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SP's MAI - October 16-31, 2011

Issue Features

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  MILITARY
  US Army fears further slashes in defence budget

  The US Defense Department plans to cut further defence spending beyond $450 billion for the next years would be ‘catastrophic’, Army Secretary John M. McHugh recently said at the 2011 Association of the US Army’s annual meeting and exposition.

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  AEROSPACE
  Air Chief calls for ‘people first mission’

  At the inauguration of a three-day Air Force Commanders’ Conference here in New Delhi, the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne exhorted the Commanders to uphold the ‘people first mission’ always which is the vision of the IAF.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / VIEWPOINT
  Critical technology focus needed
  By Lt Gen (Retd) PC Katoch

  ‘Cyber’ and ‘electromagnetic’, the two new domains of warfare, require specific focus.

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  TECHNOLOGY
  Northrop Grumman 24/7 protection system

  Northrop Grumman has announced the first deployment of the company’s STARLite radar on a US Army persistent threat detection system (PTDS), an aerostat surveillance platform uniquely positioned to aid in the defence of ground troops.

• CORPORATE
  Oshkosh names Urias president of defence segment

  Oshkosh Corporation has announced that John M. Urias has joined the company as executive vice president and president, Oshkosh Defense.

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  MILITARY
  BAE Systems receives contract for Bradley upgrade materials

  BAE Systems will purchase material items in preparation for the conversion of 245 Bradley Operation Desert Storm Situational Awareness...

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  AEROSPACE
  Boeing lands $11.7 billion C-17 support deal

  The US Department of Defense (DOD) as awarded a contract worth up to $11.7 billion to Boeing for support and maintenance of its C-17 aircraft to the US military and global allies.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  US Secretary announces ‘Stop.Think.Connect’ campaign with YWCA

  The US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) ‘Stop. Think. Connect.’ campaign announced a new partnership with the YWCA

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  TECHNOLOGY
  DARPA’s revolutionising prosthetics programme

  Improvements in training, body, armour and medical evacuation and care have saved lives in combat, but many of the wounds received during operations in Afghanistan and Iraq have resulted in amputations.

• CORPORATE
  Mistral to partner with CNL Software

  Mistral Solutions, a leading technology design and systems engineering company, announced its partnership with CNL Software, to offer physical security information Management (PSIM) solutions from CNL Software.

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  MILITARY
  ReconRobotics wins orders for 315 Recon Scout XT robots

  ReconRobotics has been awarded a $4.8 million contract from the US Army Rapid Equipping Force for 315 Recon Scout XT micro-robot kits and an equal number of SearchStick devices.

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  AEROSPACE
  F-35B’s successful initial shipboard vertical landing aboard USS WASP

  The Navy and Marine Corps team made more remarkable naval aviation history recently as the F-35B joint strike fighter (JSF) test aircraft...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Heidi Klum ‘dangerous celebrity’ in cyberspace

  German supermodel Heidi Klum has looks that could kill – literally, in the case of smartphones and computers.

• TECHNOLOGY
  IMPAS advanced armour protection

  Armour plate processor MTL Group (UK) showcased their new add on armour branded IMPAS Lite and IMPAS Advance at AUSA 2011 in Washington DC recently.

• CORPORATE
  IDSA invites nominations for prestigious K. Subrahmanyam award 2011

  The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) has invited nominations for the prestigious K. Subrahmanyam Award, to be given away on IDSA’s Foundation Day.

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  MILITARY
  Oshkosh Defense introduces TAK-4i

  Oshkosh Defense has launched its nextgeneration Oshkosh TAK-4i intelligent independent suspension system to redefine ride quality, mobility and manoeuvrability standards for off-road military vehicles.

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  AEROSPACE
  Egypt selects sniper advanced targeting pod for F-16

  Egypt is now the 13th international customer for Lockheed Martin’s sniper advanced targeting pod (ATP), which provides precision targeting and non-traditional intelligence

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Amerithrax or anthrax investigation

  Soon after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, letters laced with anthrax began appearing in the US mail. Five Americans were killed and 17 were sickened in what became the worst biological attacks in US history.

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  MILITARY
  Lockheed Martin’s IED-protected vehicles are light

  Recent government blast tests demonstrated that Lockheed Martin’s joint light tactical vehicle (JLTV) meets protection standards for IEDprotected vehicles

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  AEROSPACE
  EADS prepares for first flight of the initial technical demonstration aircraft

  EADS North America recently announced that its Armed Aerial Scout 72X (AAS-72X) industry team is preparing for the first flight...

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Conference on effect of terrorism on Indian economy

  The Challenge of Terrorism to India’s Infrastructure and Economy”, a two-day expo-cum-conference was organised by Security Watch India (SWI) at New Delhi on October 11 and 12, 2011.

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  MILITARY
  Rolls-Royce awarded $99.9 million contract for US Navy T-45 trainer engine support

  Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company...

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Cassidian and Northrop Grumman Euro Hawk for German armed forces

  Euro Hawk, the premier signals intelligence (SIGINT) unmanned aircraft...

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Gatwick airport’s new security zone

  London’s second airport Gatwick has opened an advanced new security zone that promises to have each passenger through the departures in under five minutes.

