SP's MAI - Issue No. 24 | December 16-31, 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 / VIEWPOINT
Peshawar, a wake-up call
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)December 16, 2014, will perhaps go down as the blackest day in Pakistan’s history as far as terrorism goes, as the Pakistan Taliban gunned down 132 children and nine staff members of Army Public School in Peshawar and injured over 200.
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AEROSPACE
Indian Navy selects Sikorsky's S-70B SeahawkIndia’s Navy has selected Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. to fulfill the service’s multi-role helicopter requirement for anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, among other maritime roles.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Guards of Julia Roberts slam dunk intruderA crazed intruder tried to break into the home of actor Julia Roberts and was promptly thrown head first into cactus bushes by her ultra-tough security guards.
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CORPORATE
Northrop Grumman Australia formally launchedAustralian Minister for Defence, Senator David Johnston, formally launched Northrop Grumman Australia in a ceremony at the Australian War Memorial recently.
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TECHNOLOGY
DARPA virtual lab advances DoD's ability to test critical microelectronicsUnder the auspices of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Integrity and Reliability of Integrated Circuits programme, researchers from the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) are collaborating in powerful new ways...
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MILITARY / INDO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS
President Putin’s visit - future portends
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The Joint Statement (Druzhba-Dosti) issued during the visit of President Putin for the Summit was in the backdrop of Prime Minister Modi...
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AEROSPACE
Airbus Helicopters delivers the first Tiger HAD Block 2 attack helicopters to FranceThe French Army’s Tiger combat helicopter fleet has been expanded with Airbus Helicopters’ delivery of the first two attack helicopters...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
24-year-old scales New York City's Brooklyn BridgePolice were investigating a new security breach on New York City’s Brooklyn Bridge after a 24-year-old scaled the bridge and took photos...
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CORPORATE
Lockheed Martin opens Center for Innovation and Security Solutions in UAEGlobal security and aerospace leader Lockheed Martin celebrated the opening of a new state-of-the-art collaboration Center in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, to explore innovation...
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TECHNOLOGY
Pay dirt: Turning deadly chemical agents into harmless soilDestroying chemical warfare agents in bulk is a challenge for the military and international community.
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MILITARY / INDO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS
India-Russia - Half-hearted Druzhba?
By Ranjeet KumarThe joint India-Russia statement titled “Druzhba-Dosti: A Vision for Strengthening the Partnership Over the Next Decade” promises a lot...
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AEROSPACE
CEPA evaluated the Rafale F3RFrom December 1 to 4, test pilots of France’s Centre d’Expérimentations Pratiques de l’Aéronautique Navale (Naval aviation trials center, CEPA) carried out the first operational readiness review of the F3R standard...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Crossing of militants from porous border stretchesIndian Insurgent Groups (IIGs), based and operating from Bangladesh, try to sneak into India taking advantages of porous border between India and Bangladesh.
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CORPORATE
Avinash Chander to continue as DRDO ChiefDr Avinash Chander, Secretary, Department of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has been continued in the same post, beyond his retirement on November 30...
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Legalising representatives of arms companies
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The armament companies should be free to choose anyone they want to act as their agents provided they are not blacklisted.
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AEROSPACE
Osprey fleet reaches milestoneBell Helicopter announced that the revolutionary Bell Boeing V-22 fleet of tiltrotor aircraft has recently passed the 2,50,000 flight hour milestone. The V-22 Osprey has been continuously deployed since entering service...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Al Qaeda and ISIS plan to target Indian citiesThere are no intelligence inputs to suggest that Al Qaeda and ISIS terror groups are working together to target Indian cities. However, a video was uploaded on September 3, 2014...
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CORPORATE
BAE Systems to acquire Eclipse Electronic SystemsBAE Systems announced that it has entered into an agreement with Esterline Corporation for the proposed acquisition of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Eclipse Electronic Systems Inc.
