airframe parts for the AS565 MBe Panther. These parts will be produced at the Mahindra facility in Bengaluru.

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  CORPORATE / APPOINTMENT
  Boeing names Hyslop Chief Technology Officer

  Boeing has recently named Greg Hyslop its Chief Technology Officer (CTO), replacing John Tracy, a 35-year company veteran who served as CTO since 2006 and announced his retirement earlier this year.

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Pakistan's prodigal bash
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  Turbulence at the recent 7th SAARC Home and Interior Ministers Conference was but expected simply because it was being hosted by Pakistan – notorious for being the crucible of terror and continuing to export terror as an institutionalised state policy.

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  AEROSPACE
  Lockheed Martin looks at adaptable weapons kit for Black Hawk

  Lockheed Martin is exploring options to bring its weapons integration expertise to bear on the European-built S-70 Black Hawk helicopters made by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company.

• CORPORATE
  Thales and Elettronica strengthen their cooperation in the electronic warfare domain

  Thales and Elettronica have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their industrial and commercial operations and relations in the aerospace and defence business.

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  DPP — Private sector awaits fair share
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  If anyone were to ask whether the Defence Procurement Policy (DPP)...

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  AEROSPACE
  Embraer's KC-390 heads towards certification in 2017

  The first prototype of the KC-390, nextgeneration multi-mission aircraft by Embraer, returned to Brazil after successfully completing its first international mission, lasting 23 days and flying more than 48 hours.

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Adding military muscle — Address foot soldier too
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  In a boost to the Indian Navy comes the news that India has signed a $1.1-billion deal to procure four more Poseidon-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft from the US...

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  AEROSPACE
  QinetiQ and Thales select Scorpion Jet for ASDOT bid

  QinetiQ, Thales and Textron AirLand have announced a collaboration that will bid for the UK Ministry of Defence’s upcoming Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) programme.

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  MILITARY
  INS Viraat sails on her own steam for one last time

  The aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, set sail for Kochi on July 23 for essential repairs and dry docking (ERDD) at the Cochin Shipyard. This is the last sailing under her own propulsion as INS Viraat is slated for decommissioning later this year.

• AEROSPACE
  Second squadron of Tejas by 2019

  The first light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas squadron has been formed on July 1, 2016, with two LCA initial operation configuration (IOC) series production aircraft.

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  MILITARY
  Royal Malaysian Navy Chief visits India

  Admiral Tan Sri Ahmad Kamarulzaman bin Haji Ahmad Badaruddin, Chief of the Royal Malaysian Navy, visited India from July 25-28, 2016. His visit was intended to consolidate the bilateral naval relations between India and Malaysia...

• AEROSPACE
  Test flight of indigenously developed scramjet engine

  The testing of sub-scale demonstrator scramjet engine is envisaged as a part of technology demonstration, by mounting it on a two-stage solid rocket.

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  MILITARY
  Exercise Megh Prahar: Demonstration on river crossing

  A demonstration on capabilities of Mathura-based Strike 1 to seamlessly effect crossings on river obstacle was conducted on the banks of Yamuna River on July 14, 2016, along the stretch of river adjoining the cantonment.

• AEROSPACE
  Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce team UK F-35Bs

  Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce will join forces to provide comprehensive technical support at the Royal Air Force Marham to support F135 engines and the LiftSystems on the UK’s F-35B Lightning II aircraft.

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  MILITARY
  DRDO success in Advanced Artillery Gun System

  The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) achieved yet another technological breakthrough by successfully conducting the proof firing of armament system for 155mm x 52-calibre Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System...

• MILITARY
  Russia and India to develop new SPG

  Moscow and New Delhi have concluded an agreement to develop a new self-propelled gun (SPG) intended for the Indian domestic market.