SP's MAI - Issue No. 1 | January 01-15, 2015
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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 / VIEWPOINT
Facilitating defence procurement
By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd),Former Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Training Command, IAFThe move to restructure the existing regulations so as to permit middlemen in the processing of tenders for the procurement of defence equipment...
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AEROSPACE
Defence Minister's visit to Hindon AirbaseThe Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar familiarised himself at the Air Force Station Hindon recently with the operations being carried out by the C-17 Globemaster III and the C-130J Super Hercules...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / VIEWPOINT
Terror by the sea
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch
Former Director General of Information Systems, Indian ArmyWhat is relevant for India is that while the Pakistani society may want peace, what matters in Pakistan is not civil society, but the army and the ISI and their band of so-called ‘good’ terrorists.
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CORPORATE
Lockheed Martin's Exoskeleton wins awardsLockheed Martin’s Fortis Exoskeleton received several accolades in 2014 highlighting its innovative technology design and its benefit to users in an industrial setting.
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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
Allowing Middlemen is Good Move
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)It should be left to the company to decide how much commission it wants to pay the agent. The bottom line is: middlemen were always there who are now being legalised.
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AEROSPACE
Small step for LCA (Navy), a giant leap for Indian naval aviationIt was a defining moment when LCA (Navy) Prototype 1 (NP1), the first indigenously designed and developed fourth-plus generation combat...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / VIEWPOINT
Need to revamp coastal security
By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)Although in this latest episode, a terrorist attack has possibly been foiled through well coordinated action between the intelligence agencies and the ICG, it is a grim reminder that the threat to national security...
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CORPORATE
HAL Chairman calls for stepping up indigenous helicopter productionHindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has called for concerted efforts to intensify indigenous production of helicopters during the national seminar on Make in India – Civil and Military Helicopters...
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MILITARY1 / INDO-US RELATIONS
Strengthening bilateral relations
By Dr Vivek LallThe invitation to President Barack Obama to visit India in January is a measure of the significance India puts on its strategic partnership...
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AEROSPACE
Textron AirLand Scorpion milestoneTextron AirLand has completed the Scorpion’s 266th flight test hour, one year after its first flight on December 12, 2013. “Today’s anniversary flight was a fitting tribute to our teams who have worked tirelessly to meet...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Himmat app launchedThe Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has launched ‘Himmat’, an application for women’s safety. Lauding the Delhi Police for launching the emergency call application for women in distress...
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CORPORATE
Krauss-MaffeiWegmann takes over vehicle business of Diehl DefenceOn December 17, 2014, Diehl Defence and Krauss-MaffeiWegmann (KMW) concluded a contract on the acquisition of Diehl Defence Land System´s GmbH (DLS) operative business by a subsidiary of KMW.
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MILITARY1 / FEATURE
French defence industry wants a share in Make in India programme
By Ranjeet KumarThe French defence industry is enthused over the prospects of participating in India’s ‘Make in India’ programme...
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AEROSPACE
First US Army missilefighting radar blimp airborne to defend Washington DCFor the first time, the US Army lofted a blimp equipped with a new cruisemissile and drone-fighting radar system high above rural Maryland.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Gunmen kill 12 French satirical magazine journalistsTwo hooded Islamist gunmen have attacked the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing ten journalists and editors...
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CORPORATE
Meggitt acquires PECC from United TechMeggitt plc, the leading international engineering group specialising in aerospace, defence and energy markets, has acquired Precision Engine Controls Corporation from United Technologies Corporation...
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AEROSPACE
DRDO tests 1,000-kg class guided glide bombA 1,000-kg glide bomb designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was successfully tested recently in the Bay of Bengal of the coast of Odisha.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
MHA proposes investigative units on crimes against womenThe Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) proposes to set up Investigative Units on Crimes against Women (IUCAW), in 20 per cent of the districts of each state on a 50:50 cost sharing basis with the states.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Appointment of Special SecretaryThe competent authority has approved the appointment of Ashok Prasad, IPS, presently working as Special Director, Intelligence Bureau (IB), as Special Secretary (Internal Security)...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Tracking illegal immigrant families, US approachThe US Homeland Security Department is experimenting with a new way to track immigrant families caught crossing the border illegally and then released into the U.S.: GPS-enabled ankle bracelets.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Security shortcomings at diplomatic postsThe top watchdog for the US State Department warned that US personnel overseas remain at “increased risk” due to security shortcomings at diplomatic posts, including the “egregious” use...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Smuggling drugs inside prisonA US union representing correctional officers calls the discovery of hundreds of pills inside a prison a “major security breach.” AFSCME Iowa Council 61 President Danny Homan...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Atlanta airport tightens security after gun-smugglingAtlanta’s airport said it was tightening security following allegations that two men with ties to Delta Air Lines smuggled more than 130 firearms from Georgia to New York over the course...
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