Modi Sarkar/Policy Initiatives and its Fallout 4/2017 (8th October 2017)

Hon’ble PM of India Shri Modi Ji

 

Defence Part -1

What Sitharaman needs to do, to reform India’s Defense Sector ?

After period of three & half years of Modi Govt., a defense minister has been installed. Hope fully for the remainder of Modi Govt., Besides acquisitions, she must reorganize the civilian – military hierarchy. A good minister is some one who sets goals, takes decisions, has sound judgment, listens, learns from experiences, and has authority within the Govt. (Though very doubtful proposition in the present dispensation).

Raffle Deal stands diluted.

IAF had projected a requirement of 126 MMRCA (4^th Generation Aircraft). The process commenced in the year 2007 with RFP (Request for Proposal) floated. Six vendors responded. 3 from Europe 2 from US and 1 Russian. A very extensive assessment process was set in. The stages were A-Technical Evaluation  B- Operational Assessment (At High Altitude, Desserts High Temp., C- Temperate Climate D- Hidden Costs E- Finalization  F- Price Negotiation. After the first Five stages Raffle of French Origin was identified to be most suitable It is only during the PNC a technical hitch had arisen between HAL and OEM, witch could have been sorted out amicably. In the mean time Govt. had changed and our extra ordinary active PM took initiative to dilute the complete deal. The PM went to France and Signed a deal for 36 Aircraft at the cost 3 times of the deal of the original process. And more then three years are to lapse and there is no sign of those 36 Aircraft. Will some body raise a question to our Hon’ble PM.

Visit of Mattis the US Defence Minister to India

He primarily came to sell LOCKHEED’s defunct Aircraft F-16 to India. Along with to transfer technology and manufacturing plant. We should not forget that F-16 is a third Generation Aircraft and this was the 1^st Aircraft declared unsuitable by the IAF at very initial stages.     

AWACS – (Air Bone Warning and Control System).

The system is a force multiplier. IAF acquired three such platforms mounted on IL-76 Aircraft in the year 2010. We just have only 3 of them. To day when be are talking of two front war, we need to have at least 10 to 12 of them. Just to elaborate China has 20, Pakis have 7 of them and we are sitting with 3 of them.

 Wake up India, Stakes are high, are we the people of India Vigilant.