tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post6212123332658557852..comments2024-03-28T05:22:10.255-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: Facilitating “Make” projectsBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-49712487963394958252017-11-10T05:15:22.192-08:002017-11-10T05:15:22.192-08:00Not sure whether it was a deliberate or an inadver...Not sure whether it was a deliberate or an inadvertent mistake from author in reporting that in ficv case 'ministry issues eoi and cancelled it'. <br />Author being so knowledgeable about DPP and all procurement procedures should know that it is a proj mgmt team headed by armed force wing/shq which issues eoi, vet it, selects agencies, removes them or 'cancel eoi'.<br />It seems MOD has become an easy target to attribute all delays in procurement to it and no accountability of forces in delays is fixed and <br />neither analyzed and reported. Unless this serves other motive. I hope that's not the case here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-57868603684146378102017-11-06T23:35:15.571-08:002017-11-06T23:35:15.571-08:00Incisive and to the point, MoD must put on it'...Incisive and to the point, MoD must put on it's thinking cap, perhaps the RM could spend time addressing these issues than be on Photo Ops missionManoj Channanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12872917433246754661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-85027016208846078332017-11-06T22:30:35.874-08:002017-11-06T22:30:35.874-08:00I feel how much support establishment gave to help...I feel how much support establishment gave to help the researchers to do their work. Take example of HTT 40 where the Air Force fought tooth and nail not to get the work started and pilutus to be imported. How much support was given to IJT whichneeds the back portion redesigned and center of gravity adjusted and winglets given with a reliable more powerful engine like HTFE 25 todevlop it into a decent plane. What support was given to tejas , why can they have a LCA MK 1 A fully developed in 8 months and have two prototypes ready for testing which would be a more than nescessary platform to kill the F16 and thunder of PAF. Why are they taking so long , I have done it and so please don't think I am talking ridiculous nonsense. I was always talking about inlets of tejas as they are suboptimal and someone now thinks that's the case and I strongly believe the tejas should get F 35 like large supersonic inlets. I talked already about naval tejas would not have the range to launch an attack from aircraft carrier and it would be too risky to bring the carrier too close and I had that time suggested that naval LCA should be used in china border with very small 350 mts. Runway and wire arrest as it is difficult to find large straight piece of land and if you have two hundred planesin Ladakh and two planes in arunachal china can never win any war . There has to be lot of other support needed , Astra needs to be perfected , namica has to be perfected and various bombs like glide bomb and bombs with multiple bomblets needs to be manufactured in huge numbers. Someone wrote aomment that he was ROFL with this . Let me put it one who adapts himself well to be situation wins , Japan for the first time used carriers in Second World War in an era of battleship was revolutionary. Tejas needs to have GE414 EPE engine with body little widened and height reduced to have more aerodynamic shaped and should carry six thousand liters of fuel and still have a decent T/W ratio with 120 KN engine which is more fuel efficient and on return would have a decent weapon load which is dropped , and consumed atleast half the fuel would definitely supercruise if the shape is aerodynamic. Devlop best possible electronic self protection suite , devlop as best to achieve stealth and have a electro optic system which can target the stealth planes. How much of a support was given to LCA MK 2 by the Air Force staff. How much interest they took to co devlop the plane. Regarding fighter engines , these are high end engines and Evan Russia does not have reliable technology. Have some one try to devlop civilian planes , start with 20 seater , then progres , .has anyone try to fit the Kaveri engine into a civilian test plane and try it out and work it to perfection and then with that success try to devlop high end fighter engine. What about artillery and tanks and indigenous products are not supported. Nothing is perfect but someone needs to work with it and attain excellent results. China pursued with their own effort and they got it. In dying days of Second World War few of the best planes were desiegned, P 51 mustang was made in just 102 days and the prototype was modified with Merlin engine and a decisive weapon was born and which changed the course of the war. The game changer was the scoop below using the Meridith principle greatly improved its performance. <br /><br />All I want is be brave , take calculated risks and such adventures must be duly supported by the establishment to. Achieve results.<br /><br />Tejas is a. Wonderful plane. And if you fail to achieve a production of less than 40 planes per year after 2020 then forget the dream of your own plane and keep paying 45 millions formirage upgrade which does not include an AESA radar and mark my words tejas MK 1 A would beat the upgraded mirage hands down.<br /><br />Try systematically to devlop a compitation and let two groups race for excellence. Do everything else that is nescessary but built atleast 400-500 LCA as their maintanence would be very less expensive.<br /><br />TIMBAKTOOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com