SP's MAI - Issue No. 9-10 | May 1-31, 2015
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Government is committed to ‘Make in India’, but for critical projects and immediate requirements, we will import. The initial lot of naval utility helicopter (NUH) will be imported while ‘Make in India’ will get involved for the larger quantity and overall requirements.
The speed with which the DAC has cleared the ‘single vendor’ Airbus-TASL proposal for the 56 C-295 aircraft is indicative of a welcome change in the approach...
A small drone which landed on the roof of the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s office is being investigated. The Prime Minister was away on a visit to Indonesia. There have been no reports of any untoward incident.
It is expected that during the visit of Carter, some concrete decisions will be taken not only on next-generation aircraft carrier...
Air Force Commanders’ Conference (AFCC) – 2015 commenced at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan), New Delhi on 20 April 2015.
Intruders breached the fences and gates that surround Florida’s four busiest airports at least 37 times since the beginning of 2004.
Undoubtedly, there was much display of bonhomie by the Chinese leaders, which in fact speaks volumes of the emergence of India as a new player in world power game
The first two upgraded Mirage 2000 aircraft landed at Jamnagar on April 15. These aircraft were flown by IAF pilots from France to India via Greece, Egypt and Qatar over a period of seven days.
An anti-corruption protester was arrested after he landed his mini helicopter on the US Capitol lawn and piloted it through Washington’s no-fly zone, triggering a national security investigation and shocking bystanders.
Hopefully, China would heed India-China relationship in the longterm strategic perspective and give up its territorial obduracy
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible foreign military sale to India for followon support of C-130J Super Hercules aircraft and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $96 million.
A small drone which landed on the roof of the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s office is being investigated. The Prime Minister was away on a visit to Indonesia.
“We intend to deepen our cooperation in defence technology and manufacture of defence equipment in India.” — Prime Minister Modi
FICCI welcomes the renewed cooperation between India and Korea. Dr A. Didar Singh, Secretary General of FICCI, complimented Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Park Guen-hye...
Maldives, with its over 1,000 uninhabited islands, has been systematically radicalised over the past decade through the LeT, which is a proxy of both China and Pakistan. India needs to take note and stop looking inwards.
The bottomline is that the defence of India cannot be righted without military professionals in higher defence organisations, MoD and the governmental defenceindustrial complex, in which respect the government has yet to make any move.
Parrikar must understand that the CDS is vital not only for providing single-point military advisory to the Cabinet but also to usher in synergy vertically and horizontally between the three services that is completely lacking at the moment...
The Induction Ceremony of Akash Weapon System into the Indian Army Air Defence Corps was organised at the Manekshaw Centre at Delhi today.
The Indian Navy’s Air Arm has completed over 60 years of yeoman service to the Nation. Since its inception in 1953, it has grown slowly and steadily into a strong arm of the Indian Navy with a large fleet of aircraft comprising carrier borne Fighters, ship-borne Helicopter...
The indigenously designed and manufactured 155mm x 45mm calibre artillery gun, Dhanush, has successfully met all technical parameters during the winter and summer trials.
The Fourth Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) Corvette of Project-28, christened ‘Kavaratti’, was launched today at a glittering ceremony held at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE), Kolkata.
Sardar Patel, the latest Naval establishment of Indian Navy, was commissioned at Porbandar, Gujarat by Smt. Anandiben Patel, the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat today 09 May 15.
To hone its combat skills and validate its strike capabilities Kharga Corps is undertaking a major exercise in the area of Suratgarh in Rajasthan wherein more than 20,000 troops will participate.
Fourteenth edition of Indo-French naval exercise (VARUNA) concluded today off Goa. The ten day long exercise commenced on April 23, 2015 and included both a harbour and sea phase.
The Bi-Annual Army Commanders’ Conference commenced on 20 Apr 15, in New Delhi, to deliberate on major operational, human resources and logistic issues affecting the Army and will conclude on 25 Apr 15.
Defence public sector undertaking Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) has bagged its biggest order of building three advanced stealth frigates for Rs. 20,000 crore from the Indian Navy.