SP's MAI - Issue No. 7 | April 01-15, 2013
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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 / EXPERT OPINION
China's 'String of Pearls'
By Air Marshal (Retd) Anil ChopraChinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang have taken their destined places in the new Chinese hierarchy. Among Xi’s opening foreign policy remarks, relationship with India has figured prominently.
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AEROSPACE / REPORT
Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System
By Lt General (Retd) Naresh ChandThe first trial take-off of an aircraft took place from the deck of a US Navy cruiser USS Birmingham in 1910 and the first trial landing took place in 1911.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Threats today are complex and interconnected: ChidambaramThe Finance Minister P. Chidambaram delivered the K. Subrahmanyam Memorial Lecture on “India’s National Security—Challenges and Priorities” at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses...
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CORPORATE
Boeing and Bharat Electronics expand partnershipBoeing and the Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) are expanding their partnership through a follow-on contract involving the manufacture of subassemblies for the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jet.
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Serpentine manoeuvres
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochBy getting China into Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan hopes to divert attention of the Shia rebellion in the area, where the hapless Shias are being systematically killed through institutionalised attacks
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AEROSPACE
Keen competition in medium/heavy military rotorcraft market: Forecast InternationalForecast International is projecting that 4,796 medium/heavy military rotorcraft will be produced between 2013 and 2022.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
US strategy for homelandThe US Department of Defence (DoD) has released the strategy for homeland defence and defence support for civil authorities. This policy establishes DoD’s priorities in the areas of homeland defence...
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CORPORATE
Safran acquires Goodrich Electrical Power SystemsAfter completing all required approval procedures, Safran announced that it has finalised yesterday the acquisition of Goodrich Electrical Power Systems (GEPS), a leading supplier of on-board aerospace electrical power systems.
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MILITARY / FEATURE
Rafael expanding relationship with Indian defence industry
By Y. Yaari, President and CEO, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.Rafael’s long-standing relationship with the Indian defence industry and military is of strategic significance to both Israel and India and to their industries.
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AEROSPACE
Malaysia down selects five OEMs for fighter jetsMalaysia which is shopping for combat aircraft has down selected five manufacturers. Malaysia has shown intent of buying 18 combat aircraft to replace its old fleet of Russian-made MiG-29s.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Changes to the prohibited items list at US airportsFrom April 25, 2013, the US Transport Security Administration (TSA) of the United States has relaxed rules at the airports on prohibited items.
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CORPORATE
Let us look beyond Hawk: BAE ChairmanLed by Chairman, Dick Olver and Chief Executive Officer, Ian King, Board Members of BAE Systems paid a rare visit together outside the UK/US to HAL’s facilities in Bengaluru recently.
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MILITARY
Third anti-submarine warfare corvette for Indian Navy launchedThe third anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvette for the Indian Navy designed under Project-28 (P-28) by the Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design, being built by one of India’s leading shipbuilders, the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. (GRSE), was launched in Kolkata, on March 26, 2013.
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AEROSPACE
Bangladesh plans to buy 24 Russian jet trainersBangladesh is planning to buy 24 Yak-130 Mitten jet trainers on $1 billion credit from Russia, Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Emma Watson tops McAfee list for 'security compromise'Harry Potter series female lead Emma Watson is this year’s most dangerous celebrity, according to digital security firm McAfee. When McAfee means she is the most dangerous celebrity...
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CORPORATE
Raytheon consolidates businesses and announces key executive rolesRaytheon Company announced that it is consolidating its businesses to streamline operations, increase productivity and achieve stronger alignment with its customers’ priorities.
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MILITARY
India first country to have submarine launched cruise missileIndia, on March 20, successfully carried out the maiden test-firing of the over 290-km-range submarinelaunched version of BrahMos...
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AEROSPACE
Spain deploys Tigre helicopters in AfghanistanSpain has become the third country, after France and Germany, to deploy Tigre attack helicopters to Afghanistan; all have been transported by chartered Antonov An-124 freighters.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Seven Navy SEALs reprimanded for lapseRecently, seven US Navy SEALs were reprimanded for giving classified information to a video game manufacturer to make the Navy SEALs tradecraft on video games lot more realistic. The seven were charged with the unauthorised showing of their official combat gear and dereliction of duty...
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MILITARY
Raytheon delivers 8th AN/TPY-2 radar to MDARaytheon Company delivered its eighth AN/TPY-2 radar to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in support of the US combatant commands.
