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SP's MAI - December 01-15, 2011

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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Raging Debate on Armed Forces Special Powers Act in J&K
By General (Retd) V.P. Malik, Former Chief of Army Staff
A lot has been written about the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
AEROSPACE
India launches new-generation strategic missile Agni-IV
India successfully test-fired the most advanced long-range missile system Agni-IV recently. The missile was launched from a road mobile system from Wheelers’ Island off the coast of Orissa.
INTERNAL SECURITY / VIEWPOINT
The greater threat
By Lt Gen (Retd) PC Katoch
If the media can time and again go and do filming in the Maoist heartland, why can the CAPF not infiltrate the Maoists rank and file...
CORPORATE
Thales names new country head for India
Eric Lenseigne has taken over as the Country Director and Managing Director of Thales India Pvt Ltd. He will be based in New Delhi.
TECHNOLOGY
Flight control software to help pilots land aboard carrier decks
Select pilots in early 2012 will commence testing new flight control software, funded in part by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), intended to facilitate aircraft landings on navy carrier decks with unprecedented accuracy.
MILITARY
Lockheed Martin demonstrates advanced airborne surveillance
During a recent European exercise, Lockheed Martin demonstrated advanced border surveillance capabilities from an optionally piloted vehicle.
AEROSPACE
Lockheed Martin completes assembly of the first international F-35
The first international Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II rolled out of the factory recently.
INTERNAL SECURITY
US Border Patrol deploying sixth predator drone
The US Customs and Border Protection agency added a second Predator B aircraft in Texas and will soon deploy another based in Arizona, bring total active drones on the Mexico border up to six by the end of the year.
CORPORATE
Pipavav Defence sells 5 per cent stake
Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd will sell a 5 per cent stake to an international strategic investor for nearly Rs. 900 crore, the company has said.
MILITARY
Sweden gets Rheinmetall’s armoured engineering vehicle
Rheinmetall Defence has handed over the first “Kodiak” AEV 3 S armoured engineering vehicle to the Swedish armed forces procurement agency (FMV, Försvarets Materiel Verk).
AEROSPACE
Third PAK FA jet flight test
The third advanced tactical frontline fighter (PAK FA) performed its first flight recently in Komsomolsk-on-Amur KnAAPO.
INTERNAL SECURITY
Cassidian’s technology successfully secured the G20 summit in France
Cassidian’s high-security communication technology helped the on-site forces to maintain security arrangements at the recent G20 summit held in Cannes
CORPORATE
Curtiss-Wright chairman and CEO Martin R. Benante receives Leroy R. Grumman award
Curtiss-Wright Corporation announced that Martin R. Benante, its Chairman and CEO, was honored with the Leroy R. Grumman award presented by the Cradle of Aviation Museum.
MILITARY
DGA delivers first landing catamaran
The French defence procurement agency, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), took delivery, on November 24 in Toulon, of the first fast amphibious landing craft (EDAR)...
AEROSPACE
H-1 helicopters with Northrop Grumman integrated cockpit avionics
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s integrated avionics system (IAS) played a key role in pre paring the AH-1Z helicopter for its first operational deployment
INTERNAL SECURITY
Rotundus spherical GroundBot UGV broadcasts live 3D surveillance
Remote-controlled unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) have proven exceptionally useful in military applications...
CORPORATE
Raytheon declares cash dividend
Raytheon Company has announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.43 per outstanding share of common stock.
MILITARY
IDF’s future field intelligence vehicle
An Israeli invention will soon be changing the world of field intelligence technology—the IDF’s field intelligence corps’s “Granite” vehicle.
AEROSPACE
US, Indonesia agree on F-16 transfer
The US and Indonesian Presidents issued a joint statement recently from Bali, Indonesia, reaffirming their deepening engagement and announcing the planned transfer...
INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
Working with the private sector to deter cyber attacks
In today’s world, life without computers is unimaginable. From personal gadgets to state infrastructure, the prevalence of computers has changed almost everything about the world we live in.
MILITARY
MSFVs shipped to Afghan National Army
The US Army took another significant step forward in the strategic withdrawal of combat forces from Afghanistan last week with the shipment of the first 18 production mobile strike force vehicles (MSFVs) to theatre.
AEROSPACE
Kratos in $105 million UAV support contract
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has announced that its weapon systems solutions division—Digital Fusion Solutions (DFSI) subsidiary was a critical team member of Aerodyne
INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Russia’s glamorous bodyguard carjacked and killed
Anna Loginova, Russia’s most famous female bodyguard, was killed after failing to prevent her own Porsche being carjacked.
