@pmaitra
I must point out that you are talking in thin air and shouting at DGMF when every thing is so clear in RFI which says :
" The Indian Army is planning to design and develop a new generation, state-of-the-art combat vehicle platform for populating its Armoured Fighting Vehicle fleet in the coming decade. This vehicle, which will be called the Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV), will form
the base platform for the Main Battle Tank which is planned to replace the existing T-72 tanks in the Armoured Corps. It is also planned to subsequently develop other need-based variants on this platform."
Can anything be clearer than that. every thing including intent and numbers have been indicated.
Is it a secret that India operates about 2,414 numbers of T-72 tanks :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_main_battle_tanks_by_country
Take other T-72 platforms and this number could jump to 3000. This is what is requirement in the coming decade.
Some of you fellows jump the gun without any application of mind and instinctly start shouting and name calling.
That is why I call you useless Rudali Brigade and you hold "Shyapa"... at slightest pretext.
So far "Modular" "medium" "contemporary MBT" is concerned - you righty start shouting Armata but conveniently forget Markava ... the design philosophy of Armata is half Markava - totally western.
http://idrw.org/russian-t-14-armata-tank-is-impressive-but-will-not-be-game-changer-for-india/
Since Russians seems to be moving away from their basic T-72 plateforms and all new plateforms are likely to be based on Armata, is it wise for Indians to keep that design philosophy near their chest rather than move forward and look for a new design.....
Agar design ki RFI se itani phat rahi hai to aage kya hoga ? @ersakhtivel has already invoked SA to RM .. what else .. start abusing DGMF ... defamation campign .. disinformation campaign ... victimhood ... typical Indian crabs we are !
RFI has been drafted and presented in a typical military style - Concise, to the point, short, crisp and containing everything - Tum parana na jano to DGMF ki kya Galati ...
It may take ages for some of you to draft such a document -- learn something from it rather than cry tons of water....
Smilies have disabled for me !! So much of tyranny ..... Ha Ha Ha ...