SP's MAI - Issue No. 24 | December 16-31, 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
Permanent Chairman of COSC needed
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochThe permanent Chairman of COSC can certainly not provide the required synergy in the Services, which in turn adversely affects national synergy without which we cannot adequately cope with threats to our security in any segment of the conflict spectrum
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AEROSPACE
Rafale to enter Indian service in 2017: Air Force ChiefThe Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, N.A.K. Browne said the Rafale are expected to be inducted into the force by 2017, three years approximately after the contract is signed.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
NIA filing charge sheet against 10 persons on illegal transfer of funds: Home MinisterThe Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde has said that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been given sanction for filing charge sheet against 10 persons accused...
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CORPORATE
EADS outlines plan for defence and space restructuringEADS has presented a restructuring plan for its future Airbus Defence and Space Division (Airbus DS) to the European Works Council.
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TECHNOLOGY
Radio Gateway connects US and Allied troops to a common mobile networkMultinational forces, US Government agencies and US troops operating together in forward-deployed locations generally have problems...
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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
Laser goes intense
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochIndia has identified development of ASAT weapons for electronic or physical destruction of satellites...
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AEROSPACE
HAL Dhruv handed over to MaldivesThe Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL) indigenously designed and produced Dhruv helicopter has been symbolically handed over to the Maldivian defence forces at a function organised...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
10 cyber security issues in 2014Palo Alto Networks has released predictions for cyber security, the threat landscape, firewall and mobile security for 2014.
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CORPORATE
Exelis to spin off military and government services companyExelis plans to spin off its military and government services business, currently called Exelis Mission Systems, into an independent public company.
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TECHNOLOGY
Sikorsky wins DARPA X-Plane contractSikorsky Innovations, the technology development organisation of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., has won a contract for Phase 1 of the vertical take-off and landing experimental aircraft (VTOL X-Plane) programme by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
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MILITARY1 / FEATURE
Indian Army's TCS programme
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochThe Tactical Communication System (TCS) of the Indian Army has been in the news in recent times in terms of Tata Consultancy Services...
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AEROSPACE
IAF bids adieu to MiG-21 T-77The Kalaikunda airbase recently witnessed three MiG-27 aircraft perform the Trishul break manoeuvre as a salute to the MiG-21 Type 77 aircraft that was towed out and into the hangar for the last time.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Fake interpreter for ObamaAllowing a mental-health patient with violent tendencies to stand next to the President of the United States Barack Obama at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service has been termed as a “major security lapse”.
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CORPORATE
Thales Alenia Space: New industrial site opens in L'AquilaThales Alenia Space recently inaugurated the new industrial complex in L’Aquila, completely rebuilt after the company’s historic establishment was declared unfit...
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MILITARY1 / REPORT
New SATCOM capabilities from communications innovator Rockwell Collins: More flexible, more powerful, and more portableAs SATCOM technology continues to evolve rapidly, the Rockwell Collins family of mobile CommuniCase® SATCOM terminals minimises the risk of technological obsolescence with a flexible modular design.
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AEROSPACE
Tejas fires missile killing the targetTejas, India’s first indigenously designed, developed and produced fourth-generation plus light combat aircraft (LCA) has achieved yet another milestone by launching an infrared seeking air to air missile...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
India, Maldives discuss internal securityThe Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde met Mohamed Nazim, the Minister of Defence and Internal Security of Maldives, in New Delhi and discussed the bilateral security matters of mutual interest.
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CORPORATE
Thales Alenia Space share Brazil contractsThales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Visiona (a joint venture between Embraer and Telebras) for the geostationary defence and strategic communications satellite (SGDC) programme.
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MILITARY1
India and Maldives to strengthen defence relations: AntonyThe Defence Minister A.K. Antony has reiterated India’s commitment to continue to strengthen bilateral defence relations with Maldives.
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AEROSPACE
LCA Tejas completes 2,400 sortiesThe indigenously-developed light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas has undertaken 2,400 sorties to meet the requirements of the IAF. “The LCA has clocked over 2,400 flights till now with highest ever number of sorties achieved...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Additional charge as Director of NPAT.K. Vinod Kumar, Joint Director in the National Police Academy (NPA), Hyderabad, hold the additional charge of Director, NPA with immediate effect and till an incumbent to the post is appointed...
