RE:indigeneous warship
by Albert Adibadla on Dec 01, 2007 07:30 PM Permalink
Only 150 years... Govt should get out of this business and give it to private companies...
RE:indigeneous warship
by V S on Dec 01, 2007 08:01 PM Permalink
exactly. the whole problem in india is that we treat defence like some "holy cow" and in the process the govt produces "safed hathis" like
RE:indigeneous warship
by leonidas on Dec 01, 2007 08:24 PM Permalink
agni missil program is 1 of d most sucessful one.... spinoff frm arjun tank r used in upgrades of othr tanks in army service
RE:indigeneous warship
by ashish urkude on Dec 01, 2007 08:37 PM Permalink
Remember, Indigenous Technology is a must for India's Total Independence. In fact for any country to become "totally and fully" independent like China it is must. The reason as you have mentioned is it generate lot of spin-offs applicable in various other technologies including household utensils and door latches, etc. My PhD deals with this hence I liked your great comment. Dr. Ashish Urkude
RE:indigeneous warship
by leonidas on Dec 01, 2007 08:36 PM Permalink
project rhino-T-72 upgrade--> Integrated Fire Detection & Suppression system,Nuclear Biological & Chemical protection,125mm Fin Stabilised Armour Penetrating Discarding Sabot (FSAPDS) round,laser warning system,gun control system frm arjun's tech
RE:indigeneous warship
by leonidas on Dec 01, 2007 08:41 PM Permalink
material used in agni missiles outer casin is used 2 mak ultra kight weight artificial foots for disabled....
RE:indigeneous warship
by leonidas on Dec 01, 2007 08:43 PM Permalink
n also remember tht projects of this level n techs were first for india...nt lik US or RUSSIA tht hv develovpd several fighters,tanks n missiles