Abingdonboy
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You'd have to buy a lot of bullets and guns to earn the title of "the world's largest arms importer."That is debatable, the big ticket price items that significantly add to your capability are still yet to be bought, buying bullets and guns wont make of a difference.
It is a complete myth that none of the big ticket items have been ordered, progress in the past 20 months:
AH-64E
CH-47F
M777
S-70B
Rafale
K9 SPG
P-17A
A330 MRTT
C-295
RSH
S-400
P-8I follow ons
C-130J-30 follow ons
PHALCON AWACS follow ons
Deep sea rescue vehicles
GREEN- Deal cleared by CCS, awaiting delivery now
YELLOW- Deal cleared by DAC, now awaiting CCS clearance
RED- Deal pending DAC clearance
That's about $30BN worth of deals cleared since May 2014.
the reluctance of IAF to go for this aircraft as they have shown reservations on this project time and again.
Reluctance to go for it in its current form (ie without its next generation engine and without any of the Indian specific features). Do not forget the IAF specific version (FGFA) has not even flown as of yet.
False on a lot of counts.This make in India thing is really hurting Indian procurements. France and Russia both seem very weary of it. Tech transfers are expensive and complicated.
1) France has fully embraced Make in India (by far the most of ANY nation on earth)
2) The FGFA was always going to be made in India and considering India is pledging 50% of the development costs it has every right to dictate its own terms.
Money talks and bull$hit walks as they say.
India isn't interest in screwdiver tech anymore- it has ample experience in that, now it is looking for truly cutting edge joint devlopments (like Brahmos and BARAK-8) where Indian knowledge is applied and expanded.Best they opt for over the shelf delivery followed with gradual infrastructure and overhaul tech transfers. If OEM doesnt have to transfer manufacturing technology, deals will be cheaper and less complicated.