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Defence Minister A. K. Antony Saturday asked the
DRDO not to extend the date of final operational
clearance of indigenous Tejas light
combat aircraft beyond 2014 and said there was
no substitute for self-reliance. Inaugurating the 37th Directors Conference of
DRDO (Defence Research and Development
Organisation) here, Antony said it will have to
take the lead in achieving the goals of
indigenisation. An official press release said the minister asked
DRDO to conclude at the earliest the unfinished
projects which were in pipeline for a very long
time. In this connection, he drew the attention to the
Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) project and said DRDO
must not extend further the date beyond 2014,
set by the DRDO chief V.K. Saraswat, for the Final
Operational Clearance of the Tejas for induction
into the Indian Air Force, the release said. Antony asked the DRDO scientists to focus on
priority areas and said ultimate test of success of
the organisation lies in the satisfaction of the
users the three services. Antony referred to some recent developments
which have put the defence acquisition process
under the scanner and said such incidents
highlight the need to look within and make us
realise that there is absolutely no substitute to
self-reliance. If our indigenisation goals are to be realised,
DRDO will have to take the lead in this regard.
Other stakeholders, for instance, the services, the
ministry of defence and private industry in the
defence sector, too, must cooperate to ensure
quick, honest and transparent acceptance of the systems, Antony said. He said all the stakeholders must meet at regular
intervals to undertake periodic reviews and
suggest corrective action. The minister said both DRDO and the services
must place more trust and confidence in each
others abilities and work with close synergy. The concept of block acceptance and spiral
development that is being followed in most
leading countries of the world must be embraced
after due deliberations and required changes,
Antony said. Responding to the DRDOs request for an
enhanced budget, Antony said allocation of funds
will not be a constraint but at the same time,
spending the money most judiciously and with
transparency must be the watchword. He said continuous funding would be required
for research and development.But with more
emphasis on indigenisation and self reliance, we
would save a lot of money in the long run,
although we might have to invest more to begin
with, he said. He also complimented the top brass of DRDO for
their achievements in recent years including
Agni-5 and the BrahMos missile systems.The
conference was also addressed by Minister of
State for Defence Jitendra Singh and National
Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon.
http://idrw.org/?p=20026
DRDO not to extend the date of final operational
clearance of indigenous Tejas light
combat aircraft beyond 2014 and said there was
no substitute for self-reliance. Inaugurating the 37th Directors Conference of
DRDO (Defence Research and Development
Organisation) here, Antony said it will have to
take the lead in achieving the goals of
indigenisation. An official press release said the minister asked
DRDO to conclude at the earliest the unfinished
projects which were in pipeline for a very long
time. In this connection, he drew the attention to the
Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) project and said DRDO
must not extend further the date beyond 2014,
set by the DRDO chief V.K. Saraswat, for the Final
Operational Clearance of the Tejas for induction
into the Indian Air Force, the release said. Antony asked the DRDO scientists to focus on
priority areas and said ultimate test of success of
the organisation lies in the satisfaction of the
users the three services. Antony referred to some recent developments
which have put the defence acquisition process
under the scanner and said such incidents
highlight the need to look within and make us
realise that there is absolutely no substitute to
self-reliance. If our indigenisation goals are to be realised,
DRDO will have to take the lead in this regard.
Other stakeholders, for instance, the services, the
ministry of defence and private industry in the
defence sector, too, must cooperate to ensure
quick, honest and transparent acceptance of the systems, Antony said. He said all the stakeholders must meet at regular
intervals to undertake periodic reviews and
suggest corrective action. The minister said both DRDO and the services
must place more trust and confidence in each
others abilities and work with close synergy. The concept of block acceptance and spiral
development that is being followed in most
leading countries of the world must be embraced
after due deliberations and required changes,
Antony said. Responding to the DRDOs request for an
enhanced budget, Antony said allocation of funds
will not be a constraint but at the same time,
spending the money most judiciously and with
transparency must be the watchword. He said continuous funding would be required
for research and development.But with more
emphasis on indigenisation and self reliance, we
would save a lot of money in the long run,
although we might have to invest more to begin
with, he said. He also complimented the top brass of DRDO for
their achievements in recent years including
Agni-5 and the BrahMos missile systems.The
conference was also addressed by Minister of
State for Defence Jitendra Singh and National
Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon.
http://idrw.org/?p=20026
