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SP's MAI - Issue No. 18 | September 16-30, 2013

Issue Features

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  GSAT-7 Another milestone
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  Though many foreign satellites on L Band have footprints over India, use of a foreign satellite for operational military communications raises legitimate apprehensions of security

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  AEROSPACE / INTERVIEW
  'India has got by far the fastest growth in Asia'

  SP’s Editor-in-Chief Jayant Baranwal had an exclusive tête-à-tête with Mark Kronenberg, Vice President, International Business Development, Boeing Defense Space & Security.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY
  Home Minister lists out achievements

  The Union Home Minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde has listed out achievements in a recent press conference and this includes how the security forces neutralised 10 militants in Jammu and Kashmir on August 30-31, 2013.

• CORPORATE
  BAE Systems and Terma to explore collaboration

  BAE Systems and Terma A/S announced at DSEi, the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore potential collaborations within the field of aircraft survivability equipment including 3D-audio and active noise reduction, electronics manufacturing, naval radars and radar antenna design...

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  TECHNOLOGY
  Anti-ship missile prototype first successful solo test flight

  Adversaries’ sophisticated air defence systems can make it difficult for current air- and surface-launched anti-ship missiles to hit their targets at long range. To engage specific enemy warships from beyond the reach...

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Great game Syria
  By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch

  So can the West really absolve itself completely of complicity in the over 1,00,000 civil casualties in Syria?

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  AEROSPACE
  Eurofighter Typhoon achieves 2,00,000 flying hours

  Eurofighter Typhoon has now achieved more than 2,00,000 flying hours since the entry-into-service of its worldwide fleet. Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH confirmed the milestone, adding that, with 719 aircraft on contract...

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Gunman goes on a killing rampage at Washington Naval Yard

  At least 12 people were killed and nearly a dozen injured in a mass shooting at a secure military facility – Washington Navy Yard, recently.

• CORPORATE
  Thales, ST Kinetics in joint venture

  Australian Munitions and Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd (ST Kinetics) have signed an agreement to cooperate in Australia and New Zealand for the development, manufacturing and marketing of ST Kinetics’ world-leading 40mm low velocity, extended range, and air bursting ammunition.

• TECHNOLOGY
  Unified Military Intelligence picture helps dispel the fog of war

  Military operations depend upon the unimpeded flow of accurate and relevant information to support timely decisions related to battle planning and execution.

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  MILITARY / SHOW REPORT / DSEI 2013
  DSEi: Definitive sourcing event for military equipment
  By R. Chandrakanth

  The Defence Systems and Equipment International (DSEi), held biannually in London has become the most definitive global military equipment show.

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  AEROSPACE
  BAE offers BAe-146 air tanker variant

  Building on the success of the BAe 146/Avro RJ regional jetliner in a variety of military and special role applications, BAE Systems has unveiled its proposal for a cost-effective air-to-air refuelling (A2R) variant of the aircraft.

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Major security breach at Buckingham Palace, two arrested

  Two men have been arrested after a trespassing and burglary incident at Buckingham Palace – the official residence of the British monarch...

• CORPORATE
  Polish Defense Holding and Finmeccanica cooperation

  Polish Defense Holding and Finmeccanica signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the intention to strengthen their collaboration in aerospace, defence and security sectors both on Polish and International markets during MSPO (International Defense Industry Exhibition)...

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  MILITARY / PREVIEW
  Curtain-raiser
  By Rear Admiral (Retd) Sushil Ramsay

  The first Naval and Maritime Exposition 2013 NAMEXPO has elicited enthusiastic response from all the stakeholders...

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  AEROSPACE
  Embraer Defense & Security delivers the first modernised A-1 fighter to Brazil

  Embraer Defense & Security has delivered the first modernised A-1 (A-1M) fighter jet to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) at its industrial plant...

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Report highlights unfulfilled recommendations by 9/11 Commission

  A recent report says that failure to enact one of the key recommendations of the 9/11 Commission – consolidated congressional oversight of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – poses a risk to US national security.

• CORPORATE
  QinetiQ to support Korean submarine development programme

  QinetiQ Maritime has secured a contract from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd (DSME), to support the development of the Republic of Korea submarine programme. QinetiQ will be conducting submarine free-running model tests...

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  MILITARY
  India's intercontinental surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-V launched once again

  India’s intercontinental surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-V, capable of delivering nuclear warhead with high precision...

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  AEROSPACE
  Boeing delivers 223rd C-17 Globemaster to US Air Force

  Boeing delivered the 223rd and last US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airlifter today, fulfilling the production contract more than 20 years after the first delivery.

• INTERNAL SECURITY
  Gun ownership leads to homicides: A study

  A study by the American Journals of Public Health has indicated that US states with higher estimated rates of gun ownership experience a higher number of firearms-related homicides.

• CORPORATE
  AgustaWestland and Russian Helicopters sign for a new helicopter

  Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland have signed a Heads of Agreement at the MAKS 2013 air show defining the the joint design and development programme for a new 2.5-tonne class single-engine helicopter. The agreement was signed by Daniele Romiti, CEO of AgustaWestland...

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  MILITARY
  Fincantieri lays keel of frigate Luigi Rizzo

  On September 6, at the Riva Trigoso shipyard, near Genoa, Fincantieri held a ceremony marking the laying of the keel of the frigate Luigi Rizzo, the sixth ship of the FREMM programme.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  Selex ES unmanned aerial system to UN peacekeeping force

  Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, was awarded, a service agreement...

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Intruder upstages Tony Abbott's victory speech in security breach

  The man who identifies himself as Twiggy Palmrock was tackled from the stage after Tony Abbott’s victory speech is a serial pest who has twice before gatecrashed private political events.

• MILITARY
  JLTV testing begins, programme on schedule

  Full-pace, full-scope testing of the joint light tactical vehicle (JLTV) prototypes began on September 3 and will last for 14 months.

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  AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  US Army awards AeroVironment orders for Switchblade tactical missile systems

  AeroVironment, Inc. has received orders valued at $3,67,46,304 under a contract for Switchblade tactical missile systems...

• AEROSPACE
  First flight of the Navy NH90 Caiman with MU90 torpedo

  A new milestone has been reached in the framework of the operational introduction of the NH90 Cayman Step B into the French Navy: the first flighttest with an MU90 training torpedo.

• AEROSPACE
  B-2 communications upgrade

  After a 20-year wait, the B-2 Spirit will receive a significant new communications upgrade. The first increment of the common very low frequency receiver, or CVR, programme was designed...

• AEROSPACE / UNMANNED
  French Harfang UAV logs 2,000 flight hours in Mali

  The French Air Force has announced that the Harfang unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has logged 2,000 flight hours in support of French operations in Mali since its deployment in January 2013.