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FIRMING WEST OF INDIAN OCEAN : A VIEWPOINT PAGE 11 SP’s AN SP GUIDE PUBLICATION ONLY FORTNIGHTly ON MILITARY A-BASED BUYER ONLY) I AEROSPACE 55.00 (IND ` INTERNAL SECURITY maiwww.spsmai.com Vol: 2 No. 1 ❚ January 1-15 • 2012 FROM THE 3 EDITOr’s DESK SP’s EXCLUSIVES 4 Leading MILITARY Updates 6 from the front Viewpoint 12 Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne has been talking about [By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch] full-spectrum capability of the Indian Air Force. Here he checks AEROSPACE out a Su-30MKI, keeping men and machines ‘ever capable’. Updates 13 Unmanned 15 INTERNAL SECURITY Updates 17 Dr Vivek Lall Cyber News 19 TECHNOLOGY 20 CORPORATE 21 DELENG/2010/34651 SECURITY BREACHES 22 SP’S MAI firming west of indian ocean : a viewpoint Page 11 SP’s AN SP GUIDE PUBLICATION ONLY FORTNIGHTLY ON Military A-BASED BUYER ONLY) I aerospace 55.00 (IND US Air Force awards ` internal security maiwww.spsmai.com Vol: 2 No. 1 ❚ January 1-15 • 2012 FroM the 3 editor’s desK sp’s exclusives 4 leading Military Northrop Grumman Updates 6 from the front Cover: Viewpoint 12 air chief Marshal n.a.K. Browne has been talking about [By Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch] full-spectrum capability of the indian air Force. here he checks aerospace out a su-30 MKi, keeping men and machines ‘ever capable’. Air Chief Marshal N.A.K.Browne Updates 13 Unmanned 15 internal security has been talking about full-spectrum JSTARS contract Updates 17 capability of the Indian Air Force. he US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grum- Here he checks out a Su-30MKI, keeping men and machines man Corporation a 30-month, $540 million Dr Vivek Lall Cyber News 19 ‘ever capable’. contract for total system support responsibil- technoloGy 20 corporate 21 Tity (TSSR) of the E-8C joint surveillance target attack DELENG/2010/34651 security Breaches 22 1_SP's MAI Cover 01-2012 final.indd 1 30/12/11 1:10 PM Cover image: PIB radar system (Joint STARS) fleet. This covers TSSR period 11.5 to 13 which began May 1, 2011 and con- PUBLISHER AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF SP’s websITES cludes on October 31, 2013. Jayant Baranwal Sr Web Developer: Shailendra P. Ashish “For over a decade, Northrop Grumman has been Web Developer: Ugrashen Vishwakarma providing comprehensive and integrated perfor- ASSISTANT GROUP EDITOR mance-based logistics support to the 116th Air Con- R. Chandrakanth © SP Guide Publications, 2012 trol Wing, in the United States and at its forward oper- SR TECHNICAL GROUP EDITORS ating locations, enabling top level performance of the ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey Inland: `1,150 • Foreign: US$ 325 Joint STARS weapon system,” said Dale Burton, Vice Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. Bhatia Lt General (Retd) Naresh Chand E-mail: [email protected] Lt General (Retd) V.K. Kapoor LETTERS TO THE EDITOR R. Adm (Retd) S.K. Ramsay [email protected] SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR FOR ADVERTISING DETAILS, CONTacT: Lt General (Retd) P.C. 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Joint STARS is the only platform in the US arsenal that combines accurate wide-area moving target detection with syn- thetic aperture radar imagery to locate, classify and : Northrop Grumman track ground targets in all-weather conditions from standoff distances. SP PHOTOGRAPH www.spguidepublications.com 2 SP’S MAI Issue 1 • 2012 www.spsmai.com From the EDITOr’S DesK Ring out extremism! 011 has gone by and has been quite eventful. If we look at Chinese plans to deploy by 2016 at least three aircraft carriers 2011 from a global security perspective, the biggest story, to dominate sea lines of communications (SLOC) including of course, is that of the US finally killing the dreaded terror- through the Indian Ocean Region. 