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font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003ESignificant breakthrough in arms exports with $155 million contract\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 10th Nov 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn an unprecedented breakthrough in indigenous weapons systems exports, Pune-based Bharat Forge announced on Wednesday that Kalyani Strategic Systems – a wholly owned subsidiary – “has been awarded an export order for a 155 millimetre (mm) artillery gun platform to be executed over a three-year timeframe.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The total value of the order is USD 155.5 million,” stated a company media release. That amounts to approximately Rs 1,265 crore – more than one-tenth the value of India’s annual defence exports in each of the last two years.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBharat Forge has neither announced the name of the buyer country, nor the type of gun being exported. However, Ministry of Defence (MoD) sources have confirmed that the buyer country is Armenia and the order consists of 155 mm, 39 calibre howitzers that are mounted on trucks for mobility.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESources in the MoD say that the order has been made public only to conform to Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) regulations that demand the publication of information that is likely to affect stock prices.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBharat Forge had its board meeting on Wednesday.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAt the price that Bharat Forge has divulged, the Armenian order will involve the purchase of four-to-five regiments of 155 mm mounted gun systems (MGS). Each regiment consists of 18-20 guns.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“This order, to a non-conflict zone, is a great testament to the Government of India’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat agenda and its sustained push to promote exports of indigenously designed, developed and manufactured (IDDM) advanced defence platforms from India,” stated the Bharat Forge press release.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBharat Forge is becoming a big player in artillery gun systems, along with Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL). Both companies are working with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in developing the indigenous Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS), a 155 mm, 52 calibre howitzer that is significantly heavier, more powerful and has a longer range that the MGS.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThis order will have a significant impact on the growth of overall defence exports.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EThe Government has stated in the Rajya Sabha (the upper House of Parliament) on February 10, 2020 that India’s\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003Edefence exports have grown seven-fold in the last two years from Rs.1,522 crore in 2016-17 to Rs.10,746 crore in 2018-19.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAccording to an analysis by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EBusiness Standard\u003C\/i\u003E, the value of authorization\/ licences issued by the Department of Defence Production to private companies, and actual export by defence public sector undertakings (DPSUs) and the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), the value of defence exports during preceding years has grown as shown in the graphic.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgvi--dUwWCnlP9MwuUDd3wRTX481iSWsdKwRxTlkA2AUf-aaYPAnwNx4rjES-6l72YidpZmr45vZdjcHdYR2xfnkpBRfZJ73eTS9K_lP209RKvXLepc44Y0-LbGfI429EcuOPIQMQcfi-TSoC2gM3_WNfkyJ31E_YxfbQHPgH8xS2DpiosAoMbqx_k\/s1276\/AA%20Australia.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"956\" data-original-width=\"1276\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgvi--dUwWCnlP9MwuUDd3wRTX481iSWsdKwRxTlkA2AUf-aaYPAnwNx4rjES-6l72YidpZmr45vZdjcHdYR2xfnkpBRfZJ73eTS9K_lP209RKvXLepc44Y0-LbGfI429EcuOPIQMQcfi-TSoC2gM3_WNfkyJ31E_YxfbQHPgH8xS2DpiosAoMbqx_k\/s16000\/AA%20Australia.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EA Royal Australian Navy helicopter conducts a cross-deck landing on an Indian warship as part of inter-operability trainin\u003C\/i\u003Eg\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; 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font-size: large;\"\u003EUnderlining the importance that New Delhi is according to its growing defence engagement with Tokyo, Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) arrived in Japan for a visit from November 5-9.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn Japan, Kumar will attend the\u003Cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Einauguration of the 2022 edition of Exercise MALABAR, being held off Yokosuka.Four countries – Australia, Japan, the US and India – will participate in\u0026nbsp;the\u003Cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E30\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Eanniversaryof Exercise MALABAR.\u003Cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAhead of Exercise MALABAR, India’s CNS met his counterparts in the Royal Australian Navy, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\"\u003EJapan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) and the US Navy on Saturday.