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SP's MAI - Issue No. 15 | August 01-15, 2012

Issue Features

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  MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
  Beyond Kargil
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  Not only is the MoD-MEA construct disjointed, it appears that jointness in the military is deliberately not being encouraged as the divide...

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  AEROSPACE / INTERVIEW
  Crisis period to be over with induction of Pilatus PC-7 Mk-II

  Air Marshal Rajinder Singh, AOC-in-C, Training Command, Indian Air Force

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  Sushil Kumar Shinde new Home Minister

  Following the election of Pranab Mukherjee as the 13th President of India and the Finance Minister’s slot opening up, the Prime Minister has effected a minor cabinet reshuffle.

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  CORPORATE / REPORT
  Reliance forms aerospace and security solutions companies

  Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), India’s top ranking company’s quest for organic and non-organic growth continues in different sectors.

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  MILITARY1 / INTERVIEW
  DGMF in sync with ever-changing battlefield scenario

  In an interview with SP’s M.A.I., Lt General D.S. Siddhu, Director General, Mechanised Forces, Indian Army, who has wide experience in commanding armoured units and formations in all types of terrain in our border areas...

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  AEROSPACE
  Boeing completes major integration of India’s first C-17 airlifter

  Boeing has integrated the forward, centre and aft fuselages and the wing assembly of India’s first C-17 Globemaster III...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  Coast Guard station Karaikal commissioned

  Coast Guard Station Karaikal, the fifth CG station on the Puducherry-Tamil Nadu coastline, was commissioned by Vice Admiral M.P. Muralidharan, Director General of Indian Coast Guard at Karaikal recently.

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  CORPORATE
  DRDO on a sanitation mission

  The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to set up bio-digester toilets across gram panchayats in the country.

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  MILITARY1 / INTERVIEW
  ‘Raytheon has many solutions to meet the need of Indian services’

  Tim R. Glaeser, Vice President and Business Development Executive for Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD), Business Development and Strategy, Integrated Defense Systems (IDS)

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  AEROSPACE
  MV-22 Osprey arrives in Japan

  Twelve MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft were off-loaded from a civilian cargo ship at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, recently, marking the first deployment of the MV-22 in Japan.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  CIA, FBI add to Olympics security

  US intelligence agencies – the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) and the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), have established a ‘threat integration centre’ in association with security agencies of the UK to make the London 2012 Olympics ‘safe and secure’.

• CORPORATE
  Cisco and Thales target global defence and security market

  Cisco and Thales have announced a new partnership to address the global defence and security market.

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  MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
  Attack helicopters for Indian Army
  By Lt General (Retd) B.S. Pawar

  The need is for dedicated air crew not only proficient in flying but also associated full time with army manoeuvres...

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  AEROSPACE
  Boeing delivers second production P-8A Poseidon aircraft to US Navy

  Boeing has delivered the second production P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the US Navy.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  Border area management along with infrastructure development

  Addressing the Members of Consultative Committee attached to the Home Ministry, P. Chidambaram, the Union Home Minister...

• CORPORATE
  Sagem and Thales create Optronics JV Optrolead

  Sagem (Safran group) and Thales have announced the creation of Optrolead, an equally-owned joint venture for optronics. The official signature creating the new company follows the original memorandum of understanding signed on December 20, 2011.

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  MILITARY1 / REPORT
  High-value technologies cooperation on the anvil: US Deputy Defense Secretary
  By Sucheta Das Mohapatra

  Only a month after the successful visit of US Secretary of Defense...

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  AEROSPACE
  Thales delivers four maritime patrol aircraft to Turkey

  Thales has completed delivery of initial standard maritime patrol aircraft under the Meltem II programme for Turkey, with four aircraft entering service between February and June 2012.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  Heads of Asian Coast Guard agencies to meet in Delhi

  The 8th Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM) will be held in October 2012 in New Delhi.

