tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post3226075093319173866..comments2024-03-28T05:22:10.255-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: IAF laments HAL delays in delivery of intermediate trainerBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-56274421323794289902013-02-05T14:20:53.709-08:002013-02-05T14:20:53.709-08:00It's interesting, I'm sure HAL has it'...It's interesting, I'm sure HAL has it's reasons, it wants to build IJT at a cost of 50 core per IJT and HTT 40 costs 60 core estimated.<br /><br />There are other interesting factors on opinion given about the project, not trying to defend or against. <br />Do not want to dig at them right now.<br /><br />Just hope the project materializes soon and starts serving the Country with IAF.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-27007332985679380622013-02-05T01:41:11.535-08:002013-02-05T01:41:11.535-08:00@Ajai sir
its time to bury IJT 36 despite the cos...@Ajai sir<br /><br />its time to bury IJT 36 despite the cost incurred as the project is going nowhere.<br /><br />I think instead of wasting time on IJT, this is what IAF should do <br /><br />1. provide stage 1 training on PC7<br /><br />2. provide 1st part of stage 2 training on PC7 and the 2nd part on Hawks<br /><br />3. provide 1st part of stage 3 training on Hawks and the 2nd part on LIFT (Lead in Fighter Trainer) version of LCA Tejas Mk 1<br /><br />Why do i say that, bcoz both PC7 and Hawks are very capable aircraft and<br /><br />firstly PC7 can be used for both stage 1 & 2 training<br /><br />secondly Hawks can also be used for both stage 2 & 3 training<br /><br />Adopting this system of training becomes even more important as I just heard LCA Tejas Mk 1 needs a new radome. Few months before IOC2 ADA needs a new radome ?<br /><br />Whatever the issue behind the need for it clearly this means LCA Tejas Mk 1 is simply not battle ready.<br /><br />Its better to convert the next 30 LCA Tejas Mk 1 that are supposedly already contracted to their LIFT version, using the existing 8 already built and next 2 LSPs for solo flights training.<br /><br />That will help our pilots a lot and hopefully no more lives will be lost in training<br /><br />thanks<br /><br />Joydeep Ghoshjoydeep ghoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00038225081192821456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-63182006983326786062013-02-05T00:00:03.084-08:002013-02-05T00:00:03.084-08:00If an pilot training academy is found wanting in e...If an pilot training academy is found wanting in equipment and trainers and have a casualty rate due to lack of these, then the company can face a murder charge due to negligence. To avoid loss of life, training academies all over the world have to go thru stringent quality tests in terms of training and equipment. <br /><br />The reason for IAF pilots and rookie pilots loosing their life is that the I.A.F is found wanting in training in terms of equipment.The irony is that it is not the IAF's fault and in fact the I.AF has been taking steps to correct the faultine due to H.A.L, N.A.L , DRDO.<br />It does not need to do so, because once it tries to correct the attrition rate due to faulty equipment, it is taking the onus of murdering young rookie pilots.<br /><br />It is high time that the IAF tells the political and bureaucratic class that it no longer wants to be responsible for training young people who could be assets to the country on outdated, ill performing equipment as it gets them murdered thru negligence of not having proper equipment. The I.A.F also should make it clear that due to faulty equipment due to faulty planning ,not many are interested to waste their lives dying because the Chiefs do not have the balls to stop the political and bureaucratic class from plundering the armed forces.<br /><br />2) Indians as tax payers have a right to country's security. If the political class starting from the President and the P.M cannot buy proper equipment to defund us, they have no right to collect our money. Also this amounts to cheating as taxes our collected by telling us they are procuring arms whilst not even a basic trainer is available after collecting the money for the same and the chief are only aiding in this type of cheating.IF the IAF has allocated 600 crores to HAL without any fruitful end result, they have thrown away our money. A separate fund for R n D should be made out. The survival of HAL/NAL DRDO should be based on its end results and not on usurping our money reserved for upgrading our security.<br /><br />As of now HAL/NAL/DRDO absolve themselves of any criminal negligence as they will put the ONUS on the IAF for not having the right equipment yet asking people to come to them,the MOD will state they are not military people and thus cannot be held responsible and the political class will off shoulder the responsibility easily.<br /><br />The Air Marshals have successfully achieved 4 things in their years of not providing the basic right of a trainee<br /><br />1) Make the IAF responsible for the deaths of rookie pilots due to its own negligence of not having the right equipment. No govt, babu can force the chief to agree.<br /><br />2) Give a bad name to the IAF as under its aegis young lives have been lost, just because they could not stand up to the deficient policy of the babu<br /><br />3) Give fighter aircrafts used as trainers a bad name as the rookies are not supposed t train on them <br /><br />4) Further aid in attrition and loss of money as fighters that are not trainers are lost due to rookie pilots being forced to fly in them<br /><br /><br />Every one understands the bureaucratically and political pressures on the chiefs, yet it is high time that the chief's realize that they are not postmen, who would chanellise the unforgivable un military, detrimental dictat of non military personnel like the political and babu class thru the armed forces, but to chanelise and counsel the political and bureacratical class towards the decission of the armed forces.<br />rustomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-37844813882689978192013-02-04T18:50:08.744-08:002013-02-04T18:50:08.744-08:00any word... why... it crashed... ???...any word... why... it crashed... ???...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com