tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post3165810153326678216..comments2024-03-29T05:44:18.835-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: Foreign rifles trump “Make in India”Broadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-14751511326025592522018-05-07T19:32:47.280-07:002018-05-07T19:32:47.280-07:00The problem with the IA concept of Net-Centricity ...The problem with the IA concept of Net-Centricity is that it just doesn't exist. The IA has not been able to deploy or expand a Tactical C3I system despite a horror-show collection of CIDSS design & development gaffes. Even the rudiments of kitchen-garden MIS have eluded the IA units and headquarters - here crores of Rupees have been spent in the name of 'automation'. In all seriousness, the Army has just about mastered 'cut-and-paste' and rudiments of word processing; conceptualising and development of network-based systems for decision-suppport and operational command are eons away. In a world of 'big data' and geo-informatics, the IA top-brass and the General Staff are very, very IT-challenged due to limited exposure and training, and camouflaged by their propensity to create inflated staff and office establishments at a whim, where Computer Operators form the cutting edge of clerical hordes.<br /><br />A glance at the photos of the turret interiors of the Pak Al-Khalid will reveal that the PA has used a simple (COTS) flat-panel display as a (prototype) BMS interface. The ad-hoc system is likely to upscale, evolve and mature with use. Given that Pak has had a mature air-defence C3I system well before us, there is little doubt that they will develop a working BMS protype and proceed to expand and upgrade it.<br /><br />The IA's stumbling efforts at BMS conceptualising were fatally flawed. They roped in big-guns to field prototype designs using fancy GIS platforms, showcased the pimped-up prototypes in lab conditions to obtain approvals for further development and then 'asked for the moon' including Software Defined Radio (SDR) and backbone infrastructure. At no time was the concept ever tested or evaluated on a field test-bed by actual users, using a basic prototyping approach to capture and hone user requirements, using existing data-capable combat net radio. <br /><br />I think the IA is best served with WhatsApp and Google Maps! We are not BMS-ready, and will not be ready for another 25 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-2751315192609478712018-05-05T22:29:49.395-07:002018-05-05T22:29:49.395-07:00another good move by MoD. shut down all the projec...another good move by MoD. shut down all the projects which are nearing a decade in processing. this way at least all stakeholders can replan their resources rather than waiting forever for an elusive order. I think the nomination concept will continue and all private players must give up hopes of getting huge orders. that will never happen no matter who is in power. they should be happy to play second fiddle to DPSU's and this way there will be no controversy and no media house will show interest and no allegations will ever come. playing safe is best approach even though armed forces will get what they want after a few decades!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-85014672725399844332018-05-05T21:25:25.727-07:002018-05-05T21:25:25.727-07:00This is just a reflection of the strategic philoso...This is just a reflection of the strategic philosophy of the armed forces. As Abhijit Iyer-Mitra has been eloquently pointing out elsewhere, our approach to war is predicated on losing 1/3rd of warm bodies in the armed forces, which is no different from the general national consensus that human life is cheaper than equipment. Ergo a Mughal approach to defence where numbers = security, especially infantry. This government's hands are cleaner than the previous one's but security outcomes are sadly similar. The abject civilian disinterest in defence matters makes a case for compulsory draft. Unless the middle and upper class folks have family serving in the forces, this cavalier attitude will persist. Will it take a war to jolt us out of this reverie?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-41106847879741894142018-05-05T19:28:42.934-07:002018-05-05T19:28:42.934-07:00Ah, Ajai working hard again to keep 'scientifi...Ah, Ajai working hard again to keep 'scientific bureaucrats'employed. Incidentally how many of these lovelies from indian r&d establishments are in any battle shape..lets chin up and face the truth..indian r&d sucks. Despite the money. Because the money brings into existence a gigantic machinery that spends all its time working for the next windfall...lets stop bullshitting ..current BMS plans are already outdated with the advent of machine learning, AI and Deep Learning creating new defence neural networks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-3456278613124892222018-05-05T08:42:59.907-07:002018-05-05T08:42:59.907-07:00 BMS ? Credibility?? Please give us concrete evid... BMS ? Credibility?? Please give us concrete evidence that BMS has actually helped any nation / army, if at all . Would appreciate an in depth report on its use by Israel - the only nation / armed forces I believe , who could give us an in depth knowledge on the system.Again , the same needs to be counter checked any number of times. Let us not put our country at peril by basing our decisionssolely on info available on the internet.<br />In the absence of any credible int / info , i would rather go along with equipping our soldiers ( infantry and or soldiers from other arms / services performing infantry oriented roles) with a good quality weapon.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-33854893159367327252018-05-05T02:35:52.498-07:002018-05-05T02:35:52.498-07:00am sure army would hated doing this. Years of dela...am sure army would hated doing this. Years of delayed decisions and returning money , this is what has led to this.<br />There seems to be no link between budget and multi year perspective plan !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-73331504795114914062018-05-05T02:04:18.909-07:002018-05-05T02:04:18.909-07:00Though there can be points and counterpoints in su...Though there can be points and counterpoints in support of futuristic systems. Much of this has been lifted off the thousands of pseudo intellectual published by Arms majors abroad. In the last decade lip service has been given at expensive seminars while the DA firms have kept on rolling up the price of such projects to such an extent that the initial installment will bring them profits and they know thereafter the project will automatically collapse in an inward spiral due the the differences in user perceptions over a period of time. Better to get weapons for the soldiers where a thousand cuts are being inflicted by our enemies the conventional wayGarunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06162149921706006030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-8122911082681233352018-05-04T22:26:14.986-07:002018-05-04T22:26:14.986-07:00The BMS raises the question of who makes decisions...The BMS raises the question of who makes decisions for the forces when they are engaged in combat. Perhaps it is opined that such a system is more efficacious for the higher echelons to communicate with each other.<br /> Is the army not adequately equipped with small arms and other requirements for it's basic units? Then, it is better to make up this shortfall at the earliest, perhaps.Aditya Mookerjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10561497022747584987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-74061920467962302822018-05-04T20:42:47.614-07:002018-05-04T20:42:47.614-07:00NSR says ---
It evokes the ghosts of HF-24 Marut ...NSR says ---<br /><br />It evokes the ghosts of HF-24 Marut fighter bomber scuttling and going with Migs and destroying entire aerospace infrastructure...<br />India suffered grieviously due to this mistake and is still trying to recover...<br /><br />No wonder India or its armed forces never learn...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com