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Defence."},"subtitle":{"type":"html","$t":"strategy. economics. defence."},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/posts\/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default?alt=json-in-script\u0026start-index=9\u0026max-results=12000000\u0026orderby=published"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"},{"rel":"previous","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default?alt=json-in-script\u0026start-index=1\u0026max-results=12000000\u0026orderby=published"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Broadsword"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13076780076240598482"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"2700"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"9"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"12000000"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-5846728289409751522"},"published":{"$t":"2023-04-06T18:52:00.006-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-04-06T18:58:23.786-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Broadsword"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Civil aviation"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"West Asia"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"20 years after Iraq: Defining India-US relations"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhCzJwYmkqKP4EmFX7zWXLrEaGSd2KYss-Bed3ODbVkkPRi4wLdbMGpv5dn6NZw-1UR-MhAtVTt6x8NzbzxsDV3wUsU_k6KChpCc_FK88uEqHY2OQBmmMEx-0fIcljPLhUXCzgyjwMFw_ab9mi7PcY5yH51uGXdOrACk2c4OsL8yojL05Yz-ODSGb2p\/s2054\/AA%20Mosul.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1534\" data-original-width=\"2054\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhCzJwYmkqKP4EmFX7zWXLrEaGSd2KYss-Bed3ODbVkkPRi4wLdbMGpv5dn6NZw-1UR-MhAtVTt6x8NzbzxsDV3wUsU_k6KChpCc_FK88uEqHY2OQBmmMEx-0fIcljPLhUXCzgyjwMFw_ab9mi7PcY5yH51uGXdOrACk2c4OsL8yojL05Yz-ODSGb2p\/s16000\/AA%20Mosul.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\u003EAlong with my intrepid cameraman, Akhai Shimray, a quick snapshot at the gateway to Mosul, Iraq\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 7th April 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOn Sunday, it will be exactly 20 years since American tanks bludgeoned their way into Baghdad and “liberated” the Iraqi capital. The previous day, Saddam Hussein had fled from his presidential palace in the Green Zone to an underground hideaway, built by his fiercely loyal Albu Nasir tribesmen in his home city, Tikrit. This would be his refuge till December 2003, when he would be captured by American troops and hanged three years later.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAs US troops spread across Baghdad, so too did the journalists. In an image broadcast across the world, a frenzied Baghdad mob, helped by a US armoured vehicle, pulled down Saddam’s bronze statue at Firdos Square. A horde of us journalists looked down on this scene from the Paradise Hotel and Sheraton Ishtar Hotel, cameras whirring.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAt lunchtime on April 14\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E, I joined the journalists’ “outdoor broadcast” (OB) line up on the roof of the Sheraton Ishtar, an important part of all television news channels’ programming, in which news anchors would discuss with their correspondents on the ground the major news developments of the day. There must have been at least 50 to 60 of the world’s top war correspondents in that line up. Squinting to my right, I saw the legendary Robert Fisk beginning his OB. “There is a sense of rebirth in Baghdad, the end of an era,” he said. “Saddam is gone and the United States of America is here as the latest emperor.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBut my attention was quickly jolted back to my own cameraperson. Fisk was there for a routine news broadcast, but I had a far more important assignment. This was the first live OB from Iraq for New Delhi Television since the US military’s capture of Baghdad. It was tempting to follow Robert Fisk’s line, but I had sensed in my street conversations the beginnings of Iraqi resentment against American occupation and an inevitable backlash of Arab pride. And so I reported.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBack in India, I followed developments in Iraq and the growing Iraqi anger at America’s inability to restore law and order and infrastructure in the battered Iraqi capital. As anger grew, and a religious-sectarian insurgency pitted Iraq’s majority Shias against the Sunni minority, I learned in New Delhi about a request from Washington for an Indian Army division (some 18,000 troops) to take over responsibility for law and order enforcement in the Kurdish areas of Northern Iraq. While the story dominated the television news bulletins, there was silence from the government. But NDTV chief, Prannoy Roy, lost no time in sensing a news opportunity. Sending for me, Dr Roy proposed that I and a cameraperson took ourselves off to Northern Iraq – particularly the cities of Mosul and Erbil – and poll at least a thousand local residents for their views on whether Indian soldiers would be welcome as peacekeepers in Northern Iraq.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOn 19\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;August 2003, we drove into Baghdad from the Jordanian capital, Amman, a route that we had perfected through several news reporting trips into Iraq. With our polling sheets and cameras, we began our poll in Mosul, the main city in Kurdish northern Iraq.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe poll, which was the first ever held in the biblical city of Mosul, can best be described as eventful. It included our arrest – and subsequent release – by the Peshmarga, the Kurdish militia, who were not familiar with the concept of citizen opinion. Suffice to say, the Iraqis we polled roundly rejected the notion of Indian peacekeepers, instead opting for a UN-mandated mission with peacekeepers from different countries. When NDTV ran the story, it was viewed by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and PM Atal Behari Vajpayee himself ruled out the proposal to send Indian troops to Iraq.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EUS-Indian relations were beginning to flower at that time, but domestic Indian politics was not geared to support the notion of a “blood price” – the sacrifice of soldiers’ lives by allied forces as a gesture of solidarity. Vajpayee was politically savvy enough to see that, while this would be a huge boost to the US-India relationship, it would be regarded extremely negatively by the Indian voter.