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SP's MAI - Issue No. 3-4 | February 01-28, 2015

Issue Features

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  SP'S EXCLUSIVE
  PM's 1st Defence Show, To Pump 'Make In India': Modi's 'Defence Manufacturing Panchsheel'

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has had multiple trysts with the armed forces since he took office in May 2014, showing an unprecedented interest...

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  SP'S EXCLUSIVE
  Three Rafales Returning To Aero India, Good News In Store?

  Three Armée de l'Air Rafale multirole fighters will be making a return to Aero India this year, just seven months since their last dash into the country for the Indo-French Garuda-V joint air exercise in Jodhpur.

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  SP'S EXCLUSIVE
  Israeli Defence Minister to attend Aero India for first time

  Given the quantum of defence business that flies from Israel to India, it's something of a surprise that this will be the first year that an Israeli defence minister will grace an Aero India.

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  SP'S EXCLUSIVE
  Textron offers Scorpion jet to IAF

  The Indian Air Force, which receives pitches both solicited and unsolicited, has received one of its most interesting in recent times. Faced with a training void in the intermediate jet trainer space....

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  AEROSPACE / AERO INDIA 2015 CURTAINRAISER
  Aero India 2015 – What to expect
  By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

  The long awaited tenth edition of the prestigious biennial event Aero India International Airshow to be held at Air Force Station Yelahanka from February 18 to 22, 2015, is finally upon us.

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  MILITARY / FEATURE
  US-India strategic romance
  By Ranjeet Kumar

  He came, he saw, he conquered. The three-day (from January 25 to 27) visit of President Barack Obama as a Guest of Honour on India’s Republic Day...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Cyber attack on health insurer Anthem

  Anthem, one of the United States’ largest health insurers, recently clarified that the personal information of tens of millions of its customers...

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  CORPORATE
  T. Suvarna Raju takes over as HAL Chairman

  T. Suvarna Raju, who has a distinction of being granted the first patent in Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in January 2002, has been entrusted Additional Charge as Chairman, HAL.

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Visit of President Obama - and beyond
  By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd), Former Director General of Information Systems, Indian Army

  It can safely be said that the recent visit by President Barack Obama to India has taken the Indo-US strategic partnership to a level never achieved earlier.

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  AEROSPACE / VIEWPOINT
  Stealth in the skies
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  Fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) is an improvement over the fourth-generation fighter aircraft...

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  ISIS writing on the wall

  The Central Industrial Security Force recently said it is probing threat by Islamic State (IS) scribbled on a wall of the Terminal 2 of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.

• CORPORATE
  Raytheon acquires Tucson-based Sensintel Inc

  Raytheon Company has acquired privately-held Sensinte Inc a leading provider of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) solutions to the intelligence and special operations markets.

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  MILITARY / FEATURE
  Singapore - India’s source of strength in South East Asia
  By Ranjeet Kumar

  India attaches special significance to its relations with Singapore, which acts as a source of strategic strength to India, especially in the South East Asian region.

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  AEROSPACE
  Embraer KC-390 military makes successful first flight

  Embraer successfully performed the first flight of the new military transport and aerial refuelling jet, the KC-390. Test pilots Mozart Louzada and Marcos Salgado de Oliveira Lima and flight test engineers Raphael Lima...

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Drugs, cash, weapons find their way into prisons

  Highlighting a lack of security, UK prisoners are brazenly uploading pictures of drugs, cash and even a dangerous weapon on their illegal social media accounts, a Channel 4 News investigation finds.

• CORPORATE
  Harris Corporation to acquire Exelis

  Harris Corporation and Exelis, Inc. announced a definitive agreement under which Harris will acquire Exelis in a cash and stock transaction valued at $23.75 per share, or an approximately $4.75 billion...

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Change of guard in Sri Lanka
  By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  China’s investments in Sri Lanka are part of her plan to establish port facilities in the IOR in garb of commercial activity, where Chinese Navy vessels can start berthing for ‘rest and recoup’.

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  AEROSPACE
  LCA Tejas achieved yet another accomplishment

  With three consecutive start-ups of its engine after overnight soak in extreme cold (around -15 degrees Celsius) conditions of Laddakh winter, that too without any external assistance, Tejas, the Indian light combat aircraft...

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Man disrupts Nobel Peace Prize ceremony

  Police apologised for failing to prevent a man from disrupting the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo after he brandished a Mexican flag near laureates and the Norwegian royal family.

• CORPORATE
  Huntington Ingalls acquires Engineering Solutions Division

  Huntington Ingalls industries (HII) has acquired the Engineering Solutions Division (ESD) of the Columbia Group, a leading designer and builder of unmanned underwater vehicles...

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  MILITARY / OEMSPEAK
  Indra, a point of reference

  In an interview with SP’s M.A.I., Tehmur Khan Galindo, Managing Director, Indra Sistemas India Pvt Ltd gives an insight into the strengths of Indra and its marketing strategy.

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  AEROSPACE
  HAL bags Rs. 1,090 crore contract for supplying 14 Do-228 aircraft to IAF

  Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has bagged a major defence contract for supplying 14 Do-228 aircraft produced by HAL to the Indian Air Force.

• CORPORATE
  CAE to acquire Bombardier's Military Aviation Training unit

  CAE and Bombardier announced that they have signed an agreement for CAE’s acquisition of Bombardier’s Military Aviation Training business for approximately C$19.8 million.

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  AEROSPACE
  Maiden flight of LCA Fighter, Naval Prototype 2

  The Indian Naval Aviation, carrier-borne aircraft development programme LCA (Navy) got an adrenaline shot in the arm on February 7, 2015. The first LCA (Navy) Fighter, Naval Prototype (NP2) made its maiden flight...

• CORPORATE
  L-3 acquires Miteq Inc

  L-3 acquires Miteq Inc L-3 Communications (LLL) announced that it acquired the assets of Miteq Inc on January 21, 2015, for $41 million, subject to customary adjustments.

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  AEROSPACE
  Sikorsky S-97 Raider Programme begins ground tests

  Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced the start of bladed ground testing, a major milestone, for the S-97 Raider programme. The Raider is an armed reconnaissance rotorcraft designed to significantly outmatch conventional...

• AEROSPACE
  Maiden flight of first A400M for Malaysia

  The first of four Airbus Defence and Space A400M new generation airlifters ordered by the Royal Malaysian Air Force has made its successful maiden flight, marking a key milestone towards delivery.

• AEROSPACE
  Kaman bags agreement by Boeing for KC-46A Tanker fixed trailing edge kits

  Kaman Corporation announced that its Aerosystems division (Kaman) has been awarded a multi-year contract for the production of the fixed trailing edge (FTE) kits...

• AEROSPACE
  Complex firing of MBDA's Aster 30

  After the missile test division of the DGA (French Defence Procurement Agency) carried out a complex test firing of the Aster 30 air defence missile on behalf of the French Navy at its Levant test centre.