Armed forces rivalry

[JBH22]

New Delhi: Imagine ordering Chinese food and then getting a pizza instead. That's exactly what could have happened to the BSF which is looking to acquire two transport aircraft in a 300 million dollar deal.

It now turns out that specifications of key equipment on the aircraft were changed and backed by forged signatures of Indian Air Force officials.

If the aircraft were acquired India would have ended up getting outdated equipment instead of some of the state of the art systems that the BSF wanted.

The documents relate to purchase of two transport planes for BSF from a Spanish firm.

The Change in crucial technical documents was noticed by BSF during last round of negotiations.

The specifications of key safety equipment like emergency location radars were changed.

The Air Force is conducting an inquiry into the incident. The matter may be handed over to CBI.

Read more at: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/defence-documents-forged-in-300-million-deal-78041?cp

if i may say so that its a clear example of inter rivalry Airforce pissed off that BSF is acquiring its own transport plane...

 

[p2prada]

Dunno how true it could be, but inter services rivalry has been a constant worry. Heck, Pakistan lost a lot of its Navy in '71 because of that.

The service chiefs always get together during budget time and fight it out on budget allocation. Damn we really need a tri-services chief, some one who can shut em all up. Imagine a Lok Sabha Parliament without a speaker, but a little more benign.

The air force want the MRCA on priority. The navy is busy with the new Nuke subs and carrier. The army with the T-90s, artillery guns and rifles. All that with the pressure to match China. So, it wouldn't be a surprise if the article is true.