Indigenous weapons are better than imported ones and cheaper too.
Rule of thumb: when Hydra starts bitching, don't bother. Dude is comparing mobile phones to missiles. 'Nuff said.
Its cheaper, agreeing on that. But on what basis you are telling that its better than imported one?
Yeah cheap mobile wont bring defeat to us in battle field, but a weapon system does. We have Insas story to learn.
Indian weapons are well suited to our conditions and requirements.
I dont think each and ever thing we produce suits IA. We have kargil example, we have arjun example etc.
1) There is no guarantee that each every OEM or country willing to collaborate with you for domestic product.
2) Still you will need to buy what you have built here, its a secured market for PSUs & pvt entities.
@Tatvamasi when you have a monopoly, always the looser will be consumers. Either they will need to pay hefty price w. r. t quality.
There is way to enhance domestic defense industry, just give user & producers tax waiver if the product is of indian origin.
There is way to enhance domestic defense industry, just give user & producers tax waiver if the product is of indian origin.
Covid, production quality concerns delay induction of 'Desi Bofors' Dhanush by Army
Since the induction of Dhanush started in April 2019, only 12 guns have been delivered so far and six of them were delivered that month only.
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IDK what Babus of Kolkata gonna do now.
Modi is responsible of their unemployment.
India to introduce sweeping changes in defence land policy for the first time in 250 years
The new rules come ahead of a series of defence land reforms that is under consideration of the government, which is also working towards finalising a Cantonment Bill 2020, aiming to provide for development in special zones - considered virtually sacrosanct till now
EO pods are probably the only kind of aerial pod DRDO hasn't developed yet. DRDO already has EW & ESM pods in various stages of induction. There was a SAR pod for Su-30MKI under development too. Since 2013-14 there has been no further updates on that.
For EO pods we remain reliant on Israeli & French companies. BEL had tried developing a EO pod by themselves, couldn't get the IAF or IN interested. I believe DRDO will jump in whenever IAF begins looking for replacements for the Rafael Litening pods. Ideally you'd want to start early & have a product ready before the IAF starts looking for replacements. But I don't think we will see that kind of initiative.