SP's MAI - Issue No. 6 | March 16-31, 2012
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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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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
Double jeopardy for Pakistan
By Lt Gen (Retd) PC KatochThe undeniable fact is that terror capability in Pakistan is being constantly energised through institutionalised radicalisation
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AEROSPACE
Antony asks HAL to realign its business processesThe Defence Minister A.K. Antony has asked the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to realign its business processes for strategic alliances and joint ventures, as also to step up R&D efforts to remain globally competitive.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
L-3 Wescam turrets selected for Irish Coast GuardL-3 Wescam has announced that it has received an order from CHC Ireland to provide MX-15 electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) imaging systems for installation on the S-92 search and rescue (SAR) aircraft selected...
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CORPORATE
Rockwell Collins named one of world’s most ethical companies for the third consecutive yearFor the third year in a row, Rockwell Collins was selected as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute, a leading international think-tank dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics...
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TECHNOLOGY
ATK’s integrated weapon systemsATK will highlight a variety of capabilities in several business areas including integrated weapon systems, precisionguidance for artillery and mortars, advanced programmable artillery fusing, ammunition and accessories...
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MILITARY1
Defence budget up by over 17 per centThe Defence budget has been substantially increased in the 2012-13 Union Budget and the allocation is Rs. 1,93,407 crore, up from Rs. 1,64,415 crore, a jump of over 17 per cent.
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AEROSPACE
Russian Defence Ministry to buy 92 Su-34 fightersThe Russian Defence Ministry has signed a deal for 92 Su-34 Fullback fighter-bombers from the Sukhoi aircraft maker.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Bell Helicopter signs contract with Turkish National PoliceBell Helicopter announced that it has signed a contract with the Turkish National Police for the purchase of 15 Bell 429s with deliveries to begin in May 2013.
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CORPORATE
Astrium and Air Liquide create EuroCryospaceAstrium and Air Liquide have announced the creation of a European strategic partnership called EuroCryospace. It is an extension of Cryospace, which was set up 25 years ago to develop and manufacture Ariane cryogenic fuel tanks.
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TECHNOLOGY
BAE Systems at DefexpoMobility will be the dominant theme among BAE Systems’ displays at the seventh Defexpo India being held in New Delhi from March 29 to April 1 this year.
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MILITARY1
China’s defence budget crosses $100 billionChina has reportedly increased its defence budget by a whopping figure, raising alarm in various quarters, including in India, Philippines, Japan and Taiwan.
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AEROSPACE
Japan to acquire a Eurocopter EC225The Japan Ministry of Defence recently signed a contract with Eurocopter to acquire an EC225, a heavy twin-engine helicopter from Eurocopter’s Super Puma family.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
Northrop Grumman contract to strengthen CybersecurityNorthrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a cybersecurity task order by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)...
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CORPORATE
Indian Rotorcraft facility In HyderabadIndian Rotorcraft had a ground breaking ceremony recently at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, marking the start of construction of a new helicopter production facility.
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TECHNOLOGY
BEL to focus on C4I systemsNavratna Defence PSU, the Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) will showcase its R&D might by displaying its latest range of products and systems, developed in-house.
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MILITARY1
BAE Systems wins US contract for armoured vests and componentsBAE Systems has been awarded a fouryear US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) contract to produce tactical vests equipped with soft body armour...
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AEROSPACE
Boeing delivers P-8A Poseidon production aircraft to US NavyBoeing has recently delivered the first production P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the US Navy in Seattle.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
MIT and Pentagon creating new cyber defenceResearchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the DARPA (Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency)...
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CORPORATE
Thales revenues hold onThales has reported a marginal increase in its order intake closing at Euro 13.21 billion (1 per cent organic growth) in 2011.
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MILITARY1
Elbit Systems to showcase cutting-edge solutions at Defexpo India 2012Elbit Systems will feature a variety of its next-generation systems at Defexpo India 2012 (Israel Pavilion, Booth 11.10B) in New Delhi.
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AEROSPACE
Rolls-Royce and USAF launch fuel savings flight tests on C-130Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, and the United States Air Force will soon begin flight tests of an engine upgrade...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
General Dynamics awarded US Air Force cyber intelligence contractGeneral Dynamics Advanced Information Systems was awarded a contract to continue its cyber network defence, operations and exploitation support...
