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SP's MAI Issue No. 16 | August 16-31, 2012 - Military Updates

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  MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
  Kargil War: Lessons and Future Security Challenges
  By General V.P. Malik, Former COAS

  A strategically conscious nation commemorates its historical national security events for three reasons: to remember and pay homage to those who sacrificed their lives for the nation’s future...

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  MILITARY / REPORT
  India approves $50 billion naval build-up
  By Vishal Thapar

  India will be spending at least an additional $50 billion for its naval build-up from 2012 to 2017.

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  MILITARY
  Defence Minister dedicates Indian Navy’s financial information system to the nation

  Defence Minister A.K. Antony has dedicated the Indian Navy’s Financial Information System (FIS) to the nation. Lauding the Navy’s initiative as a major initiative in the field of financial management Antony said...

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  MILITARY
  India test-fires nuclear capable Agni-II missile

  The surface-to-surface 2,000-km range ballistic missile Agni-II was successfully flight tested for the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) from Wheeler Island in Bay of Bengal off the coast of Odisha.

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  MILITARY
  Saab implements NAIS for India’s coastline security

  Saab announces the successful implementation of National Automatic Identification System (NAIS) on the Indian coastline for India’s Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships (DGLL), which will also be used by Indian Navy, Coast Guard and DG Shipping.

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  MILITARY
  First Brazil ship ready for ocean voyage

  Amazonas, the first of three BAE Systems-built ocean patrol vessels (OPVs) being delivered for the Brazilian Navy, departed the UK for Rio de Janeiro recently after her crew completed a rigorous programme of Flag Officer Sea Training with the Royal Navy, off the South Coast.

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  MILITARY
  RAC MiG’s shipborne fighters fly from Vikramaditya aircraft carrier

  JSC Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG (part of the United Aircraft Corporation) performed flights of the MiG-29K/KUB shipborne fighters from the Vikramaditya aircraft carrier, which is on trials in the Barents Sea.

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  Cassidian radar for Finnish patrol boat

  Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, will equip the new offshore patrol vessel of the Finnish Border Guard with its proven TRS-3D naval radar. The STX Shipyard in Rauma/Finland has awarded Cassidian a contract to deliver the radar by mid-2013 for integration into the new ship.

• MILITARY / REPORT
  India enlarges scope of offsets, gives OEMs more leeway
  By Vishal Thapar

  Several key demands of foreign OEMs have been incorporated into India's Revised Defence Offsets Policy, which was put in place recently. The objective is to make offsets delivery more do-able.