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SP's MAI - Issue No. 10 | May 16-31, 2014

Issue Features

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  MILITARY / NATIONAL AGENDA
  National Security Strategy Priority for new government
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  While threats are mostly identifiable, vulnerabilities may not be clearly identifiable as latter are only indicators.

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  AEROSPACE
  Air Chief inaugurates the Commanders’ Conference of Training Command

  Atwo-day Annual Commanders’ Conference of Training Command, the alma mater of the IAF, was inaugurated by Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Woman arrested for break into John Cusack's home

  A woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to break into John Cusack’s home in Malibu, and is said to have been obsessed with the actor.

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  CORPORATE
  Mubadala takes control of Piaggio Aero

  Abu Dhabi-based investment and development company Mubadala has become the majority shareholder in Piaggio Aero, the Italian manufacturer of the fast turboprop the Avanti II and the Hammerhead UAS.

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  TECHNOLOGY
  DARPA's Warrior Web project may provide superhuman enhancements

  Dismounted Soldiers carrying full battle gear are pushed to their physical limits. Soldiers often heft 100 pounds or more of essentials.

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  MILITARY / NATIONAL AGENDA
  Restore status to armed forces
  By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey

  The politicobureaucratic leadership has so far succeeded in keeping the armed forces out of policy formulation and decision-making at the national level, quite ironically even in matters of national security.

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  AEROSPACE
  IAF Pilatus PC-7 MkII fleet clocks record performance

  The Indian Air Force (IAF) PC-7 MkII fleet has notched up commendable milestones even as training on the PC-7 MkII proceeds apace at the IAF training centre at Dundigal.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  National Security Council revamp likely

  With the Bharatiya Janata Party winning the general elections decisively under the leadership of Narendra Modi, there is keen anticipation that the post of national security adviser will get more muscle.

• CORPORATE
  Thales Alenia Space expands in Europe with British subsidiary

  Thales Alenia Space announced that it is further expanding its presence in Europe with the creation of a new British subsidiary, Thales Alenia Space UK.

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  TECHNOLOGY
  'DARPA sows seeds of technological surprise,' Director Arati Prabhakar

  Many of the advances that contribute to national security resulted from early investment in developing new technologies, the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) told Congress yesterday.

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  MILITARY / NATIONAL AGENDA
  A relook at the Chief of Defence Staff / Permanent Chairman COSC
  By Lt General (Retd) V.K. Kapoor

  It will require political will to compel the services to be truly joint in their planning and conduct of future wars.

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  AEROSPACE
  Sikorsky wins US Navy deal for President's Marine One helicopters

  Sikorsky Aircraft, a unit of United Technologies Corp, won an initial $1.24 billion contract to develop and build six new US Presidential helicopters...

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  LTTE is am unlawful association

  The Government of India, under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, has proscribed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as an ‘Unlawful Association’.

• CORPORATE
  Northrop Grumman to expand investment in Florida

  Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) announced it is making additional new investments in its Melbourne-based Manned Aircraft Design Centre of Excellence.

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  MILITARY / FEATURE
  The indigenisation route
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  In doing the demarcation of who does what including overlaps, a road map is essential to be clear what technologies we need in what time frame...

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  AEROSPACE
  US Navy's electronic attack aircraft reaches centennial milestone

  Boeing delivered the 100th EA-18G Growler to the US Navy, marking a major milestone in the programme...

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Explosives seizure keeps cops on toes

  A huge explosives haul from Udupi district’s Karkala taluk in Karnataka in March has kept police officers on their toes and the main accused is said to be ducking an intensive police hunt...

• CORPORATE
  Safran acquires Eaton Solutions business

  Safran has completed the acquisition of the Aerospace Power Distribution Management Solutions and the Integrated Cockpit Solutions business of Eaton.

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  MILITARY
  INS Vikramaditya deployed with MiG-29K aircraft: Navy Chief

  India’s largest warship, the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, is “operationally deployed” along with its fleet of MiG 29K combat aircraft...

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  AEROSPACE
  TAI delivers first T129 ATAK helicopter

  Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc (TAI) delivered the first “T129 ATAK” advanced attack and tactical reconnaissance helicopter to Turkish armed forces on April 22.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  TSA expands PreCheck screening programme to international airlines

  The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is expanding its PreCheck screening programme to passengers on international airlines.

