Ok, it seems you do not understand. Research and development needs funding, you need to pay engineers and other scientists, you need to pay workers and factories which will develop prototypes, you need to pay for manufacturing these prototypes and testing them. Everything costs. If you have more money, you have better funded R&D phase, which means more prototypes, more testing, more problems solved.
In other words, without money you can't do anything.
Indeed.here it matters.and we are also talking about the R&D of armour not a 5th generation aircraft or other big project which lasts into billions of dollars
we have now a dedicated Firm for only Armour and related parts development.and is in constant check with the rest of the tanks industry.since it again also is established within the city taxila.
And Pakistan is well capable of funding the armour related project and the engineers.
Economy is not everything, but is also not irrelevant for R&D phase. Of course, scientific base is important, experience is important, but you can't perform properly R&D phase without money. Everything have it's costs that need to be payed, people won't work for free, you can't get materials for free.
Besides this, China seems to invest more in to aircrafts and navy vessels than in ground forces and it's armored fighting vehicles.
Also remember that armor development is not static, it is constantly in motion, needing resources like money, materials and of course constant tests which are not a cheap thing either, when you need to fire probably several hunder projectiles in to armor models, then go back to design bureau, analize results, then work more to solve eventual problem, and repeat tests.
And sir do tell me how much would armour related R&D cost?
i am sure it would be even less than 20millions.and this goes on
this is AARDIC
And they are constantly doing armour related developments.
the engineers in the AARDIC are not dead.and are constantly busy in R&D related to armour
Advanced Armoured Systems Research Development Integration and Information Center (AARDIC)
Advance Armour Systems Research and Development and Integration and Information Centre (AARDIC)
- MAJOR OBJECTIVES -
1. Research, develop and integrate advance armour systems, and support indigenous development / production of high-tech systems.
2. Import deletion of assemblies and standalone systems through R&D and reverse engineering with in-house manufacture and in collaboration with local / foreign industries set up.
3. Carry out R&D in the field of advance armour systems.
4. Carry out limited manufacture to support R&D effort and also support the factories in manufacture of complex parts / systems.
5. To design and develop futuristic armour systems and technologies.
6. Carry out local development of high value systems:-
-Display all HIT products
-Maintain Central Data Bank of info on AFVs and its systems
-Maintain Central Briefing Room
7. Support Tank and APC rebuild mission of HIT in the field of following Advanced Armour Systems:-
-FCS/GCS
-TI/NVDs
-Mechatronics systems
-Hydraulic systems
-Optronics
-Electronics & Electrical sub systems
-Auxiliary systems (NBC, FESS, APU, Comm)
8. Support HIT in integration & Standardization of Advance Armour Systems
STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT
1. Rapid Prototyping machines.
2. Metal and Vaccum Casting Machines.
3. 3D Scanning and Faro arm.
4. Plastic injection, Moulding Machines.
5. CAD/CAM/CAE software / Hardware with other allied accessories.
