SP's MAI - Issue No. 5 | March 01-15, 2014
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The existing shortages of Rs. 1,41,000-crore worth of arms and ammunition in the Army includes critical voids in bulletproof jackets and patkas, lack of which means avoidable loss and injury to soldiers.
The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) is giving the final touches to the preliminary design of the light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk II, scheduled to be completed by the end of March.
India and the United States have agreed to work together to crack the financial network and fund-raising activities of Pakistan based terror outfits and individual terrorists associated with these organisations...
An Aerospace Industry-Academia Conclave was organised at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) under the chairmanship of Prof S.G. Dhande, former Director, IIT Kanpur on February 17.
Advanced algorithms, software and human-machine interfaces are needed to help operators manage the scale and complexity of operations...
Laser warning system would eventually need to be fitted onto our armoured vehicles too in view of emerging threats from laser weapons albeit most of them are already fitted with smoke dispensing mechanism
Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) by Boeing and Cobham in June 2013, Cobham has recently secured the first two annual lots for the supply of refuelling probes for the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft...
A recent study conducted by Cisco has revealed that India is facing...
Airbus Defence and Space, No. 2 worldwide in space technologies, has been awarded the phase B contract for initial design work on the European Space Agency (ESA) next-generation satellite platforms.
Scientists at Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have identified a novel mechanism for thrombosis induced by high altitude environment.
US technology and exports control areas were being looked at so that India has the same status as the closest allies of US...
Textron AirLand announced that the Scorpion intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR)/strike aircraft completed additional test flights...
The US Secret Service is reportedly looking into yet another data breach of a giant retailer. However, the retailer Sears has denied any breach.
The CEOs of Nexter Systems and Défense Conseil International (DCI) have signed a memorandum of understanding on the joint promotion of capability offers for the benefit of forces in France and abroad.
The Indian Navy’s major annual exercise Tropex (Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise) concluded on February 28, 2014. The exercise involved large-scale naval manoeuvres in all three dimensions...
On February 18, at Air Base 123 at Orléans, Gen. Hervé Rameau, head of the Direction de la Sécurité Aéronautique d’Etat (French state airworthiness board, DSAé) officially handed over to Lt Colonel Paul Creuset...
An international seminar on “Terrorists Weapon of Choice: Improvised Explosive Devices” organised by the National Bomb Data Centre of National Security Guard (NSG), was held in New Delhi recently.
Defence and security company Saab Australia is pleased to announce the creation of the Advanced Maritime Systems Centre (AMSC), located in Technology Park, Adelaide.
Two Naval officers were declared dead by the Indian Navy in an accident on INS Sindhuratna. They are Lt Commander Kapish Muwal and Lt Manoranjan Kumar.
Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence of Poland to supply eight M-346 Master.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) signed three agreements to further strengthen the bilateral security relations with Israel here recently.
Akash, the indigenously designed, developed and produced surface-to-air missile for the Indian Army, was once again successfully flight tested recently at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur.
Over 150 Russian-made helicopters are currently involved in UN humanitarian and peacekeeping operations around the world.
D.K. Pathak, IPS, presently Special Director General, Border Security Force (BSF) will look after the duties of Director General, BSF with effect from 01.03.2014 and till an officer is appointed...
The development of IJT is in advanced stages of certification with more than 800 test flights completed so far. The activities are progressing well with completion of sea level trials, night flying trials, high altitude trials...
A parliamentary committee has recommended that a centralised agency be setup to deal with cyber crime as the country has been witnessing a sharp increase in such cases over the past few years.
Raytheon Company demonstrated its latest variant of the combatproven Griffin missile, the Griffin Block III, throughout a series of test shots culminating in several direct hits against a variety of static and...
The US Navy recently tested, for the first time on a Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft, the infrared search and track (IRST) sensor...
In recent months the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has increased its cyber defence-related activities. Esti Peshin, director of the company’s cyber section and a veteran of the IDF’s hush-hush sigint Unit...
Defence and security company Saab’s man-portable weapon system Carl-Gustaf has been chosen by the US Department of the Army...
Boeing and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance have successfully completed the midlife upgrade modification on the first of four...
The November 2009 shootings of more than 40 people by an Army psychiatrist at Fort Hood, Texas, revealed a wide range of security lapses at US military bases...
The Lockheed Martin-led industry team officially laid the keel for the US Navy’s 11th littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Sioux City...
Deployed to support French operational in Mali since January 17, 2013, the French Air Force’s 1/33 “Belfort” UAV squadron reached the milestone...
The top US commanders of a coalition base in southern Afghanistan “failed to take adequate force protection” measures prior to a September 2012 attack by the Taliban...
Denel’s Seeker 400 unmanned aircraft system successfully completed...
Using a repurposed commercial satellite, Air Force crews flew MQ-1...
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and BAE Systems have revealed...
South Korea has completed the delivery of 16 T-50 supersonic trainer jets built by the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to Indonesia.
The US Air Mobility Command officials have announced the initial operational capability milestone for the C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft.
AeroVironment Inc., a leader in unmanned aircraft system solutions, and the Lockheed Martin Corporation, one of the world’s largest aerospace companies and a leading systems integrator...