Hi,
It is so true---who is going to blow the whistle when the project fails or has major issues---who is going to bad mouth the other party---
And the best or the worst of all---who is going to push the manufacturer harder to make a better product---.
Blunders like going for the French fire control radar and the EW suite---when the whole world knew that the French would sabotage it at the last moment---and only the Paf did not believe it---.
Time frame for integration---what a hoopla there was---1 to 2 years---. Now it is 10 years and still half way---.
For that very reason---world air forces do not build their own aircraft.
Now---don't get me wrong---it is a great project---but when you have an enemy like India next door and war at a moments notice---and a massive shortage of frontline aircraft---then there are issues in the planning.