SP's MAI - Issue No. 19 | October 01-15, 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 / SEMINAR REPORT
A seminar on Digitisation of Battlefield
By Sucheta Das MohapatraOrganised by SP Guide Publications in collaboration with the CLAWS, the seminar witnessed serving and retired senior Army officials and industry representatives deliberating and discussing on various aspects of battlefield...
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AEROSPACE
Eurocopter to supply four EC725 helicopters to ThailandA contract has been signed between Eurocopter and the Royal Thai Air Force for the supply of four EC725 helicopters, configured for search and rescue missions.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Antony inaugurates 31st Coast Guard Commanders’ ConferenceDefence Minister A.K. Antony has said that the role of fishing community is vital in strengthening of coastal security mechanism.
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CORPORATE
Saab setting up new marketsDefence and security company Saab is strengthening its business operations by setting up two new market areas – Europe & Greater Middle East as well as Nordic & Baltic – both starting January 1, 2013.
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MILITARY1 / COMMUNICATION NETWORK
Communication network for soldiers
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochCommunications for soldiers have undergone rapid changes.
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AEROSPACE
Indonesia takes delivery of two Airbus Military C295 aircraftIndonesia has taken delivery of two Airbus Military C295 transport aircraft ordered in February this year.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
US Ambassador’s killing in Libya, a security breachMedia reports have cited that the killings of the US ambassador to Libya and three of his staff were likely to have been the result of a serious and continuing security breach.
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CORPORATE
Raytheon joins hand with Monument Capital GroupRaytheon has entered into a distribution agreement with Monument Capital Group (MCG). Under the agreement, MCG will engage potential Indian partners to provide mass notification and non-lethal systems to solve challenging security problems and emerging safety requirements.
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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
Beyond 1962
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochChina’s peace homilies are exposed with her training, arming and advising...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Predator B demonstrates automatic takeoff and landing capabilityGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that its...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Security breach at ISRO, woman posing as scientist arrestedA 41-year-old woman created a scare after she breached layers of security...
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CORPORATE
Atlas Elektronik now in CanadaThe Atlas Elektronik Group, a worldwide-acting company for maritime defence electronics, has founded a subsidiary in Canada.
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MILITARY1
Agni-IV successful flightDRDO developed the 4,000-km range nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-IV, was successfully flight-tested recently from Wheeler’s Island in Odisha.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
APKWS to be integrated on unmanned aircraftFor the first time, the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) will be integrated onto an unmanned aerial vehicle, BAE Systems has announced.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Nuke protestors knock on wall, security fails to noticeIn a recent incident in the US, nuclear protestors hammered on the wall of America’s premier storage vault for nuclear-weapons grade uranium...
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CORPORATE
Denel, Airbus sign agreementDenel and Airbus Military have signed an agreement with revised terms for manufacturing aircraft components on the A400M, in a development that will contribute significantly to the financial turnaround of the South African company.
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MILITARY1
Navistar Defense to upgrade 2,300 MRAPs to defend against evolving threatsNavistar Defense received a delivery order for up to $282 million to provide more than 2,300 survivability upgrade retrofit kits...
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AEROSPACE
Turbomeca renews contract with France, covering the engines powering helicoptersTurbomeca has renewed the MCO (global support package) contract, entitled MCO 2, with the French Government. The first contract, MCO 1, was signed in 2001 with the DGA.
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MILITARY1
BAE Systems debuts RG35 multi-role fighting vehicleBAE Systems launched the latest 6x6 variant of the RG35 family of vehicles – the RG35 multi-purpose blast protected fighting vehicle – at the 2012 Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition.
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AEROSPACE
Eglin F-35 fleet at 20 and growingThe 20th Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II was delivered recently to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, to support F-35 pilot and maintainer training taking place on the Emerald Coast.
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MILITARY1
ITT Exelis capability in GPS interference, detection and geolocationITT Exelis (XLS) has announced a significant development in the field of GPS technology. To be known as the Exelis GPS interference, detection and geolocation (IDG)...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
DARPA selects Rockwell Collins for cyber security programmeRockwell Collins has been selected as the prime contractor for the unmanned air vehicle portion of the high-assurance cyber military systems (HACMS) programme sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
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