SP's MAI - Issue No. 22 | November 16-30, 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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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
Pakistan upping ante
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochIt is a matter of time before China suffers more terror attacks in its heartland, something that will make Beijing review her relations with Islamabad.
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AEROSPACE
Navy commissions first advanced light helicopter squadronThe first ALH (Dhruv) Squadron was commissioned at Kochi recently by Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, Flag Officer C-in-C Western Naval Command.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Antony reviews Coastal SecurityThe Defence Minister A.K. Antony recently asked government agencies to take up the issue of private armed security guards on-board commercial ships, in International fora such as International Maritime Organisation.
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CORPORATE
PineTelecom and Rafael sign shareholding agreementRafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd, Israeli developer and manufacturer of air, sea, land and space systems, reached an agreement for acquisition of 49 per cent of PineTelecom...
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MILITARY1 / INTERVIEW
Spain keen on expanding partnership with India: AmbassadorGustavo de Aristegui, Ambassador of Spain to India
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AEROSPACE
Air Marshal Arup Raha will be the next CASThe Government has decided to appoint Air Marshal Arup Raha, at present the Vice Chief of Air Staff, as the next Chief of the Air Staff after the retirement of Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne, on December 31, 2013.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Information about Tom Hanks and Donald Trump compromisedAn Internet security firm reported that a company which handles reservations for limousine and town car services nationwide suffered a hacker attack...
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CORPORATE
Boeing and Lockheed Martin team for US Air Force bomber programmeThe Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin Corporation are teaming to compete for the United States Air Force’s longrange strike bomber programme...
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MILITARY1 / SEMINAR REPORT
Seminar on Digitisation of Battlefield
By Sucheta Das MohapatraIndigenisation is still a far cry and India has a long way to go in developing core battlefield technologies, opined experts at the seminar...
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AEROSPACE
Indian Navy inducts HAL-produced HawksThe Indian Navy inducted the Hawk 132, a fourth-generation Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) aircraft, on November 6, 2013 at an impressive ceremony held at Naval Air Station INS Dega.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Woman shot dead near the White House after car chaseRecently a female suspect was shot and killed by police after trying to ram her car through the White House gates and leading them on a chase that ended near the US Capitol.
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CORPORATE
Russian-French defence cooperationUVZ Corporation and French company Sagem Defense Securite (a member of Safran Group) have signed a strategic partnership agreement in the presence of Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister of France Jean-Marc Ayrault.
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MILITARY1 / REPORT
INS Vikramaditya adds a new dimension to Navy's operational capabilities: A.K. AntonyAt a ceremony held at Sevmash Shipyard in city of Severodvinsk in Russia on November 16, Defence Minister A.K. Antony commissioned...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Skeldar UAS operationally deployed by the Spanish NavyDefence and security company Saab’s unmanned aerial system (UAS) Skeldar is now operationally deployed on-board the OPV BAM Meteoro.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Coastline can be breachedCoastline needs to be secured much more than what it is now as they are concerned about non-state actors making entry into India land weapons and terrorists, as evidenced by the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008.
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CORPORATE
Denel and Patria announce an agreement on armoured wheeled vehicles to South AfricaDenel Land Systems and Patria have signed an agreement regarding Patria AMV 8x8 armoured wheeled vehicle serial production and delivery to South Africa.
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MILITARY1 / FEATURE
BMS moves on
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochWith the issue of the expression of interest (EoI) for the BMS on November 11, 2013, the Battle Management System has finally taken another step.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
X-47B operates aboard Theodore RooseveltThe X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D) conducted flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) recently.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Menon calls for enhanced budget for internal securityNational Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon has called for enhancing budget allocation for internal security to thwart any terrorist attacks from within and without. “The budget for internal security is just one-seventh of the defence budget.
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MILITARY1 / FEATURE
Deployment of the Cantabria in Australia
By Rear Admiral (Retd) Sushil RamsayThe excellent relationship and mutual trust developed over recent years between the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the Spanish Armada...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Exelis to produce carriage and release systems for MQ-9 ReaperExelis has been awarded a $20.6-million contract by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. of Poway, California...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Security gets lax during VVIP visits at New Mexico nuclear labA Los Alamos National Laboratory employee with responsibility for site security is charging that the facility suspended some safety procedures during VIP visits in 2011
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MILITARY1
Antony asks DRDO to focus on high-end researchStrongly urging the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to complete all its projects within the prescribed time limits, the Defence Minister A.K. Antony has asked DRDO to concentrate...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Triton UAV wing exceeds US Navy requirementNorthrop Grumman Corp. and Triumph Aerostructures – Vought Aircraft Division, a subsidiary of Triumph Group, Inc.
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MILITARY1
Indian Navy fleet manoeuvres in littorals off Gujarat and MaharashtraA large-scale annual operational exercise of the Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy concluded recently off the littorals of Gujarat & Maharashtra.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
GA-ASI builds upon electronic attack expertiseGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced the conclusion of a second demonstration of Predator B’s electronic Attack capability at the US Marine Corps’ (USMC) Weapons and Tactics Instructor course held at Marine Corp Air Station (MCAS) Yuma.
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MILITARY1
New warship handed over to Royal Navy of OmanA new warship has been handed over to the Royal Navy of Oman amid colourful celebrations on HM Naval Base Portsmouth recently. AL Rahmani is the second of three 99-metre corvettes designed...
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MILITARY1
US Navy celebrates delivery of 3,000th Tactical Tomahawk missileThe US Navy marked a significant milestone on November 5, as the service joined defence contractor Raytheon Missile Systems in celebrating the delivery of the 3,000th Tactical Tomahawk (TACTOM) missile.
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