SP's MAI Issue No. 10 | May 16-31, 2017 - Military Updates
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MILITARY1 / NDA@3
NDA's achievements in defence sector in three years
By Lt General V.K. Kapoor (Retd)The Modi Government which completes three years on May 26, 2017, is planning to celebrate their achievements by putting out a report card giving out statistics of their achievements in the last three years of National Democratic Alliance’s governance.
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MILITARY1 / NDA@3
Defence modernisation in three years of NDA rule
By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)The three services had suffered prolonged neglect in respect of modernisation in the period 2004 to 2014 owing to a number of factors.
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MILITARY1 / NDA@3
Defence in three years under NDA II
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)On May 26, 2017, the NDA II government completes three years in office. Last three years have seen India rising in economic strength and making way...
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MILITARY1 / NDA@3
Well begun...and miles to go — NDA@3
By Rear Admiral S. Ramsay (Retd)After what was termed as a lost decade as far as building up the strategic assets from the national security perspective, during May 2014, India witnessed the beginning...
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MILITARY1 / REPORT
Expediting defence procurements
By Ranjit KumarThe defence ministry is mulling to set up a new Defence Procurement Organisation which will integrate and streamline the long and arduous process of defence acquisitions.
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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
Phased induction of M777 in the Indian Army
By Lt General V.K. Kapoor (Retd)As part of its massive artillery modernisation plan, the army had planned to induct several types of howitzers through inhouse manufacture by Defence Research and Development Organisation/Ordnance Factory Board, inter-governmental pacts and global tenders.
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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
M777 howitzer finally debut in India
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)In what is being described as “laying the Bofors ghost to rest”, the first two M777 howitzer guns manufactured by BAE System of the United States arrived in India...
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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
Modernisation of the Armed Forces
By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)Are the Indian armed forces adequately equipped to confront the challenge posed by Pakistan or more importantly, by Pakistan and China acting in collusion?
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MILITARY1 / SPOTLIGHT
IAI signs another significant deal in IndiaIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced on May 21, 2017, it has been awarded an additional, $630 million- contract for supply of LRSAM air and missile defense systems...
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Defence Acquisition Council fine tuning private sector participationBreaking new ground, the DAC under the Chairmanship of Defence Minister, Arun Jaitley, has finalised the broad contours of a policy aimed at engaging the Indian private sector in the manufacture of hightech defence equipment in India.
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Indian warships visit Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaAs part of the Indian Navy’s overseas deployment to the West Coast of Africa and the Mediterranean Sea, three Indian warships, INS Mumbai, INS Trishul and INS Aditya, visited Jeddah for three days.
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Exercise Thar Shakti concludes
By Lt General V.K. Kapoor (Retd)The Chetak Corps of the Indian Army is a Holding Corps or what is termed as a Pivot Corps.
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Bilateral exercise SIMBEX-17 commencesAs part of SIMBEX-17, the ongoing Bilateral Naval Exercise between Navies of the Republic of Singapore and India, lndian Naval Ships Shivalik, Sahyadri, Jyoti and Kamorta and one P8-I Maritime Patrol and Anti-Submarine Warfare Aircraft are participating.
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Eastern fleet's overseas deployment to SingaporeIn pursuance of India’s ‘Act East’ policy, Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri, Shivalik, Jyoti and Kamorta are on an overseas deployment to the South East Asia and Southern Indian Ocean under the command of Rear Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta...
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Vice Admiral Sunil Anand assumes charge as Controller of LogisticsVice Admiral Sunil Anand assumed duties of the Controller of Logistics with effect from May 1, 2017 on superannuation of his predecessor Vice Admiral Jaywant Korde. Prior to assuming the present appointment, he was Assistant Controller of Logistics...
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INS Sharda foils piracy attempt in the Gulf of AdenINS Sharda is deployed for anti-piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden since April 6, 2017. On May 16, 2017, at about 1645 hrs, the ship received a distress call from MV Lord Mountbatten (a Liberian registered ship)...