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EExercise MALABAR includes sophisticated naval drills, in which the four navies practice engaging a hostile power (a euphemism for China) that acted aggressively to block freedom of navigation and disrupt the shipping lanes in the Western Pacific.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EExercise MALABAR, which was first held in 1992 as a bilateral naval exercise between the US and Indian navies, has steadily grown in size and sophistication. Along the way it co-opted the Australian and Japanese navies and incorporated actual warfighting drills – such as anti-submarine patrolling – that would come in use against China in an actual conflict.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\"\u003E“The leaders exchanged views on further enhancing inter-operability in future editions of MALABAR,” said the\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EIndian ministry of defence (MoD)\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\"\u003E.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn 2011, after China’s navy, called the People’s Liberation Army (Navy), or PLA(N), began patrolling the South China Sea aggressively and began occupying islands that were contested between China and other littoral states, President Barack Obama signalled his concern by announcing a “pivot to Asia.” This involved redeploying up to 60 per cent of the US Navy to the Western Pacific.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EStrategist Bruce Jones stated, “The Western Pacific is becoming to today what East Germany was to the Cold War; the front line of tensions between the world’s leading military powers. Its deep waters have replaced the European heartland as the fault line of geopolitical tensions.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe PLA(N) wants to\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Edominate a maritime defence perimeter encompassing the South China Sea, the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Gulf. These waters extend up to what is called the First Island Chain, running from Sakhalin in the north to Borneo in the south, along the Kuril Islands, Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, the northern Philippines and Borneo. The PLA(N) believes this maritime space must be dominated for the physical security of China’s coastal economic powerhouses, for asserting its maritime claims, and for deterring Taiwan.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy the early 2000s a more ambitious Beijing embraced the “Far Seas” concept, looking several hundred kilometres further afield. This involves dominating the approaches to the Second Island Chain, which runs north-to-south from the eastern edge of the Japanese archipelago, along the line joining the Bonin and Marshal islands, the Marianas, Guam and the Palau archipelago.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EChina has partnered Russia and Iran in building naval capabilities. These three countries have stepped up joint naval exercises, including in the Mediterranean in 2015, the South China Sea in 2016, the Yellow Sea in 2018, and the East China Sea in 2019. Joint drills in 2019 and 2022 included Iran.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn January 2022, China and Russia announced a partnership with “no limits” at a summit meeting in Beijing. As the two countries edge closer, Russia seems likely to agree to allow China access to its global network of overseas naval bases, providing it the global reach that it does not yet have.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn Japan, Kumar\u003Cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2c2c2c;\"\u003Ewill also witness an\u003Cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EInternational Fleet Review (IFR)at Yokosuka on Nov 6, conducted by the JMSDFto commemorate the 70\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003Eanniversary of its formation\u003C\/span\u003E.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETo participate in the IFR and Exercise MALABAR – 2022, two Indian warships – Indian Naval Ship\u003Cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;(INS)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EShivalik and Kamorta\u003Cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;– have already\u003C\/span\u003Earrived in Yokosuka. This is a significantly smaller participation than during previous years.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EEven so, the Indian MoD says that the presence of\u0026nbsp;indigenously built Indian warshipsat these multi-national events will be an opportunity to\u003Cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Eshowcase the country’s warship-building capabilities.\u003Cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“As one of the observer navies in the\u003Cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EWestern Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS), the CNS will attend the 18\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EWPNS on November 7-8 at Yokohama, being hosted by Japan, as the current chair of WPNS,” announced the MoD.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIndia’s CNS would also be\u003Cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;“\u003C\/span\u003Einteracting with his counterparts and other Heads of Delegations from close to 30 countries\u003Cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Eparticipating in the IFR, WPNS and MALABAR,” said the MoD.