Instead of waisting billions to buy other fighter jets Indian govt should spend sufficient money and resources to indigeniously build it. We can! we have good engineers and scintists. If Govt ready to spend one sukoy's money for reserch our engineers will make it happen in a year.
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by apjunkmail on Feb 08, 2007 11:02 PM Permalink
GOI can start , but they need to setup technology assimilation industries like china that steals and reverse engineers western technology.
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by Sunil on Feb 08, 2007 09:28 PM Permalink
You suggestion is appropriate, that will work in long run If now our people will start R&D 2020 we will be in a position to have more sophiscated fighter plane then US or Russsian. BUT WE NEED NOW IMMEDIATELY HAVE U READ NEWS IN WASIGNTION POST THEY ARE GVING 10 F16 B 52 BOOBER TO PAK A PART OF 3 BILLION AID PACKAGE IN 2008, WE WILL BE IN SOUP IF WE WILL NOT PREPARE FOR THAT... KAS AND PUNJAB WIL GO
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by Guru on Feb 08, 2007 10:53 PM Permalink
Yes , Sunil you are right . India had planned to induct LCA in to forces by 2000 , but we still flying technology demonstrators with engine built by GE. LCA may or may not battle worthy even if its completed successfully since the design which LCA, progressing is decades old. As of now replacing old MiGs with new foreign built fighters is a only option .
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by Aditya on Feb 08, 2007 11:00 PM Permalink
The only way to solve this problem is to privatise the aeronautical industry. If this was turned into a competitive market with collaborative efforts, we would be much better off. Just look at how the US manages to get top notch defense equipment via competition from its private sector (Lockheed, NorthorpGrumman, Pratt&Whittney, Boeing etc.)
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by Saddam H on Feb 08, 2007 11:13 PM Permalink
First is why this expenduture of defence? why not be friend with neighbouring countries? If there is khujali for fighting it can be done on the cricket ground. Still If we want to build up the defense then why not indigenous as we have scores of engineers and such people why not use them and give the more jobs to indians then giving it to foreign countries?
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by on Feb 09, 2007 02:23 AM Permalink
So, who is responsible for increasing Indian Defense, you mean? That is also one of your question? Is that right?
