tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post6098716636258260398..comments2024-03-29T05:44:18.835-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: Induction of new artillery guns shows promise for indigenous defence firmsBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-75460248882574616932019-02-17T13:08:12.836-08:002019-02-17T13:08:12.836-08:00Even so a development and production contract give...Even so a development and production contract given to the Kalyani's for the ULH to meet the Army's requirements will give far more dividends compared to ordering more M777 from BAe Systems. Critical Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355704141183886663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-18290574610618869922019-02-12T21:06:35.483-08:002019-02-12T21:06:35.483-08:00Dear People above, please study the subject do you...Dear People above, please study the subject do your homework before making random comments<br /><br />1. MoD cant follow ATAGS model in fighter jet acquisition because ATAGS is a product under development which will take at least another 5 years to prove itself. Whereas the RAFALE / EURO TYPHOON you are talking about are proven products which are in-service world-wide.(I feel silly to have answered this)<br /><br />2. Don't go by the comments from companies about ready products available. Question is how many of them have & are meeting the Army requirements and how many have qualified during the trials? The answer is none. ATAGS also has only gone through DRDO trials not the User trials.<br /><br />3. Most of the Guns mentioned in the article are just claims. None of them (except ATAGS) have been fired even once in India. Hence the only job it can do is be a display piece in expos and exhibitions and be used by general public to click selfies.Defence analystnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-30834475728461125902019-02-09T03:19:06.941-08:002019-02-09T03:19:06.941-08:00it is heartening to see progress on artillery indu...it is heartening to see progress on artillery inductions and we must keep our fingers crossed because so far no one is crying scams yet. if a large order is given then all hell will break loose. we must give piecemeal orders at regular intervals to keep the lines running.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-39689079263214469092019-02-06T15:29:23.076-08:002019-02-06T15:29:23.076-08:00Several things I don't understand here. I hope...Several things I don't understand here. I hope Col Shukla that you can answer these<br /><br />1. Why did the Army buy American M777 if they knew there was an indigenous equivalent system available?<br /><br />2. What is the Army's Artillery plans? How many and how many different types of towed, wheeled, tracked artillery are they going to buy? <br /><br />3. If there are 2 competing solutions for a ULH system. One of them foreign and its analogous solution which is indigenous, shouldn't preference be given to the indigenous solution? In this case the Kalyani group ULH<br /><br />4. Is the army looking to limit the types of caliber of their artillery systems? It seems that there are far too many 155mm x 52mm, 155mm x 45mm, 155mm x 39mm, 130mm, 122mm, 105mm. Standardizing ammunition will also help them save costs wouldn't it?<br /><br />5. Now that we are inducting newer and retiring older artillery pieces how much manpower will be saved per new artillery piece in total? <br /><br />I do apologize if I sound silly. But please do let me know. Critical Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355704141183886663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-14838480165788473142019-02-06T04:40:20.592-08:002019-02-06T04:40:20.592-08:00Artillery is success story since there was continu...Artillery is success story since there was continuous botch up in acquisitions. <br />Yes , Tata and Kalyan’s need to offer a truck mounted version . Then almost whole artillery will become localised.<br />We should order atleast 500 more K-9, induct them at a slow rate of 50-75 per year.<br /><br />By the way what is the total savings we as a nation get if 1500 of these are bought ? <br />how many jobs design creates ? <br />This information is a must in such a blog.<br /><br />Repeat the process for assault rifles. Ask kalyani to design one based on AR-15.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-25451663670748873122019-02-05T22:12:14.124-08:002019-02-05T22:12:14.124-08:00MoD has cleared an initial order for 150 guns, sub...MoD has cleared an initial order for 150 guns, subject to successful trials. The lowest bidder will get to build 107 guns, while the more expensive bidder will build the remaining 43, at the lowest bidder’s price. .......<br /><br /><br />WHY THE ABOVE FORMULA COULD NOT BE ADOPTED IN THE RAFALE VS EURO TYPHOON ORDER.<br /><br />THERE WAS A 20% DISCOUNT ON OFFER AJAI JI PLEASE INVESTIGATE <br />Vikram_prasadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198432511981448264noreply@blogger.com