SP's MAI Issue No. 4 | February 16-28, 2017 - Military Updates
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MILITARY / AERO INDIA 2017
Aero India makes a mark
By R. ChandrakanthWith over 1,000 civil aircraft on order, about 400 fighter aircraft and 800 helicopters requirement, besides 5,000 helicopter engines in the next five to 10 years...
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Indo-US defence ties - Retain the high
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The US must review its assistance to Pakistan as the hatchery of Islamic terrorism, which is backed by China. Taming the ‘deep state’ of Pakistan cannot be ignored if the Indo-US defence partnership is really to grow.
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MILITARY / AERO INDIA 2017
Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa flies the LCA Tejas at Aero IndiaChief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa took to the skies in Yelahanka over Bengaluru city in the indigenously designed and developed aircraft LCA Mk I Tejas at 1645 hours on February 14, 2017.
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MILITARY / AERO INDIA 2017
The VCAS Air Marshal S.B. Deo flew the indigenously developed LCA and LCH at Aero IndiaVice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal S.B. Deo flew the LCA Tejas and light combat helicopter (LCH) at Air Force Station Yelahanka during his visit to Aero India 2017.
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Tri-Service Commands - Must get them right
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)This talk of creating Tri-Service Commands and a single-point military advisor...
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Critical shortages - Where is the money?
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The Army is required to hold War Wastage Reserves (WWR) sufficient for 30 days...
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MILITARY / SPOTLIGHT
INSV Tarini inductedThe Indian Navy’s second ocean going sailboat Tarini was inducted in presence of a host of dignitaries at a glittering ceremony at INS Mandovi Boat Pool on February 18.
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MILITARY
Chief of the Army Staff witnesses Aero India, appreciates synergyGeneral Bipin Rawat, the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), witnessed the eleventh biennial edition of Aerospace and Defence Exhibition — Aero India 2017 at Air Force Station Yelahanka in Bengaluru on February 14, 2017.
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MILITARY
DG Army Aviation flies the LCHOn February 15, 2017, Lt General Kanwal Kumar, Director General Army Aviation Corps, flew the light combat helicopter at Aero India 2017. The LCH is indigenously developed by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and will soon be inducted into the Indian Army.
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MILITARY
PLA delegation visits India15-member delegation from Western Theatre Command of People’s Liberation Army, China is on a five-day visit to India from February 21 to 26, 2017. The delegation is being led by Major General Zhao Jin Song, Vice Chief of Staff of Headquarter Western...
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MILITARY
INS Betwa to be fully operational by April 2018INS Betwa, the P-16A class frigate, has been made upright by the unstinted efforts put in by the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, and the salvage firm Resolve Marine, specially contracted for the operation.
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MILITARY
Defence Minister presents Best Marching Contingent TrophiesThe Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar recently presented the Best Marching Contingent Trophies to the Madras Sappers and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) who participated in the Republic Day parade 2017 at the historic Rajpath, New Delhi.
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MILITARY
IAI completes Port Security and Defence Project in IndiaIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) has developed and delivered comprehensive security and protection systems, known as the Integrated Underwater Harbour Defence and Surveillance System (IUHDSS).
