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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 / VIEWPOINT
Facilitating Kargil II
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochLack of strategic thought and keeping the military deliberately out of strategic decisions...
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AEROSPACE
C-130 Hercules programme hits another historic milestoneLockheed Martin recently celebrated the rolling out of the 250th C-130J Super Hercules built at its facility here.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
India urges UN to adopt anti-terror conventionIndia recently said adoption of the comprehensive convention against international terrorism (CCIT) would provide a legal base for the fight against the global scourge
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CORPORATE
ITT completes separation planITT Corporation has completed the previously announced spinoffs of its defence and information solutions business and its Water Technology and Services business.
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TECHNOLOGY
MIT’s radar ‘sees through walls’
By Emily FinnThe ability to see through walls is no longer the stuff of science fiction, thanks to new radar technology developed at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory.
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MILITARY
Indo-US security cooperation gets boostThe US Department of Defense in its report to the US Congress has stated that the relationship between the United States and India...
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AEROSPACE
Russia ships first Mi-17V-5 Helos to IndiaRosoboronexport has supplied the first batch of Mi-17V-5 multirole utility helicopters to India as part of the contract signed in 2008.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Shoe scanning deviceIDO Security recently exhibited MagShoe shoes-on scanning device at Israel’s Defence and Security Expo, ISDEF 2011.
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CORPORATE
Rockwell Collins Q4 earnings upRockwell Collins has reported fourth quarter fiscal year 2011 net income of $175 million, an increase of $25 million, or 17 per cent, from $150 million in the same period last year.
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MILITARY
India-Japan cooperation in maritime securityMaritime security, anti-piracy measures, freedom of navigation and maintaining the security of sea lanes of communication...
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AEROSPACE
India mulls additional AWACS procurementThe Indian Air Force is seeking government approval to order two additional Israeli Phalcon AWACS aircraft at a cost of $800 million.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
UH-72A with new mission equipment enters serviceEADS North America’s first UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopter (LUH) equipped with the security and support (S&S) battalion mission equipment package (MEP)...
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CORPORATE
General Dynamics to acquire Force ProtectionGeneral Dynamics and Force Protection have announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which General Dynamics will acquire Force Protection for a price of $5.52 per share of common stock, or approximately $360 million.
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MILITARY
2nd regiment of BrahMos missilesThe Indian Army has commissioned the second regiment of the 290-km-range supersonic BrahMos cruise missiles with 16 weapon systems.
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AEROSPACE
Pratt & Whitney F135 propulsion powers sea trials for F-35 programmeSea trials have concluded for the F-35B Lightning II’s short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Need to develop robust aviation securityThe second meeting of the Security Advisory Council to Civil Aviation (SACCA) was held in Delhi recently under the chairmanship of the Secretary, Dr Nasim Zaidi.
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CORPORATE
Finmeccanica’s 147 million euros contractsFinmeccanica wins new contracts, worth a total of 147 million euros, through its companies Ansaldo STS, Ansaldo Energia, SELEX Integrated Systems and Alenia Aeronautica.
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MILITARY
ATK receives contract from US ArmyATK has received a $24 million contract modification to provide the US Army with additional ammunition, hardware, test and analysis support...
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AEROSPACE
NH90 reaches milestone as TTH90 development endsAcceptance of final operational configuration marks the end of TTH’s development, and enables deliveries to begin by year-end in full operational standard.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
DARPA increases investment in cyber research by 50 per centDARPA Director, Regina E. Dugan, has reinforced that the advent of the Internet more than 40 years ago created both tremendous opportunities...
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MILITARY
Nexter Systems-Renault Trucks Defence cooperation for VBMR programmeNexter Systems and Renault Trucks Defence (RTD) have signed a cooperation agreement to offer a unique solution to fulfil the request...
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AEROSPACE
Alenia wins support deal for Italian ATR-72MPsFinmeccanica, through its company Alenia Aeronautica, has been awarded a EUR 100 million contract by the General Directorate of Air Armaments of the Italian Defence Ministry...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Keeping Mona Lisa ‘secure and smiling’The Mona Lisa painting which hangs in the Musée du Louvre in Paris has had many security scares. It was first stolen on August 21, 1911.
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MILITARY
Cassidian develops the most powerful ground surveillance radarCassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, has developed the world’s most powerful radar for battlefield surveillance...
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AEROSPACE
PAK FA aircraft have performed 100 flightsThe Advanced Tactical Frontline Fighter (PAK FA) flight testing programme recently reached an important milestone – completion of 100 flights.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Escape from AlcatrazIf there was ever an inmate who was destined to escape from Alcatraz, it was Frank Lee Morris.
