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SP's MAI - Issue No. 2 | January 16-31, 2012

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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Taming the military any which way
By Lt Gen (Retd) PC Katoch
If Parliament symbolises democratic India, a Service Chief is the symbol of the Military.
AEROSPACE / UNMANNED | INTERVIEW
"T-Hawk does not require a runway or large volumes of airspace to get into position"
Pritam Bhavnani, President, Honeywell Aerospace India, spoke about the unique characteristics of T-Hawk.
INTERNAL SECURITY
Intranet Prahari project launched for BSF jawans
All Border Security Force (BSF) Jawans posted in 237 locations will now be able to access their personal data from wherever they are posted.
CORPORATE
Sean O’Keefe new Chairman of EADS North America
O’Keefe, a former NASA administrator and secretary of the Navy, replaces recently retired Ralph Crosby, who had served as the company’s chairman and CEO from 2002 to 2009.
TECHNOLOGY / VIEWPOINT
Technology any which way
By Lt Gen (Retd) PC Katoch
With continuing government ambivalence, the DRDO and PSUs want to start from scratch not because they do not realise values of technology-reconfiguration-reverse engineering but simply because more money can be made in adopting the former.
MILITARY / REPORT
2012: A busy year for Indian defence contracting
By SP’s Special Correspondent
The coming year promises to be an exciting one for Indian defence.
AEROSPACE
NHI celebrates delivery of the 100th NH90
NHI has delivered the 100th NH90 helicopter. This helicopter is a NH90 TTH (tactical transport) variant, and was delivered to the Italian army on January 3, 2011.
INTERNAL SECURITY
US Coast Guard rescues Iranians
The US Coast Guard Cutter Monomoy, assigned to Commander Task Force 55, rendered aid to six Iranian mariners who were aboard a distressed vessel in the North Arabian Gulf recently.
CORPORATE
Boeing to close Wichita facility by the end of 2013
Boeing recently announced that the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) facility in Wichita will close by the end of 2013. The Wichita facility currently employs more than 2,160 employees.
TECHNOLOGY
L-3 Wescam products for targeting and surveillance
WESCAM designs and manufactures the MX-Series grouping of stabilised EO/IR/Lasing turrets for surveillance and targeting applications on land, sea and air.
MILITARY
Raytheon buoyant about Indian market
By Sucheta Das Mohapatra
Eyeing for a greater pie of the growing Indian defence market, the US defence company Raytheon is in talks with many Indian...
AEROSPACE
US and Saudi sign $30 billion sale
Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney has welcomed the announcement by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that it has reached an agreement to purchase from the US Government...
INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
McAfee unveils 2012 threat predictions
McAfee has unveiled its 2012 Threat Predictions report, outlining the top threats that McAfee foresees for the coming year.
CORPORATE
Mineseeker Operations and Morgan Aircraft to develop UAV
Wisconsin-based Morgan Aircraft LLC and UK-based Mineseeker Operations announced that the two companies have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly develop an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)...
TECHNOLOGY
Meprolight unveils new weapon sights
Meprolight has announced the unveiling of two new weapon sights, including the Mini-Hunter, a lightweight night vision weapon sight, and NOA NYX, an uncooled thermal weapon sight with 2x magnification.
MILITARY
Raytheon wins $213 million for evolved SeaSparrow missile
Raytheon Company was awarded two contracts totalling $212.8 million for the production of the evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM), with an option for $33 million in additional work.
AEROSPACE
A-29 Super Tucano wins defence contract in US
The US Air Force announced that it has selected the A-29 Super Tucano, produced by Embraer Defense and Security, for the light air support (LAS) programme.
INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Security guard killed John Lennon
John Lennon, the legendary English musician and one of the founders of the famed group The Beatles, was shot dead by Mark David Chapman...
MILITARY
Navistar Defense to provide $880 million in upgrades for MRAP vehicle fleet
Navistar Defense recently received a $880 million delivery order to upgrade 2,717 International MaxxPro Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP)...
AEROSPACE
Boeing delivers first C-130 AMP aircraft modified by Warner
Boeing and Warner Robins Air Logistics Center has delivered the first C-130 avionics modernisation programme (AMP) aircraft modified by Warner Robins.
INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Alec Baldwin taken off American Airlines flight
Recently, Alec Baldwin was deplaned from an American Airlines flight in Los Angeles, apparently after he used an electronic device to play a Scrabble-like game before the plane departed.
MILITARY
Austal launches second littoral combat ship
On January 10, 2012, Austal’s Mobile, Alabama shipyard completed the launch of the second 127-metre Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship, Coronado (LCS 4).
AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
K-MAX unmanned helicopter makes first cargo delivery
A new era in unmanned aviation began earlier this month when Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 operated a K-MAX...
INTERNAL SECURITY
New DG for Indian Coast Guard
Vice Admiral M.P. Muralidharan, who has been appointed as Director General of the Indian Coast Guard, is its 19th Director General.
MILITARY
RUAG vehicles for Swiss Armed Forces
RUAG, a technology partner of the Swiss Armed Forces, teamed up with systems specialist Rheinmetall to manufacture and market the armoured engineer and mine clearance vehicle.
AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Turkish SSM to purchase Anka UAV
The Turkish Government has announced that it will be purchasing the Anka unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from TAI.
INTERNAL SECURITY
Development projects in naxal-affected areas
The government is introducing a special scheme to address the development of 35 left-wing extremism (LWE) affected districts.
MILITARY
General Dynamics awarded $60 million for Abrams Tank upgrades
The US Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems $60 million under an existing contract...
AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Navy’s customised RQ-4 Global Hawk in action
Two years after extensive tests in Middle East, the US Navy’s customised RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV is now operating with a carrier task force at sea.
INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Ex-con as security director
Herman Cain has dropped out of the US presidential race for 2012, but he had gained Secret Service protection.
MILITARY
Raytheon delivers first upgraded Patriot radar to Kuwait
Raytheon completed its first configuration-3 Patriot radar upgrade for Kuwait. This is the first of six radar modernisation deliveries due under contract to the US Army Aviation and Missile Command.
AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Joint venture Harpia Sistemas unveils UAV design
Back in September Embraer formalised the creation of a joint-venture between its defence division...
INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
KTPS security snags
The Kothagudem Thermal Power Station (KTPS) at Paloncha in Andhra Pradesh has been in the news some months back for inadequate security personnel at V and VI phases of KTPS, which had resulted in regular thefts at the site.
MILITARY
General Dynamics to support Trident II systems
The US Navy recently awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems a $95.9 million contract for production and deployed-systems support of US and UK Trident II submarine strategic weapons systems...
AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Northrop pitches new Fire Scout UAV to US Marine Corps
The US Navy’s newest Fire Scout drone may also become the Marine Corps newest aerial cargo drone if prime contractor Northrop Grumman has its way.
MILITARY
Lockheed Martin gets UAE contract for THAAD
Lockheed Martin received an undefinitised contract totaling $1.96 billion to produce the terminal high altitude area defence (THAAD) weapon system for the Missile Defense Agency and the United Arab Emirates.
AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Elbit Systems awarded Hermes 900 contract in Americas
Elbit Systems announced that it was awarded a contract, valued at approximately $50 million, to supply Hermes 900 unmanned aircraft systems...
MILITARY
Daewoo wins submarine contract for Indonesian Navy
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering signed a contract to build three submarines for the Indonesian navy.
AEROSPACE
Longbow receives order for radar systems
The Longbow LLC, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Corporation, received a $181 million contract from the US Army for AH-64D Apache Block III Longbow systems.
MILITARY
Nexter Munitions export strategy
The announced cuts in defence budgets in Europe and the increased competition in key weapons markets have spurred Nexter Munitions to develop a proactive export strategy.
AEROSPACE
Turkey to buy F-35
Turkey has officially decided to purchase Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter jets. As a member of the international F-35 consortium, this was the country’s first official expression of commitment in buying the aircraft.
MILITARY
BAE ships for Brazilian Navy
Hampshire-based BAE Systems has signed a £133 million deal to supply ships to the Brazilian Navy for the first time.
AEROSPACE
Bell Helicopter’s 429 for Turkey
Bell Helicopter has been selected by the Turkish National Police from a field of several companies to enter final negotiations for an award for 15 Bell 429s with an option for five additional aircraft.
AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Army to deploy vertical take-off UAS
The US Army is using a hybrid-type acquisition approach to develop a helicopter-like, vertical-take-off and landing unmanned aerial system (VTOL-UAS)...

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