It seems like you just wanted to counter Lonewarrior and for that you countered his arguments; anyways
You're mixing "evolution" with my terminology of "vague definition".
Lemme make it clear with an example.
Let's say army gave a fixed GSQR of tank and DRDO started working on it. After 3 years a new technology, let's say guided APFSDS rounds are invented in Belgium and now Army wants DRDO to add that too in it...this is what's called evolution; something you're trying to imply.
If I've to quote what you actually said.
Military could have easily asked for a design that was ahead of peer. Military could have given fixed requirements instead of vague. But do they?
Fixed requirement and evolution are basically antonyms. Evolution happens on an existing platform, not on an under-develop on. In that case, it is termed as "specification change", and we all have problem with it. Even our developers have.
Now come to Indian Army's rifle acquisition program and just try to imagine the level of shitshow of RFP they did. We want a 5.56x45mm rifle...no no wait, a 6.8mm...why not a single rifle for both...what about 7.62x51mm...to much recoil, heck it...let's go back to 5.56x45mm...why not 7.62x39mm for rear echelon...tada, see 7.62x51mm from SIG Sauer" And in case you're about to say that it's also evolution, then let me tell you it's not. Since adopting 5.45x39mm Russians are trying to bridge the gap between it and 7.62x54mmR and now it they adopt 6mm Unified then it would be evolution.
I quoted Arjun and OFB as a case study. But it seems you had taken it literally. I already mentioned that when you have to compare HAL with OFB on tech absorption part, HAL has done well.
But anyway, Army was using 762x51
Haathimaar. But when we faced AK in Operation Pawan, IA realized that they want a light weight solution. So they basically learnt and looked around. In 556 NATO, they found a system which could give them range compared to 762 AK and stopping power too. 6.8 creedmoor was no where in scene. So was it fault of IA or manufacturer in providing them with INSAS. On other hand, IWI created Galil under same concept with multiple option.
I used the metaphors of child because you can control each and everything of your child, enhance his or her performance by tempting with treats and if necessary you can beat the shit out of him or her...in short, the kind of old-school parent child relation I had when I was growing up.
But unfortunately you understood it as the example where parents pamper their children so much that they become spoilt brats. Don't know how you got influenced by these modern, liberal, woke parenting.
Because...continuing on my previous examples of father children metaphor...that's the only way you won't get a good spanking.
It's what Soviets used to do; big names like Kalashnikov and Simonov and Degtyaryov all competing with each other for a same requirement; despite each one employed by government run companies.
With this part, you just agreed to what I said. Old school or new school, whose job is it to discipline the child? Obviously parent. Its MoD/ GOI in our case. So you can't blame IA, IAF or IN for $hit show of our DPSUs. Its the government at the end who have to bear majority of the blame. They have not taken corrective steps at time for corrective course.
