Half of India's defence equipment outdated: Report

[AnGrz_Z_K_Jailer]

NEW DELHI: At least half of the country's defence equipment is obsolete and needs urgent upgrade, a report said on Wednesday, underlining gaps in
its defence preparedness in a region roiled by Islamist militancy and military rivalries.

Only 15 per cent of India's equipment is "state of the art", according to the first comprehensive report on the country's defence sector prepared by global consultancy firm KPMG and the Confederation of Indian Industry.

New Delhi changed its defence procurement policy last year to further open its defence sector to the world and local companies after the Mumbai attacks in November 2008, in which 166 people were killed.

The attack revealed glaring holes in the country's security system.

The new report, released by Defence Minister A K Antony, says the country will have to focus on improving homeland security after the Mumbai attacks and the government needs to support private firms in manufacturing equipment locally.

The government says it is keen to upgrade its largely Soviet-era arsenal to counter potential threats from Pakistan and China with a series of acquisitions and by phasing out old weapons.

The country has lost nearly 200 Russian-made MiG series aircraft in crashes since 1990, blamed by the air force on manufacturing defects.

The country wants to increase its air force squadrons from 34 (612 fighters) to 42 (756 fighters) by 2020 with modern aircraft. The army also needs new weapons urgently, the report said.

Bofors Howitzers were the last major acquisition made by the Army way back in 1986, it said.

"The Kargil conflict of 1999 (with Pakistan-based militants in Kashmir) highlighted the shortcomings of equipment held by the armed forces, highlighting the need to modernise the equipment portfolio," the report says.

Since early 2000, India began to buy weapons from other countries like Israel and the United States to replace Russian-origin defence equipment and is now speeding up deals.

India is currently the 10th largest defence spender in the world with an estimated 2 per cent share of global expenditure.

The United States, Britain, China, France and Japan are the leaders in global defence spending, each accounting for 3-5 per cent of total global expenditure.

Last August, the country started field trials to buy 126 multi-role fighter jets, defence officials said, moving forward on a $10.4 billion deal, one of the the biggest in play.

India is also seeking heavy lift helicopters, submarines, ships and artillery for its army, valued at millions of dollars, the KPMG report says.

All deals are part of a $100 billion budgetary provision over the next 10 years, Indian officials say.

Source : Half of India's defence equipment outdated: Report- Politics/Nation-News-The Economic Times

 

[Kompromat]

^^ Gen Kapoor must be worried wouldn't he?

 

[FreekiN]

xD

 

[AnGrz_Z_K_Jailer]

Mate , My friend ... His name is Kapoor but not Kapoora or Kapooray ...
If I do the same thing? calling your general Kiyani to KHISYANI or something else? how you feel?

regards
Jailer

 

[Windjammer]

Oh dear, how sad, never mind.

 

[AnGrz_Z_K_Jailer]

We are free to prove our points , We are free to refute each other but intentionally if you miss-spelled someone name is very bad ...

 

[third eye]

The author of this article in the Eco Times needs to get his facts straight. The Kargil Conflict was not with " Pak based militants' but with the PA.

 

[Iron_Eagle_17]

It is not a new thing I have read these kind of things on this forum since I joined in.Crap I would say.

 

[ejaz007]

Half of India’s defence equipment outdated: report

* Report prepared by KPMG and Confederation of Indian Industry reveals only 15 percent of equipment is state-of-the-art

NEW DELHI: At least half of India’s defence equipment is obsolete and needs urgent upgrade, according to a report released on Wednesday, underlining gaps in its defence preparedness in a region roiled by militancy and military rivalries.

Only 15 percent of India’s equipment is “state-of-the-art”, according to the first comprehensive report on the country’s defence sector prepared by global consultancy firm KPMG and the Confederation of Indian Industry. New Delhi changed its defence procurement policy last year to further open its defence sector to the world and local companies after the Mumbai attacks.

Security: The new report, released by Defence Minister AK Antony, said India will have to focus on improving homeland security after the Mumbai attacks and the government needs to support private firms in manufacturing equipment locally. India said it was keen to upgrade its largely Soviet-era arsenal to counter potential threats from Pakistan and China with a series of acquisitions and by phasing out old weapons.

The country has lost nearly 200 Russian-made MiG series aircraft in crashes since 1990, blamed by the air force on manufacturing defects.

India wants to increase its air force squadrons from 34 (612 fighters) to 42 (756 fighters) by 2020 with modern aircraft. The Indian army also needs new weapons urgently, the report said. “The Kargil conflict of 1999 (with Pakistan-based militants in Kashmir) highlighted the shortcomings of equipment held by the Indian armed forces, highlighting the need to modernise the equipment portfolio,” the report said.

Since early 2000, India began to buy weapons from other countries like Israel and the US to replace Russian-origin defence equipment and is now speeding up deals.

India is currently the 10th largest defence spender in the world with an estimated 2 percent share of global expenditure. The US, Britain, China, France and Japan are the leaders in global defence spending, each accounting for 3-5 percent of total global expenditure. Last August, India started field trials to buy 126 multi-role fighter jets, defence officials said, moving forward on a $10.4 billion deal, one of the the biggest in play.

India is also seeking heavy lift helicopters, submarines, ships and artillery for its army, valued at millions of dollars, the KPMG report says. All deals are part of a $100 billion budgetary provision over the next 10 years, Indian officials say. reuters

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[karan.1970]

We are free to prove our points , We are free to refute each other but intentionally if you miss-spelled someone name is very bad ...

True.. I thought I saw a moderator warning somewhere about it..


On the topic, though, this is what happens in a democracy. When the govt wants to go ahead and spend billions on Defence procurement, they need to ensure that the public is right behind the initiative and hence such reports are made wide spread. Any special event notwithstanding, I expect to see a further upswing in defence spending in next couple of years.

 

[Renegade]

^^ Gen Kapoora must be worried wouldn't he?

Dosent seem like it, on the contrary he seems to be talking of taking on both Pakistan & China simultaneously. He seems rather confident mate!!

But there is lot of hullabaloo that is being raised in Pakistan about the Indian Military.


Now you decide who is worried??

 

[equiliz3r]

^^ Gen Kapoora must be worried wouldn't he?

Dear, why Pakistan is expressing its concern if India is upgrading its military arsenal????

 

[mshoaib61]

 

[ek_indian]

The article seems to make room for more defencee deals for armed forces.

Since any new generation/version of technology makes the existing ones outdates. For example if there are 5th gen fighter aircraft is available, you can consider even 4.5 gen as outdated. In this context almost all nations have outdated systems except USA.

Hope I made myself clear.

 

[antartica]

Wow ! In this case Pakistan should immd roll-out their Gazhwa-e-Hind Plan . No need to wait . Do not give India a chance to strengthen .Com'n Guys , get going .