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  MILITARY
  Lt General Dalbir Singh Suhag is the next Chief of the Army Staff

  The Indian Government has appointed Lt General Dalbir Singh Suhag, presently Vice Chief of the Army Staff as the next Chief of the Army Staff...

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  AEROSPACE
  April marks new F-35 flying records

  The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft fleet, which surpassed 16,000 cumulative programme flight hours to date in April, flew a monthly record high for System Development and Demonstration (SDD) with 282 flight hours and 153 flights in April.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Homeland Security: Don't use Internet Explorer due to bug

  The US Department of Homeland Security is advising Americans not to use the Internet Explorer Web browser until a fix is found for a serious security flaw that came to light recently.

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  MILITARY
  Saab launches five new radars for total air domain awareness

  Defence and security company Saab extends its surface radar portfolio, with the introduction of five all-new complementary Giraffe radars...

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  AEROSPACE
  French Rafales operational in Poland

  Since May 6, 2014, the French Air Force detachment deployed to Poland at the request of NATO has assumed its quick reaction alert (QRA), standing by to scramble aircraft to ensure the territorial integrity...

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  PwC says costs of information security breaches doubled

  The 2014 Information Security Breaches Survey (ISBS) found that 81 per cent of large organisations suffered a security breach, down from 86 per cent a year ago...

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  MILITARY
  MBDA's air defence system for Britain enters assessment phase

  A £36-million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been placed with MBDA for the land variant of the FLAADS Land.

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  AEROSPACE
  Sikorsky unveils CH-53K helicopter

  Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., has unveiled the CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter, the next generation in the CH-53 type series that the US Marine Corps expects to begin operational service...

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Security threat reported on Detroit-Denver Delta flight

  A Delta Airlines flight that landed at a Denver airport was directed to a remote taxiway after an unspecified “potential security threat” onboard and passengers were ushered off the plane...

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  MILITARY
  IAI presents SAHAR autonomous robotic route clearance system

  Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) presents SAHAR – an autonomous robotic route clearance system.

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  AEROSPACE
  Peru orders two more Alenia C-27Js

  Peru has doubled its order for Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartan twin-engined tactical transport aircraft, and will ultimately order as many as eight more. Peru awarded an initial order for two aircraft in November 2013...

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Melbourne Airport evacuated after security breach

  Recently a security breach at Melbourne Airport forced hundreds of passengers to evacuate the Qantas and Jetstar terminal, causing delays on several flights.

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  MILITARY
  Oshkosh Defense equips M-ATV for unmanned routeclearance missions

  Oshkosh Defense has integrated its TerraMax unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) technology onto an Oshkosh MRAP all-terrain vehicle...

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Northrop Grumman, Yamaha Motor collaborate on unmanned helicopter system

  Northrop Grumman Corporation and Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA have agreed to work together to develop and market an innovative small...

• MILITARY
  Navantia to build two OPVs for the Spanish Navy

  The Government of Spain has acquired two new OPVs (BAM) for the Spanish Navy, following the series of four already in service, built by Navantia from 2006 to 2012.

• AEROSPACE
  Raytheon delivers 1,000th miniature air launched decoy jammer to USAF

  Raytheon Company delivered the 1,000th miniature air launched decoy jammer (MALD®-J) to the US Air Force as part of the Lot 5 production contract.

• AEROSPACE
  First C-27J Spartan for the Fuerza Aerea del Peru commences

  The fuselage of the first c-27J for the Fuerza Aerea del Peru has arrived at the Alenia Aermacchi Turin plant for final assembly.

• AEROSPACE
  First Iraqi F-16 completes first flight

  Lockheed Martin successfully completed the first flight of the inaugural F-16 Fighting Falcon for the Iraq Air Force.

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Vector Hawk SUAS features multiple mission capability

  Designed for versatility and affordability, the new Lockheed Martin Vector Hawk addresses a broad set of unique missions and operating needs within a single system.

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  US Navy's X-47B rampsc up flight test

  The X-47B unmanned combat air system is gearing up for shore-based flight test activities in preparation for the next round of sea trials this summer.

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Fire Scout to undergo electromagnetic interference tests

  In preparation for ship-board flights Northrop Grumman Corporation-built MQ-8C Fire Scout will be tested for its ability to operate safely in the intense electromagnetic environment aboard US Navy ships.