SP's MAI Issue No. 24 | December 16-31, 2013 - Military Updates
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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
Permanent Chairman of COSC needed
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochThe permanent Chairman of COSC can certainly not provide the required synergy in the Services, which in turn adversely affects national synergy without which we cannot adequately cope with threats to our security in any segment of the conflict spectrum
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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
Laser goes intense
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochIndia has identified development of ASAT weapons for electronic or physical destruction of satellites...
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MILITARY1 / FEATURE
Indian Army's TCS programme
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochThe Tactical Communication System (TCS) of the Indian Army has been in the news in recent times in terms of Tata Consultancy Services...
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MILITARY1 / REPORT
New SATCOM capabilities from communications innovator Rockwell Collins: More flexible, more powerful, and more portableAs SATCOM technology continues to evolve rapidly, the Rockwell Collins family of mobile CommuniCase® SATCOM terminals minimises the risk of technological obsolescence with a flexible modular design.
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India and Maldives to strengthen defence relations: AntonyThe Defence Minister A.K. Antony has reiterated India’s commitment to continue to strengthen bilateral defence relations with Maldives.
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Inshore patrol vessel Rajdhwaj commissionedThe Indian Coast Guard ship Rajdhwaj, the 50-metre-long inshore patrol vessel (IPV), the last in the series of eight IPVs designed and built by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata...
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Lockheed Martin JLTV completes manufacturing reviewThe Lockheed Martin Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) team successfully completed the government’s manufacturing readiness assessment (MRA), an important milestone on the path to vehicle production...
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Raytheon Excalibur demonstrates precision in live-fire testingThe US Army and Raytheon successfully fired 10 precision-guided Excalibur projectiles during the final phase of compatibility testing...
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Protector RWS order to Switzerland valued NOK 196 millionKongsberg has received an order valued at NOK 196 million from the Swiss Army for the delivery of protector weapon control system including logistics for the Swiss vehicle programme GMTF RP13.
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MILITARY1
Babcock to deliver additional Phalanx systems to UKBabcock has been contracted by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to deliver four Phalanx 1B kit modifications and undertake two conversions of the land Phalanx weapons system...