SP's MAI - Issue No. 18 | September 16-30, 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 / FIRST INTERVIEW
Dr Vivek Lall - CEO of General AtomicsDr Vivek Lall, an enterprising aerospace and defence expert, has held various key appointments in the past.
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AEROSPACE
Boeing delivers fifth P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to IndiaBoeing delivered the fifth P-8I maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) to India on schedule on September 9 as part of a contract for eight aircraft to support the Indian Navy’s maritime patrol requirements.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Stars' photos leak causes concernThe leaking of hundreds of private and intimate photographs of Hollywood celebrities cast new doubt on the security...
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MILITARY1 / FEATURE
Tokyo Declaration - Adding to achhe din
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Japan, the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’, witnessed the dawn of a new era in India-Japan relations...
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AEROSPACE
Deputy Chief of Air Staff flies TejasTejas light combat aircraft (trainer version) was flown in Bengaluru by the Deputy Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal S.B.P. Sinha. Having had first-hand experience and feel of the aircraft Deputy Chief of Air Staff...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
White House locked downA man jumped the perimeter fence of the White House on September 11, jangling nerves on the 13th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
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MILITARY1 / FEATURE
Modi-Abe bonding: Neighbours' envy
By Ranjeet KumarPrime Minister Narendra Modi has made a mark in his first foreign bilateral visit outside South Asia...
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AEROSPACE
Northrop Grumman, US Navy conduct E-2D aerial refuelling design reviewThe Northrop Grumman and US Navy team have successfully conducted the PDR for its E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aerial refuelling system.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Anthrax scareAn anthrax scare in July this year was the latest in a string of security lapses at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the federal agency charged with preventing the spread...
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MILITARY1 / FEATURE
India Japan defence cooperation: Beginning of an era
By Ranjeet KumarAfter the summit meeting on September 1, 2014, between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
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MILITARY1 / FEATURE
Australia uranium wins Indian hearts
By Ranjeet KumarAustralia has followed on the footsteps of the United States, France, UK, Russia, South Korea, Canada...
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MILITARY1 / FEATURE
No revision of the nuclear doctrine
By Ranjeet KumarCompulsions of domestic politics encouraged the drafters of the election manifesto of the Bharatiya Janata Party...
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MILITARY1 / OEMSPEAK
Sweden has no cap on FDI in defenceLars-Olof Lindgren, Chairman Saab India Technologies Pvt Ltd
It is an important step towards the goal of making India self-reliant in defense production. -
MILITARY1 / OEMSPEAK
A welcome movePhil Shaw, Chief Executive of Lockheed Martin India.
Lockheed Martin welcomes the move by the new Indian Government to increase foreign direct investment in the defence sector... -
MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
More terror
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Ironically, among all the big talk of international cooperation for countering terrorism, at best one can expect sharing of intelligence but that too if it suits the national interest of the intelligence provider.
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MILITARY1 / REPORT
Military’s contribution to Jammu & Kashmir flood relief
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The flood situation in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has been declared a “national-level disaster”...
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MILITARY1 / REPORT
INS Sumitra commissioned at Chennai
By Our CorrespondentThe Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral R.K. Dhowan, commissioned INS Sumitra—fourth indigenous Naval offshore patrol vessel...
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MILITARY1
Obama authorises military strikes against ISIS leadershipThe US President Barack Obama has authorised the Pentagon to target and kill leaders of the Islamic State militant group, with the organisation’s head Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi being at the top of the administration’s list.
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