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EEven so, the US-India relationship was destined to flower. The leadership role played by the Indian Navy in the wake of the Asian tsunami in December 2004, the Defence Framework Agreement of 2005 and the growing cooperation that led up to the US-India Civil Nuclear Agreement seemed to have put the relationship on an irreversible trajectory, which grew steadily with the designation of India as a Major Defence Partner in 2016, and the signature of three “foundational defence agreements” shortly thereafter.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHowever, those early days of promise had all the strategic ingredients necessary for a US-India relationship to flower. It had top-level chemistry between the top leaders on both sides; it had strategic “deliverables” for both sides’ bureaucracies to focus on, and it had common tactically military objectives and defence hardware needs that brought both sides together. Today, there is little of any of this. There is a common understanding on both sides that the US needs India for containing China. There is a tacit understanding that India will buy US weaponry and defence equipment and that the two sides will exercise together to build interoperability against “common enemies”. But, beyond that, there is little tangible to drive forward the relationship.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjDflU93sv3d1e1a4Lq6ddw68nsMi6EAQz7zEQavpq34iQw6C65g1asd1RneKnKkAMd1NGkWqr35VQ-nNvJiVpT86qMZUwjer_gzUmHVtBszEvoujg6SSLLpH88FqLa0Mc8Q3qWN2TNaj4saTS3m81XhVpS4wYLV6ltR85e7IgQHBqqYiWWbXt8x_gt\/s826\/1680799938-724.jpg.webp\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"465\" data-original-width=\"826\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjDflU93sv3d1e1a4Lq6ddw68nsMi6EAQz7zEQavpq34iQw6C65g1asd1RneKnKkAMd1NGkWqr35VQ-nNvJiVpT86qMZUwjer_gzUmHVtBszEvoujg6SSLLpH88FqLa0Mc8Q3qWN2TNaj4saTS3m81XhVpS4wYLV6ltR85e7IgQHBqqYiWWbXt8x_gt\/s16000\/1680799938-724.jpg.webp\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003EA crucial deficiency is the striking lack of chemistry between the president of the United States (POTUS) and the prime minister (PM). It would seem as if the Democrats should be at least as inclined towards India as the Republicans. However, in fact, the Republicans have been more forward-leaning – none more so than President George W Bush. Democratic political bosses have not yet forgotten Modi’s enunciation of “Abki baar, Trump sarkaar”. The Democrats have been held back by notions of human rights violations by India, some of them true. Meanwhile India’s Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has taken on unnecessary political battles with statements critical of America’s own human rights record. He is clearly getting his cues from the top.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EDefence cooperation too is fizzling out, with no big-ticket procurement driving forward the relationship. India’s big purchase of 114 fighter aircraft is not going America’s way, while the proposed manufacture in India of General Electric F-414 fighter engines is making scant headway. For GE to proceed with engine manufacture in India there is a need for a “Manufacturing Licence Agreement” (MLA), for which GE would have to obtain permissions from the US triumvarate: The US departments of State, Commerce and Defence. There was a big push to get these done during National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s visit to Washington in February. But the matter hangs fire.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/5846728289409751522\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/04\/20-years-after-iraq-defining-india-us.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5846728289409751522"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5846728289409751522"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/04\/20-years-after-iraq-defining-india-us.html","title":"20 years after Iraq: Defining India-US relations"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhCzJwYmkqKP4EmFX7zWXLrEaGSd2KYss-Bed3ODbVkkPRi4wLdbMGpv5dn6NZw-1UR-MhAtVTt6x8NzbzxsDV3wUsU_k6KChpCc_FK88uEqHY2OQBmmMEx-0fIcljPLhUXCzgyjwMFw_ab9mi7PcY5yH51uGXdOrACk2c4OsL8yojL05Yz-ODSGb2p\/s72-c\/AA%20Mosul.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-5214623541603935586"},"published":{"$t":"2023-04-02T19:09:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-04-02T19:09:02.178-07:00"},"category":[{"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":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Part 5:  Defence Secretary says India can make do with a defence spend of 2% of GDP"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe concluding part of a 5-part series on the Standing Committee on Defence report, which says that India will not be able to absorb more defence funding\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: left;\"\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; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 3rd April 23\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;\"\u003EThe 35\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Report of the 17\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Lok Sabha’s Standing Committee on Defence, which was tabled before Parliament on March 21, reveals that successive defence budgets from the Financial Year 2018-19 (FY19) to the most recent one – for FY24 – have steadily increased in real terms, but decreased as a proportion of the national economy (gross domestic product, or GDP).\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;\"\u003EDefence allocations have also decreased steadily as a percentage of the central government expenditure (CGE) each year.\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;\"\u003E“The Committee has been apprised that the total Defence Budget (including MoD (Civil) and Defence Pensions) is ₹ 5,93,537 crore for FY24, which is 13.18 per cent of total Central Government Expenditure (CGE) and 1.97 per cent of the GDP for FY24,” said the report.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #c45911; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003EDefence allocations from 2018-19\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #7030a0; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E(in Rupees crores)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"MsoTableGrid\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none; color: black; margin-left: 19.6pt; width: 654px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 100.