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Even as India continues its big-ticket weapon buying spree, Sitharaman must address the key question of the soldier behind the machine, and the structure behind the soldier.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
It is such indecisiveness which is the bane of defense procurement in India. Somebody just got to freeze & firmup the requirements otherwise the purchase process will continue indefinitely.
The best,safest and fastest way left to government is to revive manufacturing of Rafale fightets in India in technical collaboration with HAL. The project is ready. Only it has to be fine tuned and blaming game left behind. Everybody must be concerned with security of India only.
The best situation should be to include all vendors, both single and dual engine jet manufacturers. Let them chose their own Indian counterpart and do their bidding, just like in MMRCA. But care should be taken to finalize the price and not keep the negotiations hanging, like that of MMRCA.
It really angers me that essential defence purchases almost always get mired in some controversy or the other, which delays the procurement of these items. It appears there are vested interests at every stage, trying their best to stall the process. Why can’t these rubbish procedures be replaced with a more streamlined process that makes purchases faster.
Gripen E is totally untested. Has less than 30 hours of flight time till. It don’t have AESA functional fully, engine is USA made.
What they can give to us by TOT?
Airframe design?
That we have mastered by Tejus program.
Fly by Wire? That also we hv mastered.
So what they can give us?
This is the same reason that F16 said no to TOT as they know tht SAAB has no Tech of its own tht they can give to india .And usa will not allow SAAB or F16 tech to go to indians.
Remember that USA president is nationalist to level of lunatic, he dnt understand long term strategies. He just don’t want to give usa tech or co-produce. Just want to sell and keep selling like they do with saudies.
Which preciously india doesn’t want.
It us very correct by Defence ministry senior beurocrate to ask from IAF that why they want to restrict contract as single engine only ?
we don’t really have any good single engine fighter in world now.
World has moved to double engine
All new cutting edge programma are double engine, for a reason.
All single engine program are either old, or made for third world country for aim of selling them .
We will not get that high tech cutting edge tech which is proven in any single engine design now. This is well understandable by a laymen but not by IAF!
SAAB E is just untested plane. We can’t believe on them, let them develop it completely with a decent on air time.
It will be better for india to open this contract for double engine and buy more Rafale, develop TejusMK1A fully and mass produce and Develop mk2 finally .
We shall meanwhile focus on Sukhoi Su35 Pak fa T50 stealth plane .
This is only viable strategy for both ling term and short term. And as far as my info is. Ministry of defence , our NSA & PMO is more or less convinced in this plan.
Government should opt for 198 or 216 Dassault Rafale aircrafts instead of going for F16 or Saab Gripen because F16 is made up of outdated technology and Gripen doesn’t meets the standards set by the Indian Air Force. Rafale is the best aircraft. It will help IAF in long term.
It is such indecisiveness which is the bane of defense procurement in India. Somebody just got to freeze & firmup the requirements otherwise the purchase process will continue indefinitely.
The best,safest and fastest way left to government is to revive manufacturing of Rafale fightets in India in technical collaboration with HAL. The project is ready. Only it has to be fine tuned and blaming game left behind. Everybody must be concerned with security of India only.
Please give Tejas Mark 1A a chance. I think swedish company is offering kickbacks
The best situation should be to include all vendors, both single and dual engine jet manufacturers. Let them chose their own Indian counterpart and do their bidding, just like in MMRCA. But care should be taken to finalize the price and not keep the negotiations hanging, like that of MMRCA.
It really angers me that essential defence purchases almost always get mired in some controversy or the other, which delays the procurement of these items. It appears there are vested interests at every stage, trying their best to stall the process. Why can’t these rubbish procedures be replaced with a more streamlined process that makes purchases faster.
Gripen E is totally untested. Has less than 30 hours of flight time till. It don’t have AESA functional fully, engine is USA made.
What they can give to us by TOT?
Airframe design?
That we have mastered by Tejus program.
Fly by Wire? That also we hv mastered.
So what they can give us?
This is the same reason that F16 said no to TOT as they know tht SAAB has no Tech of its own tht they can give to india .And usa will not allow SAAB or F16 tech to go to indians.
Remember that USA president is nationalist to level of lunatic, he dnt understand long term strategies. He just don’t want to give usa tech or co-produce. Just want to sell and keep selling like they do with saudies.
Which preciously india doesn’t want.
It us very correct by Defence ministry senior beurocrate to ask from IAF that why they want to restrict contract as single engine only ?
we don’t really have any good single engine fighter in world now.
World has moved to double engine
All new cutting edge programma are double engine, for a reason.
All single engine program are either old, or made for third world country for aim of selling them .
We will not get that high tech cutting edge tech which is proven in any single engine design now. This is well understandable by a laymen but not by IAF!
SAAB E is just untested plane. We can’t believe on them, let them develop it completely with a decent on air time.
It will be better for india to open this contract for double engine and buy more Rafale, develop TejusMK1A fully and mass produce and Develop mk2 finally .
We shall meanwhile focus on Sukhoi Su35 Pak fa T50 stealth plane .
This is only viable strategy for both ling term and short term. And as far as my info is. Ministry of defence , our NSA & PMO is more or less convinced in this plan.
Government should opt for 198 or 216 Dassault Rafale aircrafts instead of going for F16 or Saab Gripen because F16 is made up of outdated technology and Gripen doesn’t meets the standards set by the Indian Air Force. Rafale is the best aircraft. It will help IAF in long term.
Brokers were banned post Bofors . The ban was lifted 3 years back . The corruption was bound to happen .