All those years in past, Government of past neglected any organization that is beneficial for India ..
DRDO for example is not given funds to make its research centers, They had to go outside for foreign assistance in other words in foreign mercy, Interestingly the partners chosen for DRDO`s collaboration are the one from who we buy in other words we pump their economy ..
DRDO even restricted from recruiting scientists, And over that they are forced to work on multiple projects under Gov ..
Kaveri project died because of lack of funds, HF-24 died because Indra thought buying MIG-21 is best for diplomacy ..
OFB on other hand producing state of art Rifles at 1800 to latest 60 era factory, Gov never did anything back then to improve ..
Our scientific community members are murdered in broad day light by foreign lobby assassins, And still their is no protection ..
Does all this goes so casually in Brazil, South Korea and China ?
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Fighers/strike aircraft proposed after Hf-24 Marut
Ground Attack Fighter, GAF-1 to be powered by Rolls Royce-Snecma M45, comparable to F4 Phantom. Turned down my MoD. Subsequent GAF-2 proposal with improvements also turned down.
The HAL design team went back to an improved Hf-24 Marut to minimise design risk. Not cleared.
Advanced Strike Aircraft ASA proposal met IAF's requirement, not cleared for prototyping.
HSS-73/HF-73 Hindustan Supersonic Strike aircraft proposed by MBB and HAL using Rolls Royce RB-199 engine used in Tornado. Dropped due to non clearance of engine.
Air Superiority fighter ASF-300. Engine was supposed to be Indian GTX or from Snecma. Proposal did not meet air staff requirements.
Return to a modernised Marut concept.
Hf-23M53, would have been comparable to Jaguar in payload and range. Not cleared. (The image might be of the earlier marut proposal)
Further improvement to Marut.
Result, HF-25 with a new engine. Also not cleared.
Had even a single one of these proposals approved, the design capabilities would not have been lost.
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HAL, country's dominant aeronautical manufacturer, aspires to make India an important aircraft manufacturer. Design and development of a basic trainer (HT-2) progressed impressively immediately after independence, followed by HF-24. "The D&D effort of HF 24 was however not taken forward due to various sins of commission and omission on the part of all stakeholders and especially for want of a suitable engine," said the report. Indian aerospace industry thus lost more than two decades, and started again from the drawing board stage with the LCA (light combat aircraft) programme.
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Lets be clear, The board does not have guts to finger out real culprits but the once already being abused ..