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SP's MAI - July 16-31, 2011

Issue Features

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  AEROSPACE
  New Delhi clears French Mirage upgrade
  By Vishal Thapar

  India’s Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on July 13 finally approved the upgrade of 51 Indian Air Force Mirage (IAF) 2000 fighters at a cost of $ 41 m apiece.

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  MILITARY1
  India and Kyrgyzstan to expand defence ties

  India has offered its assistance to Kyrgyzstan in a wide range of areas to strengthen its defence and security capabilities.

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  CORPORATE
  Boeing and TAAG deliver books to Angola

  Boeing partnered with Angola flag carrier TAAG Linhas Aereas de Angola (Angola Airlines) to transport 3,357 kg of professional and technical books to deliver them to Agostinho Neto University in Luanda, Angola.

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  NEW PRODUCTS
  Raytheon’s walk-in flight simulator

  Using a 4D walk-in simulator at the 2011 Paris Air Show, Raytheon showcased its role as the leader in the development

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / VIEWPOINT
  Thousand cuts and counting
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  After many years, the US has acknowledged Pakistan’s double game (not that they were not aware of actualities)...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  Security India Seminar 2011
  By Sucheta Das Mohapatra

  The third edition of the Security India 2011 held at New Delhi highlighted on the merging role of physical and virtual security...

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  MILITARY1
  ATK to develop next-gen ammunition for Abrams MBT

  ATK has received a $77 million, three-year contract to develop and qualify the M829E4 120mm advanced kinetic energy (AKE) tactical tank round for the US Army.

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  CORPORATE
  FN Herstal acquires Noptel

  Belgium-based firearms manufacturer FN Herstal has acquired Finnish Company Noptel Oy, specialised in laser range finding technology.

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  NEW PRODUCTS
  AmSafe introduces fire-proof cargo pallet cover

  AmSafe Industries, Inc., the leading provider of engineered restraint systems to the aviation, defence and speciality vehicle markets...

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  AEROSPACE
  WAC commanders focus on mission accomplishment

  The Commanders’ Conference of Western Air Command (WAC) was inaugurated by Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik. The conference

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  MILITARY1
  Shekhar Agarwal takes charge as secretary defence production

  Shekhar Agarwal has assumed charge as Secretary, Department of Defence Production. He belongs to the 1977 batch of the Indian Administrative Service.

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  CORPORATE
  Vivek Lall scouting for global partners

  Vivek Lall, the former head of Boeing’s defence, space and security operations in India, is busy getting Reliance Industries Limited start off its new venture in defence and aerospace segments.

• NEW PRODUCTS
  Rheinmetall unveils new ammunition

  Rheinmetall recently revealed a new 120m HE round to a group of international experts at its proving ground in Germany. It can be fired from any in-service 120mm smoothbore gun (L44 and L55).

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  AEROSPACE
  Lockheed Martin delivers first F-35 production jet for training to Eglin AFB

  The first Lockheed Martin production model F-35 Lightning II to be assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing has arrived at Eglin AFB.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  Mumbai bomb blasts 18 dead, 131 injured

  After a gap of 31 months, Mumbai has suffered yet another terror attack as three bomb blasts hit Zaveri Bazaar, Opera House and Dadar within minutes of each other, leaving 18 dead and 131 injured, 23 of them seriously...

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  MILITARY1
  Cobham gets Javelin missile cooling components contract

  Cobham Life Support has received a follow-on contract for $9.5 million from Lockheed Martin in support of the Javelin missile programme.

• CORPORATE
  ITT’s new VP of government relations

  ITT Corporation has announced the appointment of retired US Army Lt. General Robert E. Durbin as Vice President, government relations for its ITT Defense & Information Solutions segment.

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  AEROSPACE
  Alenia Aeronautica to maintain NATO’s E-3A AWACS fleet

  Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, has recently renewed the contract with International Aerospace Management Company (IAMCO)

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  Raj Kumar Singh new Home Secretary

  Raj Kumar Singh has recently taken charge as Union Home Secretary following the retirement of Gopal Krishna Pillai.

• MILITARY1
  Russia to spend $730bn on weapons

  Russia will be going in for massive weaponisation programme and by 2020 would have spent $730 billion on new weapons.

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  AEROSPACE
  Boeing EA-18G Growlers complete first combat deployment

  Boeing EA-18G Growlers operated by US Navy electronic attack squadron VAQ-132 safely returned to their home base at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, on July 9

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  New US counter-terrorism chief

  The US President Barack Obama’s choice for his next counter-terrorism chief is Matthew Olsen, a former prosecutor with extensive experience in intelligence matters for the federal government, the White House has announced.

• MILITARY1
  Harris to deliver multiband manpack radio systems

  Harris Corporation has received orders totalling $12.2 million to supply additional Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radios systems to the US Department of Defense.