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"134\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: maroon; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E2018-19 (Actual)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; 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font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E2020-21 (Actual)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"95\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: maroon; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E2021-22 (Actual)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; 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border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 100.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"134\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: maroon; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: maroon; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: maroon; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: maroon; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"95\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: maroon; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: maroon; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: maroon; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 100.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"134\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: maroon; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003ETotal GDP\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2f5496; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: maroon; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E1,88,99,668\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2f5496; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: maroon; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E2,00,74,856\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2f5496; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: maroon; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E1,98,00,914\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2f5496; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"95\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: maroon; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E2,36,64,637\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2f5496; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: maroon; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E2,73,07,751\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2f5496; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: maroon; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E3,01,75,065\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 100.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"134\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #aa0302; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #aa0302; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E(3\u003Csup\u003Erd\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;RE)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #aa0302; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E(2\u003Csup\u003End\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;RE)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #aa0302; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E(1\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;RE)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"95\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #aa0302; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E(PE)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #aa0302; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E(1\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;AE)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #aa0302; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 100.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"134\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"95\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 100.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"134\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003EDefence Spending as percentage of GDP\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E2.13%\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E2.18%\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E2.4%\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"95\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E2.12%\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E2.14%\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E1.97%\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 100.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"134\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"95\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #7030a0; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003ENote: GDP figures from FY 2018-19 to 2022-23 are as per Economic Survey 2022-23\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #c55a11; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E1.6-Components of GDP at Current Prices and for FY 2023-24 are from Budget at a Glance (2023-24).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548235; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003ECGE figures for 2021-22(Actuals), 2022-23 (RE) and 2023-24(BE) are as per Budget at a Glance (2023-24)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e75b6; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003EBE= Budget Estimates, RE=Revised Estimates, PE = Provisional Estimates, AE= Advanced Estimates\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Ministry of Defence (MoD) also told the Standing Committee on Defence that the capital budget for FY24 amounted to approximately 17.12 per cent of the total capital spending of the central government.\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;\"\u003EWhen the Standing Committee asked the MoD for data on defence spending by other countries of relevance, the ministry submitted: “A like-to-like comparison of defence spending vis-à-vis that of other countries is difficult… Nevertheless, based on inputs from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) military expenditure database, data on defence budget in respect of neighbouring countries and some advanced countries, including defence spending as percentage of their GDP and share of government spending, is given below (see table graphic).”