SP's MAI - Issue No. 12 | June 16-30, 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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MILITARY / SHOW REPORT | EUROSATORY 2012
Eurosatory 2012 looks eastward
By R. Chandrakanth in ParisIn the backdrop of a major financial crisis in Eurozone, the five-day Eurosatory, a leading land, airland defence and security event...
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AEROSPACE
Boeing, US Navy conduct F/A-18E/F satellite communications testBoeing and the US Navy have successfully completed an in-flight demonstration of a satellite communications (SATCOM) system...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / VIEWPOINT
Cyber space hotting up
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochIndia must aim not only to match Chinese cyber threat but outpace it as adequate deterrence.
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CORPORATE
HAL to invest Rs. 600 crore in new unitHindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) plans to invest Rs. 600 crore to establish a unit for manufacture of ‘new fighter aircraft’ and ‘engine production’ at Chellaghatta, adjacent to HAL Airport in Bangalore.
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TECHNOLOGY
ReconRobotics introduces the Throwbot XT Reconnaissance RobotReconRobotics, Inc., the world leader in tactical micro-robot systems, introduced an advanced military and police robot with state-of-the-art reconnaissance capabilities at the Eurosatory...
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MILITARY / SHOW REPORT | EUROSATORY 2012 / INTERVIEW
Raytheon’s sees Javelin with FICV
By R. Chandrakanth in ParisThe Indian Army is looking for a Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) and four Indian companies are battling it out to meet the requirement...
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AEROSPACE
Black Hawks for QatarThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified the US Congress of a possible foreign military sale to the Government of Qatar of 12 UH-60M Black Hawk Utility Helicopters...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Johnny Depp’s security apprehend ‘pirates’Johnny Depp’s security guards apprehended two men dressed as pirates after they attempted to sneak into the actor’s movie trailer.
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CORPORATE
ST Kinetics and Paramount Group collaborate on armoured wheeled vehiclesST Kinetics and Paramount Group have announced a strategic collaboration to market a family of high mobility armoured wheeled vehicles.
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TECHNOLOGY
Rutgers to develop military armour to save soldiers’ livesRutgers’ longstanding expertise in ceramic engineering is being tapped by the military to develop armour that better shields soldiers from modernday battlefield threats — most notably from IEDs (improvised explosive devices).
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MILITARY / SHOW REPORT | EUROSATORY 2012 / INTERVIEW
ITT Exelis out in front
By R. Chandrakanth in ParisITT Exelis, a leader in command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) related products...
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AEROSPACE
DynCorp International to provide support services for T-6 aircraftDynCorp International (DI) has announced that it has been awarded a contract with the US Air Force Materiel Command to provide support...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Mitt Romney’s Hotmail account hacked?According to a Gawker report, the US Presidential nominee from the Republican Party, Mitt Romney’s e-mail account was hacked recently...
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CORPORATE
Lockheed Martin reaches strategic supply chain agreementLockheed Martin signed a new strategic enterprise agreement with Arrow Electronics covering procurement of more than 22,000 electronic components used in advanced technology systems such as missiles, satellites, radar systems, tactical fighter aircraft and unmanned surveillance systems.
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MILITARY / SHOW REPORT | EUROSATORY 2012 / INTERVIEW
Saab offers RBS 70 NG to India, first time on display in France
By R. Chandrakanth in ParisIndia has embarked upon a major replacement of SA-18 Very Short Range
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AEROSPACE
Unique formation flight of five A400MsAt the unique occasion of having the five Airbus Military A400M flight test aircraft in Toulouse all at the same time, the Airbus Military Flight Test team put in place a formation flight including all five aircraft...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Heist at Heathrow terminalIn February 2002, two men held up a security van at Heathrow’s Terminal 4 and made off with 4.6 million English pounds. The men attacked as security guards were unloading the money from a plane that had just arrived from Bahrain.
