If world will finish something in 2020, can we do it by 2018? PM asks DRDO

[amygdaloideum]

I believe HAL Tejas will Fly by than

it has been flying for more then 10 years

 

[duhastmish]

it has been flying for more then 10 years

But not for Indian air force.

It's trying to fly as it's under trials.

 

[possumlot]

Someone should have told him that if the worlds spends 20 billion $ to release it by 2020 then we need to spend 24 billion $ to release it by 2018.

 

[amygdaloideum]

But not for Indian air force.

It's trying to fly as it's under trials.

thats the irony

 

[trident2010]

I believe HAL Tejas will Fly by than

Over Pakistani airspace you meant?? .. since it is flying in numbers already !!

 

[Indischer]

Makes me think - Mangal mein daruuu. Wah kya baat.

The level of DRDO's Jangal me mangal is too damn high! Time for some Mangal me Jangal.

 

[SQ8]

And at least 2 out of 5 scientific yessirs would have gotten up near orgasmic levels and said "Yes"..
Thankfully I suppose Modi never asked how.

 

[rockstar08]

it has been flying for more then 10 years

Over Pakistani airspace you meant?? .. since it is flying in numbers already !!

lolz where ? in your dreams or Fantasy ??
may i know how many TEJAS IAF has inducted so far ??
its only flying in trails ...

 

[wolfschanzze]

He is Nudging,pushing the Scientists to perform better, we all know how the IT managers push the teams to deliver on time, perform or quit system.
The same kind of task masters should be put in place.
He is an example he works hard and asks others to work as he does,Leaders lead by example.
I am sure the work ethics of DRDO and HAL will change soon and radical changes will be implemented.
Once these changes happen, they will definitely deliver on time or before deadline.

 

[xyxmt]

India and their war hysteria, weapons lo verna koi hamain marey ga

 

[drunken-monke]

NEW DELHI: The "Chalta Hai" attitude will no longer do. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed the DRDO to ensure delivery of cutting-edge weapon systems to the armed forces in time to keep India ahead in the national security arena.

Though the stern message was couched in mild language, the intent behind it could not be lost. Most of DRDO projects, ranging from Tejas light combat aircraft to long-range surface-to-air missile systems, after all, are running years behind schedule with huge cost overruns.

READ ALSO: Ten key DRDO projects delayed, Arun Jaitley says

The fact that India, which aspires to be a superpower, still embarrassingly imports over 65% of its military requirements is basically due to failure of successive governments to build a strong domestic defence-industrial base (DIB) as well as tardy performance of DRDO and its 50 labs, five defence PSUs, four shipyards and 39 ordnance factories.

India does not lack the requisite scientific talent and capability but this "chalta hai" attitude (lackadaisical) has put paid to all endeavours, said Modi at the annual DRDO awards function on Wednesday.

"The world will not wait for us. We have to run ahead of time. We should not say in 2014 that a project conceived in 1992 will take some more time," said Modi. With defence technology evolving at a rapid rate around the globe, India cannot afford to conceptualize systems that are two steps behind what will soon hit the market.

"DRDO has to decide whether it will only react to the situation, or become pro-active and set the agenda for the global community. I have hopes from DRDO because I know it has the capability to perform," said Modi.

Defence minister Arun Jaitley also stressed that defence scientists had the "intellectual talent" to turn DRDO into "a hub for defence manufacturing" if they worked towards it in the right earnest.

But this might take some doing. For one, DRDO wants more funds for R&D. For another, though it has over 7,500 scientists on its rolls, it wants to attract bright youngsters from top-notch institutions like the IITs with better incentives.

Blog: Modi's push for out-of-box thinking in defence research should shake DRDO out of its stupor

"Our intake of young scientists is down to just 70 per year. This is certainly not a good sign for an innovation-centric organization. Sanction of additional manpower at the rate of 300 per year for the next seven-eight years is essential for meeting technology challenges," said DRDO chief Avinash Chander.

But it's equally true that DRDO itself needs to be revamped and reformed. As reported by TOI earlier, the Rama Rao Committee (RRC) in 2008 held DRDO should focus only on 8 to 10 "critical technologies'' of "strategic importance'', instead of making everything from dental implants and mosquito repellents to nuclear missiles and fighter jets.