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #7030a0; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003EDefence spending by other countries\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #c45911; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E(In current US million dollars)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"MsoTableGrid\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none; color: black;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #c45911; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003ECountry\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 208.95pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"279\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E2019\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 208.95pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"279\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E2020\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 208.95pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"279\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E2021\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003EDefence spending\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003EPercentage of GDP\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003EPercentage of govt exp\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003EDefence spending\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003EPercentage of GDP\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003EPercentage of govt exp\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003EDefence spending\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003EPercentage of GDP\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003EPercentage of govt exp\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #c45911; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; 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font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E(1.73%)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E(4.91%)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E(257,973)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf8f00; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E(1.80%)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; 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font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E(1.74%)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e74b5; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E(5.03%)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #c45911; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003EPakistan\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E10,388\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E4.11%\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 69.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"93\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #538135; font-size: 7.5pt;\"\u003E18.70%\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; 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margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #7030a0; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;\"\u003EFigures in (brackets) are SIPRI Estimates;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Data Base”\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EJustifying India’s sub-2 per cent level of defence spending, the defence secretary told the Standing Committee that, in accordance with global norms, governments usually spend three per cent of GDP on defence, two per cent on healthcare and three per cent on agriculture.\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;\"\u003E“Three per cent of the GDP will be around ₹ 10 lakh crore, if we take our next year’s GDP to be around US $3.2 trillion. The MoD may not be able to absorb three per cent of the GDP. We may not require that much. What is required for the defence ministry has (already) been allocated.”\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;\"\u003EThe defence secretary was asked whether India was spending adequately on developing border infrastructure that could compare with neighbouring countries. He responded: “Infrastructure is a very important factor in winning war. A very long-term plan has been prepared. It is being revised every year for border infrastructure. As you see, under Udaan Scheme we are building several airfields, airport all along the border and also in the interior of the country. We are developing our infrastructure like never before.”\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;\"\u003EWhen asked about what steps were contemplated for achieving integration among the three services and the creation of integrated theatre commands (ITCs), the MoD responded in writing.\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;\"\u003E“Deliberations on reorganising the armed forces into ITCs are in progress. The ITCs will facilitate better coordination and integrated application of force which will enhance operational efficiency and optimize resource utilisation. The likely benefits will be:\u0026nbsp;Enhanced operational effectiveness; optimal utilisation of resources; synergy in capability development and (the use of) emerging defence technologies, (such as) next-generation weapons, artificial intelligence, disruptive technologies etc.,” said the MoD.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/5214623541603935586\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/04\/part-5-defence-secretary-says-india-can.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5214623541603935586"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5214623541603935586"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/04\/part-5-defence-secretary-says-india-can.html","title":"Part 5:  Defence Secretary says India can make do with a defence spend of 2% of GDP"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgYN90qX7MNDgi_9cyR5pg5egdD8h5AOrtHSt-yRRUDSOthxJnwrPo4c_wHFM9IR1nW9IBBgfh0M25zTPPWn7b7WvWta-0VlDFNZR1435JBHreDOX_QbjZdzCY0ohH2dSPx7wUJ1O7AGTvEl6PtSvwttDn_XgDzpTjVtolYvW_RHFN43uMJwi036LGI\/s72-c\/AA%20Rafale.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-7308956569345093327"},"published":{"$t":"2023-04-02T00:17:00.011-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-04-02T00:18:56.179-07:00"},"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":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Land systems"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"LCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Missiles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"nuclear"},{"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":"shipbuilding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Software"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Indian defence equipment exports reach Rs 16,000 crore this year"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiY3BklFhOo-wZRxswALV5ZjipMXcpuzvZg3CEM9x3oN4tc34Kh5uQ05szbHGeW8Q9cur2mmO-_6XY6V3XjLyW3e07hcSX3jO9mnaeDa5i9qh4r3L06m-svFOVR9znTS1CrPGBSY7bn7TlHYwzOEsysrlOHvkrS7oMqhNamk0ZTc4uq9gv2UpWf6p7e\/s1089\/ATAGS%20firing.