SP's MAI - Issue No. 18 | September 16-30, 2012
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Issue Features
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Indo-China War 1962 Lessons and way forward
By General (Retd) V.P. MalikIndia’s national security framework and its antiquated civil-military relationship have not grown in step with the needs of new security challenges. We need to change our mindsets and attitudes and look beyond the narrow boundaries defined by turf and parochialism.
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AEROSPACE
Elbit Systems wins Israel training aircraft contractElbit Systems and IAI’s partnership have reached an agreement with the Defense Ministry on the Israel Air Force’s future trainer programme.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Home Minister calls for cooperation between Central and State police forcesThe Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has called for more cooperation between central agencies and state police forces as they work together towards achieving the common objective of curbing terrorism.
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CORPORATE
AgustaWestland signs agreements with Korean companiesAgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, has signed partnership agreements with Firstec Co., Ltd, a company engaged in the provision and support of defence and security equipment and systems...
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TECHNOLOGY
Squad Mission Support System, largest ever UGV deployed with US ForcesThe SMSS (Squad Mission Support System) is an autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) manufactured by Lockheed Martin, for the US armed forces. It is the largest autonomous UGV ever deployed with the US forces.
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Indo-China War What went wrong?
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochManmohan Singh and his successors need to remember we are in the 21st century and China has only refined her policy of ambiguity...
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AEROSPACE
Northrop Grumman navigation system for Embraer’s KC-390 military aircraftNorthrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract to supply the hybrid global positioning system (GPS) and inertial reference system...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Kristen Bell apologises for Twitter security breachActress Kristen Bell recently urged fans to change their Twitter.com passwords out of fear they may have been compromised when her account was hacked.
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CORPORATE
Astrium services integrates its Vizada and Paradigm subsidiariesAstrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, has announced that the satellite telecommunications services offered by Vizada...
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Melting Siachen
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochWe should tell Pakistan that circumstances have killed the Siachen demilitarisation issue. The LC beyond NJ 9842 should run “thence north” to Wakhan Corridor on J&KChina border.
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AEROSPACE
Honeywell bags engine contract from IsraelHoneywell, as part of the International Turbine Engine Company LLC, has signed a contract to supply its F124-GA-200 turbofan engines for the Israel Ministry of Defense’s (IMOD) new 30-strong Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Harry Potter fans lose out because of lapseJ.K. Rowling fans in the United States were disappointed when the author announced she’d be making just one stop in US this year to promote her upcoming book, The Casual Vacancy...
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CORPORATE
Boeing to establish avionics MRO in KoreaBoeing has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korean province of Gyeongsangbuk-do and the city of Yeongcheon to establish an avionics maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in the region that will service avionics components for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) fleet of F-15K Slam Eagles.
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MILITARY
9Land Soldier sPad - small enough for the challengeFor many years the market has had a need for a portable equivalent to a battlefield management system (BMS) for use by individual soldiers.
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AEROSPACE
Raytheon successfully tests HARM upgradesRaytheon has completed testing of high-speed anti-radiation missile (HARM) upgrades, which make the combat-proven missile more precise and accurate, while reducing collateral damage.
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Funds released for CCTNS projectFunds to the tune of Rs. 418.87 crore have been released till date to all the State/Union Territories under the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) project in various heads ranging from system integrator, project management, capacity building to networking as well.
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CORPORATE
JSC Rosoboronexport and Italian Industries cooperation in airborne surveillanceJSC Rosoboronexport and Italian company OMA SUD S.p.A., i.e. the affiliate of ATR Group and designer and manufacturer of certified multimission general-purpose aircraft – twin-engine Skycar and single-engine Redbird, signed Memorandum of Understanding during the 9th International Exhibition Gydroaviasalon-2012 which traditionally takes place on the Russian coast of Black Sea in Gelendzhik.
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MILITARY
ATK delivers 2 billion ammo rounds to US ArmyATK recently achieved a world-class production milestone by delivering the 2 billionth 7.62mm round of ammunition manufactured at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) in Independence, Missouri.
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AEROSPACE
PZL-Swidnik SA developing of naval helicopterPZL-Swidnik SA, an AgustaWestland company, has started development of the W-3PL/N multirole naval helicopter, further expanding the already outstanding range of products for multiple maritime applications...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
DHS submersible to tackle drug cartelsIn the early 1990s, South American drug cartels came up with a new tactic to transport narcotics destined for the United States: small, radar-dodging, self-propelled, semi-submersibles (SPSSs); better to address the submersible problem, DHS Science and Technology Directorate created its own submersible and called it Pluto, after the planet which is difficult to spot.