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEilAXVtTNbH2ZCsM9gU0W1PPk7YMJY4gLApFAzjftQ0rCZXv7LLRnDnWFNeuvHrnfhUrMcyhpliZmCkC-BCC2kMUBThnbB5mHsX0kOurEWDXhc2P2wFucooyUyyvnpeiJS7K2SKVtW2Y90-n-p1miOYmKSVZw7RMj4dGdbadyiYIl49rWZZIe7wNIce\/s956\/Aa%20Aus-Ind.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"956\" data-original-width=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEilAXVtTNbH2ZCsM9gU0W1PPk7YMJY4gLApFAzjftQ0rCZXv7LLRnDnWFNeuvHrnfhUrMcyhpliZmCkC-BCC2kMUBThnbB5mHsX0kOurEWDXhc2P2wFucooyUyyvnpeiJS7K2SKVtW2Y90-n-p1miOYmKSVZw7RMj4dGdbadyiYIl49rWZZIe7wNIce\/s16000\/Aa%20Aus-Ind.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EAustralian and Indian warships exercise together\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EEven as preparations continued for Exercise MALABAR, the Indian and Australian Navies conducted a Maritime Partnership Exercise in the Bay of Bengal from November 2-3. Australian Navy ships HMAS Adelaide and HMAS Anzac participated, along with Indian Navy ships INS Jalashwa and Kavaratti. According to an MoD release from New Delhi, “The exercises included tactical maneouvres, helicopter landings and amphibious operations.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/8405829310101192680\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/11\/navy-chief-in-japan-for-quadrilateral.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8405829310101192680"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8405829310101192680"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/11\/navy-chief-in-japan-for-quadrilateral.html","title":"Navy chief in Japan for quadrilateral Exercise Malabar, International Fleet Review"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Ajai Shukla"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16488839157370084666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgvi--dUwWCnlP9MwuUDd3wRTX481iSWsdKwRxTlkA2AUf-aaYPAnwNx4rjES-6l72YidpZmr45vZdjcHdYR2xfnkpBRfZJ73eTS9K_lP209RKvXLepc44Y0-LbGfI429EcuOPIQMQcfi-TSoC2gM3_WNfkyJ31E_YxfbQHPgH8xS2DpiosAoMbqx_k\/s72-c\/AA%20Australia.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-704259700414868440"},"published":{"$t":"2022-11-03T17:19:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-11-03T17:19:16.059-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"defence planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The challenge:  Handling a high-tech Chinese military"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgDC7ZPQFfEldB8_BD3v7NyXaeZVWwpFY1ys2u91b3_NwiNmC_IEr7Sm6jAh2A6fgJdlq0Aoq5_j0pJ5UI55SExAQP-7F9gxoFNqn_992zLhrOlzcb5QF2wJHLXAyjBvrZg-uze8zqhhLTzwwj94XFfDWSeMA3rDIRDi9Z37r1JYpQxWb0vvaZtBg0y\/s640\/1667502669-1507.jpg.webp\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"158\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgDC7ZPQFfEldB8_BD3v7NyXaeZVWwpFY1ys2u91b3_NwiNmC_IEr7Sm6jAh2A6fgJdlq0Aoq5_j0pJ5UI55SExAQP-7F9gxoFNqn_992zLhrOlzcb5QF2wJHLXAyjBvrZg-uze8zqhhLTzwwj94XFfDWSeMA3rDIRDi9Z37r1JYpQxWb0vvaZtBg0y\/s16000\/1667502669-1507.jpg.webp\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EUnanswered questions remain over India's readiness for such a contingency\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAjai Shukla\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 4th Nov 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EInaugurating a new production line last Sunday in Vadodara, Gujarat, where Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) will build C-295 transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) in technology partnership with Airbus Defence and Space, Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked up his vision of “\u003Ci\u003Eatmanirbharta\u003C\/i\u003E.” India, he declared, would soon be a huge manufacturer of transport aircraft, having shed the “makeshift approach” of the previous government where the manufacturing sector barely survived through subsidies.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EYet there remain serious questions over the Indian military’s capabilities, and whether it could prevail in the two-front war that analysts anticipate,\u0026nbsp;with China fighting its version of an “informatised war”, in which killer robots, driven and enhanced by artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum computing quickly put paid to an Indian Army that is driven in a more conventional manner. Many believe that such a war is unlikely, as China would not want to be seen as needing Pakistani help in slapping down a smaller and weaker India. Even so, an opportunistic Pakistani military might not spurn the opportunity to jump into the fray.\u0026nbsp;Unanswered questions remain, therefore, over whether India has equipped and readied itself for such a contingency, or whether our military would go into battle in 2022-23 using tactics and equipment very similar to those it used in the 1999 Kargil conflict.\u0026nbsp;What exactly has changed; and what badly needs to?\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFirst, a key development that has transformed the modern battlefield — as observed in glimpses in\u0026nbsp;Azerbaijan-Armenia and also in Ukraine — is the new threat to ground forces posed by remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs), or weaponised drones, that are driven by ultra-modern technologies.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EThese constitute a potent threat to Indian forces, including those in depth.