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MILITARY1
Inshore patrol vessel Rajdhwaj commissionedThe Indian Coast Guard ship Rajdhwaj, the 50-metre-long inshore patrol vessel (IPV), the last in the series of eight IPVs designed and built by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata...
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AEROSPACE
Reliance and Dassault facility in Bengaluru to produce warplane wings?France’s Dassault Aviation and Reliance Industries are planning to set up a facility to produce wings of Rafale combat aircraft selected by IAF...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
India-Pakistan nuclear war will lead to large-scale famine: StudyA recent study by Physicians for Social Responsibility has stated that an India-Pakistan nuclear war may see the use of about 100 Hiroshima-size bombs – about half of India & Pakistan’s nuclear arsenals.
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MILITARY1
Lockheed Martin JLTV completes manufacturing reviewThe Lockheed Martin Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) team successfully completed the government’s manufacturing readiness assessment (MRA), an important milestone on the path to vehicle production...
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AEROSPACE
KAI signs contract with Iraq for T-50Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. has signed the contract with Iraq for exporting its T-50 aircraft, total of over $1.1 billion. Government of Iraq and KAI announced in Baghdad that the contract is signed...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Survey reveals cyber security breaches across Irish hotelsThe survey, conducted among 10 hotels in Dublin and throughout Ireland, showed that security flaws in their guest Wi-Fi service put users at their premises at risk.
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MILITARY1
Raytheon Excalibur demonstrates precision in live-fire testingThe US Army and Raytheon successfully fired 10 precision-guided Excalibur projectiles during the final phase of compatibility testing...
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AEROSPACE
Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3 takes to the skiesThe first of a new standard of Typhoon has started its series of flight tests. The latest Typhoon, known as a Tranche 3, represents a major stepping stone in the evolution of one of the world’s leading combat aircraft.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
90,000 patients affected by UW Medicine security breachUniversity of Washington School of Medicine (UW Medicine) officials are alerting roughly 90,000 patients that their personal data was compromised in an October security breach.
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MILITARY1
Protector RWS order to Switzerland valued NOK 196 millionKongsberg has received an order valued at NOK 196 million from the Swiss Army for the delivery of protector weapon control system including logistics for the Swiss vehicle programme GMTF RP13.
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AEROSPACE
Textron AirLand announces successful first flight of ScorpionTextron AirLand, LLC, a joint venture between Textron Inc. and AirLand Enterprises, LLC, has announced that the Scorpion intelligence...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Rugby team complains about breach of team-roomAll Blacks head coach Steve Hansen has admitted that his team had “given themselves an uppercut” with the security lapse that allowed a journalist to publish highly sensitive team-room revelations...
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MILITARY1
Babcock to deliver additional Phalanx systems to UKBabcock has been contracted by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to deliver four Phalanx 1B kit modifications and undertake two conversions of the land Phalanx weapons system...
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AEROSPACE
US Government receives 200th C-130J Super HerculesAn MC-130J Commando II designated for Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, was ferried recently from the Lockheed Martin plant here. This MC-130J has the distinction of being the 200th C-130J Super Hercules...
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AEROSPACE
Innovative firefighting system approved for the C-27J SpartanOne of the Romanian Air Force’s C-27Js will be the first aircraft in Europe to use an innovative firefighting system.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
UN launches unmanned surveillanceSelex ES Falco tactical unmanned aerial System (UAS) took to the air to begin its role supporting the United Nation...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Northrop Grumman begins production of first NATO Global HawkNorthrop Grumman Corporation’s (NOC) Unmanned Systems Center started production of the first NATO alliance ground surveillance...
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AEROSPACE
Boeing and Saab to jointly develop T-X family of systems training solutionBoeing and Saab AB have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to jointly develop and build a new advanced, cost-efficient T-X family of systems training solution for the upcoming competition to replace the US Air Force’s aging T-38 aircrew training system.
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AEROSPACE
Brazilian Air Force takes delivery of 400th GRIFO radarSelex ES, a Finmeccanica company, celebrated the delivery of the 400th GRIFO radar, which is to be used by the Brazilian Air Force.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Australia extends Heron mission in AfghanistanThe Australian Government has extended the Heron remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) deployment to Afghanistan providing high resolution ISR support until July 2014.
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