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SP's MAI - December 16-31, 2011

Issue Features

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  MILITARY1 / REPORT
  US aid to Pakistan: To freeze or not to freeze is the question

  The United States, of late, has been in a dilemma on how far it can go to support Pakistan, both militarily and financially.

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  AEROSPACE
  Embraer performs first flight of the EMB 145 AEW&C platform developed for India

  Embraer recently performed the maiden flight of the first of three EMB 145 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / IFSEC INDIA 2011
  Homeland Security Essentials
  By Sucheta Das Mohapatra

  More than 250 exhibitors from across the world gathered at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi from December 8 to 10 to showcase their latest innovations...

• CORPORATE
  MBDA buys Northrop’s Viper Strike business

  MBDA Inc., the wholly-owned US subsidiary of missile manufacturer MBDA, has purchased Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Viper Strike munitions business, located in Huntsville, Alabama.

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  TECHNOLOGY
  Backpacks, not the bombs inside, key to finding DNA

  Catching terrorists who detonate bombs may be easier by testing the containers that hide the bombs rather than the actual explosives, according to pioneering research led by Michigan State University (MSU).

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  MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
  Biang biang noodles
  By Lt Gen (Retd) PC Katoch

  Besides, no matter how economically and militarily strong you are, China needs to understand that antagonising the whole world...

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  AEROSPACE
  BAE Systems gets Indian Hawk spares contract

  Reinforcing BAE Systems’ strong relationship with the Indian Air Force (IAF) and aircraft manufacturer the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  Lockheed Martin opens cyber centre

  Lockheed Martin recently opened its UK Security Intelligence Centre (SIC) in an effort to provide additional protection against cyber attacks.

• CORPORATE
  Elbit Systems purchases UAS Dynamics

  Elbit Systems of America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd., announced that it purchased from General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products its holdings in UAS Dynamics

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  TECHNOLOGY
  Michigan State University develops laser that detects bombs

  A research team at Michigan State University (MSU) has developed a laser that could detect roadside bombs – the deadliest enemy weapon encountered in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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  MILITARY1
  India-China annual defence dialogue held

  The 4th India-China annual defence dialogue (ADD) was conducted on December 9, 2011 in Delhi.

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  AEROSPACE
  Lockheed Martin rolls out final F-22 Raptor

  The final Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor rolled off the assembly line from production facility at Marietta, Georgia, on December 14 and was commemorated with a ceremony recognising contributions from thousands of people associated with the design and construction of the Raptor fleet.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Halle Berry’s stalker arrested

  A suspected stalker was arrested at Halle Berry’s Hollywood Hills home after he allegedly terrorised the Monster’s Ball, actress for days.

• CORPORATE
  Raytheon acquires cybersecurity firm Pikewerks

  Raytheon has acquired Pikewerks Corporation, a privately held company, to further extend Raytheon’s capabilities to defend against sophisticated cybersecurity threats facing customers in the intelligence community

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  MILITARY1
  Elbit Systems offers lightweight weapon stations

  Elbit Systems has announced that it was awarded contracts to supply lightweight weapons stations (LWS) to the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) and to a European Army.

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  AEROSPACE
  Brazil and Portugal sign defence partnership for KC-390 programme

  Embraer Defense and Security signed a partnership contract with OGMA – Indústria Aeronáutica de Portugal and EEA – Empresa de Engenharia...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  On FBI’s wanted list

  Ramadan Abdullah Mohammad Shallah is wanted for conspiracy to conduct the affairs of the designated international terrorist organisation...

• CORPORATE
  MTU Aero Engines and Sagem joint venture

  MTU Aero Engines and Sagem have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a joint venture in the field of the development of safety-critical software and hardware for military and civil aviation applications.

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  MILITARY1
  Harris expands RF-7800T ISR capabilities

  Harris Corporation is broadening the capabilities of its RF-7800T situational awareness video receiver (SAVR) to address growing requirements for secure wireless digital intelligence

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  AEROSPACE
  Lockheed wins $600 million order for Omani F-16 fighters

  Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $600 million firm-fixed-price, timeand-material and costplus-fixed-fee contract for a foreign military sales programme...

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  ISI reactivated terrorist training camps in PoK

  The Indian Government is aware that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan has reactivated terrorist training camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).

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  MILITARY1
  DRS bags Lockheed Martin contract for US Navy submarine technology upgrade

  DRS Technologies announced that its DRS Laurel Technologies business unit, a subcontractor to Lockheed Martin

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  AEROSPACE
  Boeing delivers 2nd Peace Eye AEW&C aircraft to Korea

  Boeing delivered the second Peace Eye 737 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft to the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) on December 13.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Anti-naxal operations

  At present, 73 battalions of Central Armed Police Forces, one Nagaland India Reserve Battalion and nine Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) have been deployed in naxal-affected states to assist the state police forces in anti-naxal operations.