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"601\" data-original-width=\"1089\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiY3BklFhOo-wZRxswALV5ZjipMXcpuzvZg3CEM9x3oN4tc34Kh5uQ05szbHGeW8Q9cur2mmO-_6XY6V3XjLyW3e07hcSX3jO9mnaeDa5i9qh4r3L06m-svFOVR9znTS1CrPGBSY7bn7TlHYwzOEsysrlOHvkrS7oMqhNamk0ZTc4uq9gv2UpWf6p7e\/s16000\/ATAGS%20firing.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFrom Rs 1,521 crore in 2016-17, India's defence exports have risen ten-fold to Rs 16,000 crore this year\u003C\/i\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=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai 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, 2nd April 23\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;\"\u003EIndia’s exports of defence equipment have reached an all-time high of Rs 16,000 crore in Financial Year 2022-23, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on Saturday.\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;\"\u003EThis amounts to a ten-fold increase since 2016-17, when exports were Rs 1,521 crore. While India remains the world’s biggest defence importer, its defence and aerospace industry is now exporting defence products to over 85 countries.\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;\"\u003EThis is an important step towards the MoD’s stated target of exporting Rs 25,000 crore worth of defence and aerospace equipment annually by 2025.\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;\"\u003E“Indian industry has shown its capability of design and development to the world, with 100 firms exporting defence products at present. The rising defence exports and participation of 104 countries in Aero India 2023 are proof of India’s growing defence manufacturing capabilities,” stated an MoD release today.\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;\"\u003E“Today, India, which was known as an importer about eight years back, exports major platforms like Dornier-228, 155 mm Advanced Towed Artillery Guns (ATAGs), BrahMos Missiles, Akash Missile systems, radars, simulators, mine protected vehicles, armoured vehicles, Pinaka rockets and launchers, ammunitions, thermal imagers, body armours, besides systems, Line Replaceable Units and parts and components of avionics and small arms. There is growing global demand of LCA-Tejas, Light Combat Helicopters, aircraft carrier, MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) activities etc.,” said the MoD.\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;\"\u003ETo boost defence exports, the government has taken a number of policy initiatives and brought reforms over the last 5-6 years. These include simplification of export procedures, which have been made industry friendly. Delays have been curtailed with ease of doing business measures, such as end-to-end online export authorisation.\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;\"\u003EBesides these, the government has notified three Open General Export Licenses (OGEL) for export of parts and components, transfer of technology (ToT) and for major platforms and equipment.\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;\"\u003EOGEL is a one-time export license, which permits the industry to export specified items to specified destinations, enumerated in the OGEL, without seeking export authorisation during the validity of the OGEL.\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;\"\u003EIn addition, export leads received from various countries have been disseminated through an online portal, on a real time basis, to registered Indian defence exporters to enable them to respond to export opportunities. Regular reviews are held with Indian missions abroad to promote Indian defence products. More than 40 webinars have been organized with friendly foreign countries (FFCs) with the involvement of Industry associations.\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 has describes this achievement as a clear manifestation of India’s talent and the enthusiasm towards ‘Make in India’. He said the government will keep supporting efforts to make India a global hub of defence production.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003EDefence exports: Upward trend\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;(Rs in crores)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"MsoNormalTable\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 166.55pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"222\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; 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margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003ETotal Export Value\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 166.55pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"222\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E2016-17\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 188.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"251\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E1,521\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 166.55pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"222\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E2017-18\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 188.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"251\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E4,682\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 166.55pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"222\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E2018-19\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 188.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"251\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E10,745\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 166.55pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"222\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E2019-20\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 188.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"251\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E9,115\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 166.55pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"222\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E2020-21\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 188.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"251\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E8,434\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 166.55pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"222\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E2021-22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 188.