HOW SALIENT IS THE DRDO'S LIGHT TANK

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

DRDO's products look like they cam straight out of the 1980's.

The DRDO has to be cut down to size, They have to stop wasting resources on projects nobody has even requested.

They should focus on these:


carbine, rifle, lmg, mmg, hmg, sniper rifle

155/52 artillery towed/ self propelled

NVGs that dont have a 10% failure rate

new light weight mortars

a new air defense gun

etc.

The BMP 2 is a DEATH TRAP. I would never go into combat in one of them. Id rather slog it on my feet.

Surveillance drones?

 

[sancho]

True that its time to think about BMP's replacements. And i agree that we should acclerate our developments. But never forget the past achievements of our indigenous defence industries.

You don't have to forget it, that's why I wouldn't mind another light IFV like the BMPs, that can be added in high numbers again. My point is only, that we have to move on with advanced techs as well, instead of keep remaining in the past, only because our industry is not up to date yet. We have the luxury to team up with foreign partners and to get the best of the world AND develop our own arms & techs too!
That's why I highly support the Mahindra / BAE / Rafael JV, because the SEP platform is in a similar class as the BMPs, but way more advanced and with the modular design, we could replace 1000s of vehicles at once:

 

[Roybot]

Silly question, but how on earth does the driver manage to see the road in this thing?

 

[sancho]

Silly question, but how on earth does the driver manage to see the road in this thing?