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Kyubi

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Sir in my post I s told that turrent should be replace with new turrent similar to markava 4 or centurian2
I was wondering whether Arjun's design architecture was Modular in Nature !!!??? Is the idea of replacing turret with merkava 4 or centurian 2 based on perceived notion that Tank design is Modular in Nature !!!??

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west of money... no more future program plz arjun mk1 to thik se bani Nahi he chale... future main battle tank banane
 

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@hardip India needs a platform for making further developments.
Dhruv and ALH Mk1 took years and were duds.
HAL LCH prepared in short time is world class.
Agni 1 took 10 years, Agni 5 took just 2.5.
Similarly, Arjun Mk1 may have taken time but it has given us enough experience to develop further. :)
 

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IA has tin cans as APC ,BMP2 is obsolete . There indigenous APC as usual could't materialize so in the end might go for BMP3 from russia .
 

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The tanks may look good but the numbers will matter more in war. We are still far from producing a decent number every year.
 

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First is no where near these tanks and still at least 5 ton overweight that Leopard , unsuited for easy transportation
One Israeli expert said that it is possible to slash 5 ton weight of Arjun gradually without compromising the protection. If you further want to reduce wight, you should reduce crew to 3 from 4 and make the tank compact.
 

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$7.5 Billion FICV Program Runs Aground


Ministry of Defence may cancel EoI for $7.5-bn vehicle project

The ministry of defence (MoD) is planning to cancel and reissue an expression of interest (EoI) for the army’s $7.5-billion futuristic infantry combat vehicle (FICV) program.

Sources told FE that the MoD has also extended the deadline until later this month as the companies are waiting for the new Defence Procurement Policy (DPP) recommendations to be finalised, which has recommended a minimum 40% indigenous content as compared to the 30% indigenous content in DPP-2008.

The MoD, which invited 10 companies in 2015 to submit proposals to develop the FICV under the ‘Make’ procedure, specified that two development agencies would be chosen.

Now, even as that competitive selection continues, industry watchers claim that “the decision to extend the date and re-issue the EoI is being done to ensure that the Ordnance Factory Board gets the FICV program. However, since the OFB has no expertise, it will be allowed to work with a consortium of private companies.”

Industry sources claim that a consortium formed by L&T would include other players who have responded to the EoI. The nine private companies in the race — Larsen & Toubro; Tata Power (strategic engineering division); Tata Motors; Mahindra & Mahindra; Bharat Forge; Pipavav Defence; Rolta India; Punj Lloyd; and Titagarh Wagons.

The FICV program was approved in 2009, whose EoI was first issued in 2010 but was subsequently cancelled. Last year, the army re-issued the EoI after a gap of three years to 10 Indian companies and had sought responses by mid-January 2016.

Two development agencies (DAs) will be selected and will compete for the $7.5 billion project. The Indian companies have been encouraged to form consortium (maximum five) and also tie up with as many foreign companies to bring home latest technologies on a licence basis to strengthen indigenous know-how.

According to an E&Y report ,‘Eye on Defence 2016’, “Four assessment categories with varied weightage have been listed out to pick these two agencies at the end of EoI stage. The cost of development of the prototype will be shared amongst the MoD and contenders with a 4:1 ratio. DRDO, being a technical evaluation agency, will not be competing/participating as a potential partner for any of the 40 key technologies identified by the army in its proposal. The contribution of the Indian industry to acquire, develop and indigenise critical technologies will be one of the key criteria in the assessment of various proposals. This current issue captures all this a segment wise listing of the probable technology partners for this program.”

“Indigenisation is one of the important requirements of the program; therefore, parties must agree to collaborate to achieve the respective indigenisation targets for the development phase and serial production phase. A minimum 30% indigenous content on cost basis (excluding taxes, duties and other statutory obligations) is mandatory for the developed prototype of FICV. However, with 30% indigenous content, there is insufficient incentive to indigenise, which should be the primary objective in a ‘Make’ project,” the report states.

Also, the ownership of any intellectual property generated from any joint development will be mutually agreed upon and may be transferable to the MoD, if required for the program.

Under the ‘Make’ procedure, the defence ministry will choose the best two proposals. Those two companies, and the OFB, will design and develop separate FICV prototypes. The defence ministry would reimburse 80% of their expenses. As a matter of fact, no design of such major platform has been developed in the country and hence, no suitable data on cost of design and development is available for guidance.

The best prototype will then be selected, and the vendor that built it will get a manufacturing contract. About 2,600 FICVs will be needed to replace the army’s old Russian-origin BMP-2 infantry combat vehicles.

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* Firms are waiting for the new Defence Procurement Policy (DPP) recommendations, which include the recommendation for a minimum 40% indigenous content as compared with the 30% indigenous content in DPP-2008, to be finalised

* The defence ministry, which invited 10 companies in 2015 to submit proposals to develop the combat vehicle, specified that two development agencies would be chosen.


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Damn, :D
Private players here too. :party:
 

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What's the status of Abhay?Will OFB come back with Abhay in this FICV contest?
 

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