tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post5702711498177860676..comments2024-03-28T05:22:10.255-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: Special coverage of Defexpo 2010: a gateway to the Indian defence marketBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-5163846319484168972010-02-16T07:15:46.623-08:002010-02-16T07:15:46.623-08:00I get a feeling ," I have seen all this befor...I get a feeling ," I have seen all this before". This expo business has a logic of its own and if one evaluates it as a ROI it is but a poor avenue. Every officer from Weapons and Equipment will visit all the foreign stalls , collect brochures and amend the QR of DRDO projects diverting them from the immediate task of devlopment work on hand and engaging them in a debatemaradnusrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425293395115847011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-7786926328519734992010-02-15T20:20:00.510-08:002010-02-15T20:20:00.510-08:00Ajai sir
on your article on bridges
thebutterfly...Ajai sir<br /><br />on your article on bridges<br /><br />thebutterflydiaries <br />said...<br /><br />I would like to remind you that PMS is a floating bridge and Sarvatra is a trestle bridge. Their uses are for different scenarios. A trestle bridge is not a good bridging solution for fast flowing rivers, few of which can be bridged with 75 mtrs of Sarvatra. It is best suited for dry gaps/canals. The PMS is ideal for the large rivers of the subcontinent as they can provide rafting capability also.<br /><br />if this is the case, then why dont we use both of them.<br /><br />As for your this Defexpo article, my view is<br /><br />If India is going to buy $200 bn worth weaponary in the next 10-12 yrs, we need to encourage pvt co., <br /><br />1. simply depending on foreign with which we hackle over prices for yrs wont help.<br /><br />2. a. (with respect to your article on fuses) Even if a Indian company supplies just one type of product, we need to encourage them by giving them requisite order, instead of throwing them out of competition just b'coz they dont manufacvturte all types of fuses (may be its there idea of synergizing there work ops)<br /><br />2. b. Let pvt Indian co. export there products to other foreign companies, in that sense the government needs to provide them with funds and contact<br /><br />2. c. Read in idrw.org that the mini UAV shown in 3IDIOTS is not a fake one, its a real project n DRDO is working with the 3 creators (from IIT) of that mini UAV to increase its effectiveness. We need these kind of people who can think out of the box. These can be very useful in anti naxal and anti terrorist ops. Hope these are commercialized.<br /><br />2. d. 1) Some time back I heard that DRDO had develop a impact fuse, but just when they were expecting orders from IA and thinking of commercializing it, IA changeds its requirement. <br /><br />2) To encourage the DRDO to work quickly on developing weapon system, the IA, IAF, IN need to stick to there requirement & not change them frequently as they did in Arjun.<br /><br />3. Most importantly Ajai sir, defexpo or not our aim is to develop a fighting fit force, we need to enact laws which say if Indian companies develop anything which is good for the forces, it must be given preference, whether they are small or large companies (as in the US)joydeep ghoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00038225081192821456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-89350694363138882112010-02-15T17:48:42.486-08:002010-02-15T17:48:42.486-08:00Yes, he is right.
SukhwindarYes, he is right.<br /><br />SukhwindarBrigadier(Retired) Sukhwindar Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241592961233205468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-8052197350741695572010-02-15T08:55:11.595-08:002010-02-15T08:55:11.595-08:00“The Indian Army wants next generation systems”
i...“The Indian Army wants next generation systems”<br /><br />if only they get some next generation leaders too to compliment nextgeneration systems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-29658091303205869382010-02-15T01:45:33.770-08:002010-02-15T01:45:33.770-08:00I think the first major defense exhibition in Indi...I think the first major defense exhibition in India was Aero India 1996 at Bangalore. <br /><br />I had been witness to that as a college student. That was when the Sukhoi 30 was first showcased.Jayanta Bhattacharyahttp://goldenarcher.netnoreply@blogger.com