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  AEROSPACE
  Thales unveils industry-first augmented reality on TopOwl

  Thales has introduced its high-performance TopOwl helmet mounted sight display (HMSD) featuring augmented reality

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  3M Security debuts world’s first multilateral border crossing programme

  3M Security Systems has debuted the world’s first multilateral border crossing programme which will enable hasslefree travel between participating nations of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

• MILITARY1
  GD Canada and DRDC Atlantic complete torpedo-defence demonstration

  General Dynamics Canada has completed its largest and most successful technology demonstration programme (TDP) with Defence Research and Development Canada Atlantic (DRDC Atlantic)

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  AEROSPACE
  Gripen operational in Thailand

  During a ceremony on July 8, 2011 the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) officially declared its new air defence system consisting of the Gripen fighter and Saab 340 Erieye AEW operational.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  Panetta believes US close to defeating Al-Qaeda

  The US Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has said that the US “is within reach of strategically defeating Al-Qaeda.” Panetta

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  AEROSPACE
  Sikorsky delivers 300th Black Hawk to US Army

  Sikorsky Aircraft announced the delivery of the 300th UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter to the US Army.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  World Drug Report Intake of synthetic drugs rises

  While global markets for cocaine, heroin and cannabis declined or remained stable, the production and abuse of prescription opioid drugs and new synthetic drugs rose, according to the World Drug Report 2011.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Drones don’t allow hit-and-run

  If you use drones you must confirm and report who they killed, says legal team.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Indian-American engineer sells B-2 Bomber secrets

  Early in 2011, a US court sentenced to imprisonment a former Indian-American, Noshir Gowadia, who was noted for designing the propulsion systems for the B-2 Bomber, while working with Northrop Corp

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  India to acquire MQ-4C UAVs

  Northrop Grumman has responded to a request for information (RFI) issued by the Indian Government

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Government to invest $1 billion in internal security modernisation

  The Government of India will be investing around $1billion on internal security modernisation programmes, according to S. Suresh Kumar, Joint Secretary, Police Modernisation, Ministry of Home Affairs.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  nEUROn UCAV in final stages of assembly

  The final assembly of Dassault nEUROn unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator is in full swing at Istres, France.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Report on information management in security

  The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Accenture has released a joint report on how security agencies can be better equipped with effective information management tools

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Innocon’s MicroFalcon completes multi UAV test flights

  Innocon’s MicroFalcon mini-UAS has completed flight testing with the multi-UAV configuration.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Internal security task force set up

  The Government of India has set up a task force to review internal security scenario of the country. The task force is headed by the former Cabinet Secretary Naresh Chandra.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Global Hawk completes multi-intelligence sensor flight

  The newest Northrop Grumman Corporation built RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft completed the first of many production acceptance flights...

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Malware imported into US in foreign-made components

  Malware built into imported electronic components sold in the United States poses a serious threat to US economy and security, Greg Schaffer

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Selex Galileo radar selected for Hermes UAV

  Elbit Systems has selected the Selex Galileo Gabbiano radar to equip its Hermes UAVs, Selex Galileo has announced.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  International Cyber Security Protection Alliance (ICSPA) launched

  For the first time, leading international businesses, government and law enforcement agencies are coming together in a bid to tackle the issue.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  US drones enter Somalia

  Somalia becomes the sixth country where the US has deployed drones in its pilotless war campaign against terrorists.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  Cassidian joins ICSPA

  Cassidian’s high edge cyber experts will collaborate with a new alliance of major organizations, law enforcement agencies and governments to tackle cyber crime

• AEROSPACE
  Northrop Grumman to provide navigation equipment for MAFI

  Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Europe-based air traffic management subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems is providing a range of navigation equipment including instrument landing systems (ILS) and...

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  Lockheed Martin achieves technology services milestone

  Lockheed Martin announced the successful achievement of ISO 20000 certification for its Information Systems & Global Solutions business area.

• AEROSPACE
  UK orders 62 AW159

  AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, showcased its first production AW159 helicopter at the Paris Air Show recently.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  NSG website not hacked: Government

  The Central government has clarified that there was no indication that the website of National Security Guard (NSG) had been hacked.

• AEROSPACE
  Wipro agreement with Spanish firm

  Wipro Infrastructure Engineering (WIE) recently signed an agreement with Spanish firm Compania Espanola De Sistemas Aeronauticos (CESA) for manufacturing of precision engineered components for the aerospace and defence sector.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  Security gaps found in iPhones, iPad

  Reports in the media have indicated that a new security gap has opened up in Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices, making room for susceptibility to hacker attacks.

• AEROSPACE
  Airbus Military and PT Dirgantara Indonesia sign strategic agreement

  Airbus Military has concluded a strategic collaboration agreement with PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) under which it will assist with the revitalisation of the Indonesian national aerospace industry.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Small plane enters Camp David airspace

  There was a minor flutter when President Barack Obama was camping at Camp David in Maryland, the Presidential retreat in July.

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  AAI to work on UAV payloads

  AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems is exploring on the payload capacities of UAVs. It has entered into a five-year research and development deal with the US Army to explore what “payloads,” such as cameras or radar systems

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  FBI agent who worked for the Soviets

  Robert Philip Hanssen, a career FBI agent who provided intelligence to the Soviets, finally landed in prison.

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Boeing, Northrop Grumman to help US Navy study options for UCLASS

  The US Navy will gain insight into the technical risks, challenges and operational benefits of developing a new fleet of unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft...

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Chinese steals military application trade secrets

  Xiaodong Sheldon Meng, while working for defence contractor Quantum3D, engaged in espionage activities in the behalf of the People’s Republic of China between 2002 and 2006.

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Indian students participate in UAV competition

  A five-member student team from M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology (MSRIT), Bangalore, has for the first time in India developed an UAV with an autopilot system.