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SP's MAI - April 01-15, 2011

Issue Features

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  NEW PRODUCTS
  FLIR Systems launches T-Series cameras

  FLIR Systems has launched the new FLIR T620 and T640 professional grade thermal imaging cameras.

• NEW PRODUCTS
  Vallon’s innovative mine detector

  German company Vallon has unveiled its latest mine detection system; one of its advantages is that it can detect mines made with no metal parts...

• NEW PRODUCTS
  Ruger LCR for fast target acquisition

  Ruger’s award-winning lightweight compact revolver (LCR) is now available with an XS sight systems 24/7 tritium standard dot front sight and the original recoilabsorbing Hogue Tamer grip.

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  NEW PRODUCTS
  L3 Com’s PX 5.3 screening solution

  The PX 5.3 is the screening solution for mail rooms, schools, courthouses, corrections and corporate facilities, cruise ships and other environments where space is at a premium.

• CORPORATE
  Chemring and Hinduja form defence JV

  Chemring Group PLC and Hinduja Group India announce that they are in advanced discussions to establish a defence joint venture based in India.

• CORPORATE
  Rockwell Collins recognised as one of “2011 world’s most ethical companies”

  For the second year in a row, Rockwell Collins was ranked as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies (WME) by the Ethisphere Institute.

• CORPORATE
  IL&FS Group exits equity in Pipavav

  IL&FS Group has exited its investments made in Pipavav Shipyard.

• CORPORATE
  Finmeccanica seals merger of Elsag Datamat and Selex Communications

  Finmeccanica’s Board of Directors has recently decided to initiate the merger of Elsag Datamat and Selex Communications.

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  MILITARY
  Navantia launches fourth maritime action ship for Spanish Navy

  The San Fernando-Puerto Real Shipyard has recently launched the fourth maritime action ship “Tornado” P-44 for the Spanish Navy.

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  AEROSPACE
  Air defence through “Akash” missiles

  The Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared the indigenous Akash surface-to-air missile systems to enhance India’s air defence system.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  Mohali turns into a fortress for India-Pak semi-final clash

  The semi-final clash between India and Pakistan in World Cup cricket at Mohali is to be cracker of a contest.

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  MILITARY
  DRS to provide aerial delivery systems for Embraer KC 390

  DRS Defense Solutions has been awarded a contract by Embraer S.A., located in São José dos Campos, São Paolo, Brazil, for the design, development, testing, production

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  AEROSPACE
  US Army building new ‘F’ model Kiowa Warrior

  The US Army is beginning mission equipment upgrade modifications to its fleet of OH-58 Kiowa Warrior scout aircraft...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / VIEWPOINT
  Wikileaks and India’s Internal Security
  By Air marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey

  A cable of 2005 states “India’s over 150 million Muslim population is largely unattracted to extremism.

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  MILITARY
  CAE wins contracts in over 10 countries

  CAE has been awarded a series of military contracts in over 10 countries and valued at approximately C$100 million

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  AEROSPACE
  Lockheed Martin rolls out first special operations MC-130J Combat Shadow II

  Lockheed Martin recently rolled out the first aircraft in a new fleet of MC-130J Combat Shadow IIs for the US Air Force’s Special Operations Command (AFSOC).

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / VIEWPOINT
  Setback to net-centricity
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  The Army must find a solution to obviate in-service bureaucracy and give precedence to overall capacity building over consolidation of individual turfs

• MILITARY
  Raytheon bags contract to protect defence internet communications

  Raytheon BBN Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company, has been awarded $1.9 million in defence research funding to develop safeguards for military Internet communications abroad.

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  AEROSPACE
  Selex Galileo bags contract to provide 250 star trackers

  Selex Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, has been awarded a contract to provide approximately 250 star tracker attitude sensors for the Iridium Next programme

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / NUCLEAR
  Nuclear safety and security grips nations
  By R. Chandrakanth

  On March 11, Japan was hit by an 8.9 magnitude earthquake, followed by a devastating tsunami and the death toll in this tragedy has gone past 10,000.

