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SP's MAI - August 01-15, 2011

Issue Features

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  MILITARY / INTERVIEW
  Army Air Defence shifts from gun-centric to missile-centric approach
  By SP’s Team

  Lt General Ram Pratap, just prior to his retirement as the Director General of Army Air Defence (DGAAD)

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  AEROSPACE
  MMRCA lowest bidder to be declared in six weeks: PV Naik

  The outgoing Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal P.V.Naik announced that the L1 (lowest bid) for the medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) will be declared in five to six weeks time.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / VIEWPOINT
  Indo-Pak dialogue: Empty rhetoric
  By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey

  There was no acceptance of responsibility, sign of remorse or commitment from the Pakistani Foreign Minister about her country’s approach...

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  NEW PRODUCTS
  FLIR H-Series monocular

  FLIR’s H-Series handheld thermal imaging cameras let law enforcement officers see clearly in darkness, providing an undeniable tactical advantage.

• CORPORATE
  Cassidian re-shapes its organisation to address new markets

  Cassidian adapts its organisation in order to create a further empowered and streamlined customer-oriented structure across the globe.

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  MILITARY
  Satpura, Indian Navy’s second indigenous stealth frigate to be commissioned soon

  Satpura, the second Shivalik class indigenous stealth frigate, will soon be a part of the Indian Navy missions.

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  AEROSPACE
  Thales and Dassault sign contract to upgrade IAF’s Mirage 2000 fleet

  Thales and Dassault Aviation have signed a contract for the upgrade of the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Mirage 2000 fleet on July 29.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / VIEWPOINT
  The bug of bugging
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  Telephone tapping and eavesdropping on conversations in any case are minor compared to the ever expanding networks...

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  NEW PRODUCTS
  FastMag Pistol

  The FastMag Pistol (FMP) from ITW Military Products has been released.

• CORPORATE
  DRS Technical Services office at Charleston

  DRS Defense Solutions announced that its Technical Services business unit has opened a new office in Charleston, South Carolina, to better support its customer, the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR).

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  MILITARY
  India test fires a shoot-and-scoot nuclear missile, Prahar
  By Vishal Thapar

  Prahar, 150-km ballistic missile, appears to be India’s response to Pakistan’s Hatf IX (Nasr), a 60-km tactical nuclear missile, which was testfired in April.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  First Euro Hawk UAS touches down in Germany

  Euro Hawk, the first high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE), signals intelligence (SIGINT) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) based on the RQ-4 Global Hawk

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / REPORT
  Children used as suicide bombers: UN Report

  The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in its 2011 mid-year report on protection of civilians in armed conflict in Afghanistan...

• NEW PRODUCTS
  A400M restraint equipment

  AmSafe Bridport’s innovative Airbus Military freighter solution provides for safer transportation of troops and cargo.

• CORPORATE
  General Dynamics acquires Fortress Technologies

  General Dynamics has completed its previously announced purchase of Fortress Technologies, Inc, a provider of secure wireless networking equipment for the US military and other government customers.

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  MILITARY
  Dogs of war

  They have been to war for ages now. They will continue to do so in future.

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  AEROSPACE
  Lockheed Martin’s infrared system achieves critical milestone

  Lockheed Martin’s infrared search and track (IRST) sensor system for the US Navy F/A-18E/F achieved critical milestone B approval to proceed...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / REPORT
  Nuclear forces ‘leaner but meaner’: SIPRI report

  The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has launched the findings of SIPRI Yearbook 2011

• NEW PRODUCTS
  Enhanced thermal monocular Diana IR

  Diana IR is a thermal imaging device designed to be used by the Special Forces while executing a wide variety of ‘search and rescue’ missions and other military operations

• CORPORATE
  Rolta acquires emergency response company

  Rolta has acquired the public safety and emergency response company ACLS Systems, FZC through complete asset purchase.

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  MILITARY
  ARMOR rugged tablet computers achieve Verizon certification

  DRS Technologies, Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, announced that the ARMOR X10gx and ARMOR X7 rugged tablet computers have endured rigorous testing...

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  AEROSPACE
  X2 Technology Demonstrator takes its final flight

  Sikorsky Aircraft Corp’s X2 Technology demonstrator has flown for the last time, the company announced recently.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  SAARC has to be proactive in countering terrorism: Home Minister

  The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram attending the fourth SAARC Interior/Home Ministers Meeting at Thimpu, Bhutan

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  MILITARY
  Spain’s first BAM ship completes sea trials

  Meteoro, the Spanish Navy’s first Buque de Acción Marítima (BAM) amphibious action ship has successfully completed its sea trials.