\u0026nbsp;Armed drones, freed to operate by the early destruction of the enemy’s air defence weapon systems, can vault over the enemy’s forward defences to\u0026nbsp;strike its\u0026nbsp;reserve echelons, tactical infrastructure such as headquarters and communication nodes, logistics units such as ammunition dumps and geographical bottlenecks that force troops to concentrate, presenting lucrative targets.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EWhile Pakistan enjoys\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;rough parity with India in legacy weapon systems, it is beginning to enjoy superiority in drone warfare, thanks to the RPVs supplied by China, including the Wing Loong and RPVs obtained from Iran and Turkey.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EIndia does not yet have a doctrine to counter these new threats, or a strategy to underpin a response framework. Even as China perfects its strategy and implements for fifth-generation warfare, our acquisition of drones and counter-drone systems continues to founder on slipshod procurement policies. A key reason for not having a tactical, and operational doctrine for drones is the lamentable absence of a National Security Strategy (NSS), which is essential for formulating strategic, operational and tactical concepts that, in turn, would shape\u0026nbsp;the development of the force. Without a technically proficient national security advisor (NSA), who can direct the making of apex-level policy, the military will not even know what war to prepare for.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EIt is evident that the current NSA does not accord a high priority to formulating a NSS, having pushed the responsibility on to the chief of defence staff (CDS), the department of military affairs (DMA) and various scientific establishments such as the Defence R\u0026amp;D Organisation. This is undesirable, since the CDS, from the time this post was conceived in 1999, was pointed towards tri-service force structuring, procurement, integration, and re-organisation of the existing single-service theatres into integrated tri-service commands.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EAnother critical Indian weakness lies in what has been dubbed “Grey Zone warfare”:\u0026nbsp;Which involves information, disinformation, cyber-attacks, gathering electronic, signals and satellite intelligence and altering historical records, as it did in Tawang, Doklam and Ladakh to find a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EJus ad Bellum\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E(rationale for a war). Chinese special forces could also\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Esnap undersea internet cables, leaving India isolated and unable to communicate securely with its allies.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EChina’s (and to a growing extent, Pakistan’s) domination of India's military in wartime is not just in high-tech fields such as Artificial Intelligence. It is also evident in conventional fields, such as long-range fires to support ground operations. In this, Indian forces that need fire to support ground operations have few choices besides Pinaka rockets and BrahMos cruise missiles. Meanwhile, Pakistan has acquired, or developed the Hatf series of missiles, and a cruise missile that can deliver a nuclear payload.\u0026nbsp;India’s ballistic missiles would constitute a form of deterrence,\u0026nbsp;if only China were\u0026nbsp;to leave the command and control systems functional.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EThe government, instead of making up these deficiencies, dismisses the military’s concerns. In the combined commanders’\u0026nbsp;conference, held in 2015 on INS Vikramaditya, Mr Modi collectively asked the commanders present what they considered India’s premier military threat. When the generals, air marshals and admirals said they considered China to be India’s most likely threat, Mr Modi would have done well to introduce the generals, admirals and air marshals to some of the tenets of informatised warfare. Instead, he sagely stated: “You may believe that but, from my perspective, I believe that China is not a military threat at all to India.”\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ELess than two years later, Indian troops were in eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation with Chinese troops in Doklam, Sikkim. Five years later, the PM found himself dealing with large-scale Chinese troop incursions in Eastern Ladakh, the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers and the loss of significant Indian territory in the Depsang sector at the northern tip of Ladakh.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EAlongside these disadvantages, one significant, and oft-overlooked military advantage that India has against China is the resilience and fighting quality of our combat forces.\u0026nbsp;The difficulties that soldiers face in high mountain terrain severely test\u0026nbsp;even the most rugged of them.\u0026nbsp;In contrast, the average Chinese soldier is a lone male child, pampered by an adoring family and ill-prepared for the hazards and discomforts of the Line of Actual Control (LAC)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EIn the confrontation in Doklam, Sikkim, where Indian and Chinese soldiers were lined up eyeball-to-eyeball, senior Indian commanders recount that they could sense the uncertainty in the Chinese line. While Indian soldiers had to be restrained — verbally as well as physically — from pushing the Chinese troops back, our chief interpreter heard the Chinese officers to the rear of their line threatening to open fire on any of their soldiers who wavered or withdrew from the line.