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  MILITARY1
  Australia chooses Thales Hawkei

  The Australian Defence has selected Hawkei light tactical vehicle design from Thales Australia as the preferred design for LAND 121 Phase 4.

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  AEROSPACE
  Swiss Air Force to get Swedish jets

  Switzerland has chosen the Gripen fighter jet manufactured by Sweden’s Saab group to replace the Air Force’s fleet of US-made F5 Tigers.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  362 declared illegal migrants in Assam

  The Government of Assam has set up three detention camps at Goalpara, Kokrajhar and Silchar to keep the declared foreigners/illegal migrants till deportation to their place of origin.

• MILITARY1
  Ultra-light Howitzer purchase plans

  Ultra-light Howitzer is amongst the equipment that is included in the Artillery Profile 2027 prepared by the Artillery Directorate of Army. The procurement on Single Vendor basis from ST Kinetics, Singapore is sub-judice.

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  AEROSPACE
  Enstrom continues to deliver Royal Thai Army aircraft

  Enstrom Helicopter Corporation recently shipped four new 480B turbine helicopters to Thailand.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Piramal Group enters security business

  Ajay Piramal Group has launched a new company, Piramal Systems and Technologies (PST) eyeing the defence security market.

• MILITARY1
  IDF introduces groundbreaking encrypted communication device

  In the coming months, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will incorporate a new communication device into operational use.

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  AEROSPACE
  Bell Helicopter delivers to Sri Lanka Air Force

  Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, has delivered two Bell 412s to the Sri Lanka Air Force during a ceremony at its facility in Piney Flats, Tennessee.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Japan Coast Guard orders Explorer AUV

  International Submarine Engineering (ISE) has announced that the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has placed an order for an Explorer autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV).

• MILITARY1
  Thailand becomes the tenth SeaFox customer

  Atlas Elektronik has won a new customer for SeaFox with the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) deciding to upgrade its mine-hunting capabilities with the Atlas mine neutralisation drone.

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  AEROSPACE
  Boeing B-52 CONECT system completes flight test milestone

  Boeing, on December 12, announced completion of all flight testing needed for the B-52 combat network communications technology (CONECT)...

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  About 6 per cent global spam from India

  The government said about 5-6 per cent of the global spam or junk e-mails in 2011 originated from India.

• MILITARY1
  Northrop Grumman delivers EW test systems to Turkey

  Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced the delivery of combat electromagnetic environment simulator (CEESIM) systems and a signal measurement system (SMS) to Aselsan

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Nano air vehicle among Time’s 2011 best 50 inventions

  Rapidly flapping wings to hover, dive, climb, or dart through an open doorway, DARPA’s remotely-controlled Nano Air Vehicle relays real-time video from a tiny on-board camera back to its operator.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  MIT warns of cyber attack on electrical grid

  The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has warned that the US electrical grid is vulnerable to cyber attacks due to weaknesses in processes, technology, as well as the actual physical environment.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Havoc UAS bridges gap between capability and affordability

  The awaited maiden flight of Brock Technologies Inc...

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  Cyberoam reveals spam attacks

  Cyberoam has announced a special feature of its October 2011 Internet threats trend report, prepared in collaboration with its partner, Commtouch.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Cassidian and Alenia Aeronautica agree on UAS cooperation

  A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Cassidian...

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Samantha Lopez takes flight

  Ronald J. McIntosh walked away from a minimum security prison and then rented a helicopter to free Samantha Lopez from the Federal Correctional Institution at Dublin, east of San Francisco.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  US Army awards Northrop Grumman MQ-5B Hunter support programme

  The US Army has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation two contractor...

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Despite lapses, security company continues

  A South Korean security company has been allowed to continue manning entryways at US Army installations in Korea despite at least two cases of negligence — one of which involved a drunken driver who drove past two checkpoints at a high-security facility.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Sagem’s Patroller drone system passes qualification milestones

  Sagem (Safran group) has successfully completed a series of flight...

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Rustom-1 flight with gimbal payload

  Indigenously designed and developed Rustom-1 completed its eight successful flight on December 8.

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Indra demos two UAVs at Cadiz

  In the framework of the European Robotics Week, Indra has made a flight demo of two of its unmanned aircraft: the Pelican helicopter and the Mantis plane, at Villamartin aerodrome (Cadiz).

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  New 12-pound guided bomb flies for first time

  Raytheon Company has completed captive carry tests of its Small Tactical Munition Phase II configuration, paving the way for flight tests.

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  ICAUV 2012 in February 2012

  Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bangalore, a multi-disciplinary organisation organised an “International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles” in 2009 in Bangalore to commemorate its golden jubilee year.

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Unmanned tilt-rotor vertical take-off aircraft unveiled

  A state-funded aviation research institute unveiled an unmanned tilt-rotor aircraft recently, making Korea one of the world’s few countries having the technology of vertical take-off and landing plane using helicopterlike rotors at the wingtips.