SP's MAI - Issue No. 9-10 | May 1-31, 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 / SPOTLIGHT
Minister of State, Defence, Rao Inderjit Singh's StatementGovernment 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.
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AEROSPACE / REPORT
The end of a dilemma
By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)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...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Drone on Japanese Prime Minister's office roofA 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.
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MILITARY1 / REPORT
Carter visit — New phase in India-US defence relations
By Ranjeet KumarIt is expected that during the visit of Carter, some concrete decisions will be taken not only on next-generation aircraft carrier...
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AEROSPACE
Defence Minister's interaction with IAF Commanders during Air Force Commander' ConferenceAir Force Commanders’ Conference (AFCC) – 2015 commenced at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan), New Delhi on 20 April 2015.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Florida airport perimeter regularly breachedIntruders breached the fences and gates that surround Florida’s four busiest airports at least 37 times since the beginning of 2004.
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MILITARY1 / REPORT
Modi in China — Trust deficit remains
By Ranjeet KumarUndoubtedly, 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
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AEROSPACE
Upgraded Mirage 2000 arrives in JamnagarThe 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.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Protester lands mini copter on US Capitol lawnAn 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.
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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
Modi in dragon land
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Hopefully, China would heed India-China relationship in the longterm strategic perspective and give up its territorial obduracy
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AEROSPACE
India likely to seek support of C-130J Super HerculesThe 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.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Drone on Japanese Prime Minister's office roofA 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.
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MILITARY1 / REPORT
India-South Korea — Evolving defence relations
By Ranjeet Kumar“We intend to deepen our cooperation in defence technology and manufacture of defence equipment in India.” — Prime Minister Modi
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MILITARY1
FICCI welcomes path-breaking defence cooperation between India and South KoreaFICCI 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...
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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
The China-Pakistan subconventional pincer
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)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.
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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
Military’s woes of ammunition shortages — and more
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)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.
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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
Higher Defence Organisation — Will the farce continue?
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)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...
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MILITARY1
Akash weapon system inducted into Army Air DefenceThe Induction Ceremony of Akash Weapon System into the Indian Army Air Defence Corps was organised at the Manekshaw Centre at Delhi today.
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MILITARY1
Government committed to strengthening defence forcesThe 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...
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MILITARY1
Dhanush gun clears winter and summer trialsThe indigenously designed and manufactured 155mm x 45mm calibre artillery gun, Dhanush, has successfully met all technical parameters during the winter and summer trials.
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MILITARY1
Kavaratti — fourth ship of Project-28 launchedThe 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.
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MILITARY1
Naval base at Porbandar commissioned as INS Sardar PatelSardar 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.
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MILITARY1
Kharga Corps to validate its strike capabilitiesTo 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.
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MILITARY1
Indo-French Naval Exercise Varuna 2015 concludesFourteenth 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.
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MILITARY1
Biannual Army Commanders' ConferenceThe 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.
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MILITARY1
GRSE bags Rs. 20,000-crore Indian Navy orderDefence 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.
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