SP's MAI Issue No. 10 | May 16-31, 2014 - Military Updates
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MILITARY / NATIONAL AGENDA
National Security Strategy Priority for new government
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochWhile threats are mostly identifiable, vulnerabilities may not be clearly identifiable as latter are only indicators.
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MILITARY / NATIONAL AGENDA
Restore status to armed forces
By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. PandeyThe politicobureaucratic leadership has so far succeeded in keeping the armed forces out of policy formulation and decision-making at the national level, quite ironically even in matters of national security.
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MILITARY / NATIONAL AGENDA
A relook at the Chief of Defence Staff / Permanent Chairman COSC
By Lt General (Retd) V.K. KapoorIt will require political will to compel the services to be truly joint in their planning and conduct of future wars.
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MILITARY / FEATURE
The indigenisation route
By Lt General (Retd) P.C. KatochIn doing the demarcation of who does what including overlaps, a road map is essential to be clear what technologies we need in what time frame...
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MILITARY
INS Vikramaditya deployed with MiG-29K aircraft: Navy ChiefIndia’s largest warship, the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, is “operationally deployed” along with its fleet of MiG 29K combat aircraft...
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MILITARY
Lt General Dalbir Singh Suhag is the next Chief of the Army StaffThe Indian Government has appointed Lt General Dalbir Singh Suhag, presently Vice Chief of the Army Staff as the next Chief of the Army Staff...
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MILITARY
Saab launches five new radars for total air domain awarenessDefence and security company Saab extends its surface radar portfolio, with the introduction of five all-new complementary Giraffe radars...
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MILITARY
MBDA's air defence system for Britain enters assessment phaseA £36-million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been placed with MBDA for the land variant of the FLAADS Land.
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MILITARY
IAI presents SAHAR autonomous robotic route clearance systemIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) presents SAHAR – an autonomous robotic route clearance system.
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MILITARY
Oshkosh Defense equips M-ATV for unmanned routeclearance missionsOshkosh Defense has integrated its TerraMax unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) technology onto an Oshkosh MRAP all-terrain vehicle...
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MILITARY
Navantia to build two OPVs for the Spanish NavyThe Government of Spain has acquired two new OPVs (BAM) for the Spanish Navy, following the series of four already in service, built by Navantia from 2006 to 2012.