Interview

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  Interview Chief of the Army Staff

  General Bipin Rawat, took over as the new Chief of the Army Staff on January 1, 2017. He gave his candid views on a wide range of subjects and the major challenges confronting the Indian Army and how these are being tackled institutionally.

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  Decision taken for creating a Digital Army

  In an interview with SP's Land Forces, General Dalbir Singh, Chief of the Army Staff, outlines some of the major modernisation plans being undertaken by the Indian Army.

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  Dr Vivek Lall — the CEO of General Atomics

  Dr Vivek Lall, an enterprising aerospace and defence expert, has held various key appointments in the past. Of late he headed Boeing India operations and later took over as President & CEO of Reliance New Ventures. He is affiliated with the United Nations in New York to advise on Broadband and Cyber Security issues. Dr Lall has taken over as the Chief Executive of General Atomics headquartered in San Diego and will be overseeing the global operations of the company. Dr Lall speaks to SP's on September 3rd in his first official interview indicating on the plans and strengths of General Atomics.

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  Ambassador of Spain in India, Gustavo de Aristegui

  India-Spain relations intensifying.... Ambassador of Spain in India, Gustavo de Aristegui speaks exclusively to SP Guide Publications on India-Spain relationship, visit of Spanish Armada Cantabria

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  'A well structured and institutionalised planning process is in place for capability development and modernisation of the Indian Army'

  Lieutenant General Narendra Singh, Deputy Chief of Army Staff (DCOAS) (P&S) Indian Army, in an interview with SP's Land Forces, Editor,...

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  'Raytheon has many solutions to meet the need of Indian services'

  Tim R. Glaeser, Vice President and Business Development Executive for Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD), Business Development and Strategy, Integrated Defense Systems (IDS)...

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  'Functioning as an All Arms Team is the cornerstone of mechanised operations'

  In an interview with SP's Land Forces Team, Lt General D.S. Siddhu, Director General, Mechanised Forces, Indian Army, who has wide experience in commanding armoured units and formations in all types of terrain...

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  'Indian market has huge potential and will be one of the most important growth markets in the world'

  In an interview with Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief, SP's Land Forces, Norbert Ducrot, Senior Executive Vice President, Asia Pacific, Eurocopter, said that the company is ready to extend its industrial relationship...

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  'We seek to be a long-standing, trusted partner to India'

  In an interaction with SP's Land Forces, Frederick M. Strader, President and CEO, Textron Systems, laid out the company's India plans.

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  'India will be near the top of the world's strongest economies in 10 to 20 years'

  In an interaction with SP's Land Forces, Mike Alvis, Vice President of International Business Development, ITT Exelis, said that export controls by the US Government are expected to ease in the next five to ten years...

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  'We feel we're a trusted partner to India'

  Prior to Singapore Air Show, SP’s Land Forces caught up with William L. Blair, President of Raytheon India. Excerpts of the interview covering his thoughts on the Singapore Air Show and what it means for India.

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  Indian Operating System in three years: Dr. Saraswat, DRDO Chief

  In an interview on the sidelines of a seminar on Network Centric Warfare (NCW), organized jointly by SP Guide Publications and the Centre for Land Warfare Studies here, the DRDO chief lays emphasis on indigenization.