SP's MAI - Issue No. 14 | July 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
Raytheon’s Exoatmospheric kill vehicle in demandRaytheon was awarded a $636-million development and sustainment contract to provide the Exoatmospheric kill vehicle (EKV) to Boeing, which is the prime contractor for the groundbased mid-course defence programme.
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AEROSPACE
Indian Coast Guard - Aviation
By Rear Admiral (Retd) Sushil RamsayThe Indian Coast Guard is the principal agency for enforcement of provisions of all national enactment in force in the Maritime Zones of India (MZI) and provides following services to the nation and marine community.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / VIEWPOINT
Second Jilani-Geelani nuptial
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochIf Pakistan had any sincerity in mending fences with India, it would not have sent Jilani to India after he had been unceremoniously kicked out...
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CORPORATE
Boeing, Elbit Systems to collaborate to market Hermes 450 and 900 UASThe Boeing Company and Elbit Systems signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the marketing and sales of Elbit Systems’...
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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
Need for Seamless Integrated Planning
By Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. BhatiaForever a victim of its die-hard habit of sensationalising any and every bit of news, the Indian media has once again tried to give an ominous twist to the inter-service relations within the armed forces.
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AEROSPACE / SHOW REPORT | FARNBOROUGH 2012
Defence orders in a tailspin
By R. Chandrakanth in FarnboroughOn the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow—primarily a commercial aerospace show—a £50 million defence contracts...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
India-Pakistan joint group on maritime bordersThe meeting of the India-Pakistan Joint Working Group to work out a mechanism for release of fishermen and their boats who cross maritime borders inadvertently was held recently.
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CORPORATE
New Raytheon Standard Missile factory almost readyRaytheon Company’s all-up-round Standard Missile production facility in Huntsville, Alabama, is nearing completion.
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MILITARY1
Sagem’s Hammer air-toground guided weapon testedFrench defence procurement agency DGA has successfully carried out the first qualification firing test of the laser terminal guidance version of the AASM Hammer modular air-to-ground weapon built by Sagem (Safran group).
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AEROSPACE / SHOW REPORT | FARNBOROUGH 2012 | INTERVIEW
Globemaster C-17 arguably the most efficient airlifter
By R. Chandrakanth in FarnboroughThe Farnborough skies were clear and a team of international journalists, including yours truly, were all set for a sortie on the heaviest airlifter of Boeing, the Globemaster C-17.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Anti-counterfeiting day observedThe world observed ‘anti-counterfeiting day’ on June 13, 2012. The issue of counterfeiting is big in India and as per the latest report by the Ministry of Home Affairs large quantities of fake Indian currency notes (FICN)...
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CORPORATE
ITT Exelis, EADS North America and Cassidian join forces in electronic warfareITT Exelis, EADS North America and Cassidian, the defense and security division of EADS, will work together to provide enhanced electronic warfare solutions, particularly in the area of aircraft survivability equipment.
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MILITARY1
Australian Defence Capability PlanThe Australian Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare recently released the 2012 Defence Capability Plan (DCP), which has priority projects planned for the four-year forward estimates period. The DCP contains 111 projects, or phases of projects, worth approximately $153 billion.
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AEROSPACE / SHOW REPORT | FARNBOROUGH 2012
Saab unveils new surveillance aircraftDefence and security company Saab unveiled its new Saab 340 Maritime Security aircraft which is capable of effectively monitoring large areas and is the key to maritime domain awareness.
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CORPORATE
Sagem and MTU Aero Engines create JVSagem (Safran group) and MTU Aero Engines announced the signature of an agreement to form a 50:50 joint venture, AES Aerospace Embedded Solutions GmbH to provide safety-critical software and hardware for military and civil aviation applications.
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MILITARY1
L-3 bags contract from USSOCOML-3 Communications subsidiary L-3 GCS has been awarded a contract by the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to develop and manufacture very small aperture terminal (VSAT) satellite systems.
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AEROSPACE / SHOW REPORT | FARNBOROUGH 2012
MBDA launches SpearMBDA, Europe’s leading missile systems company, unveiled Spear, a new, high precision surface attack weapon for fast combat aircraft.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
London Olympics, tighter airport securityBritain’s Olympic security plans fell under fresh scrutiny, with a newspaper reporting that several people on a terror watch list have been waved through airport border controls...
