SP's MAI Issue No. 11 | June 01-15, 2012 - Military Updates
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Swallowing national pride
By Lt Gen (Retd) PC KatochWhere is the national pride – one hand you object to a foreign power ‘operating’ from your soil while another foreign power has actually ‘built’...
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MILITARY
Defence Minister triples service chiefs’ financial power to Rs. 150 croreDefence Minister A.K. Antony on May 28 approved the proposal to hike financial powers of service chiefs by three times from Rs. 50 crore to Rs. 150 crore in a move that could speed up urgent purchases for the armed forces.
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Ingalls Shipbuilding’s seventh LPD completes builder’s sea trialsHuntington Ingalls Industries announced that the company’s seventh amphibious transport dock, Anchorage (LPD 23)...
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New DCNS carrier deck coating process validatedRecent tests have demonstrated the effectiveness of new coatings applied to the flight deck of CVN Charles de Gaulle using a process tailored by DCNS.
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Navistar Defense, Indigen Armor, SAIC unveil special operations tactical vehicleNavistar Defense, LLC, Indigen Armor and SAIC have unveiled the team’s Special Operations Tactical Vehicle for the US Special Operations...
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HII achieves construction milestone on Virginia-class submarine MinnesotaHuntington Ingalls Industries announced that the Virginia-class submarine Minnesota (SSN 783) is “pressure hull complete,”...
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US Army evaluates net-centric interoperability for Coalition Ground ForcesThe US Army hosted a coalition interoperability experiment to identify performance shortfalls and to evaluate future network architectures...
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US Army refining long-term MRAP planThe US Army is in the process of refining a long-term plan for its fleet of 20,000 blast-deflecting, mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles, known as MRAPs, service officials explained.
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Lockheed Martin’s Aegis computer programme development approved by US Navy for Australian Warfare DestroyerLockheed Martin has completed computer programme development and testing for the HOBART class Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD), the Royal Australian Navy’s Aegis-equipped ships.
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MILITARY
Elbit to supply advanced dismounted soldier systems to the Finnish ArmyElbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract by the Finnish Army, to supply advanced dismounted soldier systems, in the first phase of a comprehensive ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance) program.
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MILITARY
BAE Systems bags contract for next generation submarinesBAE Systems has been awarded a £328 million contract for the design of the Royal Navy’s next generation of submarines.
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MILITARY
Korean Navy orders Thales minesweeping equipmentThales has been awarded a contract to supply minesweeping equipment for the Republic of Korea Navy’s (ROKN) new Mine Sweeper Hunters.
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MILITARY
Borey submarine contract signedRussia’s Defense Ministry and United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) have signed a contract for the delivery of five new Borey class (Project 955) strategic nuclear submarines...
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Naval missile defence system project a successAustralia’s ANZAC Frigates will be further protected from supersonic cruise missile attacks thanks to new radar technology acquired and fitted onto the ships by the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO).