JBH22
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DRDO has had a FEW successes and also share of failed projects weare adopting a heuristic approach for decades and its seems that it is not working.First the DRDO should develop the tech and license it to the private players .that is the only possible way for starters like us.
Guaranteed orders from armed forces will come if you have a good product.Without guarenteed orders and time frame no private co will invest in defense R&D like GOI does,
Just the projections of the modernisation are inducing private players to set up units atleast let more FDI in this sector why cap it?
again why limited orders?And if piece meal orders like 100 for lca and 124 for arjun were given they will grow broke within a decade.
Because products are not deem "good" by its users now we can develop conspiracy theories of bribes etc but fact remain that neither IAF or IA want these hardware in massive numbers in their present configuration
Wrong check France offer to Brazil for the RafaleIf you buy 50 jets from a foreign coutry they wont even transfer tech.
Partially agree but then tech is very dynamic you cannot lag hence ever changing specs for that you need a product that has a growth potential.Another thing is if you change the specs every few years when new stuff is developed in foreign countries product will always finish it's life cycle in the lab.
See the F-16 or SUkhoi its has constantly evolved.
Spin off from these programs are good no criticism at all but then LCA ,Arjun they are not there.So best or worst there is no other go than DRDO for now,If a couple of successful products roll out private sector will come in.
Already DRDO is developing a vendor base for asea radar program, missile program,lca program among indian private sector.
Hence encouraging a private sector creates an alternative we need our own flagship in this industry hell even Singapore has ST kinetics
Joint venturesBut an indian private sector company to become a systems integerator is still a long time away.
ObviouslyReliance signed MOU with dassault not with ADA why? Because dassault has finished product accepted with concrete number by IAF while tejas is not.