Two key RRC recommendations, for instance, to establish a new Defence Technology Commission and a commercial arm for DRDO (as a private limited company with Rs 2 crore as seed capital) are yet to be implemented.

World won’t wait for you, PM Narendra Modi tells laggard DRDO - The Times of India

Source: HAL Tejas | Updates, News & Discussions | Page 656

 

[trident2010]

lolz where ? in your dreams or Fantasy ??
may i know how many TEJAS IAF has inducted so far ??
its only flying in trails ...

IAF criteria is quite strict for the induction. They don't allow to induct plane first and later gradually adding all the capabilities as you are doing with JF-17.

 

[rockstar08]

IAF criteria is quite strict for the induction. They don't allow to induct plane first and later gradually adding all the capabilities as you are doing with JF-17.

you argument is just similar to a fan boy ..
accept it that Tejas is not ready , and its just in trail ....
A plane that is not ready and your IAF place an order ,
sounds funny to me

 

[trident2010]

you argument is just similar to a fan boy ..
accept it that Tejas is not ready , and its just in trail ....
A plane that is not ready and your IAF place an order ,
sounds funny to me

Yes, for IAF it is not ready and they won't induct it unless it fires BVR, LGB and other missiles. But for some other forces, it is not necessary to induct if say it can't fire a BVR.

 

[IND151]

NEW DELHI: The "Chalta Hai" attitude will no longer do. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed the DRDO to ensure delivery of cutting-edge weapon systems to the armed forces in time to keep India ahead in the national security arena.

Though the stern message was couched in mild language, the intent behind it could not be lost. Most of DRDO projects, ranging from Tejas light combat aircraft to long-range surface-to-air missile systems, after all, are running years behind schedule with huge cost overruns.

READ ALSO: Ten key DRDO projects delayed, Arun Jaitley says

The fact that India, which aspires to be a superpower, still embarrassingly imports over 65% of its military requirements is basically due to failure of successive governments to build a strong domestic defence-industrial base (DIB) as well as tardy performance of DRDO and its 50 labs, five defence PSUs, four shipyards and 39 ordnance factories.

India does not lack the requisite scientific talent and capability but this "chalta hai" attitude (lackadaisical) has put paid to all endeavours, said Modi at the annual DRDO awards function on Wednesday.

"The world will not wait for us. We have to run ahead of time. We should not say in 2014 that a project conceived in 1992 will take some more time," said Modi. With defence technology evolving at a rapid rate around the globe, India cannot afford to conceptualize systems that are two steps behind what will soon hit the market.

"DRDO has to decide whether it will only react to the situation, or become pro-active and set the agenda for the global community. I have hopes from DRDO because I know it has the capability to perform," said Modi.

Defence minister Arun Jaitley also stressed that defence scientists had the "intellectual talent" to turn DRDO into "a hub for defence manufacturing" if they worked towards it in the right earnest.

But this might take some doing. For one, DRDO wants more funds for R&D. For another, though it has over 7,500 scientists on its rolls, it wants to attract bright youngsters from top-notch institutions like the IITs with better incentives.

Blog: Modi's push for out-of-box thinking in defence research should shake DRDO out of its stupor

"Our intake of young scientists is down to just 70 per year. This is certainly not a good sign for an innovation-centric organization. Sanction of additional manpower at the rate of 300 per year for the next seven-eight years is essential for meeting technology challenges," said DRDO chief Avinash Chander.

But it's equally true that DRDO itself needs to be revamped and reformed. As reported by TOI earlier, the Rama Rao Committee (RRC) in 2008 held DRDO should focus only on 8 to 10 "critical technologies'' of "strategic importance'', instead of making everything from dental implants and mosquito repellents to nuclear missiles and fighter jets.

Two key RRC recommendations, for instance, to establish a new Defence Technology Commission and a commercial arm for DRDO (as a private limited company with Rs 2 crore as seed capital) are yet to be implemented.

World won’t wait for you, PM Narendra Modi tells laggard DRDO - The Times of India

Source: HAL Tejas | Updates, News & Discussions | Page 656

I agree, they already face resource crunch and even if they get more resources, they should concentrate on critical tech only.