India's defence imports from US set for big leap: report

[ashok321]

http://www.domain-b.com/defence/general/20170814_imports.html

India's defence imports from the United States is expected to take a big leap over the next few years as the country looks to modernise its military hardware thanks to an aggressive China and an ever hostile Pakistan.

And, with the US more than willing to sell its military hardware to India, India's import of defence equipment and systems, which has already touched $15 billion, could make a big leap, according to a report.

In fact, a top US commander has offered to help India modernise its military capabilities in significant and meaningful ways so as to tackle both Chinese aggressiveness and Pakistan's violent extremism.

While the immediate and pressing challenge for the Asia Pacific region is a wayward North Korea, an assertive China and the violent extremism poses the greatest challenge to the region in the long term, PTI quoted a top American commander as saying.

"The biggest challenge is an aggressive and assertive China. But the most immediate challenge today is and remains North Korea," Commander of the US Pacific Command or PACOM Admiral Harry Harris said.

"The other issue that faces all the nations in the (Asia Pacific) region, including the United States, and we're actively engaged in this, is ISIS and kind of violent extremist activity, terrorism really," Admiral Harris said.

India is already looking to the US for some of the latest military hardware, including fighter jets, latest unmanned aerial vehicles and aircraft carriers.

"I believe that the US is ready to help India modernise its military. India has been designated a major defence partner of the US. This is a strategic declaration that's unique to India and the US. It places India on the same level that we have many of our treaty allies," Admiral Harris told PTI.

He said India and the US can jointly work to improve India's military capabilities in significant and meaningful ways.

The Admiral, who has been personally pushing for a strong India-US defence relationship, said he is fairly happy with the level of defence cooperation that exists today between the two countries.

US, he said, has been partnering India in the Malabar naval exercise from 1995. This has now expanded to include Japan and Admiral Harris said, inclusion of Australia would be important for the future.

Noting that the exercise, and the complexity of it, has improved steadily over the years, he said he would like to welcome Australia also into the fold.

The jurisdiction of US Pacific Command starts from India and includes rest of Asia. including China, Japan, Australia and the entire Indo-Pacific region.

Harris reiterated that he believes that the deepening US-India relationship is the defining strategic partnership for the 21st century.

"I'm very interested, and very supportive, of what's happening in India. The Indian armed forces, and that whole piece...I think that the opportunities for our two countries are simply great. It's fantastic," Admiral Harris said.

Noting that India remains an important line of effort at the Pacific Command, the Admiral said America's national leadership is working closely with India's to grow the partnership between the two countries.

 

[Raphael]

This is what happens when you have no indigenous industrial complex or manufacturing capability at all - you get milked by the tits like a helpless cow. American toys are not cheap. A lot of Hindus will have to toil overseas as taxi drivers, maids, convenience store clerks, etc, and send their remittances home for GoI to cobble together the funds to afford even a single screw on these toys.

 

[SingaporeGuy]

USA found a new dumping ground for 4G products to keep their military complex open while they research on 6G and manufacture 5G

All said and done, china does lack powerful allies though and more can be done for china through pakistan to help china gain more middle eastern allies

 

[Saif-ud-Din Qutuz]

All said and done, china does lack powerful allies though and more can be done for china through pakistan to help china gain more middle eastern allies

China is advancing very fast narrowing the gap between her and US. With Russia at its back, things are looking gloomy for US, be it trade or technology.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

This is what happens when you have no indigenous industrial complex or manufacturing capability at all - you get milked by the tits like a helpless cow. American toys are not cheap. A lot of Hindus will have to toil overseas as taxi drivers, maids, convenience store clerks, etc, and send their remittances home for GoI to cobble together the funds to afford even a single screw on these toys.

All of these deals require a 30% to sometimes 50% offset clause sent right back into India. I dont know if you've noticed, but several plants have been raised, will continue to be raised in the private sector alone, who just recently got into this game. These deals are building the MIC, outside the public sector monopolies.

 

[Pr0nD!n]

This is what happens when you have no indigenous industrial complex or manufacturing capability at all - you get milked by the tits like a helpless cow. American toys are not cheap. A lot of Hindus will have to toil overseas as taxi drivers, maids, convenience store clerks, etc, and send their remittances home for GoI to cobble together the funds to afford even a single screw on these toys.

As if you are not getting milked by the way. FDI are very much welcomed , you bring the better technology and 51 ours 49 yours(defence only). India has been getting milked for many years and we somehow figured to get fed our money as a food( jobs,manufacturing, tax etc .. ) .

 

[Raphael]

All of these deals require a 30% to sometimes 50% offset clause sent right back into India. I dont know if you've noticed, but several plants have been raised, will continue to be raised in the private sector alone, who just recently got into this game. These deals are building the MIC, outside the public sector monopolies.

Where are the fruits? If your clauses were so effective you would have had your own MIC by now. But the importing continues unabated.

As if you are not getting milked by the way. FDI are very much welcomed , you bring the better technology and 51 ours 49 yours(defence only). India has been getting milked for many years and we somehow figured to get fed our money as a food( jobs,manufacturing, tax etc .. ) .

We couldn't get milked even if we wanted. There is a US + EU arms embargo on us.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Where are the fruits? If your clauses were so effective you would have had your own MIC by now. But the importing continues unabated.

How old is this policy? Couple of years? Contracts for the new policy have been awarded only recently.

The fruit, other than the OEM product from private sector, would only be seen 10+ years.

However, production plants, other than government owned ones are coming up ---

M777 assembly and testing done by Mahindra/BAE : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...sting-M777-howitzers/articleshow/51020912.cms

Kalyani, Rafael production plant for spike, etc. missiles : http://www.thehindu.com/business/In...duction-facility-unveiled/article19419823.ece

L&T, HTW to raised armour plant to supply K9 thunders : http://www.news18.com/news/tech/lt-...le-artillery-gun-for-indian-army-1380161.html

Punj Llyod, IWI for the plant supply, service of IWI small arms : http://www.business-standard.com/co...ms-production-plant-in-mp-117050400968_1.html

etc
etc

There are several more plants, several more firsts going to occur in the private sector. The initial, "fruit", is India will have more options other than the same monopolies since independence, outside OEMs are helping them raise plants for armour, jets, small arms, etc, etc, etc. These companies will compete for orders, instead of no competition like before, no guaranteed orders or hand outs. Indians will have more options to opt to work for these companies, instead of lethargic PSUs. There are many fruits.

Eventually, they will aspire to produce their own IP. Some are already doing this.

 

[Tom M]

USA found a new dumping ground for 4G products to keep their military complex open while they research on 6G and manufacture 5G

All said and done, china does lack powerful allies though and more can be done for china through pakistan to help china gain more middle eastern allies

Might be that the U.S had overwhelmed their old dumping grounds (especially some of our neighbors next-door) with obsolete tech that they are looking for new dumping yards. But still some of the old dumping grounds had requested incentives for buying some birds I guess. LOL