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MILITARY1
HDT Global to showcase latest GPADS technology at Defexpo 2012HDT Global is exhibiting its guided precision aerial delivery Systems (GPADS) during Defexpo 2012 in New Delhi.
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AEROSPACE
India plans first Rafale squadron by 2015-16The first squadron of medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) consisting of 18 aircraft is expected to be inducted into the IAF within three to four years of signing of the contract with its supplier.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Beckhams’ swap planes over security scareHigh-profile celebrities David and Victoria Beckham swapped planes at the last minute for “security reasons recently”.
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MILITARY1
Northrop Grumman delivers targeting podNorthrop Grumman Corporation has announced the recent production and delivery of the 100th Litening G4 targeting pod.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Camcopter S-100 maiden flight with Schiebel’s new heavy fuel engineSchiebel announced the first flight of a heavy-fuel powered Camcopter...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Camp David tested for securityIt was 1969. The US was fighting a war in Vietnam and was involved in a Cold War with the Soviet Union.
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MILITARY1
Navistar Defense receives MRAP installation orderNavistar Defense, LLC received an award to conduct the installation work associated with its January order to upgrade 2,717 International MaxxPro mine resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicles with a new vehicle chassis.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
AAI wins contract to support shadow UAVsAAI Corp. was awarded an $18,09,00,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Saadi Gaddafi’s flee plansMuammar Gaddafi’s son, Al-Saadi, and his family had to call off their plan to settle in a Mexican paradise after Mexican authorities pulled...
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MILITARY1
US Navy awards $1.4 billion contracts for four LCS shipsThe US Navy issued contract modifications to Lockheed Martin and Austal USA under their respective littoral combat ship (LCS) block buy contracts to add funding for construction of two littoral combat ships each.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Boeing Phantom Eye conducts medium-speed taxi testBoeing announced that the Phantom Eye high altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle has conducted...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
Police officer arrested for cybercrimeAccording to media reports, a suspended sub-inspector of police has been arrested in connection with the leak of information regarding an alleged attempt to hack the personal e-mails of some muslim leaders in Kerala.
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MILITARY1
ReconRobotics announces USMC Recon Scout orderReconRobotics has been awarded a contract for 126 Recon Scout XT micro-UGV kits by the US Marine Corps (USMC) through the Robotic Systems Joint Project Office (RS JPO).
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Sagem wins maintenance contract by French armySagem (Safran group) has just signed a contract with SIMMAD, on behalf of the French Ministry of Defence...
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MILITARY1
Lockheed Martin completes delivery of components of THAADLockheed Martin has completed delivery of all hardware and components associated with the terminal high altitude area defence (THAAD)...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
AeroVironment receives order for RQ-11B RavenAeroVironment, Inc. has announced it received a new $11,095,872 costplus-fixed-fee sole source contract award on March 1, 2012...
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MILITARY1
DARPA’s “Cheetah” sets land speed record for legged robotsThe use of ground robots in military explosive-ordinance-disposal missions already saves many lives and prevents thousands of other casualties.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
UAV by city SMEs to be showcased at Delhi DefexpoAn unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), developed by Delhibased Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) association, will be showcased at the Defexpo 2012 in New Delhi.
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MILITARY1 / MARKETING FEATURE
Impenetrable defenceIt is impossible to discuss the issue of full-fledged state security without a reliable air and missile defence system. This is sort of an axiom. Especially nowadays when there are so many examples of armed conflicts whose outcome has been decided by massed air strikes.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Iran’s new droneIran has manufactured a new drone which is capable of carrying out military and border patrol missions.
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MILITARY1
Indian firms win first Scorpene subcontractsDCNS, a world leader in naval defence, signed through DCNS India a contract with SEC Industries worth Rs. 310 crore (approximately €50 million) for the local manufacture of equipment for the P75 Scorpene submarines.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Qatar buys SUAVs from TurkeyIn an effort to boost defence industry exports to Islamic states, Turkey has recently sold 10 mini drones to Qatar, a senior procurement official has said.
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MILITARY1
Defence Minister clarifies on DPPAcquisition of weapons and equipment for defence forces is a complex activity and is carried out in accordance with the provisions of Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP).
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MILITARY1
India, China, Japan maritime cooperationIndia, China and Japan have recently agreed for better coordination amongst their Naval ships deployed for anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.
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MILITARY1
Raytheon awarded US Army contract to counter rocketsThe US Army awarded Raytheon Company a $79.2 million contract to develop a system that will detect and destroy incoming rockets.
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