SP's MAI Issue No. 12 | June 16-30, 2013 - Military Updates
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MILITARY
New Defence Procurement Procedure 2013 comes into forceThe Ministry of Defence has promulgated the Defence Procurement Procedure 2013 on June 1. The new procedure aims to balance the competing requirements of expediting capital procurement, developing a robust indigenous defence sector and conforming to the highest standards...
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India offers Thailand collaboration in defence productionThe Defence Minister, A.K. Antony recently offered to discuss with Thailand possible areas of cooperation and collaboration in defence production.
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MILITARY
British Army receives its first 'drive-by-wire' and remotely controlled combat engineer vehicleBAE Systems’ Terrier combat engineer vehicle has been officially accepted into service by the British Army.
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MILITARY
US Navy's third joint igh speed vessel launchedUSNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) was successfully launched from the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, recently. The third joint high speed vessel is a versatile, non-combatant, transport ship...
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MILITARY
US Marine Corps selects Oshkosh Defense for next-gen aircraft rescue firefighting vehicleThe US Marine Corps has selected Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, to deliver its new fleet of P-19 replacement aircraft rescue...
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First carrier countermeasure antitorpedo launchedUSS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) conducted the first aircraft carrierborne end-to-end at-sea test of the surface ship torpedo defence (SSTD) system, the US Navy has announced.
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MILITARY
DDG 51 multi-year procurement contract awardedThe US Navy awarded two contracts for the DDG 51 fiscal years 2013-17 multiyear procurement (MYP) for DDG 51 Arleigh Burke class destroyers. General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) is being awarded...
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MILITARY
Patriot's successful integration of PAC-3 MSE missileRaytheon Company’s combat-proven Patriot air and missile defence system successfully test fired the PAC-3 MSE (missile segment enhancement) missile at White Sands Missile Range, recently.