2ist Osama bin Laden in a spectacular raid by the US Navy Seals. In this issue, we have carried a report from the Stockholm What was surprising to the US, though not to India, was that he International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) of how arms flow was operating in the backyard of Islamabad in Pakistan. India in Africa continues unabated affecting stability in the region. has repeatedly pointed out to the international community how In its endeavour to provide information, SP’s M.A.I. in its Pakistan has been a safe-haven for terrorists. The kingpin of the section—SP’s Exclusives—has focused on the Presidential Fleet Al-Qaeda network holed up in Pakistan, vindicated India’s stance. Review which showcased India’s marine capabilities. In the same The infiltrations continue into India, though concerted breath, we look at the efforts to refurbish INS Vikrant, although efforts have been made to check such moves in the Valley. And delayed. with China-Pakistan acting in cohesion, India has to keep a Similarly, the section dwells on the Indian Air Force’s plans tab on not just two fronts but also on home-grown terrorism, to invest in an advanced nationwide war-gaming centre, to give spawned from across the borders. an added edge to combat. For the defence and security industry, these are challenges As we commence the New Year by ringing out the old and and opportunities. In the recently concluded security event in ringing in the new, SP’s M.A.I. hopes that it will be an incident- Delhi, the focus was on optimising technological solutions to free 2012. secure the nation. It is a gargantuan effort and the government Happy New Year! has started investing in defence modernisation and internal security and rightly so. As the market for defence and security solutions is growing, the importance of information, events etc become critical and the Defence Ministry has announced the holding of Defexpo in March 2012. The threat-perception from the two aforementioned coun- tries is real. In his fortnightly column, Lt General (Retd) P.C. Katoch warns of the dangers that are lurking in the Indian Ocean. He mentions how a naval build up with increased submarine proliferation is occurring quietly in the region. That China is set- ting up a military base in Seychelles at the latter’s invitation is something to worry about. Another news which is disconcerting is that of China expanding its armed forces and also its reach. It is estimated that it currently holds over 90 submarines, including some 36 Soviet-designed second-generation submarines. The number of nuclear-powered submarines is around 20. General Katoch Jayant Baranwal mentions that this capability has to be viewed together with Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Issue 1 • 2012 SP’S MAI 3 Sp’S EXCLUSIVES [ By SP’s Special Correspondent ] HDA class-209 submarine INS Shankush, Sailors salute the President from the foxle one of two of the types that was on display of aircraft carrier INS Viraat Delhi class destroyer INS Mumbai, one of the INS Deepak, one of two new Italian-built flagships on parade for the President replenishment tankers, commissioned into the Navy The Navy’s Mhadei sail ship, which circumnavigated Stealth frigate INS Shivalik, the lead ship in its class, the world recently under Commander Dilip Donde and the newest indigenous element to the fleet indigenous achievement that includes the fearsome Godavari A tribute to India’s and Brahmaputra class frigates, Delhi class destroyers, Khukri and Kora class guided missile corvettes, Magar class landing self-reliance vessels and Aditya class replenishment tankers. When the navy he Presidential Fleet Review may be a legacy from the Brit- holds its next fleet review, at least five years from now, the ish Raj, but the 2011 iteration of the ceremonial event was percentage of indigenous strength could go up dramatically. an emphatic tribute to the substantial self-reliance India Unless delivery delays play spoilsport, the next Presidential Thas gained in building a diverse range of formidable warships. Fleet Review could see the Kolkata class destroyers, the indig- In fact, the only lingering British embellishment remains the INS enous aircraft carrier being built at Cochin Shipyard Limited, pl. Correspondent S Viraat aircraft carrier. the Project 28 anti-submarine warfare corvettes and improved P’s P’s S : An overwhelming percentage of the 81 warships on display versions of the P17 frigates.