SP's MAI - Issue No. 7-8 | April 1-30, 2017
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The four-day visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (April 7-10) has taken Indo-Bangladesh relations to an all-time high.
Defence Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated the biannual Air Force Commanders‘ Conference at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan), New Delhi on April 19, 2017. Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) welcomed the Defence Minister...
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has been conferred with SCOPE Meritorious Award 2014-15 for Corporate Governance.
In March 2017, the Indian anti-terrorist force (ATF) raided a house in Lucknow and killed Saifullah, head of an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) sleeper cell.
The Royal Malaysian Airforce (RMAF), Airbus and the Spanish Red Cross have worked together to deliver a load of humanitarian goods from Seville, Spain, to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Asia-Pacific Regional Office...
Rolls-Royce has opened a new defence Service Delivery Centre (SDC) in Asia, located at the Manyata Embassy Business Park in Bengaluru. Co-located with the Rolls-Royce Engineering Centre...
Cyber attacks in India have been on the rise over the years, particularly against government sites and Indian missions abroad despite several layers of security measures in place to protect against intrusions.
When the US Air Force’s sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-6) satellite launches into space, a 3D printed part will be along for the ride. A Remote Interface Unit, an aluminium electronic enclosure designed to hold avionic circuits...
Savis and Bradar, affiliated companies to Embraer Defense & Security, and Rockwell Collins announced at LAAD Defence & Security a cooperation agreement to jointly evaluate business opportunities...
The UK Secretary of State for Defence Sir Michael Fallon was on a four-day visit to India from April 11, 2017.
Lockheed Martin recently announced the CH-53K King Stallion programme successfully passed its Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) review and achieved a Milestone C decision that enables low rate initial production funding.
The Indian Navy is working relentlessly towards transforming its shipbuilding...
Boeing, the US Navy, the Royal Australian Air Force and the United Kingdom Royal Air Force will continue modernising global maritime patrol capabilities through a $2.2-billion contract awarded on March 30 for at least 17 P-8A Poseidon aircraft.
Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of SP’s M.A.I. spoke to Vice Admiral D.M. Deshpande, Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition (CWP&A), Indian Navy
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu welcomed the TU-142M long range maritime patrol aircraft of the Indian Navy which landed at INS Dega for the last time recently.
Larsen & Toubro, India’s multinational engineering conglomerate and private sector defence major, and Hanwha Techwin (HTW) of South Korea, on April 21...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) announced the successful airborne demonstration of a radar warning receiver (RWR) on a GA-ASI Predator...
The Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced on April 6, 2017, that the company has been awarded contracts in India totalling almost $2 billion.
The US Navy’s MQ-4C Triton, built by Northrop Grumman Corporation, completed formal lab testing and a successful first flight of an improved software suite...
The Bhopal-Ujjain train blast on March 7, 2017, injuring nine people is being heralded as the first strike by the Islamic State in India.
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), US Air Force Test Pilot School and Calspan Corporation successfully demonstrated manned/unmanned teaming to improve combat efficiency and effectiveness...
Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) and CNS...
The biannual Army Commanders’ Conference came to an end recently with the closing remarks of General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Army Staff.
Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) and Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Indian Navy, was on a goodwill visit to Malaysia from April 11 to 15, 2017. The visit was intended to consolidate and enhance bilateral maritime relations...
The 12th iteration of Indo-Mongolian joint military exercise Nomadic Elephant was held at Vairengte from April 5 to 18, 2017. Mongolian Army is represented by nine officers and 36 soldiers of the elite 084 Special Forces Task Battalion...
The Défense Conseil International (DCI), the reference operator of the French Ministry of Defence for the transfer of French military know-how to international partners, has completed training of the first of two crews of Indian submariners for future Scorpène-type submarines.