SP's MAI - Issue No. 23 | December 1-15, 2016
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Top News
- 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
- Interim Defence Budget 2024-25 — An Analysis
- Union Defence budget 2024
- Prime Minister Modi Commemorates Indian Navy Day in a Grand Ceremony
- Prime Minister Modi Flies in the LCA Tejas
- New Chapter in India-Italy Defence Ties
- Airpower beyond Boundaries
Issue Features
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MILITARY / REPORT
Indian Navy focused on positive maritime environment: CNS
By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Sunil Lanba on the eve of Navy Day launched the redeveloped Indian Navy’s recruitment website, along with an official app, to simplify the application process to join the Indian Navy.
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AEROSPACE / REPORT
ScanEagle & Integrator - May be Made in India
By Ranjit KumarThe offer of drones from Insitu Pacific, Australia, is expected to dramatically change the surveillance capabilities of the Indian maritime security agencies...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
Internet of Things and dangers in cyberspace
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Much has been said in recent years about Internet of Things (IoT); it is coming, it has arrived or it is growing rapidly.
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CORPORATE
New CMD takes charge at BELM.V. Gowtama has taken charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on November 8, 2016. He joined BEL at Ghaziabad unit in January 1983 as a probationary engineer.
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MILITARY / REPORT
India signs M777 howitzers
By R. ChandrakanthBAE Systems in a statement has welcomed the signed letter of agreement and acceptance for Indian M777 howitzers.
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AEROSPACE / SPOTLIGHT
General Atomics advanced arresting gear system successfully completes first fly-in aircraft recoveryGeneral Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GAEMS) on December 1, 2016...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Gigi Hadid lifted by stalkerVitalii Sediuk, a man known for harassing celebrities, literally lifted Gigi Hadid into the air, completely violating her right to not be touched by stranger without permission, as the model was leaving a fashion show in Milan.
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CORPORATE
Boeing names Pat Goggin President of Defense and Space Development organisationBoeing is promoting Pat Goggin to be President of its Defense, Space & Security Development organisation, succeeding Jim O’Neill who will retire next year.
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MILITARY / REPORT
Prime Minister Modi’s Japan visit - Historic nuclear deal signed
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Japan on November 11-12 may be termed the most historic as making an exception; Japan has signed a civil nuclear cooperation...
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AEROSPACE
IAF aircraft carry out trial landings on Lucknow-Agra ExpresswayThree Mirage 2000 and three Su-30 aircraft of the Indian Air Force carried out a ‘touch and go’ on a portion of the newly constructed Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Uttar Pradesh on Novenmber 21, 2016.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Three Mobile data hackedThree Mobile recently admitted that hackers had hacked customer upgrade database after using an employee log in. Three Mobile confirmed the breach but declined to say whether customers’ data was stolen...
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CORPORATE
RUAG opens repair centre in Subang, MalaysiaThe official opening of the new RUAG Aviation component repair centre in Subang, Malaysia, confirms the aircraft provider’s commitment to the region.
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MILITARY / REPORT
Current and future challenges of underwater vehicle
By Rear Admiral S. Ramsay (Retd)Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar mentioned that the current government has cleared...
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AEROSPACE
Embraer gets provisional type certificate for KC-390 basic vehicleEmbraer has recently received the provisional type certificate for the KC-390 basic vehicle, issued by the Instituto de Fomento e Coordenação Industrial – IFI (Industrial Fostering and Coordination Institute), the Brazilian Air Force organisation responsible...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Tesco Bank resumes full servicesTesco Bank on November 8 confirmed that it had resumed full services following the temporary suspension of online transactions from current accounts.
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Blacklisting redefined
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Since December 2014, media was reporting that a new government policy legalising...
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AEROSPACE
Lockheed Martin begins T-50A flight operations in South CarolinaThe initial filght of Lockheed Martin T-50A took place over Greenville, South Carolina, on November 19, 2016. The T-50A was announced as the official Lockheed Martin/Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) offering for the US Air Force’s Advanced Pilot Training...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Suspicious drones halt Swedish military drillAmajor Swedish naval exercise was disrupted by the sudden appearance of remote-controlled drones. The manoeuvres were interrupted, and weapons were loaded with live ammunition to shoot down the intruders...
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MILITARY
Prime Minister dedicates GSL modernisation Phase 3A to the nationPrime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Phase 3A of Goa Shipyard Limited’s (GSL) ambitious infrastructural modernisation project to the nation and inaugurated the production of CGOPV Project, at Taleigao on November 13, 2016.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Successful maiden flight of Rustom-IIHeralding a new era in the indigenous development of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on November 16...
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MILITARY
Indian Navy inducts indigenously developed sonarsThe Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar handed over four Naval Systems developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to the Indian Navy at a special ceremony in New Delhi on November 18, 2016.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Demonstration of SW-4 Solo Rotary Wing UAV launchedLeonardo-Finmeccanica recently demonstrated the capabilities of its advanced SW-4 Solo rotary unmanned air system as well as its airborne sensors...
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MILITARY
Guided missile destroyer INS Chennai joins the Indian NavyINS Chennai, a P-15A guided missile destroyer, was commissioned into the Indian Navy by the Raksha Mantri Manohar Parrikar at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
United Kingdom — certifiable Predator B remotely piloted aircraftThe US State Department has made a determination approving a possible foreign military sale to the United Kingdom for certifiable Predator B remotely piloted aircraft...
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MILITARY
LCU 57 launched at GRSE, KolkataThe seventh ship of LCU MK IV project was launched on November 24, 2016, at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE), Kolkata. The chief guest, Dr Subhash Ramarao Bhamre, Raksha Rajya Mantri...
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AEROSPACE
Airbus A400M demonstrates Cobham's aerial refuelling systemAirbus Defence and Space has achieved a significant aerial refuelling milestone by successfully demonstrating the first ever A400M tanker to A400M receiver contact using Cobham’s 808E hose drum unit installed in the aircrafts fuselage.
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MILITARY
Indian warship Shardul visits Port VictoriaIn a demonstration of India’s commitment to its ties with Seychelles and to promote maritime security in the Indian Ocean region, Indian naval ship Shardul was at Port Victoria on a threeday visit.
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MILITARY
India successfully conducts twin trial of Prithvi-II missileIndia on November 21 successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile twice in quick succession as part of a user trial by the army from a test range at Chandipur in Odisha.
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