See we dont know how the IP will be shared.There is more than what itz meets the eye.
Yes we have to invest and improve on those technologies to be self-sufficient in sam technology by 2025.
6 billion also includes procurement cost..
the technology of barak and maitri are entirely different...
maitri missile will be around 100-120kg can be used to defend artillery pieces and small off base installations.
barak-8 weight -Weight 275 kg for ship and city based installations.
akash weight -720 kg---used to defend airbases etc.
purpose and technology of each missile is different.
Just...
not all contract details will be out.
maitri is smokeless,thrust vectoring we may get Ip of those technologies.
In barak we don’t get tech for active seeker.
maitri missile will be around 100-120kg
barak-8 weight -Weight 275 kg
akash weight -720 kg
Barak -8 500mts -70kms
mairti -15 kms.
cost of these missile systems are different.
you don’t fire a 70kms rocket for threats originating from say 20-30 kms.
akash is not quick reaction period.
The guy is comparing apples to oranges.god save journalist.
Indo french uses trust vectoring smokeless and is light weight.Itz like comparing ambassador to Ferrari.
maintenance of akash will cost a bomb.