SP's MAI Issue No. 24 | December 16-31, 2016 - Military Updates
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MILITARY / REPORT
Carter reaffirms road map for the next US Defense Secretary
By Ranjit KumarAfter contributing immensely to Indo-US defence relations in his various avatars in the Pentagon, and hence giving a solid content and meaning to the India-US strategic partnership in the 21st century described by President Barack Obama...
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Visit of Israeli President - Cementing ties
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The eight-day visit to India in November by President Reuven Rivlin of Israel further cemented India-Israel bilateral relations.
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MILITARY / EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
“The Indian Navy’s perspective planning is designed to deliver capabilities commensurate with our maritime interests”Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba in an exclusive interaction with SP’s M.A.I. said that “2016 witnessed the induction of a number of state-of-the-art platforms”.
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Heart of Asia - Pak proxies named
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)In his inaugural address at the Sixth Ministerial ‘Heart of Asia’ Conference at Amritsar, represented by some 30 countries and international and regional organisations and co-chaired by Finance Minister of India and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan...
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MILITARY / REPORT
Only the US-2 can meet all of the diverse performance requirements in the market: Yasuo Kawanishi
By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)SP’s M.A.I. met Yasuo Kawanishi, Director, Executive General Manager (Business Development & Amphibious Aircraft Programme) and MD ShinMaywa, India
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Indian Army and PLA 'Hand-in-Hand' again
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)India-China Joint Military Training exercise, ‘Hand-in-Hand 2016’, kicked off in Pune on November 27.
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MILITARY
Lt General Bipin Rawat to take over as the new Indian Army chiefThe government has appointed Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt General Bipin Rawat as the new Army chief on December 17, 2016. Lt General Rawat was commissioned in the 5th Battalion of the 11 Gorkha Rifles from the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, where he was awarded the ‘Sword of Honour’.
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MILITARY
Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa to be the next Indian Air Force chiefThe government has announced on December 17 that Air Marshal B.S. Dhanoa will take over as the new Chief of the Air Staff. Air Marshal Dhanoa, presently the Vice Chief of the Air Staff, will take over after Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha retires on December 31.
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MILITARY / SPOTLIGHT
Launch of eighth LCU-GRSE Yard 2099The recent launch of last ship of LCU Mk IV project, an amphibious ship at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE), Kolkata...
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MILITARY
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in MauritiusThe Minister of Defence Manohar Parrikar was in Mauritius on a two-day visit, the first ever by a Defence Minister of India. He was accompanied by senior officers of the Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and the Ministry of Defence.
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MILITARY
Indo-Russian bilateral naval exerciseThe 9th edition of exercise Indra Navy, an annual bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and Russian Navy, will be conducted in the Bay of Bengal from December 14 to 21, 2016.
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MILITARY
Indo-Maldives joint military exercise commences in MaldivesA 14-day joint training exercise of the Indian Army and Maldivian National Defence Force commenced with the opening ceremony at Kadhdhoo, Lammu Atoll in Maldives on December 15, 2016.
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MILITARY
INS Sumitra visits Darwin, AustraliaIn pursuit of India’s ‘Act East’ policy and outreach to friendly countries, the Indian Navy’s offshore patrol vessel Sumitra was in Darwin, Australia, on December 6, 2016, on a three-day visit.
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MILITARY
Exercise Konkan 16 being held in GoaKonkan 16, the 2016 edition of the annual bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy, is being held from December 5-18, 2016, at Mumbai and Goa.
