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Airbus Defence and Space Welcomes Signing of Contract for A330 MRTT Aircraft

The Netherlands ministry of defence on July 28 notified Parliament of the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Luxembourg to proceed with the acquisition of a pooled fleet of Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (A330 MRTT) aircraft, and the signing of a contract paving the way for the delivery of two aircraft with options for up to six more when, as expected, other nations join the grouping. The contract also covers two years of initial support. ... read more
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CONTROP SHAPO Camera Payload Supported Brazilian Air Force Olympics Security Mission

CONTROP Precision Technologies Ltd – a company specialising in the field of electro-optics (EO) and infrared (IR) cameras for defence and homeland security solutions –proudly announced the use of CONTROP’s SHAPO Airborne EO/IR surveillance payload for the protection of 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The SHAPO is installed on board the ADB-150 Aerostat that supports the Brazilian Air Force security mission and was deployed above the Olympics area. ... read more
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US Air Force Declares F-35A ‘Combat Ready’

The F-35A Lightning II fifth generation fighter aircraft was declared ‘combat ready’ on August 2 by Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander of Air Combat Command.
Carlisle lauded the aircraft’s performance, noting that the aircraft had met all key criteria for reaching initial operational capability: Airmen trained, manned and equipped to conduct basic close air support, interdiction, and limited suppression/destruction ... read more
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Kelvin Hughes Supplies its Sharpeye Navigation Radar to Singapore Navy

Kelvin Hughes, a world leader in the design and supply of navigation and security surveillance systems, is delighted to announce that it is supplying its SharpEye navigation radar for the Republic of Singapore Navy’s Littoral Mission Vessel (LMV) programme. ... read more
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Eggers Kampfmittelbergung Deploys Sonardyne Mini-Ranger 2 to Clear Unexploded Ordnance from Baltic Sea

Marine salvage specialists, Eggers Kampfmittelbergung GmbH, has completed its first project using underwater acoustic tracking technology supplied by Sonardyne International, UK, during an operation to dispose of unexploded ordnance lying off the German coast in the Baltic Sea ... read more
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PIRIOU Delivers 50m LCT Landing Craft ‘SIDI IFNI’ to Moroccan Royal Navy

PIRIOU delivered a 50 m LCT (Landing Craft Tank) to the Moroccan Royal Navy (MRN). The LCT was ordered in 2015 and built in France. The out flagging ceremony took place on 25 July 2016. ... read more
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Airbus Defence and Space Welcomes Signing of Contract for A330 MRTT Aircraft

CONTROP SHAPO Camera Payload Supported Brazilian Air Force Olympics Security Mission

US Air Force Declares F-35A Combat Ready

Kelvin Hughes Supplies its Sharpeye Navigation Radar to Singapore Navy

Eggers Kampfmittelbergung Deploys Sonardyne Mini-Ranger 2 to Clear Unexploded Ordnance from Baltic Sea

PIRIOU Delivers 50m LCT Landing Craft SIDI IFNI to Moroccan Royal Navy

Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh felicitates three women fighter pilots

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has been inducting women pilots in the flying branch since 1994. Till date, more than 180 women officers have been inducted as pilots in the transport and helicopter streams. Over the years, the women pilots have proved their mettle and have performed at par with their male colleagues. The IAF has recently taken a decision to induct women pilots in the fighter stream which is far more strenuous and demanding in nature.
On 18 June 2016, three women pilots, on successful completion of initial flying training, were commissioned as pilots in the fighter stream of the IAF. These women pilots competed alongside their male counterparts to be part of the elite fighting force and were selected solely on their capability. .... read more

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Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh felicitates three women fighter pilots

Thomas Gottschild

Thomas Gottschild Takes Over as Managing Director of MBDA Deutschland
Thomas Gottschild (47) takes over the role of Managing Director of MBDA Deutschland GmbH and Executive Group Director Improvement. He will also be a member of the MBDA Executive Committee. The appointment is effective immediately.
Antoine Bouvier, CEO of MBDA said, “I am extremely pleased to welcome Thomas Gottschild within MBDA. Thomas joins MBDA from Airbus Defence and Space, where he has held a number of leadership positions in a variety of domains, including engineering, programmes, commercial, business development, strategy, and most recently as Corporate Secretary. more...

NJS Dhillon

Air Marshal NJS Dhillon takes over as senior Air Staff Officer WAC
Air Marshal NJS Dhillon on July 31 takes over as senior Air Staff Officer, Western Air Command, from Air Marshal B Suresh, who assumes appointment of Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel at Air Headquarters.
Air Marshal NJS Dhillon is a graduate of National Defence Academy, Defence Service Staff College, and National Defence College. He was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force in December 1981. He has over 3700 hours accident free flying to his credit including 3100 hours on all variants of MiG-21 aircraft. more...

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Thales unveils a new generation SDR, SYNAPS at Eurosatory 2016
Gennevilliers/ La Ferté-Saint-Aubin/ Saumur, France: Days before Eurosatory 2016, Thales invited a group of international journalists to unveil two new systems, which were to be the highlight of the sprawling Thales pavilion at the Show — SYNAPS software defined radio (SDR) and Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) — and highlight some of the current programmes. For a company that prides on the fact that it is the world’s largest supplier of military radio communication systems (outside the US domestic market) with over 800,000 systems equipping 50 militaries worldwide, SYNAPS has been such a breakthrough for Thales that it merited a launch of its own. ... Read more...

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Five Steps to Deter Pakistan

The recent daring terrorists attack on the army unit in Uri did more than kill eight soldiers including the commanding officer. It punctured claims by the political leadership and forced the army to further fortify perimeter defences around its camps and installations in Kashmir.

Recall home minister Rajnath Singh saying on October 16: ‘No country can give a warning to India. India has become a powerful nation of the world.’ Then defence minister, Arun Jaitley told a television channel in early November: ‘Our conventional strength is far more than theirs (Pakistan). So if they persist with this, they will feel the pain of this adventurism.’

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Defence Procurement Procedure

Technology Against Offsets
The new guidelines on ToT demonstrate muddled thinking of the policy makers Read more...

Reign of Confusion
For efficient acquisitions, services should put their own house in order first Read more...

Win-Win Alliance
India needs to tap the technological prowess of SMEs and enter into a partnership Read more...

Handbook For JVs
The policy on establishing joint ventures by DPSUs suffers from subjective provisions Read more...