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AEROSPACE
Sukhoi and Malaysia sign deal on fighters' maintenanceRussian aircraft maker Sukhoi and the Malaysian Defense Ministry have signed a $100-million contract for the technical maintenance of Malaysia’s fleet of Su-30MKM fighters, said a spokesman for the organising committee...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Fake bomb gets through Newark Airport securityAt Newark Airport in the US, a federal agent with a fake bomb got through the screenings of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)...
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MILITARY
BAE Systems contract to produce more innovative explosivesThe US Army has awarded BAE Systems a contract valued at as much as $780 million over the next five years to continue producing explosives...
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AEROSPACE
Philippine Navy signs contract for three AW109 power helicoptersAgustaWestland has signed a contract with the Philippine Navy for three AW109 Power maritime helicopters plus two options.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Centre convenes meeting of Chief Ministers on internal securityThe Centre has convened a meeting of Chief Ministers on April 4 to discuss various internal security issues. The meeting will discuss issues concerning the country’s internal security, activities of various terrorist organisations...
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MILITARY
Saab bags order for Arthur systemSaab has bagged a new order for its Arthur weapon locating system from an unnamed customer. The order, valued at MSEK 128, will see delivery take place in 2014.
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AEROSPACE
Brazilian Air Force and Embraer conclude critical design review of the KC-390 projectThe Brazilian Air Force (FAB) and Embraer Defense & Security have successfully concluded the critical design review (CDR) of the KC-390...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Internal security budget crosses Rs. 50,000-crore markThe central spending to counter internal security challenges is set to cross the Rs. 50,000 crore-mark over the next one year, twice of what was being spent in 2008 when terrorists struck Mumbai.
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MILITARY
Taiwan to test new MLR artillery in exerciseThe locally developed Thunderbolt-2000 artillery multiple-launch rocket system (AMLRS) will join the nation’s largest annual drill during a scheduled live-fire exercise next month, the Ministry of National Defense...
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AEROSPACE
Cassidian to provide Canadian Air Force with latest radar technologyCassidian has won a €50 million programme to equip the airfields of the Royal Canadian Air Force with latesttechnology airport surveillance radars.
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MILITARY
Ground Master air defence radar for EstoniaAn official ceremony was held on March 26 on Muhu Island in Estonia to mark the entry into service of the first Ground Master 400 (GM 400) long-range air defence radar system supplied by Thales Raytheon Systems...
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AEROSPACE
Kadet Defence Systems completes delivery of aerial targets to Indian ArmyKadet Defence Systems (P) Ltd recently announced that it has successfully completed delivery of 70 JX2 Aerial Targets along with spares...
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MILITARY
HMS Duncan reaches Portsmouth naval baseThe 7,500-tonne vessel, HMS Duncan, armed with the world-leading Sea Viper missile defence system, has sailed to her new home in Portsmouth, where she will undergo a series of trials and tests...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Camcopter S-100 demonstrates capabilities at LIMAThe Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition saw demonstrations of the Schiebel Camcopter S-100 unmanned air system...
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MILITARY / SIMULATION
Colombian marines procure tactical weapon simulatorsLaser Shot, in collaboration with the Programme Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Division, has been awarded a contract valued at $9,44,000 for the delivery and installation of tactical weapons simulators (TWS)...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Rockwell Collins supplies tactical targeting network technology for X-47B unmanned demonstratorRockwell Collins tactical targeting network technology (TTNT) was used by Northrop Grumman Corporation and the US Navy...
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MILITARY / SIMULATION
Virtual convoy simulatorRetired paratrooper Ronnie Bland is the senior enabler on a life-sized, virtual convoy-skills trainer called the Special operations reconfigurable vehicle...
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AEROSPACE
Airbus Military and PT DI sign plan for NC212iAirbus Military and PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) have signed an agreement covering the development plan for the NC212i light utility transport aircraft.
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MILITARY
New British Army DEMS training regiment opensThe British Army has officially opened its new Defence Explosive ordnance disposal, Munitions and Search Training Regiment (DEMS Trg Regt) at a new £100-million training facility at St George’s Barracks, Bicester.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Mali: 1,000 flight hours for the Harfang detachmentDuring the night of March 15-16, 2013, the Harfang detachment flew its 1000th flight hour in support of Operation Serval.
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MILITARY
First rapid prototype torpedo warning system testing on board CVNUSS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) PMS 415’s Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) team began at-sea testing and data collection of the rapid prototype torpedo warning system (TWS) and countermeasure antitorpedo (CAT) system, March 19.
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MILITARY / SIMULATION
Patriot simulator at Israeli academyThe Aerial Defense Academy in southern Israel now hosts a new Patriot simulator, meaning service members training to operate the anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapon will be able to practise at home instead of travelling to the United States.
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