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"251\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E12,814\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 166.55pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"222\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E2022-23\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 188.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"251\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E15,920\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; 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font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhi0HZZsENBXZlbiyDeYWEjT1YkXgHJQf97R2N-A416B78AIvWqOp1iI-A0Y3XQjGZ8NpIw10sHePkCKZKEDmIlzCaY91ZScNORYE5DGSw1Ukl1t2qFtdgEzJFrfPB5Ej_1h1b87xo8wRh5ZzubKIDNtCu7hfKBWCsaXCKxErqLHFJdcBba1OYnYoiO\/s2046\/AA%20Part%204.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1354\" data-original-width=\"2046\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhi0HZZsENBXZlbiyDeYWEjT1YkXgHJQf97R2N-A416B78AIvWqOp1iI-A0Y3XQjGZ8NpIw10sHePkCKZKEDmIlzCaY91ZScNORYE5DGSw1Ukl1t2qFtdgEzJFrfPB5Ej_1h1b87xo8wRh5ZzubKIDNtCu7hfKBWCsaXCKxErqLHFJdcBba1OYnYoiO\/s16000\/AA%20Part%204.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003E“Guns versus Butter”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003EIn the fourth of a five-part series, the IAF assures the Standing Committee on Defence that its fighter fleet is not too diverse and each different fighter type has its own use\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAjai Shukla\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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, 1st April 2024\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\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAs is the case with the Army and the Navy, the Indian Air Force’s (IAF’s) budget allocations for the Financial Year 2022-23 (FY23) are significantly lower than its projections, according to the 36\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Report of the 17\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Lok Sabha’s Standing Committee on Defence.\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;\"\u003EIn five out of the last six years, the IAF’s revenue allocations were 20-42 per cent less than what it projected as its demands for those years.\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;\"\u003EThe situation is even bleaker for the IAF’s capital allocations, in which the IAF received between 40 per cent to 67 per cent less than its projected figure.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhwIa1y_zxELDqUkVw-q1RkhsSWLTyNyskdNWOb2Bd_1v26Txmb3XNG0DSkicyE5hf2CBRhmL-evZM1Z36qVmUfOMv5znWe34uPsksj6CURH6xyjmhEniT2hd5K0q3OKl6wJE3bLYmKmLynWA2uQZUYutQJgmpI8WZCw2xgh5I8wNGX4UfJxAuL8Xw5\/s1504\/AA%20Graphic4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1170\" data-original-width=\"1504\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhwIa1y_zxELDqUkVw-q1RkhsSWLTyNyskdNWOb2Bd_1v26Txmb3XNG0DSkicyE5hf2CBRhmL-evZM1Z36qVmUfOMv5znWe34uPsksj6CURH6xyjmhEniT2hd5K0q3OKl6wJE3bLYmKmLynWA2uQZUYutQJgmpI8WZCw2xgh5I8wNGX4UfJxAuL8Xw5\/s16000\/AA%20Graphic4.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWhile the defence ministry expects that the IAF’s order for 123 Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) will galvanize the indigenous aerospace manufacturing eco-system, the Standing Committee on Defence asked the IAF if it was comfortable with inducting so many varieties of fighters.\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;\"\u003EThe report quotes an IAF officer as responding: “In every air force, we will have a mix of all types of aircrafts because every aircraft has a certain role. You cannot have all aircrafts of one class. As far as LCA is concerned, it does fit in. We have to remember that it was designed as a replacement for MIG-21. The aircraft has come up quite well. It is meeting those requirements quite well. Yes, if you ask, everybody would like to have all fifth- generation aircraft. But we have to see what we can get, what is available in the market.”\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;\"\u003EThe IAF officer also pointed out the need to give a fillip to our own aerospace industry.\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;\"\u003E“We also have to see what will happen tomorrow. If we keep buying [fighter aircraft] from the open market, we will never become self-reliant. So, we need to give a push to our own industry also. We need to hold their hands and the IAF is committed towards that. We will make a happy mix and that is why we are going in for a MRFA (multi-role fighter aircraft) contract for 114 aircraft,” said the IAF officer.\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;\"\u003EAsked about the LCA project delays, an IAF representative told the Standing Committee: “The last (fighter) aircraft that we designed was the Marut (in the 1950s). So, after a gap of 30 years plus, we are now trying to make a fighter aircraft in-house. We took a giant leap. LCA is a generation 4-plus aircraft. We could have gone for a third- generation aircraft with the conventional controls and with rudimentary dials and old avionics but we had to catch up with (global) technology. It was a very good step, though we have taken longer than we should have.”\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;\"\u003EThe IAF officer said this has resulted in having to overcome road-blocks, but in the end, in India developing its own design and manufacturing systems\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;\"\u003E“We were learning our lessons. We cannot call them failures but there are a lot of road blocks. Then, the sanctions came in after our nuclear test (in 1998). That caused a lot of drawbacks. That is where we started thinking that we should have most of the technologies in-house. But the fly-by-wire system of that aircraft and the entire control laws have been written by Indians in-house. In the avionics, the entire architecture is Indian, and it has been revised once fully. That means what we conceived in the beginning and what we are flying today are two different architectures. The one we are flying today is called federated architecture. If I can use the word, it is, plug and fly. You can integrate any new weapon or any new system much more easily now,” stated the IAF pilot.\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;\"\u003EThe Standing Committee sought an explanation on the sharp decline in this year’s BE projection, compared to the previous year, and was told it was due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.