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There has been no major war recently to show that AEWACS is perishable. But, in war one must always expect the worst. 4-5 escorts are no big deal. The AEWACS are big fat planes and can be taken out by ground based SAM or BVR. The escorts really have no way of defending against incoming missiles...

You are not understanding the reality of war. In war, the most important fact is that equipment can get damaged. So, it is always better to lose smaller and cheaper planes than bigger and expensive ones. It is always more convenient to mass produce cheaper AEWACS on SARAS instead of expensive...

It is mandatory that technology is developed for security. The scaling will be done subsequently according to requirements. The development cost is always on government, not on private sector. This is true eve in so called capitalistic countries like USA where the developmental cost of LM is...

Actually, there is no question of scaling or not for money. Defence are for security and survival. Money is secondary here. Moreover, the economies of scale come only in those places where simple economic relation exists. In defence, we are speaking of infrastructure creation which is funded by...

The same can be said about imports too using your own twisted way of speaking. MMRCA deal was started in 2006 but signed in 2016. So, any import deal will only be signed after 10 years as this is what has been happening. There is simply no way yet.

That only means heavy investment is needed to develop these quickly. Better to invest billions on research instead of imports

Who is we here? Who told you that "WE" worked for decades? Tejas and Kaveri progress began during BJP time in 1999 and continued till 2006-7 when it was cut down by congress and it made little progress till 2015. So, "WE" had 8+3 = 11 years in total. Radar was sanctioned in 2013 but started...

Who is sloganeering or being proud here? How will imports be of any use at all when they can't be used when needed nor procured in needed quantity as and when needed? By which parameter is Indian Tejas or SARAS incorrigibly bad? Is it problem with industry or mere design problem which needs...

There is a difference between opinion and truth. These analysis are horseshit opinions without considering fundamental ground reality. Even the 2008 crash was foreseen by many who understood oil price. USA invaded Iraq in 2003 for the same reason - to boost oil production in the long run. Iraq...

I think he has mentioned that for a prototype or technology demonstrator, it is conservative design. It is quite clear that the design is going to be improved with lot of weight reduction, improvement in payload etc in coming years. Initial prototype is never flown for real operations but to...

Actually, Arabs have 3:2 ratio of productions to reserve compared to others. Arabs will run out of oil much later. Even Russia and Norway has similar production to reserve ratio as Arabs. Other countries will run out pretty quickly. UK, India, USA, China, Nigeria, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Oman...

Oil is running out pretty soon. We use 4.2-4.3 billion tons or 30 billion barrels of oil a year. This is more oil than the entire volume of Chilika lake in India. Why do you think we won't run out of oil soon?

We only need transport planes for military cargo. Don't forget that oil is running out and hence these passenger planes may not be useful by 2030. We just need military transport planes

ERJ145 with the DRDO NETRA has service ceiling of 37000 feet. The cruise altitude is 30000feet. So, SARS should be able to do the job if the size is increased. As of now, the payload is limited.

Saras just made a flight recently. The team said that the wight will be reduced by 1ton in the next prototypes by modifying design and making composite frame. As of now, only test flights are being flown to check suitability. The aircraft will be ready by 2019 and certified by 2020. You...