SP's MAI - Issue No. 19 | October 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 / REPORT
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's meetings with Barack Obama and Nawaz Sharif in the US
By Lt General (Retd) V.K. KapoorThe meeting of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on September 27, 2013, with President Barack Obama has evoked considerable interest in India...
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AEROSPACE / REPORT
Airbus Military delivers first A400M to France
By R. ChandrakanthAfter many trials and tribulations, Airbus Military on September 30 delivered its first A400M, said to be most versatile airlifter of the 21st century.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / VIEWPOINT
Hacker help in cyber chinks
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochBut while the focus remains on big-ticket issues, we fail to appreciate how vulnerable all our industries are and the cumulative shock...
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CORPORATE / INTERVIEW
'We do have a strong offset strategy across Rockwell Collins'Excerpts of a conversation between Colin Mahoney, the Senior Vice President (International and Service Solutions) Rockwell Collins and Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief, SP’s M.A.I.
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MILITARY / INTERVIEW
Media Call: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's White House visitPrime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh met President Barack Obama on September 27 at the White House.
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AEROSPACE
HAL delivers home-made 'Hawk' to Indian NavyThe Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has achieved another milestone by handing over the first home-made Hawk Mk 132 aircraft to Indian Navy recently.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Girls' actress goes 'nuts' about Jay ZTwenty-eight-year-old British actress Jemima Kirke had to be removed by security personnel as she got overly excited seeing rapper Jay Z...
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Prime Minister's visit gave mixed results
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochIt is no secret that US has been seeking Pakistan’s assistance to open dialogue with the Taliban for a political solution in Afghanistan which is utopian but Pakistani diplomacy has kept the US dream alive in this context
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AEROSPACE
Sikorsky S-97 Raider helicopter enters final assemblySikorsky Aircraft Corp. has begun final assembly of the prototype S-97 Raider helicopter following acceptance of the fuselage structure from Aurora Flight Sciences.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Westgate shopping mall massacreOn September 21, 2013, unidentified gunmen attacked the upscale Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, killing 66 persons including 60 civilians...
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MILITARY / NAMEXPO 2013 / SHOW REPORT
NAMEXPO to be a biennial event
By R. ChandrakanthThe Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) ambitiously organised India’s first Naval and Maritime Exposition (NAMEXPO) 2013 from September 23 to 27.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Northrop Grumman readies MQ-8C Fire Scout for flight operationsNorthrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) turned on the power to the US Navy’s first MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter and rotated the aircraft’s...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
National Integration Council condemns violence in any formThe 16th meeting of the National Integration Council, which was held in New Delhi, unanimously resolved to condemn violence in any form committed to disturb communal harmony and to deal with all those indulging in such violence in a prompt and resolute manner under the law.
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MILITARY / NAMEXPO 2013 / INTERVIEW
ShinMaywa all set to clinch amphibious deal
By R. ChandrakanthShinMaywa Industries is upbeat as during the recent Indian Prime Minister...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Boeing QF-16 aerial target completes first pilotless flightBoeing and the US Air Force have completed the first unmanned QF-16 full scale aerial target flight, demonstrating the next-generation...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
India, Mozambique discuss bilateral securityBilateral security matters between India and Mozambique were reviewed at the Minister’s level meeting held in New Delhi recently. The Indian side was led by Mullappally Ramachandran, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and the Mozambique side by Jose Mandra, Deputy Minister of Interior.
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MILITARY / NAMEXPO 2013 / INTERVIEW
We don't want to be a supplier, but a partner: AgustaWestland
By R. ChandrakanthThe mainstream media in Kochi had splashed across their front pages...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
UCAS centennial flightThe X-47B (AV-2) conducted the 100th flight for the Navy’s unmanned combat air system demonstration (UCAS-D) programme recently.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Prime Minister expresses shock over Westgate terror attackDr Manmohan Singh has expressed shock over the Westgate Mall terror attack in Nairobi. In a message to President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, Prime Minister said the incident is a reminder of the challenge posed by terrorism and called for a sustained response...
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MILITARY / NAMEXPO 2013 / INTERVIEW
We are looking at joint venture, provided it is not 26 per cent FDI: Eurocopter
By R. ChandrakanthThough some of the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are getting...
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AEROSPACE
Saab bags orders from HALDefence and security company Saab has received two orders from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for serial production of an integrated electronic warfare self-protection system for installation on the Indian Army’s and Air Force’s advanced light helicopter (ALH).
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Fighting terrorism....people need to be trainedThe US Secretary of State John Kerry has unveiled an initiative to address the problem of violent extremism. Addressing the Global Counterterrorism Ministerial Forum recently, he said that US will enhance its contribution to the forum and also work towards strengthening two training centres...
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MILITARY / NAMEXPO 2013 / INTERVIEW
Indo-Russian defence deals should further progress: Rosoboronexport
By R. ChandrakanthA very vocal Deputy Director General of Rosoboronexport, the Russian defence export agency, Viktor M. Komardin began his interaction with the media at NAMEXPO 2013 in Kochi by stating that only Russia was predominant in the show. “Where are the other countries?,” he asked.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
First flight by a French crew of a Reaper droneThe first familiarisation flight of a French Air Force crew flying an MQ-9 Reaper drone took place on September 24, 2013, at the Holloman air force base in New Mexico, in the United States.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
US Acting Secretary of Homeland dwells on aviation securityActing Secretary of Homeland Security Rand Beers was in Canada recently to participate in the 38th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montréal, and meet with international counterparts to discuss aviation security and efforts to secure the global supply chain.
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MILITARY / INTERVIEW
Innovation at the core of ReconRobotics successIn an interview with the Editor-in-Chief of SP’s M.A.I. Jayant Baranwal, the President & CEO of ReconRobotics Alan F. Bignall outlines the success of ReconRobotics
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Tunisian Interior Minister grilled over alleged security failureTunisian Minister of Interior Lotfi Ben Jeddou appeared recently before members of the National Constituent Assembly for questioning over an alleged security failure.
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MILITARY
Indo-US Joint Declaration on defence cooperationIndia-United States defence cooperation and engagement has increased significantly over the past decade, in step with the overall deepening of Indio-US relations.
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MILITARY
Submarine Artful takes a bow during grand unveilingThe latest state-of-the-art submarine in the Astute class has been unveiled during a ceremony at its site in Barrow-in-Furness.
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MILITARY
Lockheed Martin Havoc 8x8 demonstrates crew protection in Marine Corps' blast testingLockheed Martin’s Havoc 8x8 armoured modular vehicle successfully completed protection systems testing, achieving every test objective...
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MILITARY
Navantia and US Navy sign service contract of four destroyersNavantia has signed with the US Navy a service contract of four destroyers who will be deployed during 2014 and 2015 in the Naval Base of Rota as part of the BMDl, according to the agreement reached between both governments in 2011 and signed in 2012.
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