SP's MAI - Issue No. 7 | April 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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MILITARY / INTERVIEW
Kalyani Group Forges Ahead in defence sectorAs India makes strides in indigenisation of defence equipment manufacture, a number of Indian companies are making significant investments in the sector.
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AEROSPACE / INTERVIEW
Safran rolls out ToT plans for IndiaStephane Lauret, Chief Executive Officer, Safran India, explains how the group has evolved over the years.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / VIEWPOINT
Internal Security - The looming crisis
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochSince last two years that China has been providing arms and communication equipment to to the Maoists through the Kachen rebels...
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CORPORATE
Government constituted DDMB holds first meetingThe first meeting of newly constituted Design & Development Management Board (DDMB) by the Government to strengthen design and development in aerospace and promote self-reliance...
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TECHNOLOGY
Upward falling payloads programme advances deep-sea technologyNew phase aims to merge payloads with protective containers that lie on the deepocean floor for years and recall them for use on demand.
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MILITARY / INTERVIEW
Indra offers India cutting-edge technologiesSome of the most cutting-edge technology is made by Spanish companies such as Indra.
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AEROSPACE
Siachen Pioneers celebrate Golden jubileeThe 114 Helicopter Unit (HU), also known as the “Siachen Pioneers”, celebrated its Golden Jubilee at Leh recently.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
TSA's behavioural detection programme questionedThe United States Transportation Security Administration has spent roughly $1 billion training thousands of “behaviour detection officers” as part of the Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques programme.
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CORPORATE
Bell Helicopter's new composite facilityBell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced its newlyconstructed composite facility in Broussard, Louisiana.
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TECHNOLOGY
The world's most powerful 3D laser imagerAirborne laser scanning has produced stunning maps and insights in the last few years. Among others, it revealed the faint outlines of a vanished medieval city street grid obscured by the jungle surrounding Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, a feat that required 20 hours of helicopter flight...
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MILITARY / REPORT
WASS in India Past, present and futureWASS has been operating in India since 1976 and successfully supporting Indian Navy in underwater field.
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AEROSPACE
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye enters US Navy serviceThe E-2D Advanced Hawkeye officially became ready for tasking with Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125 (VAW-125) during a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk Chambers Field, on March 27.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Avatar actor Sam Worthington arrested in New YorkActor Sam Worthington was arrested in Manhattan after police say he punched a photographer in the face. It happened recently as the paparazzi were up close to the couple, breaching their security.
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CORPORATE
Northrop Grumman Foundation supports education globallyThe Northrop Grumman Foundation joined the National Science Teachers Association to further the conversation around international science education during the NSTA National Conference in Boston.
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MILITARY
First batch of Brazilian Army's new armoured vehicle delivered in ParanáThe Brazilian Army has received the first batch of Guarani wheeled armoured vehicles, developed in conjunction with Italy’s IVECO...
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AEROSPACE
Alenia Aermacchi rollout of M-346 for IsraelThe first M-346 advanced trainer for the Israeli Air and Space Force was rolled out recently at Alenia Aermacchi’s plant in Venegono Superiore, Italy.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
BJP seeks security during electionsThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has urged the government to take effective steps on internal security, fearing its leaders could be targeted in the run-up to the general elections.
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MILITARY
Airbus Defence and Space receives radar contract extension in the Middle EastAirbus Defence and Space has been awarded a contract for the delivery of four of its Spexer 2000 security radars to further improve the surveillance...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Elbit Systems bags contract to supply Brazil with Hermes 900 UASElbit Systems Ltd. announced that it was awarded a contract by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) for the supply of a Hermes 900 unmanned aircraft system.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Report states Pakistan is the most terror-hit countryPakistan is the most terror-hit nation in the world after Iraq, a new report has found. Also considering the severity of the incidents, Pakistan even surpassed the Middle Eastern nation...
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MILITARY
DRS Technologies' solutions to Royal Australian Navy frigatesDRS Technologies, a Finmeccanica Company, said that its Canadian subsidiary will be providing communications systems in support of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) ANZAC class frigates.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Northrop Grumman, US Navy complete initial testing of Triton UASNorthrop Grumman Corporation and the US Navy have successfully completed the first major milestone of the Triton unmanned aircraft system...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Iraq veteran kills three and himself at Fort HoodAs many as four people were killed and 14 were wounded after a gunman in uniform opened fire at Fort Hood on April 2, shutting down the sprawling Army base and inciting a huge police response.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Star is born: "Hermes 900" UAV christenedThe Hermes 900 UAV, manufactured by the Israeli company Elbit Systems, received its official Hebrew name in the IAF: “Kochav” (Star in Hebrew).
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Michigan terrorism case hinges on informant's testimonyMohammad Hassan Hamdan of Dearborn Heights, Michigan, was arrested on March16, 2014, at Detroit Metro Airport by the Federal Bureau of Investigation...
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AEROSPACE
Thales and Qatar armed forces to develop an optionally piloted vehicle - aircraftThales has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Qatar armed forces to assist in the development of an optionally piloted vehicle – aircraft (OPV-A)...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Teenager climbs atop Freedom Tower undetectedThe Freedom Tower, America’s top terror target, doesn’t have a single working surveillance camera inside — a stunning security lapse that let a New Jersey teen roam the top floors undetected.
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AEROSPACE
The space debris radar developed by Indra passes ESA testsThe demonstrator radar developed by Indra for detecting objects in space has successfully passed the validation tests performed within the European Space Agency’s Space Situational Awareness...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Security threats from withinThreats to the US Defense Department personnel and facilities increasingly are coming from trusted insiders, and to defeat them the Pentagon must beef up security from within...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
MBDA's Brimstone demonstrates its precision from ReaperMBDA has successfully demonstrated its Dual Mode Brimstone missile on an MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), scoring nine direct hits against a range of targets including very high speed...
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