• CORPORATE
  HAL seeks partnership with global vendors

  Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) organised a Global Business Partners’ Meet of its vendors recently to apprise them of recent changes within HAL to speed up the process of procurement and make suppliers aware of various procedures, statutory requirements and adherence to Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) guidelines.

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  MILITARY1
  Pranab Kumar Mukherjee, 13th President of India and the Supreme Commander of the armed forces

  Pranab Kumar Mukherjee became the 13th President of India and the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces on July 25, 2012.

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  AEROSPACE
  Lockheed Martin delivers another Super Galaxy

  Lockheed Martin delivered the fifth production C-5M Super Galaxy to the US Air Force at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Indian parade at Olympics marred by gatecrasher

  A woman who gatecrashed India’s parade at the Olympic opening ceremony was a member of the cast from the extravaganza but should not have been with the athletes...

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  MILITARY1
  Kargil heroes remembered

  On July 26, India paid rich tributes to the martyrs of armed forces on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas. The Minister of Defence A.K. Antony who headed the Vijay Diwas memorial said: “Not only for the forces, it is a historic day for the country as a whole.

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  AEROSPACE
  UK accepts first international Lockheed Martin F-35

  The United Kingdom accepted the first international Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft recently. Philip Hammond, UK Secretary of State for Defence, and Frank Kendall, US Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Rome alone: 11-year-old evades airport security

  Liam Corcoran Fort, a 11-year-old boy recently flew from Manchester to Rome without a passport or boarding pass. He later said it was easier than doing his homework.

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  MILITARY1
  INS Baaz commissioned

  The Naval Air Station at Campbell Bay on Great Nicobar Island was commissioned as Indian Naval Ship ‘Baaz’ by Admiral Nirmal Verma, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Chief of the Naval Staff.

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  AEROSPACE
  Finmeccanica contracts with Israel

  In the framework of a collaboration agreement between the Italian and Israeli Governments, Finmeccanica announced that it has signed contracts...

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  TSA’s pre-screening airport initiative crosses two million travellers

  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced the agency has screened over two million travellers through the TSA Pre√ pre-screening initiative.

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  MILITARY1
  DCNS and SEC Industries milestone on Scorpene submarine

  SEC Industries and DCNS have inaugurated new workshop facilities and delivered, after successful factory acceptance tests, the cofferdam doors coamings for the Indian P75 Scorpene submarines.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  France and UK enhance Watchkeeper cooperation

  The UK and France have moved a step forward in demonstrating their commitment to defence cooperation under the 2010 Lancaster House...

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Bansky artwork stolen from Kate Moss’ home

  Precious artwork including a £80,000 Banksy portrait was stolen from Kate Moss’ home in May 2010.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  US Army awards contract for upgraded RQ-7B Shadow drones

  The Army Program Manager for Unmanned Aircraft Systems has awarded AAI a $358 million contract to furnish a fleet of 45 upgraded RQ-7B Shadow...

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Insitu ScanEagle set for Australian Navy

  Insitu Pacific will install and run several of its ScanEagle unmanned aircraft vehicle systems on Australian Navy frigates starting in September.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Cassidian accomplishes test flights with Barracuda unmanned technology test bed

  Cassidian has successfully carried out a series of test flights with its Barracuda UAS (unmanned aerial system) technology demonstrator...

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  US Navy carriers prepare for X-47B arrival next year

  The Navy is one year away from landing its first unmanned jet aircraft aboard a carrier after completing the most recent round of surrogate tests aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).

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  Falco EVO completes maiden flight

  Selex Galileo has successfully performed the maiden flight of its latest member of the market leader Falco tactical unmanned aerial system (TUAS) family, dubbed Falco EVO.

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Tekever’s UAS stars in BBC show

  The AR4 Light Ray, Tekever’s UAS launched into the global market at the Farnborough Air Show 2012, was presented by the BBC journalist Anita Rani, in a prime time live broadcast from Farnborough...