MoD changed ADE management few years back. Brought the project lead of Astra AAM as Director, hope he can change the work culture there as ADE has great facilities and scientists already.
so are GoI and it's armed forces as per their own threat perceptions and resource availability. hence they are investing in multiple capabilities simultaneously, not limited to a few.
Will write detailed reply later but one thing from your first sentence, GoI is not preparing according the threat perception for sure. Pls look at AWACS in Soith Asia for example. It all started with India builing Flying Chapati then Phalvon deal. Now please look at our western and northern borders, our enemies are better equipped in that regard. Pakistan with their tiny economy can compete with India well in this field.
that pipeline issue is always going to be there, no matter how long the wish list is, the number of procurement contracts that can be taken up is limited by capex budget. similar discussions happens on every major procurement contract before it gets signed, once it gets signed people calm down and move on to their next favourite item. it's a cycle on this forum.
The USAF is transforming itself since majorly the American way of warfare is primarily Airforce-Centric, unlike the gutter mess of USArmy and USNavy ,the USAF seemed to be filled with highly talented people. Unlike the previous strategy of acquisition of platforms, for the past 10 years they seem to have focused on strengthening "Tools". Like there is a saying sharpening of axe doesn't delay wood cutting. They are focusing aggressively on tools such as manufacturing, digital design for their future "digital Millenium Series" where they thought that for "Air dominance" of future, the previous strategy of procuring 1000s of jets is useless where they would be outdated very fast due to China which is more competent that Soviet. They are thinking that to maintain permanent "Air dominance" which is the single most advantage a force can gain, the design-prototyping-production has to be streamlined and completed as fast as possible, but for that we need the tools hence they focused on that first. As the result of that, the Boeing-Saab Redhawk trainer along with the recently unveiled Generaldynamics-ASI XQ-67 drone are completed on RECORd time. What's your opinion on this?, because if we look at the plan of USAF they seem to frame their CCA on a common chassis with single engine. The chassis can have single production line while later the aerostructures can be added for various configurations like cranked kite or pure flying wing or fighter jet esque shape etc. It reduces logistics and improves production numbers. How about HTFE-25 a 25kN engine which they have been dabbling on for 10 years, if such attains clearance, a common chassis can be build so that we can get a flying wing shape drone optimized for air-to-ground while a fighter jet esque shape optimized for air-to-air. I hope they complete the Ghatak as soon as possible otherwise we will be taken out by hordes of Chinese loyal wingmans.
component level problems for example seekers, TRMs have been (more or less) in the last decade. we built the tech and supplychain in India but when i hear about L&T HPR is basically from Elbit or its taking decades to induct more AWACS than where is the fault line? In our process.that pipeline issue is always going to be there, no matter how long the wish list is, the number of procurement contracts that can be taken up is limited by capex budget. similar discussions happens on every major procurement contract before it gets signed, once it gets signed people calm down and move on to their next favourite item. it's a cycle on this forum.
you are focussing on the biggies, go back a few years and look up the amount of discussions that used to happen even at component level like seekers, aesa TRM etc etc. ultimately things happened, and folks calmed down.
meanwhile the usual rhetoric, it's gormint's fault, it's DRDO's fault, DRDO, gormint, forces do not know how to do their job blah blah.. it's all routine mate..
In what universe, US has lost its edge across the spectrum from tech to financial dominance. Only transformation is now you can't be sure if they have a dick under their skirts or pants. Woke airforce and outdated strategy with shit products like f-35 and frequent crashes. Only place US excels now is perhaps intel and stockmarket ponzi scheme and thats it. With a demented president and his woke team, less you talk about US being supreme the better it is. Not even the American's are confident of their system or future anymore.
And how to fast track AMCA?
paint amca on any imported 5th project aircraft.
Please don't be in league of stupid no brainers here who keep on spamming the thread by their RR. Being a senior member, just give your POV o this.
At least let them release the funds, maybe then we can brainstorm about how to fast track it.
Good.
The developers and HAL?? For fabricating the prototype??
Obviously it has to be HAL.
There lies the issue.
Sorry i dont think there are designers nor ADA folks out here. So as a Senior league of stupid no brainer -I think issues faced by indian inc are quite known - frankly technology limitations which leads long fructration times of individual components. Some areas like engines are still PITA for us. Not sure still what AMCA final engine would be, currently 414 interim seems like orpheus saga rehash.
Actually unlike Tejas, in engine front, we have been quite clear regarding Mk2, AMCA and TEDBF. It was 414 from design phase itself. So that's not an issue. We are not making the foolish decision of integrating Project Kaveri with Project AMCA or others.
