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SP's MAI - Issue No. 6 | March 16-31, 2013

Issue Features

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Focus on Agni-VI
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  While BMD shield can stop a multiple warhead/missile attack, focus obviously is required to keep upgrading the missile defence to minimise the effects by building more and more safeguards

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  AEROSPACE / EXPERT OPINION
  India's space programme: Makes us proud
  By Air Marshal (Retd) Anil Chopra

  India’s space programme took off in right earnest with the setting up of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in 1969. It is one institution that all Indians are really proud of.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  LWE using modern weapons: Minister

  The weapon holding of left-wing extremists (LWE) is not superior to the weaponry used by the security forces in the LWEaffected area. The LWE outfits are using weapons/equipments like LMG, AK-47, SLR, .303 Rifles, GF Rifles, HE grenades and VHF and HF sets for attacks on security forces...

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  CORPORATE
  EADS appoints Guillaume Faury new CEO of Eurocopter

  The EADS Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of Lutz Bertling as Chief Executive Officer of Eurocopter and Member of the EADS Group Executive Committee, effective April 30, 2013.

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  MILITARY / EXPERT OPINION
  Women in armed forces: Fresh look
  By Air Marshal (Retd) Anil Chopra

  On the International Women’s Day on March 8, TV channels were back to the debate on combat role for women in the armed forces. As a father of two successful working girls and till very recently the head of Human Resource Department of the Indian Air Force (IAF), it is time for me to enter the debate.

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  AEROSPACE
  Deployment of AWACS

  Three airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft are presently operationalised in the Indian Air Force (IAF). AWACS are meant as force multipliers for specific area cover and not for surveillance...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  12 celebs are 'victims' of a hacker

  Recently, 12 well known celebrities and political figures in the US have become victims of a hacker who has posted detailed information about what appears to be their finances. The celebrities include Mel Gibson, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Ashton Kutcher, Joe Biden, Robert Mueller, Hillary Clinton, Eric Holder and Charlie Beck, Chief of Los Angeles Police Department...

• CORPORATE
  Saab acquires ballistic company Soft Armour

  Defence and security company Saab (Stockholm, Sweden) has purchased the rights to the protection technology Soft Armour, and associated assets, from protection technology company Protaurius AB (Molndal, Sweden).

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  MILITARY
  Raytheon to supply MS3 for ACTUV programme

  Raytheon Company (RTN) was awarded a subcontract from Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to deliver its first fifth-generation medium frequency hullmounted sonar system...

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  AEROSPACE
  Embraer signs Jacksonville Airport lease for A-29 Super Tucano assembly facility

  Embraer Aircraft Holding Inc. has signed a 10-year lease on a 40,000-square-foot hangar in which the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft for the US Air Force Light Air Support (LAS) programme will be assembled.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  'Steven Tyler Act' passed by Hawaii to keep paparazzi away

  With awards season underway, the paparazzi are out in full force, trying to capture the trophy winning celebrities in their fanciest garb. However, celebrity–friendly states, most recently Hawaii, are fighting back against invasive paparazzi techniques in order to protect their famous residents.

• CORPORATE
  Northrop Grumman announces centres of excellence in Florida, California and New York

  Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) announced it is designating five centres of design and integration excellence in support of its Aerospace Systems sector’s manned aircraft, unmanned systems and electronic attack businesses.

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  MILITARY
  Diehl bags air defence contract from Sweden

  The Swedish Defence Material Administration signed a contract with Diehl Defence to deliver IRIS-T SLS surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems for the country’s armed forces.

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  AEROSPACE
  Saudi Medevac to get AW139 helicopters

  AgustaWestland has signed a contract for a fleet of AW139 twin-engine helicopters to equip the Saudi Aeromedical Evacuation Department of the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Naxalites exploiting tribal communities

  Several instances of exploitation of tribal communities by the naxalites has come to the notice of the government. Such instances primarily include sexual exploitation in Maoist camps...

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  MILITARY
  Future Soldier from Rheinmetall on the move

  Rheinmetall formally transferred its new IdZ-ES future soldier system to the German Bundeswehr recently. Short for “Infanterist der Zukunft – Erweitertes System” or “Future Soldier – Expanded System”...

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  AEROSPACE
  Northrop delivers 500th DAS sensor for F-35

  Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) has delivered its 500th AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System (DAS) sensor to Lockheed Martin for integration into the F-35 Lightning II aircraft.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Situation in North East improving: Home Minister

  The Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde in a meeting of the consultative committee attached to his Ministry held here recently discussed the security situation in North-eastern states in details.

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  MILITARY
  Cassidian protects soldiers from roadside bombs

  Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, has developed a new-generation jamming system that significantly enhances the protection of vehicles against radio-controlled improvised explosive devices (RCIEDs).

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  AEROSPACE
  Beechcraft reaches 800th delivery in T-6 military trainer programme

  Beechcraft Defense Company has delivered the 800th Beechcraft T-6 – the most proven and cost-effective military training aircraft.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Fake ID card used to enter ISRO

  In a security breach recently, a 52-year-old man entered the sensitive area of ISRO’s cryogenic engine testing centre at Mahendragiri near here using a fake identity card and was arrested along with two others who facilitated his ingress.

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  MILITARY
  US Navy funds Austal to build two more ships

  Austal USA’s order backlog has grown by approximately $681.7 million as a result of two additional Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) contract options being exercised by the United States Navy.

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  AEROSPACE
  Airbus A400M makes maiden flight

  The first production A400M airlifter made its maiden flight on March 6 and it carries the markings of the French Air Force, to which it will be delivered in mid-May.

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  MILITARY / SIMULATION
  Computer simulator preps military chaplains for the battlefield

  The animated figure on the computer screen moves carefully among the wounded, darting from one fallen figure to another.

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  AEROSPACE
  Bell Helicopter's increased mission capability with Bell 407GT

  Bell Helicopter has introduced the new Bell 407GT, the armed version of the Bell 407GX, its state-of-the-art light commercial helicopter.

• MILITARY
  Eurosam SAMP/T scores again

  Recently, the SAMP/T system scored a new success. A joint team of French and Italian crew operating two French Air Force SAMP/T units conducted a test fire against a ballistic threat.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Northrop Grumman to produce more Fire Scouts for US Navy

  The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC)...

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Gray Eagle completes initial operational testing, evaluation

  The US Army’s Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system recently completed a successful initial operational testing and evaluation...

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Tekever trials of AR4 Light Ray UAS in Colombia

  Tekever conducted an intensive one-week set of trials of the AR4 Light Ray UAS to the Colombian armed forces...

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  DARPA's TERN programme aims for eye-in-the-from sea

  Effective 21st-century warfare requires the ability to conduct airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR)...

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  AEROSPACE / SIMULATION
  Elite simulators for helicopter flight training in Brazil

  Elite Simulation Solutions, with the support of its newly established representative office in Brazil, achieved an important sale in that country.

• AEROSPACE
  Commercial UAV market valued at $2.3 billion

  A new research note from G2 Solutions, “Commercial UAS Imagery and Information Markets: Analysis and Forecast,” is now available. The 21-page analysis defines the market space and plots incremental access to the US National Airspace (NAS) for unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Rolls-Royce launches latest M250 engine variant

  Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has launched the latest variant of its M250 engine – the M250-C47E. Rolls-Royce has secured a commercial launch commitment for one new and two current aircraft applications, with a customer announcement expected at Heli Expo.