\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“Our projection last year was Rs. 85,000 crore and we finally got allocation of Rs. 57,000 crore which we consumed. This year, the projection itself has been less because of this Russia-Ukraine war as some of our deliveries are not taking place. We have already been told that those deliveries will not take place, so, we have taken that part of the component out,” the IAF officer said.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003ETable: Revenue and capital funding for IAF: demand-supply gap\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; 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padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 56.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"75\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E33%\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 64.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"86\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E58,808\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 74.85pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E58,269\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 56.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"75\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E--\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E(Source: Standing Committee on Defence, Report No.36)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E^\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Figures up to December 2022\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/8146832126646581655\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/04\/part-4-on-indian-air-force-we-took.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8146832126646581655"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8146832126646581655"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/04\/part-4-on-indian-air-force-we-took.html","title":"Part 4 on Indian Air Force: “We took a giant leap with the Tejas”"}],"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\/AVvXsEhi0HZZsENBXZlbiyDeYWEjT1YkXgHJQf97R2N-A416B78AIvWqOp1iI-A0Y3XQjGZ8NpIw10sHePkCKZKEDmIlzCaY91ZScNORYE5DGSw1Ukl1t2qFtdgEzJFrfPB5Ej_1h1b87xo8wRh5ZzubKIDNtCu7hfKBWCsaXCKxErqLHFJdcBba1OYnYoiO\/s72-c\/AA%20Part%204.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1459881319506573070"},"published":{"$t":"2023-03-30T20:07:00.003-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-03-30T20:07:26.099-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"defence planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Land systems"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Standing Committee on Defence: Much of army’s arsenal remains vintage"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjG9_CyoS7bu3jv64pOjFok9UHKxeWrB4wGdCwqg0IENgk0dHgC9KGBbULZ7C8o8gVCst1tNpORhFtP4jD5r4yQ2DvmV4sNn_AIY66_VNU4KEolOOHZGGMm1mzmIL9EaZ71gHt3VUnqAjvN3_CmNMieZP_LOrKxf0be_S3QHci7GOiedJuEnjJdjMcI\/s2076\/AA%20Army.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1380\" data-original-width=\"2076\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjG9_CyoS7bu3jv64pOjFok9UHKxeWrB4wGdCwqg0IENgk0dHgC9KGBbULZ7C8o8gVCst1tNpORhFtP4jD5r4yQ2DvmV4sNn_AIY66_VNU4KEolOOHZGGMm1mzmIL9EaZ71gHt3VUnqAjvN3_CmNMieZP_LOrKxf0be_S3QHci7GOiedJuEnjJdjMcI\/s16000\/AA%20Army.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E“Guns versus Butter”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe third of a five-part series looks at the state of the army’s weaponry and the need for greater funding to transition to a more state-of-the-art arsenal\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai 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 Standard, 31st Mar 23\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;\"\u003EThe 36\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Report of the 17\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Lok Sabha’s Standing Committee on Defence, which was tabled before Parliament on March 21, reveals that an unduly high proportion of the army’s warfighting equipment remains obsolescent.\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;\"\u003EWhile discussing the recommendation made in 2018 by the Standing Committee on Defence that one-third of the army’s equipment must be state-of-the-art and one-third in the contemporary category, while the remaining one-third could be vintage equipment; an army representative stated: “Sir, you are right. It was 30:40:30. 30 per cent was to be new generation equipment, 40 per cent was to be current equipment and 30 per cent could be the older generation equipment. Currently, the situation is, approximately, 15 per cent is new generation equipment, around 40 per cent is current equipment, and the balance is the older generation equipment. So, this is the transition that we have to go about. There is some time to go before we are able to reach the ideal state of 30:40:30.”\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;\"\u003EThe Standing Committee report also reveals that the army has been allocated a significantly lower budget than it had projected as its requirement – both under revenue and capital heads.\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;\"\u003EIn the preceding five years leading to the present – i.e. Financial Year 2018-19 (FY19) to FY23 – the army has been allocated 6.5 per cent to 26 per cent less funding than it has demanded under the revenue head.\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\u003Cbr \/\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\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgkxHYF_Gl6p8FsBIiymJO83Jysxo_5O6UYM9G3sjuYhMgn3tNppqsAOuQ2pNJTMG0Yqm6cUHLiQexAULX0YGD7ZItN9RyhBsrnanAhw_Ta44-fITFyDrr_TXEUs7V1QQfu_rAvbzeb5DC8xkcJqGHfuxVdp34vkQsSsvhCQsMCHf60OQ7LThU7yDa3\/s620\/AA%20Army%203.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"283\" data-original-width=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgkxHYF_Gl6p8FsBIiymJO83Jysxo_5O6UYM9G3sjuYhMgn3tNppqsAOuQ2pNJTMG0Yqm6cUHLiQexAULX0YGD7ZItN9RyhBsrnanAhw_Ta44-fITFyDrr_TXEUs7V1QQfu_rAvbzeb5DC8xkcJqGHfuxVdp34vkQsSsvhCQsMCHf60OQ7LThU7yDa3\/s16000\/AA%20Army%203.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EThe allocation shortfall under the capital head has been even larger during the same period – between 35 per cent and 55 per cent.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\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;\"\u003EOnly in the current year’s budget, i.e. for FY24, has the army received almost the same amount it has projected as its requirement. Under the revenue head, the army has been allocated Rs 181,371 crore – Rs 3,619 crore less than its projection of Rs 184,990 crore. Under the capital head, it has been allocated Rs 37,342 crore – exactly the amount it has asked for.