while chinook etc may not be more than 100-150 over next 10 years so doosent make sense to setup infra and expense for that
100-150 is VERY optimistic, I'll be surprised if orders exceed 50. So yes, it doesn't make sense to set up entire production lines for such limited numbers.
alos i think it makes sense to go for Made in india for systems that will be used in large nos i..e LOH/LUH now the projected requirements will be around 1000 nos over next 15 years so it will be indian
LUH/LOH requirement for all three services is around 500 in reality, maybe a few hundred more if the CAPFs and ICG get interested. And here, the GoI made a sensible call and stipulated all the foreign designed helos would be made in India because the order will be quite sizeable.
There is RTA, Avro replacement and MTA. I know the time frame is 2020 and beyond but that is what the govt. should do / might do.
RTA, Avro replacment (likely to be the C-27J/C-295) and MTA are all FAR too small for either the AWACS OR AAR role. Additionally the IAF has been asking for an additional 2 PHALCON for years now, even if (which they aren't) the above were up to the job of supporting the PHALCON systems and radar, the IAF can't wait another decade or so.
And sorry to burst your bubble, but I'll do it now and prepare you for the shock but for the AWACS (India) project the DRDO/CABS are working on to build an AWACS comparable to the PHALCON system, the plane for that WILL be foreign built/designed (likely the 787 or A330).
It's called pragmatism and an efficient use of resources.
As for AH and CH, the govt. might look at alternate plans to satisfy the requirement. One that uses Made in Indian maal.
What alternate plan? Stop dreaming mate.
If we cannot have cutting edge, then we compensate with numbers. Quantity has a quality of its own.
India needs both quantity and quality to deal with potential adversaries like China and Pakistan. As such it needs to get the very best stuff like AH-64E and CH-47F.
Following a quantity only approach is foolish- you'll never beat China at the numbers game.
So far IAF has not demonstrated any love for Indian maal. There is nothing to malign, only uncomfortable facts. The Indian military complex is not developed BECAUSE of neglect by the IAF.
Really? They've been nurturing the LCA for a long time now and are certainly excited about inducting that plane. Additionally they are very pleased with the ALH and have ordered it in large numbers- an example that when the Indian equipment is up to standard the Indian Mil are more than happy to buy it.
Sir, don't delude yourself,
not needed now we have own domestic systems
Bharat Forge Ultra light howitzer in the same M777 class will be up for trials in next 3-4 months
If anyone thinks this company with almost zero experience in weapon design/manufacture is going to develop a product comparable to one built by the world's largest defence entity, they are smoking some strong stuff.
The ULH from Bharat Forge won't be ready for induction for at least another 3-4 years and won't even be in the same league as the M777.
The M777 deal still makes sense, if only the issues with it could be cleared up.
Have you seen the state of that? Looks like something out of the 1930s, not exactly "cutting edge".
The only arty systems worth having that are made in India are by private firms that have entered into JVs with foreign firms and are offering foreign designs.
I'll reiterate- the Indian Military can only induct Indian built equipment when it is up to the standards of the international community even the likes of the US and Russia import military equipment from abroad when it is specialist and their foreign firms don't make anything superior. It has to be about buying the BEST, otherwise it is a slippery slope and before you know it your military is unfit to do the job your ask of them.
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.These people just don't understand the fact that it's the Armed Forces who are holding this country in one piece otherwise India would have been balkanised into a large no. of individual countries by now!!