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EThis man-to-man advantage that Indian jawans on the LAC enjoy over the relatively comfort-loving Chinese soldiers would be eroded once the ranks of hardened jawans, enrolled on long-service tenures, are diluted by significant numbers of so-called Agniveers — soldiers enrolled on short-service tenures of four years. Of these, only 20 per cent (25,000 soldiers from each year’s batch of 125,000) will be retained in service for long-service tenures. There is apprehension amongst the generals that, as the percentage of Agniveers rises, the hard edge of the army will soften.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe only redeeming factor is that, in any war with China, India would not be alone. With its growing relations with Indo-Pacific democracies such as Japan, Australia, the UK and the US, New Delhi would react to the inevitable reverses by quickly aligning and combining forces with the AUKUS and Quadrilateral groupings. China would find its forces being split in two directions — the land border with India and the South China Sea maritime theatre. Handling the diplomatic and strategic levers in this conundrum would be a major challenge for New Delhi.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/704259700414868440\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/11\/the-challenge-handling-high-tech.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/704259700414868440"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/704259700414868440"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/11\/the-challenge-handling-high-tech.html","title":"The challenge:  Handling a high-tech Chinese military"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Broadsword"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13076780076240598482"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgDC7ZPQFfEldB8_BD3v7NyXaeZVWwpFY1ys2u91b3_NwiNmC_IEr7Sm6jAh2A6fgJdlq0Aoq5_j0pJ5UI55SExAQP-7F9gxoFNqn_992zLhrOlzcb5QF2wJHLXAyjBvrZg-uze8zqhhLTzwwj94XFfDWSeMA3rDIRDi9Z37r1JYpQxWb0vvaZtBg0y\/s72-c\/1667502669-1507.jpg.webp","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-7962544899966709805"},"published":{"$t":"2022-10-31T06:28:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-10-31T06:28:06.718-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"PM at inauguration of C-295 line: \"Time for made-in-India passenger aircraft\""},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; 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font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-size: xx-large; font-style: italic;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003EPM Narendra Modi with Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran (left) and Airbus Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer (right) during foundation stone laying ceremony of C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing plant in Vadodara\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAjai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness\u0026nbsp;Standard\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003ENew Delhi, 30 October\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he could foresee that India would soon be manufacturing big passenger aircraft that would proudly bear the words ‘Made in India’. He was speaking at the foundation stone ceremony of the Tata-Airbus C295 aircraft manufacturing facility in Vadodara, Gujarat. The Rs 22,000-crore project is being seen as a win for Gujarat ahead of assembly elections in the state.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAddressing the gathering, the PM said, “India is moving forward with the mantra of ‘Make in India, Make for the World’….. The C-295 aircraft would bolster the logistical capability of the Indian Air Force (IAF).’’ While pointing out that India is making fighter jets, tanks, submarines, medicines, vaccines, electronic gadgets, mobile phones and cars that are popular in many countries, the PM said India would now become a huge manufacturer of transport aircraft.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EPutting stress on the increased demand for passenger and cargo aircraft, the PM said India would need more than 2,000 aircraft in the next 15 years. ‘’Today is a crucial step in this direction.’’\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESpeaking at the event, Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran said, ‘’This is a historic moment not only for the Tata Group but for the country, as it embraces the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of being truly ‘Atmanirbhar’”.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAirbus chief executive officer Guillaume Faury said, ‘’Our teams are committed to supporting the modernisation of the Indian Air Force with the C295 programme, which will also contribute to the development of the private defence manufacturing sector in the country.’’\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ECongratulating the two groups, the PM said more than 100 medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs) were associated with the project.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Highlighting that India is creating an unprecedented environment for manufacturing in the country, Modi cited the creation of a simplified, globally competitive, corporate tax structure, permitting 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) across sectors, opening up defence and space sectors for \u0026nbsp;private companies, reforming 29 central labour laws into four codes, abolishing 33,000 compliances, and creating the Goods and Service Tax that put an end to a complex web of dozens of taxes.