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CORPORATE
Sagem acquires Brazilian company OptovacSagem (Safran group) announced at the Eurosatory land defense exhibition that it has signed an agreement to acquire Optovac Mecânica e Optoeletrônica Ltd, a Brazilian company specialised in optronics and night vision equipment.
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MILITARY / SHOW REPORT | EUROSATORY 2012
Thales-BEL in talks to manufacture radars in India
By R. Chandrakanth in ParisThales is having major talks with Indian public sector Bharat Electronics (BEL) to create an international supply chain in the products...
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AEROSPACE
Boeing delivers Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft to AustraliaBoeing has delivered the sixth and final Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Undercover agent with gun gets past airport securityAn undercover Transportation Security Agency (TSA) agent was able to get through security at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport with a handgun during testing of the enhanced-imaging body scanners, according to media reports.
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CORPORATE
Piramal Healthcare to invest in BlueBirdIndian pharmaceutical giant Piramal Healthcare is to invest in Israeli unmanned air systems manufacturer BlueBird.
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MILITARY / SHOW REPORT | EUROSATORY 2012
Expanding night vision through ITT Exelis, Tata partnerhsip
By R. Chandrakanth in ParisITT Exelis continues to provide international allies with advanced...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Boeing Phantom Eye completes first autonomous flightBoeing’s Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system (UAS) completed its first autonomous flight on June 1 at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center...
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MILITARY / SHOW REPORT | EUROSATORY 2012
FLIR Systems showcases high definition, long range thermal imaging system
By R. Chandrakanth in ParisAt Eurosatory, FLIR Systems launched integrated systems products Cerberus MX, an allterrain vehicle-based long range detection system and the Ranger HDC, a high definition, internally cooled...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Skeldar provides troops with real-time informationDefence and security company Saab recently performed a unique live demonstration of how the Skeldar system operates together...
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MILITARY / SEMINAR REPORT
GeoIntelligence Asia 2012The sixth edition of the annual GeoIntelligence Asia conference-cum-exhibition organised by Geospatial Media and Communications saw the participation of more than 350 delegates including many officers...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Denmark selects AeroVironment’s PumaThe Danish Acquisition and Logistics Organization has announced that it has awarded AeroVironment a firm fixed-price order of $9.6 million...
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MILITARY
Rolls-Royce secures £1 billion contract for UK’s future submarine programmeRolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has signed a contract worth in excess of £1 billion with the Ministry of Defence (MoD)...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Sagem Patroller UAS completes testsSagem’s Patroller unmanned aircraft system (UAS) completed a new series of flight tests, demonstrating new multi-sensor technologies.
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MILITARY
Textron wins Canada’s TAPV programmeThe Canadian Army is rolling ahead with its plans to acquire a fleet of Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicles.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
French Army awards Sagem new tactical drone contractFrench defence procurement agency DGA has awarded Sagem (Safran group) a contract for five Sperwer Mk II drones...
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MILITARY
Raytheon wins Tomahawk missiles dealRaytheon is being awarded a $338 million firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 361 Tomahawk block IV all-up-round missiles for the Navy.
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AEROSPACE
Upgrades revitalise B-1B LancersB-1B Lancers are currently undergoing the most advanced hardware and software upgrades to date as part of the sustainment-block 16 programme.
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MILITARY
General Dynamics bags radar replacement contractA General Dynamics C4 Systems-led team has been awarded a contract to develop and deploy modernised range instrumentation radars, replacing an aging and outdated fleet of radar systems currently operating at US Army test ranges.
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AEROSPACE
DARPA selects Rockwell Collins to develop synthetic vision avionics backbone for helicoptersThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Rockwell Collins to develop the synthetic vision avionics backbone for next-generation helicopter operations...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Russia, Israel in UAV talksRussia and Israel are negotiating a joint project to build an unmanned aerial vehicle, according to the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Sweden also picks up PumaAeroVironment has received a firm fixed-price order for 12 hybrid small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets Materielverk)...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
New cameras to collect ‘invisible’ dataThe Israeli Air Force (IAF) is examining a new camera which will allow UAV aircraft to collect information invisible to the human eye.
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