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SP's MAI - May 01-15, 2011

Issue Features

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  NEW PRODUCTS
  Mbombe 6x6 armoured fighting vehicle

  The Mbombe armoured fighting vehicle fitted with the 30mm overhead weapon station represents the Paramount Group’s newest vehicle model.

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  NEW PRODUCTS
  Puma infantry fighting vehicles

  Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) handed over the first two Puma infantry fighting vehicles to the German Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement (BWB) in Kassel for verification tests.

• NEW PRODUCTS
  DHS Systems unveils solution for homeland reponse forces

  Military shelter manufacturer DHS Systems has unveiled a new mobile consequence management system designed for homeland security forces.

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  CORPORATE
  Lockheed Martin-DST awards for young entrepreneurs

  Lockheed Martin and the Department of the Science and Technology gave away medals, certificates and cash awards to the winners of the Department of Science and Technology (DST)-Lockheed Martin India Innovation Growth Programme 2011.

• CORPORATE
  FLIR Systems revenues up

  FLIR Systems, Inc. revenues for the first quarter of 2011 is up 30 per cent at $373.5 million, compared to first quarter 2010 revenue of $287.3 million.

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  MILITARY
  Network Centric Warfare is a “key enabler”: Seminar

  There is a groundswell of support among the higher echelons of power for speedy deployment of network centric warfare (NCW) systems, borne out of a robust homegrown network.

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  AEROSPACE
  Europeans in MMRCA finals
  By Sucheta Das Mohapatra

  IAF shortlists Eurofighter and Dassault Rafale

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / VIEWPOINT
  Osama and Beyond
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  Al-Qaeda is certainly not dead and will continue its nefarious pursuits

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  MILITARY
  Indian Operating System in three years: Dr. Saraswat, DRDO Chief
  By R. Chandrakanth

  Interview on the sidelines of a seminar on Network Centric Warfare (NCW), organized jointly by SP Guide Publications and the CLAWS

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  AEROSPACE
  Boeing seeks a debrief on MMRCA shortlist

  Boeing has expressed that it was “obviously disappointed” with the news that it was not on the shortlist for India’s medium multi-role combat aircraft.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / VIEWPOINT
  Nuclear safety versus energy security
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  Since we hold more than 25 per cent of global thorium reserves, India should consider switching completely to thorium-based nuclear reactors as...

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  MILITARY
  Antony asks top brass not to succumb to corrupt practices

  The Defence Minister, A.K. Antony has called upon the top brass of the Army and Air Force not to succumb to corrupt practices indulged by vested interests in the garb of ‘aggressive marketing’.

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  AEROSPACE
  Saab to closely monitor MMRCA developments

  The President and CEO of Saab, Hakan Buskhe has said, “We are offering India a world class next generation fighter aircraft at a very competitive price and an extensive technology transfer programme.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  Osama bin Laden killed

  After a long and hard-fought search for the Al-Qaeda leader and named chief architect of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States

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  MILITARY
  Raytheon BBN Technologies to improve command and control systems

  Raytheon BBN Technologies has been awarded $10 million in defence funding to develop technical solutions that will help maintain command and control systems’ superiority.

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  AEROSPACE
  IAF needs airlift
  By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey

  The induction of the first of the six C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from Lockheed Martin of USA into the Indian Air Force (IAF) to make its debut at Aero India 2011

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  “P-56” airspace...

  Around the monuments and federal structures of Washington, DC, lies the “P-56” prohibited airspace, in which flight of aircraft is not allowed due to security concerns.

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  MILITARY
  DCNS begins trials of frigate Aquitaine

  One month early, DCNS begins the sea trials of the Aquitaine, the first ship built under the FREMM multimission frigate programme.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Chandigarh to get UAV for police work

  Chandigarh Police has become the first police force in the country to acquire an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for law enforcement.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Fake ‘cake’ bomb on cargo flight

  A fake bomb concealed in a wedding cake carton was flown undetected on a cargo flight to Istanbul and the British investigative agencies are looking at the security lapse.

