Bhim Not On TrackAfter All

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tell that to corrupt politicians. you need to spend enough on R&D. you can't pay the price of peanuts and expect the drdo to do magic
I don't think budget is an issue.

DRDO can develop AMRAAMs and ICBMs but not an artillery gun? There's more to this than money.
 

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tell that to corrupt politicians. you need to spend enough on R&D. you can't pay the price of peanuts and expect the drdo to do magic
What are you talking about? India is RICH! There is more money than God, they pull it off trees it is so abundant. Just look at how they use it...



DRDO doesn't ask for no extra money because of PPP. Everything is cheaper in India so a billion dollars spent there is like $10 billion. India is a rich nation so don't be talking about money. Everything is affordable!

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why cant we use MSTA-S 155MM/52CAL Gun on Arjun or T-90 chasis, as both are simillar........
 

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It is not just a fault of DRDO. They could not develop a gun in 10+ years is shameful, but what was MoD doing? Artillary guns are made by mutiple companies world over. MoD/ IA should have bought a 155 mm gun and got 50 delivered by the company. They should make a deal similar to the IN ships or IAF fighters, license production of the rest 200 guns or whatever number the IA needed. That way, DRDO would have learnt how to make artillery guns too. Instead, the babus were busy sleeping/ looking for better "deals" in large value projects.
What are you blabbering about? What gun did DRDO did not manufacture? There is was no order for Artillery gun placed for in OFB.
 

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So DRDO can make such a nice gun but cant make an towed Artillery! What is arty tube?
not difficult to make artillery gun, they wanted to concentrate on what is not available from import. It wont take them much time to make artillery gun.
 

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not difficult to make artillery gun, they wanted to concentrate on what is not available from import. It wont take them much time to make artillery gun.
That argument is vague, even the Artillery gun for Bhim is not available for import! Moreover Tanks like Arjun are available for import!
 

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GK, Bhim was earlier available untill that company was black listed for giving bribes. I personally saw that gun it was huge and impressive, even saw inside of Bhim, it was just like Arjun tank.
 

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