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHe recalled a time when the dominant thought was to focus on the service sector as manufacturing was considered to be beyond reach. “Today, we are improving both services and manufacturing sectors… India is preparing to stay ahead of everyone in manufacturing,” he said.\u0026nbsp;While reiterating the investment-friendly policies, the PM urged India Inc to move aggressively on manufacturing without losing the current opportunity. “Growth momentum of India has been maintained despite COVID-19 pandemic, war and supply-chain disruptions.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EModi said that over $3 billion has been invested in the aerospace sector alone. Post 2014, investment in this sector grew five times larger then what had been invested during 2000 to 2014. “We aim to scale our defence manufacturing beyond $25 billion by 2025. Our defence exports will also exceed $5 billion,” he added.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Today our policies are stable, predictable and futuristic,” he said. “A new saga of economic reforms is being written in India and the manufacturing sector is reaping the most benefits from this, apart from the states.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe PM lamented the “makeshift approach” of the previous government where the manufacturing sector was kept barely functional through subsidy.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EUnder the C295 project, a consortium of two Tata Group companies – Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) and Tata Consultancy Services, led by TASL – will assemble 40 Airbus transport aircraft with manufacturing technology supplied by Airbus Defence and Space. This is the first time a private firm has been entrusted with manufacturing an entire military aircraft.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe project will also involve Airbus supplying the first 16 transport aircraft ready-built in Seville, Spain. The aircraft can be used for both military and civilian purposes.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe first 16 “fly-away-condition” aircraft are scheduled to be received by the IAF between September 2023 and August 2025. The first C-295s assembled in Vadodra are expected to be delivered from September 2026.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/7962544899966709805\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/pm-at-inauguration-of-c-295-line-time.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7962544899966709805"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7962544899966709805"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/pm-at-inauguration-of-c-295-line-time.html","title":"PM at inauguration of C-295 line: \"Time for made-in-India passenger aircraft\""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Broadsword"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13076780076240598482"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhbIUGuiCgLCQL1aM4svKXsIMsVLBAiwLJmr-Md0r8VK7LeEAPJrzRUsUwjRU1q-lpKPBXdAOJDKBn0-E9EicdixR62ckDaIuDW5em9HnDGGjinAebCSq3cDqU63Fj9f81032FDXO4xBtjCYn_aViJZM8ZKQ9foj9xhpj_Ze5TWVKOzJNwWvUabzXuA\/s72-c\/1667152903-1405.jpg.webp","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-6352089339941819258"},"published":{"$t":"2022-10-28T02:23:00.005-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-10-28T02:23:40.555-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ordnance factories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Gujarat bags ~22,000-cr project to build C-295 light transporter with Tatas, Airbus"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhzgHqyDvIdNnJel49nRgfxitS8m2ecGURQ2qHJpdquywAhhljUwqqRzEbpBXFm6imy3ZT9WFLr_0RyvlU-cTW3KQ2_eDH-_S28MnQEMT7bipE-lYYE5nruZ2y1UcvSFmEHLkvyWdRcxElanEWxEY7jr5BM71UGrU9ZIyWlssctyq3U0zKFba6Mu4uN\/s970\/AA%20C-295.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"638\" data-original-width=\"970\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhzgHqyDvIdNnJel49nRgfxitS8m2ecGURQ2qHJpdquywAhhljUwqqRzEbpBXFm6imy3ZT9WFLr_0RyvlU-cTW3KQ2_eDH-_S28MnQEMT7bipE-lYYE5nruZ2y1UcvSFmEHLkvyWdRcxElanEWxEY7jr5BM71UGrU9ZIyWlssctyq3U0zKFba6Mu4uN\/s16000\/AA%20C-295.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBuilding the C-295 transport aircraft for the IAF by a Tata-Airbus consortium is being billed as a major boost for the domestic aerospace sector\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003ENew Delhi, 27 October\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EPrime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone on Sunday for a plant in Vadodara that will manufacture the C-295 transport aircraft. This\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Econtract is expected to support the development of India’s aerospace ecosystem, bringing investment and 15,000 skilled direct jobs and 10,000 indirect positions over the coming decade, according to Airbus officials.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Thursday announced it had, for the first time, entrusted a private firm — Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) — to manufacture an entire aircraft for the military.