Re: Russia offers to build new aircraft carrier for India, possibly nuclear powered
When we already have a good deign based on IAC-1, Why we need JV ?
The entire project is assisted by Italian, French & Probably Americans and Russian advisers.
The answer is in your quote.
A joint venture always gives a better yield than 2 individual designs.
Assistance is different from complete collaboration.They can assist us only to some extent and they will never teach us cutting edge techs in the name of technical assistance.
However that is not the case of a joint project.Because both have to use the same outcome,both will have to put in their best in the project.
like in case of FGFA,because Russia will also be inducting around 200 of them,they will not hold back on implementing any modern techs they have,into the project.Thus we get the best product with the efforts from designers of both countries together.
And above all,a joint effort always yields a better design and will also save a lot on R&D as investment will b shared between the participants.
So what i mean is we should not b buying someother's designs,but instead we should collaborate with them (Not only Russia) to bring out a new cutting edge tech which should b used by both.
Ex: Brahmos,Barak 8,FGFA etc.