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SP's MAI Issue No. 6 | March 16-31, 2014 - Military Updates

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    MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
    Lessons from 1962
    By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

    India failed to read Chinese intentions despite Chinese ousting nationalists from Manchuria in 1948, sweeping into Tibet in 1951, occupying Sinkiang and shelling Taiwan in 1954, occupying Aksai Chin from 1955 to 1957...

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    MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
    Facilitation of Defence Offsets
    By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

    Perhaps there is need to provide higher multiplier values to extremely critical technologies required by DRDO in order to attract foreign vendors.

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    MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
    Uighurs strike back
    By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

    Chinese analysts say the most potent threat to China is that of Islamic fundamentalism that defies all borders and is already emanating in the heart of China spearheaded by the ETIM.

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    MILITARY
    GSL-designed and built INS Sumedha joins Indian Navy

    The maritime security of India got a significant boost recently with the induction of state-of-the-art new generation Naval offshore patrol vessel, INS ‘Sumedha’, indigenously designed and built by Goa Shipyard Limited.

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    MILITARY
    BlackShark selected as heavy weight torpedo for Project 75

    WASS clarified that the Blackshark torpedo has been selected by the Ministry of Defence for the Scorpene submarine after rigorous selection process.

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    MILITARY
    Navantia gets a new contract in Australia

    The Royal Australian Navy has contracted an extension of the supply of the Integrated Platform Management System, with the target of incorporating an advanced training system on board: On Board Training System (OBTS).

  • MILITARY
    Self-healing paint could halt rust on military vehicles

    A new additive could help military vehicles, including the Marine Corps variant of the joint light tactical vehicle (JLTV), heal like human skin and avoid costly maintenance as a result of corrosion, officials announced on March 18.

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    Indigenisation: WASS ahead of its competitors

    Since its entry into India in 1976, with the sale of LWT A244s, WASS has remained ahead of its competitors in indigenising its products.