SP's MAI - Issue No. 1 | January 01-15, 2014
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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
Strengthen Indo-Japanese bond
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochPresent India-Japan bilateral relationship needs to be carried much beyond as the two countries work for global partnership with converging strategic interests
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AEROSPACE / &NBSP;FIRST AND EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW&NBSP;
IAF evolving as an aerospace force: Air Chief Marshal Arup RahaThe Indian Air Force (IAF) with 1.75 lakh personnel and contemporary equipment is a formidable force. It is evolving into an aerospace force that would operate state-of-theart platforms and systems to deal with multispectrum threats to India’s national security.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Home Ministry 2013 reviewDuring the year 2013, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) dealt with the challenges of security, law and order, disaster management, police modernisation and border management among other issues.
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CORPORATE
Cisco and Finmeccanica explore global defence and security marketCisco and Finmeccanica announced a new global partner agreement that will combine their complementary technology strengths in the defense and civil industries to create innovative products...
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TECHNOLOGY
US Army scientists' 19 patents lead to quantum imaging advancesCamera technology has advanced beginning in the 1800s from an eight-hour development process to pictures generated in seconds.
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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
Afghanistan calling
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochWhat Afghanistan needs from the world is continued financial support...
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AEROSPACE / REPORT
An improved Tejas gets initial operational clearance
By R. ChandrakanthIn a significant milestone in India’s aerospace realm, the light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas, today received the initial operational clearance (IOC II)...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
BSF and NSG top appointmentsThe competent authority in the Central Government of India has appointed Devendra Kumar Pathak, IPS, presently working as Special Director General of Central Reserve Police Force...
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CORPORATE
Russian Helicopters showed strong production and financial growth in 2013In 2013, Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, produced 303 helicopters for Russian and international customers...
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MILITARY1
Defence Ministry gives nod for Israeli Barak missile and other dealsThe Defence Ministry has cleared the longpending naval procurement of an additional 262 Israeli Barak-I missiles at an estimated cost of Rs. 880 crore.
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AEROSPACE / REPORT
Tejas is a contemporary aircraft: ADA Programme Director
By R. ChandrakanthThe light combat aircraft Tejas, as of today, meets the requirements of the Indian Air Force...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Paparazzi and Kanye West, security always an issueIn 2008, Kanye West was arrested for felony vandalism at LAX after smashing a photographer’s camera.
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CORPORATE
Rockwell Collins completes acquisition of ARINC IncRockwell Collins Inc today announced it has successfully completed the acquisition of ARINC Inc from the Carlyle Group for $1.4 billion.
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MILITARY1
Agni-III launch, a flawless missionThe Strategic Forces Command (SFC), fired the long range Agni-III missile with a range capability of over 3,000 km from Wheeler Island, off the Odisha coast recently.
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AEROSPACE
Arup Raha assumes charge as IAF ChiefOn January 1, 2014, Arup Raha, a veteran fighter pilot, assumed charge as the 24th chief of the Indian Air Force, succeeding Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Cross-dresser and drunk jump airport fences in Newark, PhoenixOn Christmas Day, two men, one dressed in woman’s attire and another totally drunk, climbed on to high-security fence at US airports...
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MILITARY1
Navantia and Turkish shipyard partnership for
construction of Juan Carlos IThe Government of Turkey has announced that the partnership formed by Navantia and SEDEF...
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AEROSPACE
Lockheed Martin delivers 300th C-130J Super HerculesThe C-130J Super Hercules programme reached another significant milestone with the delivery of its 300th aircraft, which was ferried recently by a US Air Force crew from the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
USB keys disappear, one found in downtown OttawaA USB key handed out to an employee in the federal department tasked with helping Canadian companies compete for domestic and foreign security contracts vanished early in 2013.
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MILITARY1
Harris Corporation receives order from Australia for Falcon tactical radiosHarris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company...
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AEROSPACE
USAF receives 16th Super GalaxyLockheed Martin recently delivered its 16th C-5M Super Galaxy to the US Air Force from its facilities here. The US Air Force aircrews ferried aircraft tail number 87-0036 to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.
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MILITARY1
Sweden buys more allterrain vehicles from BAE SystemsBAE Systems has signed a $120 million (SEK 800 million) contract to supply an additional 102 BvS10 all-terrain vehicles to Sweden. The new sale is the result of an extended contract option taken out...
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AEROSPACE
Brazil announces winner of fighter acquisition programmeThe Brazilian Defence Minister Celso Amorim recently announced the winner of the international competition for the acquisition of new multi-mission fighters for the Brazilian Air Force (FAB).
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MILITARY1
JHSV 3 completes builder's trialsThe future USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3), recently completed builder’s sea trials at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. Successful completion of builder’s trials marks the end of the first phase of a set of rigorous trials...
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AEROSPACE
Airbus Military reveals details of C295 firefighter programmeAirbus Military has completed a second round of tests of its prototype C295 firefighting aircraft which will provide detailed data on the performance...
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AEROSPACE
Use of HTT-40 Trainer by IAFRhe Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has sanctioned an amount of Rs. 176.93 crore for preliminary design phase and detailed design phase activities of Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) aircraft.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Government clears proposal for buying 15 Heron UAVsThe Indian Government has cleared the procurement of 15 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Israel at a cost of around Rs. 1,200-crore.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Successful trials for Selex system on Schiebel Camcopter S-100Schiebel and Selex ES have successfully integrated and flown...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
More Sperwer UAVs for French ArmyThe French defence procurement agency, DGA, has awarded Sagem a follow-on order for five Sperwer SDSTI unmanned aerial vehicles...
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