tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post5798490178686210184..comments2024-03-28T05:22:10.255-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: Defence ministry official questions whether Pilatus was cheapest trainerBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-57104805642149339702015-02-17T00:56:38.476-08:002015-02-17T00:56:38.476-08:00browne's... personal... calculations...browne's... personal... calculations...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-56477063504843717042015-02-16T02:52:38.603-08:002015-02-16T02:52:38.603-08:00Sir We told this repeatedly to the DCAS and D Plan...Sir We told this repeatedly to the DCAS and D Plans four years back and we were thrown out of Air Force. Our LCC and PBL models are the worst model ever drafted by crooks who wanted to satisfy the Tyagi / Browne combo. You read the horrors of the MMRCA specs in the RFP. All deliberately skewed to Rafale. When will this drama stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-67196438660258997372015-02-15T22:28:09.860-08:002015-02-15T22:28:09.860-08:00I think its time india should hire proffessional n...I think its time india should hire proffessional negotiators to check each terms and conditions very carefully before inking any deal.these foreign firm taking unfair benefits of our so called knowledgeble babus stupidity .they must be fined hard if they dont oblige the original contract then.Prashantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-37835028910159241172015-02-15T19:15:12.521-08:002015-02-15T19:15:12.521-08:00Mr.,
Kind regards on an article which ought to spr...Mr.,<br />Kind regards on an article which ought to spruce up your 'investigative' 'hard hitting' journalism cred. I sincerely hope you might go someplace with that. But, the ground reality is that HAL sucks balls. Big time. Now, you're telling/reporting, that india must buy two types of light trainers, one of which is on the drawing board, and built by a company which cannot, for once, deliver a standard product, leave alone one time? Notwithstanding alleged corruption, higher expense and general smugness of the swiss, the aircraft that we have right now, flies. Bird in hand, however expensive, is worth more than two in the bush. So i cant comprehend what exactly can be achieved by unravelling this, other than boosting up your cred. Please suggest some alternatives, or roll some body's head. Otherwise, digging old graves wont make you any younger, old chap.<br />Not getting personal, but really expecting a reply.<br />Jonathan Rogers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-23376543713762084412015-02-15T11:29:54.401-08:002015-02-15T11:29:54.401-08:00Dear Sir,
Your article is well written and points ...Dear Sir,<br />Your article is well written and points out the ambiguity in our procurement system. A ploy being used effectively used by the French company DCNS which has been milking the Indian MOD and Navy since years now. Every 1 - 2 years when they feel the need to pay salaries to their staff, they come to MOD and raise the invoice for providing additional support service for the scorpene contract. The scorpene contract for which they have already been paid over INR 24,000 crores !!!!!! The Indian government is still paying the french morons even till now. And to top it all when the scorpene will actually be ready they would be without any Teeth to bite, as they would be inducted without the HWT (confirmed by Business standard old reports) while the french keep charging for work they have already been paid.<br /><br />The problem is INDIAN MINDSET and I hope the Modi government wakes up soon enough to realize that just making in India won't be the end of corruption. It may raise bigger concerns of inferior quality products and even more cheap corruption (we Indians are no saints)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-77413192405578297102015-02-15T04:53:15.435-08:002015-02-15T04:53:15.435-08:00Not only the AF but MOD seems to be obsessed with ...Not only the AF but MOD seems to be obsessed with buying the air-force rather than building it's own. They need to learn from the navytravellerhttp://reallytraveling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-36760690459063959812015-02-14T09:23:25.629-08:002015-02-14T09:23:25.629-08:00At least trainee pilots can train on the pilatus ...At least trainee pilots can train on the pilatus without stress and tension. We know how inefficient Dhruv are falling to the ground. Kaveri engine failure. Nothing for HAL to gloat. Leave the poor trainees alone. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-76627131821170410412015-02-14T08:55:25.698-08:002015-02-14T08:55:25.698-08:00You are stuck to Pilatus like a broken radio. Get ...You are stuck to Pilatus like a broken radio. Get over it. French Rafales are going to drink all your milk-shake and you are still stuck with Swiss.<br /><br />If no Pilatus, how will our officers of Imported Air Force go to visit Swiss Alps? Who will pay for the trip and boarding? They also have desires which need fulfillment. Similarly, if no Rafale, how will they go to South France? They will miss the vineyards. Its simple mathematics which you choose to ignore.<br /><br />Drop this topic now like you did with appointment of Chief of Joint Staffs. NO point flagging a dead or pretending to be dead horse. Every one knows that India's Air Force is a bloody joke. Even that joke is imported. So, Get to some new topic.Stubbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-42726088656455092562015-02-14T06:23:49.738-08:002015-02-14T06:23:49.738-08:00Col. Shukla, you've gone where no other journa...Col. Shukla, you've gone where no other journalist half his name's worth has ever gone before.<br /><br />This is A+ grade investigative journalism. Moreover, it shines through like a beacon of gritty honesty and fact, amidst a morass of articles that clearly tout foreign wares.<br /><br /><b>Mr. Rajat Pandit of ToI(let), will you ever publish something like this ?</b>Abhimannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-21501729135799583462015-02-14T05:29:29.106-08:002015-02-14T05:29:29.106-08:00Perhaps vested interests were at play. Such things...Perhaps vested interests were at play. Such things always raise suspicion.VNLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00728529685118778033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-3376117445833575912015-02-14T02:51:18.574-08:002015-02-14T02:51:18.574-08:00Shukla tere pr kuch aur kaam nhi hai kya??Shukla tere pr kuch aur kaam nhi hai kya??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-9984599081736544382015-02-13T21:21:01.011-08:002015-02-13T21:21:01.011-08:00As far as Defence acquisitions are concerned, firs...As far as Defence acquisitions are concerned, first comes the functional requirements, and generally, in cases where safety of personnel is involved, such as the case of aircrafts, the safety requirements also take priority. I have seen it first hand, the vendors (DPSU incl), the MoD Babus are often not bothered about these aspects, as neither their comfort, nor personal safety is on the block. Hence, L1 models will not always work, and such line of retrospective analysis is often to derail ongoing projects for petty gains, or in revenge for not getting the contract. If it was a wrong costing model, why was it allowed to go through?<br />G Karthikeyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12703113457322474331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-37764947805383964922015-02-13T20:04:29.377-08:002015-02-13T20:04:29.377-08:00Our babudom is paid salaries to find solutions not...Our babudom is paid salaries to find solutions not ask questions that 5 years late.. Since this Guys was stepping wpfor so long, take the amount from salary.<br />Time we need to refo what George did send all these buffoons to the front. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com