SP's MAI Issue No. 1 | January 01-15, 2012 - Military Updates
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Firming west of Indian Ocean
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochChina has already cemented its foothold in the Indian Ocean by gaining rights to explore polymetallic sulphide...
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Tickling youth nationalism
By Lt Gen (Retd) PC KatochCore of lack of nationalism perhaps lies in our education curriculum that is focused solely on imparting ‘education’.
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Defexpo from March 29The next Defexpo will be held in New Delhi from March 29-April 1, 2012. The seventh Defexpo-2012, billed to be the largest of its kind in Asia, is expected to be attended by official delegations from 90 countries.
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Javelin anti-tank missiles for UAEThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a possible foreign military sale (FMS) to the United Arab Emirates of 260 Javelin anti-tank guided missiles and...
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DRS Technologies award for reset of M1200 Armored Knight systemsDRS Technologies announced that it received a follow-on FY11 reset contract valued at up to $22.8 million from TACOM life cycle management command (LCMC).
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Sagem modernises Seoul’s submarinesThe world specialist in inertial navigation, particularly for warships, Sagem (Safran) has been awarded the contract to modernise South Korean submarines.
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BAE Systems bags two armoured vehicle contractsBAE Systems Land & Armaments has received two contract awards totalling more than $150 million to provide RG31 and RG32M vehicles to the United Arab Emirates and Sweden.
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Ingalls Shipbuilding delivers San Diego to the US NavyHuntington Ingalls Industries has delivered the company’s sixth amphibious transport dock, San Diego (LPD 22), to the US Navy.
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UK invests £400 million in new counter-IED kitThe Defence Secretary, Philip Hammond, has announced a £400 million package of protected vehicles and counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) technology to further improve...
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RMMV minehunting system meets reliability milestoneLockheed Martin completed 500 hours of reliability testing on the US Navy’s remote multi-mission vehicle (RMMV), marking a critical testing milestone.
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Arms flows to Africa – small volume, big impact: SIPRIArms flows to sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) are small, at only 1.5 per cent of the total volume of global arms transfer.
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India-China differ on LACThe Defence Minister A.K. Antony has said in Parliament that as there was no commonly delineated line of actual control (LAC) between India and China...
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DRS Technologies contract for IBASDRS Technologies, a Finmeccanica Company, announced that the US Army has awarded the company’s Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA) Group a $24.5 million contract to provide engineering services and support...
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Saab signs an extension contract for Carl-Gustaf ammunitionDefence and security company Saab has received an extension contract for ammunition to the Carl-Gustaf M3 weapon system.
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Cassidian signs simulation contract with Spanish ArmyCassidian Spain recently signed a contract for the development of a new constructive simulator architecture for the Spanish Army.
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Navistar Defense receives $134 million for fleet supportNavistar Defense recently announced that it received a $134 million delivery order for field service representatives (FSRs).
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Raytheon to modify DDG 1000Raytheon Company has been awarded a $254 million contract modification for the completion of software development for the DDG 1000-class destroyer programme.
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US Army aims for vehicle-based common operating environmentOn the dynamic and complex battlefield, the common operating environment will streamline communications between soldiers in vehicles and higher headquarters...
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BAE Systems wins JIEDDO roleBAE Systems will provide a range of services to support the US Department of Defense’ Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) as part of a new indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity support contract.
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General Dynamics to upgrade Canadian light armoured vehiclesThe US Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command has awarded a $126 million contract modification to General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada for 73 light armoured vehicles (LAVs) for a foreign military sale (FMS).