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CORPORATE
Rosoboronexport, Selex Elsag, Selex Galileo and WASS join hands to grow patrol aircraft marketThe Russian defence export agency JSC Rosoboronexport and the Finmeccanica companies Selex Elsag, Selex Galileo and WASS have signed, at the Farnborough Airshow...
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AEROSPACE / SHOW REPORT | FARNBOROUGH 2012
The Russians are coming
By R. Chandrakanth in FarnboroughUAC reworks strategy to take on world market
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INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
Averting catastrophe in cyberspace: core requirementsThe information revolution has transformed every facet of commerce and culture, including the military enterprise.
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AEROSPACE / SHOW REPORT | FARNBOROUGH 2012
Pratt & Whitney delivers first engines for Boeing C-17s to IndiaPratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corporation has delivered the first four F117 engines for the Indian Air Force...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
British tabloid ‘tests’ Olympic securityOlympic Games organisers in London said they were looking into a tabloid’s report claiming that a worker had been able to sneak a fake bomb...
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AEROSPACE / SHOW REPORT | FARNBOROUGH 2012
Indonesian Air Force to buy second batch of A-29 Super TucanoThe Indonesian Air Force has signed a commercial contract for a second batch of eight light attack and tactical training A-29 Super Tucano.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Munich massacreThe Munich massacre is an informal name for events that occurred during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Bavaria in south West Germany...
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AEROSPACE
Eurocopter’s Puma Mk2 helicopter upgradedThe upgrade of UK Ministry of Defence Puma aircraft took a major step forward last week with Eurocopter completing its first internal qualification of the Puma Mk2 aircraft.
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AEROSPACE / SHOW REPORT | FARNBOROUGH 2012
The NH90 marvels crowds at airshowThe NH90 new generation helicopter was displayed at Farnborough airshow. The NH90 NFH is the most recent and most flexible helicopter for naval...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Atlanta Summer Games bombingThe tragic bombing of Centennial Olympic Park, a popular hub for athletes and spectators, took place during an open-air concert, and claimed the lives of two people.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
India and Mozambique sign security cooperation pactIndia and Mozambique have signed an agreement on security cooperation. The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Mullappally Ramachandran signed the agreement with Jose Mandra, Minister of Interior, Government of Mozambique at Maputo, Mozambique.
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AEROSPACE
Second Boeing P-8I aircraft for India completes first flightThe second Boeing P-8I aircraft for the Indian Navy completed its initial flight on July 12, taking off from Renton Field at 3:29 p.m. and landing two hours and 14 minutes later at Boeing Field in Seattle.
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AEROSPACE
Boeing offers mediumsized maritime surveillance aircraftBoeing has announced that it is offering a medium-sized maritime surveillance aircraft (MSA) to the global market. MSA builds on technologies developed for Boeing’s larger intelligence, surveillance and...
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AEROSPACE
MBDA’s meteor firings conclude with lethal displayHaving now completed 21 air-launched test firings, MBDA is on track to deliver the first production Meteor BVR air-to-air missiles by the year end.
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AEROSPACE
Alenia Aermacchi introduces MC-27J, multi-mission version of the SpartanAlenia Aermacchi has introduced a new version of the C-27J battlefield airlifter, the MC-27J.
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AEROSPACE
Sikorsky wins $8.5 billion contractThe US Army and Navy have signed an $8.5 billion contract with Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. to buy a baseline quantity of 653 Black Hawk and Seahawk helicopters through December 2017.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
BAE Mantis concept demonstrator to fly in the UKBAE Systems has announced its intention to re-fly the Mantis UAS concept demonstrator – this time in UK airspace.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
US Navy to land UAV on aircraft carrierA team from the Navy Unmanned Combat Air System programme office tested communication software for the UCAS-D programme...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Selex set to rollout new Falco Evo UAVSelex Galileo, a Finmeccanica company, has announced a further export customer for its Falco Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (TUAS).
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Taranis passes the testTaranis, the UK’s unmanned combat air system technology demonstrator, has successfully completed a series of key tests on the way to commencing...
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AEROSPACE
Gripen NG flying with Raven ES-05 AESA radarThe Gripen NG test aircraft is now flying with a Selex Galileo Raven ES-05 AESA radar installed, following extensive testing with an earlier AESA prototype.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Laser powers Lockheed Martin’s Stalker UAS for 48 hoursLockheed Martin and LaserMotive, recently demonstrated the capabilities of an innovative laser power system to extend the Stalker Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) flight time to more than 48 hours.
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