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  1. garg_bharat

    India Military Budget Projections - 15 years 2016-30

    Ofb dhanush gun is 20 crore a unit. So similar 2000 units will cost 40000 crore. We may not need 2000 new dhanush howitzers. I think 500 upgraded m46 will last quite some time. This with 500 more dhanush is a good number. We should continue to have 2000+ 105mm guns. More lightweight guns of...
  2. garg_bharat

    India Military Budget Projections - 15 years 2016-30

    I think mi17 should be about 10-12m now. American stuff is quite expensive though the deals cover at least 10 year spares. Lch may cost at least 15m per unit. We shall know when an order is placed. Dhruv may cost between 6-8m depending on version. C130h have cost 6 for 1 billion. C17 is 400m...
  3. garg_bharat

    India Military Budget Projections - 15 years 2016-30

    @bengalraider, I think some of the prices you quoted are too low. May be you can check/ verify your lists. Overall a good post. I think india should look for min 1 sub induction per year, and similar number for combined destroyer/frigate class ships. Rest 20 asked by Navy should be mine...
  4. garg_bharat

    India Military Budget Projections - 15 years 2016-30

    At least current government is serious about Army. Army has been ignored for a while, so it needs good focus.
  5. garg_bharat

    India Military Budget Projections - 15 years 2016-30

    Yes it is more if you count pensions. Let us take a simplistic approach and focus on the main budget only.
  6. garg_bharat

    India Military Budget Projections - 15 years 2016-30

    The 50 ship demand of Navy (I think major combatants) cannot be met as average cost of ship is too high, with even frigate costing 1.2B USD. Such unit costs are not sustainable. Plus Navy needs to pay more attention to smaller ships - like mine countermeasures ships, escort frigates, and...
  7. garg_bharat

    India Military Budget Projections - 15 years 2016-30

    We cannot use this as gradual depreciation of rupee is the historical trend, as well as Reserve Bank policy. We have to make a projection based on historical trend only.
  8. garg_bharat

    India Military Budget Projections - 15 years 2016-30

    IAF fighter aircraft purchases: Rafale - 10B (36 + additional maint/weapons) LCA - 15B (250-300 units with adequate purchases of weapons and spares) FGFA - 12B (Initial development and factory set up - 6B, Around 60 units for rest 6B) AMCA - 3B for development Make in India fighter - 22B...
  9. garg_bharat

    India Military Budget Projections - 15 years 2016-30

    Another 10% or 30B should be devoted to SAM systems - both anti-missile and anti-aircraft systems. Defensive systems are necessary for such a large country with lots of economic targets. S400 purchase for 6B is a very good offer, and should be taken up with urgency. This wilh mass production...
  10. garg_bharat

    India Military Budget Projections - 15 years 2016-30

    I feel that a good 10% of Army and Navy budget should focus on robotic or unmanned systems, as this is the future of warfare. Similarly IAF needs to create an unmanned attack aircraft fleet which it does not have today. A budget of $30B should be earmarked for unmanned systems development and...
  11. garg_bharat

    India Military Budget Projections - 15 years 2016-30

    Army share is too low currently and should increase reflecting its primary role in the protection of the country. I expect IAF share to decrease; primarily as amount of air assets increase in the army.
  12. garg_bharat

    India Military Budget Projections - 15 years 2016-30

    There are a lot of military budget projections, mostly out of tune with actual financial resources of the country. I have made a table with 7% annual growth which is very reasonable for long term. Year GDP Military budget Capital Budget Tril USD Bil USD Bil USD 2016 2.3...
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