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MILITARY / INTERVIEW
Pushing boundaries of energy and fuel efficienciesGeneral Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Group is a leader in research, development and manufacture of cutting-edge electromagnetic and electric power components and systems.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Northrop Grumman delivers first operational MQ-8C Fire Scout to US NavyNorthrop Grumman Corporation has delivered the first operational MQ-8C...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
New policy for Maoists surrenderIn order to bring left-wing extremists (LWE) into the mainstream, the State Governments have their own surrender and rehabilitation policies.
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CORPORATE
Hanwha Group acquires shores of Samsung TechwinAn agreement has been signed which will see the controlling shareholders of Samsung Techwin, including Samsung Electronics, Samsung C&T and other Samsung Group affiliates...
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MILITARY / REPORT
Arihant sails out to its hunting ground
By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)Monday, December 15, 2014, will go down as a red-letter day in the annals of power status of our country; for on this day Arihant...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Last Australian Air Force Heron detachment returns from AfghanistanAfter a five-year commitment in Afghanistan, the last contingent of RAAF...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Bengaluru police arrest BiswasBengaluru Police arrested a city based executive Mehdi Masroor Biswas for allegedly handling pro-ISIS Twitter account.
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Remembering 1962
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The present government has taken some baby steps towards improving the situation but what it must realise is that defence has been a thoroughly...
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AEROSPACE
Boeing delivers 20th P-8AP-8A Poseidon aircraft No. 760 took off from a Boeing facility in Seattle, Washington, on December 9 for delivery to fleet operators in Jacksonville, Florida, marking the 20th overall production P-8A aircraft...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
High-security labs safety breachesHigh-security laboratories that handle the most dangerous viruses and bacteria have reported more than 100 accidents or near-misses to safety regulators in the past five years...
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MILITARY
Humanitarian assistance to Maldives from IndiaIn a swift response to the national crisis faced by the Maldives, following the shutting down the desalination plants in a fire incident in capital in Malé, the Indian Government pressed into service as much as five Indian Air Force
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AEROSPACE
General Atomics begins training for new aircraft launch systemGeneral Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Group (GA-EMS) began the first round of fleet training on the new Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch Systems (EMALS) currently being installed on CVN 78...
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MILITARY
Extended reach of ICG ship Sankalp's maiden voyage to AustraliaIndian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Sankalp, the advanced offshore patrol vessel (OPV) undertook the overseas deployment of 32 days to Singapore...
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AEROSPACE
GE Aviation implements in-flight refuelling probes on Airbus A400MAs the Royal Air Force receives its first Airbus A400M Atlas at RAF Brize Norton, full-scale production of the refuelling probe for the A400M is now well underway at GE Aviation, Hamble...
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MILITARY
WASS: Successful firing of Black Shark torpedo WARSHOT in collaboration with Malaysian NavyBlack Shark, a heavy weight torpedo (HWT), is considered one of the top products of Whitehead Sistemi Subacquei (WASS)...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Protests at drone expo in Los AngelesProtestors briefly disrupted the opening of a Los Angeles consumer and commercial drone expo recently with chants blaming a speaker for predator drone deaths in Pakistan.
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MILITARY
40,000 Javelin missiles delivered and countingThe Raytheon Company and Lockheed Martin Javelin joint venture recently delivered the 40,000th Javelin missile to the US Army. Javelin is the world’s premier shoulder-fired anti-armour system.
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MILITARY
Atlas Elektronik to deliver ACTAS sonar systems to Indian NavyAtlas Elektronik and the Indian Ministry of Defence have signed a contract for the delivery of six active towed array sonar systems (ACTAS) for the Indian Navy.
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MILITARY
BAE wins £270 million to update Royal Navy torpedoesThe deal with BAE Systems ensures the sustainment of the UK’s torpedo manufacturing capability in Portsmouth for another 10 years.
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MILITARY
The Netherlands sells infantry vehicles to EstoniaThe Netherlands has sold 44 CV90 infantry fighting vehicles to Estonia. Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and her Estonian colleague Sven Mikser signed the contract in The Hague recently.
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