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MILITARY
Raytheon reduces time required to build SDB II SeekerRaytheon Company engineers have reduced the time required to build the small diameter bomb II uncooled tri-mode seeker from more than 75 hours to 40 hours.
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AEROSPACE
Lockheed Martin F-35 flight testLockheed Martin’s F-35 flight test programme continues to make progress. Since the last flight test update issued on September 20
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INTERNAL SECURITY
IFSEC India to focus on homeland securityIFSEC India 2011 returns to Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from December 8-10, 2011.
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MILITARY
General Dynamics awarded contracts for medium-calibre ammunitionThe US Army Sustainment Command, Rock Island, has awarded General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems...
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AEROSPACE
Elettronica system protects ATR-72 platformThe Italian Ministry of Defence has selected Elettronica S.p.A.’s ELT/800 system for the protection of its ATR-72 platforms.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
ManTech bags contract from DHSManTech International has received a US Department of Homeland Security contract for continued information technology services in support of the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technology (SAFETY) Act of 2002.
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MILITARY
M.S. Dhoni, Abhinav Bindra and Dr Deepak Rao get honorary rank in Territorial ArmyM.S. Dhoni, Abhinav Bindra and Dr Deepak Rao were pipped in by the Army Chief General V.K. Singh recently.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Rustom-1 completes fifth successful flightIndigenously designed and developed Rustom-1 made its fifth successful flight recently while flying at an altitude of 2,300 ft above ground level (AGL)
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INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
EU & US conduct readiness tests for cyber attacksThe first test of trans-Atlantic responses to cyber incidents, including cyber attacks, took place in Brussels recently.
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MILITARY
‘e-bomb’ in the makingChandigarh-based Terminal Ballistic and Research Laboratory (TBRL) is developing an ‘e-bomb’ or ‘electromagnetic bomb’, a lethal weapon after nuclear bombs.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Navy to arm Northrop Grummanbuilt Fire Scout unmanned helicopterNorthrop Grumman Corporation has started work outfitting the US Navy’s...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Singapore’s biggest manhuntAccording to Wikipedia, Mas Selamat bin Kastari, an Indonesian-born Singaporean, was for more than a year Singapore’s most-wanted fugitive after escaping from detention on February 27, 2008.
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MILITARY
DRS Technologies MMS programme wins awardDRS Technologies, a Finmeccanica company, announced its Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA) Group in Dallas, Texas
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Turkish UAV Anka successfully completes test flightsTurkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has announced that Turkish MALE UAV ‘Anka,’ produced at TAI’s facilities in Ankara...
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MILITARY
BAE Systems supports warrior upgradeBAE Systems will provide two vital inputs for the warrior capability sustainment programme: Its Anglo-French joint venture with Nexter Systems, CTA International, has designed a revolutionary new 40mm cannon and ammunition for this and the FRES Scout programmes.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Boeing looking at revolutionary droneBoeing is reportedly working on a revolutionary drone that can stay in the air for up to four days at 65,000 feet.
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MILITARY
Harris extends tactical networking to dismounted warfighterHarris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has introduced the Falcon III AN/PRC-152A
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AEROSPACE
Kuwait - technical/logistics support for F/A-18 aircraftThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified the US Congress of a possible foreign military sale (FMS) to Kuwait for continuing logistics support, contractor maintenance, and technical services in support of the F/A-18 aircraft
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AEROSPACE
US Army rolls out first Apache Block III helicopterThe first Apache Block III helicopter was delivered to the US Army recently during a ceremony at the Boeing plant here in which the aircraft was rolled out on stage under bright lights and a wisp of generated smoke.
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AEROSPACE
Boeing wins $1.4 billion order for second P-8A production lotBoeing is being awarded a $1,377,823,556 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price-incentive contract (N00019-09-C-0022) to procure seven P-8A multi-mission maritime low rate initial production II aircraft.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
The UAV payload and subsystems market 2011-21The global surge in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) use in recent years has led to leaps in development and spending on sensors, radars, cameras, signals intelligence (SIGINT), detection, communications and attack capabilities included in their payloads.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
DCNS and Thales demonstrate automatic deck-landing of UAVsDCNS and Thales announced the launch of a supplementary phase for the technology demonstration of a system for automatic landing and deck-landing of UAVs (D2AD), which has just been notified by the French Defence Procurement Authority (DGA).
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