• MILITARY
  Harris introduces tactical 3G cellular network-in-a-box for warfighters

  Harris Corporation has introduced KnightHawk 3G — a ruggedised, highly mobile tactical base station that enables warfighters on the move to maintain 3G cellular services in locations with limited or no cellular connectivity.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Terminator-like reality!

  In a comprehensive 112-page report the British Ministry of Defence has questioned the proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Van Gogh’s painting disappears from Cairo museum

  Vincent van Gogh’s famous painting “Poppy Flowers”, said to be valued at $55 million, was stolen from the Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum in Cairo due to lax security.

• MILITARY
  DRS gets certification for Armor X10gx

  DRS Technologies has announced that the Armor X10gx rugged tablet computer has been approved for connectivity on the Sprint 3G network.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Avibras unveils a new drone

  At LAAD 2011 the Brazilian defence company Avibras showcased its new unmanned aerial vehicle called Falcao.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  India’s first cyber crime investigation manual

  As a first step towards setting up of procedures and strategies, Deloitte, along with Nasscom...

• MILITARY
  US firm to acquire DRDO’s technology for explosive detection kit

  Crowe & Company has entered into a licensing agreement with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to acquire the technology of explosive detection kit developed by the High Energy Material Research Lab (HEMRL)

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  AEROSPACE
  US Navy marks delivery of 500th Super Hornet/Growler

  Boeing and the US Navy celebrated a milestone delivery on April 20 in St. Louis: 500 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and derivative EA-18G Growlers have joined the Navy’s tactical aircraft fleet.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  Reliance forays into homeland security: Vivek to head?

  Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has indicated that it would be moving into the homeland and aerospace sectors and has taken on board Dr Vivek Lall, Vice President, Boeing Defense, Space & Security, India and also a former NASA scientist.

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  AEROSPACE
  First Swedish female Gripen pilot

  Captain Anna Dellham recently completed her first Gripen solo flight to become the first female Gripen pilot in the Swedish Air Force.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Pakistan is sanctuary for terrorists: Indian Home Minister

  The Union Home Minister, P. Chidambaram in a statement said that the killing of Osama bin Laden confirmed India’s concerns that Pakistan continued to harbour terrorists.

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  New warhead reduces size of Raytheon small tactical munition

  Raytheon Company tested a new warhead for its small tactical munition (STM), a new weapon specifically designed to be employed from unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Yorktown Naval Weapons Station in ‘lockdown’

  Following two security breaches in April, the Yorktown military installation witnessed a ‘lockdown’with no one allowed to leave or enter the premises.

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Embraer and AEL Sistemas pact to focus on UAS market

  Embraer Defense and Security and AEL Sistemas, a subsidiary of the Israeli company Elbit Systems Ltd

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  Cyber security as part of national disaster management plan

  The Central Government is planning to include cyber security system in the national disaster management plan.

• AEROSPACE
  Tatas in record deal to modernise 30 Air Force bases

  Tata Power’s Strategic Electronics Division, a Tata group company, has bagged the largest-ever defence contract awarded to an Indian private sector company through a competitive global tender.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  Chinese cyber attacks on the rise

  Security firm McAfee in a report has pointed out that there has been an increase in the number of Internet-based attacks on critical infrastructure such as power, water and other utilities.

• AEROSPACE
  Lockheed Martin tests JAGM tri-mode seeker

  Lockheed Martin recently tested its joint air-to-ground missile (JAGM) trimode seeker in high-speed captive flight tests on a Sabreliner jet at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  US strengthens plans to deal with cyber fraud

  The US Government has unveiled a plan which is expected to improve confidence levels in cyberspace, through the creation of a single, secure online credential.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / CYBER
  Northrop Grumman and UMBC solutions for cybersecurity threats

  Northrop Grumman Corporation and the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Research Park Corporation officially opened the Cync Programme