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  MILITARY / REPORT
  Empowered warlords, power-brokers, and tribal elites: privatised security in Afghanistan
  By Justin D. Wallestad and Dr. Theodore Karasik

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Marine Corps to deploy K-Max UAV to Afghanistan

  The Navy and Marine Corps announced its plan to deploy the service’s first cargo unmanned aircraft system to Afghanistan next month.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  Virus hits US drone fleet

  A computer virus has infected the cockpits of America’s Predator and Reaper drones, logging pilots’ every keystroke as they remotely fly missions over Afghanistan and other war zones.

• MILITARY
  ITT incorporates advanced laser into its infrared countermeasures system

  As part of its next generation Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) solution, ITT Corporation, in partnership with Daylight Defense, LLC (Daylight) has fully integrated a quantum cascade laser-based system.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Fire Scout is first UAV to fly on biofuel

  The US Navy reached a milestone in its quest to gain energy independence today, when an MQ-8B Fire Scout successfully flew the first unmanned biofueled flight at Webster Field in St. Inigoes, Maryland.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  Georgia Tech releases cyber threats forecast for 2012

  The year ahead will feature new and increasingly sophisticated means to capture and exploit user data, as well as escalating battles over the control of online information that threatens to compromise content and erode public trust and privacy.

• MILITARY
  General Dynamics to produce 115 more double-V hull Stryker vehicles

  The US Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, $243 million to produce and deliver an additional 115 Stryker combat vehicles equipped with double-V hulls (DVHs).

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Fury 1500 UAS achieves 14-hour duration flight

  AME Unmanned Air Systems (AME UAS) announced another successful flight of the Fury 1500 special mission unmanned aerial system.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Rich and famous remain ‘insecure’

  They are filthy rich and famous and they live in huge mansions in Los Angeles.

• MILITARY
  DRS Technologies bags contract from US Army for force protection

  DRS Technologies, Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, announced that its C3 and Aviation Group in Gaithersburg, MD was selected by the US Army to participate on the Integrated Base Defense System (IBDS) force protection omnibus contract.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Israel Air Force marks 40 years of UAV operational use

  The Israel Air Force (IAF) on October 2 marked 40 years since the establishment of its first unmanned aerial systems (UAS) Squadron 200, located at the IAF base in Palmachim.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  ‘Bling ring’ leader in celebrity break-ins

  A 19-year-old woman, Rachel J. Lee, described by detectives as a leader of the ‘bling ring’ that brazenly burglarised the homes of the Hollywood young and famous of millions of dollars in cash, jewellery and art has been charged with five felonies.

• MILITARY
  Navy orders eight amphibious assault vessels

  The Indian Navy has signed a contract with Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata for construction of eight landing craft utility (LCU) at a cost of Rs. 2,100 crore.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Northrop Grumman X-47B demonstrator in cruise mode

  The US Navy/Northrop Grumman Corporation X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstration aircraft reached a major milestone on September 30...

• MILITARY
  Elbit Systems debuts Engager

  Elbit Systems recently launched Engager, a new advanced remote reconnaissance gathering system.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  ScanEagle streams live video of operations in Arctic

  Insitu Inc. announced that its ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) delivered real-time video to Canadian Forces during the largest military exercise to date in the Far North.

• MILITARY
  Korea unveils vehicle-mounted 105mm self-propelled artillery

  The first truck mounted 105-millimetre howitzer was revealed to the media for the first time on September 22 at the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan, Seoul.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  US ramping up unmanned air strikes and domestic surveillance
  By James Corbett

  Unmanned aerial vehicles are once again grabbing headlines as the UK...

• MILITARY
  Israel’s arms exports reach $7 billion

  In the decade since the September 11th terrorist attacks in the United States, global awareness about terrorism has significantly increased.

• AEROSPACE
  LCA project delayed: IAF Chief

  The development of the indigenous light combat aircraft (LCA) has suffered a setback as the initial operational clearance (IOC) for the aircraft was delayed by another year.

• AEROSPACE
  Hispano-Suiza selected by Embraer for the KC-390 programme

  Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has selected Hispano-Suiza (Safran group) to supply the Emergency Electric Power Generator System (EEPGS) for its upcoming KC-390 military transport and aerial refuelling jet.

• AEROSPACE
  Saab wins extension of Thai air-defense net

  Defence and security company Saab has received an order from the Royal Thai Air Force regarding extension of an Air Command and Control System.

• AEROSPACE
  Tornados fly 7,000 hours over Libya

  RAF officials announced on October 6 that the Tornado GR4s deployed on Operation Ellamy have now completed over 7,000 flight hours on missions over Libya.

• AEROSPACE
  Irkut building Yak-130s

  The Irkut Corporation’s plant at Irkutsk recently began final assembly of the 35th example of the Yakovlev Yak-130 combat trainer.

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Raytheon radar improves picture for UAV operators

  Raytheon has developed and patented a low-cost radar technology that will, for the first time

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  IAI unveils new lightweight SAR for UAVs, aerostats

  Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled a new lightweight airborne SAR/GMTI payload at the 2011 Annual Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Meeting & Exposition in Washington, DC.