Boeing says IAF inquiry for twin-engine fighter coming soon, hopes to build 200 in India

AmoghaVarsha

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We should buy Mig-35 with full ToT from Russkies,MiG is struggling financially and we could get some interesting technology.Mig-35 is the cheapest capable aircraft to fill numbers.
If its MIG 35 ask MIG to incoporate Mig 1.44 technologies in it.
 

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India is taaking steps to become the China of the Defence manufacturing world.
Just as Apple,Samsusng and other electronics manufacturers outsourced their manufacturing to China i fully expect global defence majors to shift part or all of their manufacturing to India. This has two great benefits for them

1)Direct access to one of the Biggest militaries on Earth, for European defence majors this is a great pull as militaries across europe downsize.
2)Cheap manufacturing which will let them compete with the baragain basement products the Chinese are offering to their buyers.

India with it's history of scruplous IPR norms will help them protect their tech as well.
It's already started to some extent for example Tata Boeing outside Hyderabad will be making the fuselauge for all 200 Apache helicopters scheduled to be delivered post 2018.
 

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Ideally i want a 5% defence budget.
If the increase goes to Make in India and the associated MIC then there are tangible benefits to 3.5 to 5% of GDP. Spending the money on mental health and inefficient healthcare spending (like USA veterans health system) would be a disaster given our dangerous neighborhood.

Also for a high percentage to GDP defence expenditure, tax compliance must increase substantially, in particular Income tax compliance. That can occur only with more organized sector, more corporatization, more salaried class.

Above all keep budget deficits low to control inflation and force lower interest rates
 

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