SP's MAI - Issue No. 23 | December 1-15, 2017
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Top News
- Indian Air Force Aims for Full Indigenous Inventory by 2047 — Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh
- General Upendra Dwivedi takes over as the Chief of the Army Staff
- Rajnath Singh assumes charge as Defence Minister for the second consecutive term
- 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
Issue Features
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MILITARY / REPORT
‘The Indian Navy is actively engaged in ensuring safety and security in India’s maritime areas of interest’ —Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the Naval Staff
By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)Addressing the annual press conference on the occasion of Navy Day 2017...
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AEROSPACE / OEM
F/A-18 Super Hornet: Endless possibilities for the future
By Gene CunninghamBoeing is not just offering unmatched products to the Indian armed forces but also significant benefits to India’s indigenous aerospace manufacturing sector by bringing in their global scale and supply chain...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Bomb threat to Ivanka Trump venue, turns out to be hoaxA bomb threat by an anonymous caller kept police on their toes on November 28 evening just as Ivanka Trump joined a dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad.
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CORPORATE
Godrej Aerospace to manufacture airframe assemblies for air-launched BrahMos
By Rohit SrivastavaGodrej Aerospace, a unit of Godrej & Boyce, has received order to manufacture 100 sets of airframes for air-launched version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise...
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AEROSPACE
Brahmos flight test from IAF's Su-30MKI fighter aircraftBrahMos, the world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile created history on Novemebr 22, 2017, after it was successfully flighttested first time from the IAF’s frontline fighter aircraft Sukhoi-30MKI against a sea based target in the Bay of Bengal.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Uber says 2.7 million in UK were affected by security breachUber has admitted that 2.7 million people in the UK were affected by a 2016 security breach that compromised customers’ information, including names, email addresses and mobile phone numbers.
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CORPORATE
Rafale International looking for SMEs to set up industrial aeronautical sector in IndiaOn Friday November 24, Dassault Aviation, Safran and Thales, which together make up Rafale International, were invited by the Centre Val de Loire Regional Council and Aerocentre to the aeronautical forum being held in Tours...
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MILITARY / REPORT
India-Singapore — Deepening defence relations, source of envy for China
By Ranjit KumarThe second India Singapore Defence Ministers dialogue held on November 29 had the following five significant takeaways: Conclusion of India Singapore bilateral...
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AEROSPACE
IAF achieves milestone in AAR on transport aircraftAn Indian Air Force (IAF) Embraer transport aircraft specialised to conduct Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) function, successfully carried out air-to-air refuelling (AAR), to fly a long duration flight beyond the aircraft’s stated endurance.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Passwords of 1.7 million users leaked in data breach, confirms ImgurImage sharing website, Imgur recently revealed that 1.7 million users were hit by its 2014 data breach. The shocking case came into the limelight only after security researcher Troy Hunt revealed it.
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MILITARY / REPORT
Look East to Act East
By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)In accordance with India’s ‘Act East’ policy, relations with Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, and the Philippines have developed and strengthened significantly.
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AEROSPACE
Second NH90 Sea Lion prototype completes maiden flightThe second prototype of the NH90 Sea Lion commissioned by the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr)...
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Ivanka Trump boosts Indo-US relations
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The 8th annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), jointly hosted by the US and India and attended by 1,500 entrepreneurs, investors and eco-system supporters from 159 countries was held in Hyderabad from November 28 to 30, 2017.
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AEROSPACE
12th A400M Atlas delivered to French Air ForceThe French Directorate General of Armament (DGA) on November 22, 2017, took delivery of the twelfth A400M Atlas military transport aircraft for the French Air Force. The aircraft carries the serial number MSN62.
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Republic Day Parade 2018 will be special
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)That Republic Day Parade 2018 will be special is probably an understatement.
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MILITARY / SPOTLIGHT
Indian Navy's search and rescue operationsSouthern Naval Command continued ‘OP Sahayam’, an Indian Navy exercise for undertaking Search and Rescue (SAR) and providing Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster relief (HADR) material support...
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MILITARY
Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba, visits BangladeshAdmiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy visited Bangladesh on an invitation of Bangladesh for participation in International Multilateral Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise (IMMSAREX) held at Bangladesh from November 26 to 28, 2017.
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MILITARY
Rear Admiral Sanjay Roye is the new FOGNARear Admiral Sanjay Roye took over the reins of the Gujarat, Daman and Diu Naval Area from Rear Admiral Sandeep Beecha, as its third Flag Officer Commanding, at a ceremonial parade held at Headquarters, Gujarat, Daman and Diu Naval Area on Nov 27, 2017.
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MILITARY
Joint Special Forces Training Camp at Andaman and Nicobar IslandsThe Joint Special Forces Training Camp was conducted from November 4 to 22, 2017, at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands involving 60 Special Forces personnel from the three Services.
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MILITARY
Navika Sagar Parikrama - Tarini enters LytteltonINSV Tarini entered Lyttelton port (New Zealand) on November 29 during it’s maiden voyage to circumnavigate the globe. This is the first-ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an allwomen crew.
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MILITARY
Rear Admiral Sandeep Beecha takes over charge as the Commandant, Naval War CollegeRear Admiral Sandeep Beecha took over the reins of the Naval War College from Rear Admiral Monty Khan as its third Commandant, at a ceremonial parade held at INS Mandovi, Goa on November 29, 2017.
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MILITARY
S.K. Chourasia appointed as DGOF and Chairman of OFBSunil Kumar Chourasia, IOFS, has been appointed as the new Director General of Ordnance Factories (DGOF) and Chairman of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) w.e.f. December 1, 2017. Previously, he was Member, OFB and was in charge of Material & Components division.
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