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  AEROSPACE
  Rockwell Collins to upgrade KC-10

  The US Air Force has awarded Rockwell Collins a contract to provide systems integration and avionics for the KC-10 communication...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  India, Pakistan Ministers meet at Thimpu

  The Union Home Minister, P. Chidambaram, and the Interior Minister of Pakistan Senator A. Rehman Malik met in Thimpu to solve some of the differences.

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  MILITARY
  First multipurpose frigate “Carlo Bergamini” launched

  Riva Trigoso (Genoa) shipyard recently celebrated the launch of the frigate “Carlo Bergamini”

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  AEROSPACE
  IAE to power KC-390

  Embraer Defense and Security, in concurrence with the Brazilian Air Force...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  Norway shocked by mass killing

  Norway’s worst massacre since World War II saw a lone man killing 76 people end July.

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  MILITARY
  Oshkosh Defense to recapitalise heavy tactical vehicles

  Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, will recapitalise 160 trucks from the US Army’s family of heavy tactical vehicles (FHTV) fleet

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  AEROSPACE
  Northrop Grumman demonstrates aircraft survivability

  Technology developed as part of Northrop Grumman’s Rotorcraft Avionics Innovation Laboratory (RAIL) took flight for the first time aboard the US Navy’s

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  New fingermarks detection technology

  Sheffield Hallam University has indicated that the Home Office Centre for Applied Science and Technology is interested in the university’s research on fingermarks detection technology.

• MILITARY
  GA-ASI bags Hellads contract

  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), tactical reconnaissance radars, and electro-optic surveillance systems

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  AEROSPACE
  ScanEagle flies 5,00,000 combat hours

  Insitu Inc. announced on July 19 that its ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) surpassed 5,00,000 combat flight hours

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  India and US sign cyber pact

  A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cyber security has been signed between India and the US.

• MILITARY
  Bids for futuristic infantry combat vehicle

  The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is likely to finalise soon the vendor for the manufacture of the futuristic infantry combat vehicle (FICV).

• AEROSPACE
  Eurocopter and HAL sign pact

  Eurocopter and the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) have reiterated their commitment to take their five-decade long relationship to the next level.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Michael Jackson’s ‘health files’ breached

  The UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center was asked to pay $95,000 as penalties for multiple breaches by two employees and two contract workers for ‘improperly accessing’ the health files of a deceased patient, reportedly that of Michael Jackson.

• MILITARY
  Lockheed Martin demonstrates joint tactical radio network

  Lockheed Martin performed its first successful joint tactical radio network demonstration for the US Navy, transmitting Internet-protocol enabled data and video communications.

• AEROSPACE
  Raytheon’s aerostat system completes endurance test

  Raytheon company’s aerostat system – joint land attack cruise missile defence elevated netted sensors (JLENS) – recently completed a successful endurance test.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Fort Hood shooting reveals security lapses

  The November 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, the most populous US military installation in the world

• MILITARY
  DRS Tactical Systems launches asset trade-in programme

  DRS Technologies announced that its Tactical Systems Group recently created its newest ARMOR offering, the Re-ARMOR trade-in and free recycling programme.

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Pakistan Navy establishes UAV squadron

  As per latest reports, the Pakistan Navy which has deployed substantial number of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has established a squadron in Karachi.

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  France to buy drones from Israel

  France has decided to purchase unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Israel. According to reports, the French are looking at Heron TP or Eitan for surveillance purposes.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Police impostors steal paintings

  Two men dressed as police officers knocked on the security entrance side door of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston in 1990. The security guards let them in thinking they were police only to learn that they were not.

• MILITARY
  Rex, the tracker

  Rex (1993-99), a golden Labrador of Rashtriya Rifles, has been a recipient of GOC-in-C commendation card for his outstanding and exemplary performance against militants.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  TSA enhancing passenger privacy

  As part of its ongoing commitment to take smart steps to maintain high level security standards while also improving the passenger experience at checkpoints

• MILITARY
  Brave Indian Army dogs

  Brigadier Hemant Mahajan in his blog writes: “We had our share of local dogs who were excellent sentries at gun positions”.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  Raytheon gets funding for MNP programme

  Raytheon BBN Technologies has received an award worth $16 million in additional funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

• MILITARY
  Dogs with cameras detect bombs

  The dog school of the Royal Netherlands Air Force has acquired a new technique for detecting explosives.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  NATO probes hacking

  NATO has said that it was investigating claims of Anonymous, the hacker group, that data had been compromised from alliance computers.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  US, Russia cooperate on cybersecurity

  Russia and the US are working to reduce chances for a cybersecurity incident that could damage the countries’ relationship, according to Howard Schmidt, the White House cybersecurity adviser.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  US military publisher sites hacked

  The web servers of Gannett Government Media was hacked recently.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  DoD faces challenges in its cyber activities

  The US Department of Defense (DoD) is in the midst of a global cyberspace crisis as foreign nation states and other actors, such as hackers, criminals, terrorists and activists exploit DoD