• MILITARY
  Lockheed Martin delivers 8,000th combat computing unit to US Navy

  Lockheed Martin recently delivered the 8,000th AN/UYQ-70 combat console suite to the US Navy

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED VEHICLES
  UAVs offer new tools for the emergency response arsenal
  By Kimberlie Nitti

  A wildfire’s thick black smoke blots out the sun, cloaking the area in a premature dusk. Glowing embers spiral up through the haze.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Security drill as “fake terrorists” go unnoticed at famous Puri Jagannath temple

  Recently, security personnel in the guise of terrorists entered the Jagannath temple at Puri with a fake bomb, without being challenged by the guards on duty.

• MILITARY
  Cobham awarded Boeing contract for small diameter bomb racks

  Cobham has been awarded a contract from Boeing to manufacture more than 400 units for the seventh production lot of BRU-61/A weapons carriage system...

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED VEHICLES
  Teal Group predicts worldwide UAV market at $94 billion

  Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been the most dynamic growth sector of the world aerospace industry this decade

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Easy access at South African Presidential guesthouse

  South African Public Works Minister Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde has revealed that there have been security breaches at the Presidential Guesthouse and other VIP residences.

• MILITARY
  Arjun tank inducted, T-55 retiring

  India’s indigenous Arjun main battle tank (MBT) was recently inducted into the Indian Army’s 75th Armored Regiment.

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED VEHICLES
  Northrop Grumman ships broad area maritime surveillance fuselage

  Northrop Grumman Corporation completed the first of three fuselages for the broad area maritime surveillance unmanned aircraft system (BAMS UAS) system development and demonstration (SDD) programme.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  ‘Spectacular’ cyber attack hits French government

  The French finance ministry recently had to shut down 10,000 computers after a “spectacular” cyber attack from hackers using Internet addresses in China

• MILITARY
  Tiruchi ordnance factory develops new assault rifle

  The Ordnance Factory of Tiruchi (OFT) has designed and developed an indigenous assault rifle matching the specifications of the AK-47.

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED VEHICLES
  BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation sign MoU to develop UAS proposal

  BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the preparation...

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Military information passed on to competitors

  A US company that contracts with the federal government to conduct background and security checks has sued three of its former employees recently...

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED VEHICLES
  Army ‘fusing’ UAS sensors

  The US Army is testing prototypes of a new high-tech synchronisation engine at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Jumping security at IGI airport

  Last year, on one day there were two security breaches at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, following which the security personnel have tightened surveillance.

• AEROSPACE
  US missile strategy spans the globe

  The US Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defence for Policy, James N. Miller has said that the US’s missile defence efforts focused on a few emerging threats and also spanned the globe.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  Safeguard data security: ASSOCHAM

  The government’s proposal to have free access to all business electronic mails will undermine confidence among corporates

• AEROSPACE
  Airbus Military A400M completes low-speed take-off tests

  The Airbus Military A400M has completed a challenging series of tests to determine the lowest speed at which it can take-off – known as minimum unstick speed or Vmu.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  Diat’s cyber security course

  The Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (Diat), a deemed university, is contemplating starting three new courses – cyber security

• AEROSPACE
  Embraer Defense and Security signs contract to buy OrbiSat

  Embraer Defense and Security signed a contract to purchase 64.7 per cent of the capital of the radar division of OrbiSat da Amazônia S.A. The deal

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  Study reveals high mobile phone loss

  A survey conducted by Norton reveals that 53 per cent of Indian adults have either lost their mobile phones or there has been a theft.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Manipur Police inducts hovercrafts to deal with insurgents

  Manipur Police has inducted three hovercrafts, military assault boats from USA, into its Loktak Protection Force...

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Surveillance cameras at Red Fort

  The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) plans to install an Emergency Response System (ERS) at Red Fort

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  TSA considering “identity-based” screening

  The Transport Security Administration (TSA) of the US is considering “identity-based screening” and has asked for public comments on the proposed system.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / NUCLEAR
  India assures nuclear plants are safe

  In the aftermath of the Japanese disaster, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has assured that the nuclear plants in the country are safe...