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MILITARY
Raytheon receives contract for SM-3The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon a $230 million contract for 14 Standard Missile-3 Block IA missiles and five SM-3 Block IB missiles. The SM-3 Block IA missiles will bolster the nation’s inventory that is deployed around the world today aboard US and Japanese Navy ships.
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AEROSPACE
MBDA’s Viper strike munition scores direct hits against high speed targetsMBDA Incorporated’s GBU-44/E Viper Strike munition, launched from a Cessna Caravan test aircraft, scored direct hits against high speed vehicles in a recent two-day test.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Y-12 nuclear weapons plant security guard sackedWSI-Oak Ridge, a security contractor at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant, confirmed that one of the guards on site during the July 28 security breach has been fired and others have been disciplined.
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MILITARY
RAF trials new Foxhound armoured vehicleMembers of No 5 RAF Force Protection Wing based at Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, have become amongst the very first Service personnel in the region to operate Foxhound...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Israel’s largest UAV returns to the skiesThe Israeli Air Force (IAF) resumed flying the advanced Eitan unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), also known as the Heron TP, on September 7.
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MILITARY
Australia’s future submarine capabilityThe Australian Government has confirmed plans to buy 12 new submarines despite having run into serious problems with its four Collins class boats (above) and a manning shortage.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
US Army orders more RQ-11 Raven UAVsAeroVironment Inc. (AVAV) recently announced that it has received $1,64,72,298 in additional funding to perform from the United States Army under a contract action with a total projected value of $6,58,89,191.
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MILITARY
Harris, Thales share $1.3 billion award for radiosHarris Corp., of Rochester, New York, is being awarded a $39,74,51,848 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm fixed-price contract for consolidated single channel handheld radios. Thales Communications, Inc., Clarksburg, Maryland, is also being awarded a $36,87,24,343.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
UAV takes off from lake, sans runwayThe Navy successfully launched its newest small unmanned aircraft without using a runway at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California.
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MILITARY
DCNS promotes Gowind OPVs in South AfricaThe Gowind OPV L’Adroit visited Cape Town from September 5 to 9, 2012 during a long deployment off Africa, providing an opportunity for DCNS to promote the Gowind range and demonstrate the operational value...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
GA-ASI flies new MQ-9 Predator Block 1-plusGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced the successful first flight of the Block 1-plus Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper...
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MILITARY
US Army to begin testing super MRAPsThe US Army announced that production of the first five mine resistant ambush protected (MRAP) prototype vehicles equipped with capability set 13 is complete and the vehicles have shipped from the US Army...
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Australia to buy $3 billion spy drone fleetWhile the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) wants to buy MQ-4Cs, the naval variant of the Global Hawk, it has also looked at the Mariner, above, which can carry out 80 per cent of the same missions at 10 per cent of the cost.
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MILITARY
Third frigate for the Royal Moroccan NavyOn September 8, 2012, the SIGMA class frigate, Allal Ben Abdellah, built by damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) in Vlissingen, was transferred to the Royal Moroccan Navy.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Ascent Solar, Silent Falcon and Bye Aerospace partner for solar-powered UASAscent Solar Technologies, Inc. (ASTI) announced it is collaborating with Silent Falcon UAS Technologies and Bye Aerospace...
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MILITARY
Thales Alenia Space to design France’s military satellites communicationsFrench defence procurement agency DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) has awarded Thales Alenia Space a design contract to study military space communications capacity to be available by 2019.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
X-47B UCAV flies with arrester hook for carrier trialsThe Fleet Readiness Center South West (FRCSW) in California surpassed the call of its traditional line of work to rapidly manufacture parts for a new, unmanned demonstrator aircraft being tested here.
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MILITARY
Delivery of VisbyVisby, the lead ship of a new class of corvettes, has finally been handed over to the Swedish Defence Force; these are the stealthiest and most flexible warships yet designed.
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AEROSPACE
Iraq's first Super HerculesThe first of six C-130J Super Hercules for the Iraqi Air Force recently completed its first flight here. The Iraqi Air Force intends to use the C-130J for intra-theater support of its troops and humanitarian relief operations in various locations.
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AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
Patria and Insta complete UAS flight with data linkPatria and Insta have successfully completed the first unmanned aerial system (UAS) test flights of the multipurpose networking data link (MPNDL).
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