tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post7744705431392330489..comments2024-03-28T05:22:10.255-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: Harnessing the private sector in defenceBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-86648067827279319002008-03-27T08:22:00.000-07:002008-03-27T08:22:00.000-07:00nice report and pictures, Ajay. Just hope they get...nice report and pictures, Ajay. Just hope they get past the engine issues quickly and commence serial production. The venerable Kirans have been flogged way too much. Also I would love to see the Surya Kiran team graduating to the Sitara. A nine aircraft Sitara formation would be a sight to behold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-52543016246137042342008-03-27T08:20:00.000-07:002008-03-27T08:20:00.000-07:00nice report and picturesnice report and picturesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-42230557860770225432008-03-27T08:13:00.000-07:002008-03-27T08:13:00.000-07:00Invaild! how aptly you have named yourself. Buildi...Invaild! how aptly you have named yourself. Building an aeroplane is not joke and running HAL is not as easy as running a maggie noodles factory. If our govt makes russians angry by leaning towards US ,its HAL that suffers.Is there a company which manufactures mil qualified ICs and components in india? Every thing is made in USA ,UK,France.so if americans gets angry they put embargos. some mPs wanted to please their people, HAL korwa is established in a remotest corner. HAL is a company whose progress heavily depends on govt alignments. We have lost heavily by relying on russia. We still have to maintain equipment designed in 1950s for the sake of our airforce. HAL is treated like a whore by IAF. All substandard TOT projects will be signed by IAF in the presence of delhi babus and dalals and dump them on HAL for maintenance and blame HAL for poor quality.Its easy to kick HAL in the butt! but its not easy to kick russians,the English ,the french and now the israelis. BHEL tried to build a simple aircraft designed by DGCA called "SWATI" some time back. The aircraft broke structuarlly in to pieces and the pilot got killed. DRDO and everybody knows that its not easy to build an aircraft with out huge investment. True! HAL may not be a Lockheed martin or northrop grumman or a boeing! The present chairmen has done a lot for the growth of the company. projects are to be monitored meticulously by<BR/>customers who fund the programmes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-42883374749118937252008-03-26T21:43:00.000-07:002008-03-26T21:43:00.000-07:00HAL has only 'assembled' MiG series, Jaguar and Su...HAL has only 'assembled' MiG series, Jaguar and Sukhoi-30 aircraft for decades. They never built it. Now they face issues with LCA, because there is no company to built and ship as modules (which can be assembled by HAL)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-77253747792726551242008-03-26T21:07:00.000-07:002008-03-26T21:07:00.000-07:00You are absolutely on target. Hope the Govt wakes ...You are absolutely on target. Hope the Govt wakes up. If somebody is sleeping one can make an effort to wake him - but when he pretends to sleep - how to wake up. Only SHAKE UP will help. You may have F16/F18 manufactured in India by Tata for world market and Govt happy with HAL (the great Indian Fightr Aircfart mangacturer for 40years + ) that feel elated with supplying doors for Airbus - a great achievement. Tomorrow they will tasked to make Toilet doors - HAL will have more doors per aircraft to make - good volume and may be "GOOD Business" "Made in India by HAL for World Community"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com