MILITARY
Advanced hypersonic weapon concept tested
On November 17, the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command conducted the first test flight of the advanced hypersonic weapon (AHW) concept.
AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Camcopter UAV trials on new French OPV
Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 unmanned air system (UAS) has once again successfully proven its highly efficient maritime capability...
INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Prince escapes ‘sophisticated’ attack
On August 27, 2009 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a suicide bomber tried to assassinate the Assistant Interior Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Muhammad bin Nayef.
MILITARY
New ammunition combines four artillery cartridges into one
The US Program Executive Office for Ammunition has started testing a new artillery round that will provide soldier’s with superior performance as well as lighten the military logistics burden.
AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Pratt & Whitney engine powers UCAS-D flight
Pratt & Whitney’s F100-PW-220U engine and exhaust system have successfully powered the first flight of the second Northrop Grumman X-47B
INTERNAL SECURITY
Electronic surveillance in Delhi
Delhi has taken up the process of electronic surveillance at 63 markets/public places, 27 border checkposts and 6 District Courts as well as the High Court.
MILITARY
DRS Defense Solutions introduces backpack version of MAGIC
DRS Defense Solutions announced that its Intelligence, Communications and Avionics Solutions (ICAS) business unit has successfully tested the man-portable backpack version of its MAGIC (mobile mapping of air and ground intelligence collection)...
AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Rheinmetall shoots down UAV with laser
Having recently used a high-energy laser weapon to down an unmanned aircraft at a proving ground in Switzerland
INTERNAL SECURITY
India to set up ‘community policing’
The Indian Government will consider setting up a separate wing for community policing with entirely different uniform.
MILITARY
Aerojet system development for SM-3 Block IIA missile
Aerojet has been competitively selected by Raytheon Missile Systems to complete the development of the throttling divert and attitude control system (TDACS) for the standard missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA programme, an advanced version of the SM-3 now in development.
AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
GA-ASI demonstrates Lynx maritime mode on aerostat
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI), a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)
INTERNAL SECURITY
US-EU collaboration on counterterrorism
The US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano joined Attorney General Eric Holder for the biannual USEuropean Union (EU) Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial recently to discuss international collaboration on counterterrorism...
MILITARY
General Dynamics to support naval sea systems command
General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a contract for hull, mechanical and electrical (HM&E) machinery and systems support by the US Navy’s Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD).
AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Israel’s giant Eitan becomes operational
Israel Air Force’s largest unmanned aircraft is scheduled to begin operations within several months after eight years in development.
INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
French journalists expose airport security
Two journalists undercover successfully boarded planes with a gun in their cabin baggage at two of France’s busiest airports.
MILITARY
General Dynamics gets Egyptian Abrams tank-related work
The US TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, a $395 million contract for work under the Egyptian tank co-production programme.
AEROSPACE
Lockheed Martin awarded US Navy sensor system contract
Lockheed Martin received a contract to complete the development of the infrared search and track (IRST) sensor system for the US Navy F/A-18E/F, marking the start of the engineering, manufacturing and development phase of the programme.
INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Escape from Davao
On April 4, 1943, 10 American prisoners of war and two Filipino convicts executed a daring escape from one of Japan’s most notorious prison camps.
MILITARY
Terma introduces electronic warfare management system
To address new requirements in US and international markets, Terma is announcing introduction of a new version of the successful ALQ-213 countermeasures management system processor otherwise known as the electronic warfare management system (EWMS).
AEROSPACE
Sikorsky wins bid to supply 12 Blackhawks
The Ministry of Defence of Brunei Darussalam announced the contract award for the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) support helicopter project to Sikorsky International Operations, Inc, US.
MILITARY
MBDA contract for destruction of complex munitions
The NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA) awarded MBDA the contract for the destruction of 36,000 complex munitions.
AEROSPACE
Ghana gets Airbus Military C295
The Ghana Air Force has taken delivery of the first of two C295 aircraft that it ordered from Airbus Military.
AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Researchers and responders to develop UAV visual common ground
Researchers and responders from the Texas A&M University System have received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create a visual “common ground” between operators and responders...
AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Argus One UAV demo soon
World Surveillance Group Inc. (WSGI) announced that free flight testing and customer demonstrations of the Argus One UAV will take place at the US Department of Energy Nevada test site in early December 2011.

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