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOn September 24, 2021, MoD had signed a ~21,935 crore contract with Airbus for 56 C-295 aircraft. Since they were to replace the Indian Air Force’s (IAF’s) legacy fleet of Avro HS-748 aircraft, this deal earned the sobriquet of ‘Avro replacement programme’.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe ‘Avro replacement programme’ will require TASL to develop an entire industrial ecosystem: from manufacture, assembly, testing and qualification, to delivery and maintenance over the aircraft’s lifecycle.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe IAF will be the 35th\u0026nbsp;operator of the C-295 worldwide. Airbus already has orders for 278 of these aircraft, of which more than 200 are already in operation.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAddressing a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday, Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar said, under the terms of the contract, Airbus would build the first 16 aircraft on its final assembly line in Seville (Spain) and deliver them to the IAF in ‘fly-away condition’.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe subsequent 40 aircraft are to be manufactured in India by the Indian Aircraft Contractor — a Tata consortium consisting of TASL and Tata Consultancy Services, led by TASL.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe first 16 fly-away aircraft are scheduled to be received by the IAF between September 2023 and August 2025. The first Made-in-India aircraft is expected from September 2026.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn March, MoD signed an offset contract with Airbus Defence and Space through which Airbus will discharge its offset obligations through direct purchase of eligible products and services from Indian Offset Partners, stated the MoD in a press release.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe MoD announced on Thursday that 96 per cent of the total man hour work per aircraft that Airbus employs at its manufacturing facility at Spain would be undertaken in India by the Tata consortium. This will involve manufacturing in India of over 13,400 detailed parts, 4,600 sub-assemblies and all seven major component assemblies, along with tools, jigs, and testers.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESystems such as engines, landing gear, and avionics will be provided by Airbus Defence and Space and integrated on the aircraft by the Tata consortium. The aircraft will be tested as an integrated system by the consortium.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe defence secretary stated on Thursday that he was very confident in the ability of the Tata Airbus consortium to build even larger transport aircraft in the future.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAfter completion of delivery of 56 aircraft to IAF, Airbus Defence and Space will be allowed to sell the aircraft manufactured in India to civil operators and export to countries which are cleared by the Government of India.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe IAF Vice Chief, Air Marshal Sandeep Singh stated that the C-295 surpasses the performance of the two medium transport aircraft that the IAF currently operates: the Avro and the Antonov-32. A decision on replacing the ageing AN-32 would be taken after five years, he said.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe C-295 is powered by two Pratt \u0026amp; Whitney PW-127 turboprop engines and can carry up to 71 troops, or 50 paratroopers with battle loads. It can ferry supplies to locations that are not accessible to the IAF’s heavier transport aircraft, such as the C-17 Globemaster III, C-130J Super Hercules or Ilyushin 76.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe C-295 can also be used for medical evacuation (medevac), using either basic litters or mobile intensive care units with life support equipment. It can also perform special missions, disaster response and maritime patrol duties.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe MoD has earlier said that the C-295 would boost the tactical airlift capability of the IAF, especially in the North and Northeastern borders and the Andaman \u0026amp; Nicobar Islands.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe C-295 is the first major win in India for Airbus Defence. There could be more ahead, including the naval utility helicopter tender, in which it is offering the H135M and AS565 Panther.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAirbus is also participating in the IAF’s acquisition of airborne refuelling tankers, for which it has fielded the A330 MRTT.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/6352089339941819258\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/gujarat-bags-22000-cr-project-to-build.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6352089339941819258"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6352089339941819258"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/gujarat-bags-22000-cr-project-to-build.html","title":"Gujarat bags ~22,000-cr project to build C-295 light transporter with Tatas, Airbus"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Broadsword"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13076780076240598482"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhzgHqyDvIdNnJel49nRgfxitS8m2ecGURQ2qHJpdquywAhhljUwqqRzEbpBXFm6imy3ZT9WFLr_0RyvlU-cTW3KQ2_eDH-_S28MnQEMT7bipE-lYYE5nruZ2y1UcvSFmEHLkvyWdRcxElanEWxEY7jr5BM71UGrU9ZIyWlssctyq3U0zKFba6Mu4uN\/s72-c\/AA%20C-295.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});