\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;\"\u003EIn recommending that the army must be allocated the funding it has demanded, the Standing Committee has played up its role: “Indian Army strengthens the idea of India and lives by national values. Army is dedicated to preserving national interests, safeguarding sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity of our Nation. The challenges before Army include thwarting proxy wars, arresting internal threats, assist the Government and the people of India during all needs and crises such as natural disasters etc.,” says the report.\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;\"\u003EAccording to the report, the Financial Advisor (Defence Services) clarified the shortfalls in the army’s capital allocations: “I would just like to mention two things. The budgetary allocations for defence are a function of two aspects. One is the demands projected by the army based on their requirements, and the other is the expenditure which they have been incurring in the past. It is the balance of the two,” he said.\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;\"\u003E“I would just like to mention that in the past five or six years, the expenditure of the Army as far as the capital is concerned, has been in the range of Rs. 25,000 crore to Rs. 28,000 crore… During the current year, it has been increased to Rs. 37,000 crore. It is based on the demand which the Army has projected. It has already been increased,” said the FA(DS)\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;\"\u003EUnderscoring the defence ministry’s readiness to expedite capital procurements for the army, the Standing Committee reveals that the ministry had accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) in 29 acquisition cases worth about Rs 60,679 crore. These AoNs have been accorded during FY22, and during the current FY23 (up to December 2022). They are under various stages of the acquisition process for induction of the equipment into service during subsequent years.\u0026nbsp;\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"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1459881319506573070\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/standing-committee-on-defence-much-of.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1459881319506573070"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1459881319506573070"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/standing-committee-on-defence-much-of.html","title":"Standing Committee on Defence: Much of army’s arsenal remains vintage"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjG9_CyoS7bu3jv64pOjFok9UHKxeWrB4wGdCwqg0IENgk0dHgC9KGBbULZ7C8o8gVCst1tNpORhFtP4jD5r4yQ2DvmV4sNn_AIY66_VNU4KEolOOHZGGMm1mzmIL9EaZ71gHt3VUnqAjvN3_CmNMieZP_LOrKxf0be_S3QHci7GOiedJuEnjJdjMcI\/s72-c\/AA%20Army.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-2759101913476502790"},"published":{"$t":"2023-03-30T19:32:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-03-30T19:32:33.111-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"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":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" Indian shipyards sign Rs 19,600 crore contracts for next-generation patrol vessels and missile vessels"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 89.2pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"119\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 180.75pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"241\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #7030a0; font-family: \u0026quot;Trebuchet MS\u0026quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003E7\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #7030a0; font-family: \u0026quot;Trebuchet MS\u0026quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;to be indigenously made by GSL and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E4\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;by GRSE\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #7030a0; font-size: 11pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 89.2pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"119\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #7030a0;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 180.85pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"241\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #7030a0; font-family: \u0026quot;Trebuchet MS\u0026quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003EAll 6 to be indigenously made by CSL\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd colspan=\"4\" style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 450.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"601\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 180.75pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"241\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e75b6; font-family: \u0026quot;Trebuchet MS\u0026quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003E11 million\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e75b6; font-family: \u0026quot;Trebuchet MS\u0026quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;man-days of employment over 7½ yrs\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e75b6; font-size: 11pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 89.2pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"119\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e75b6;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 180.85pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"241\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e75b6; font-family: \u0026quot;Trebuchet MS\u0026quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003E4.5 million\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e75b6; font-family: \u0026quot;Trebuchet MS\u0026quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;man-days of employment over 9 years\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2e75b6;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai 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: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 31\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;March 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn a boost to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAatmanirbharta\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;(self-reliance) in shipbuilding, the defence ministry signed contracts with Indian shipyards on Thursday for building 17 state-of-the-art warships for the Indian Navy for a total cost of approximately Rs 19,600 crore.\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 warships on order include 11 Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NG-OPVs) and six Next Generation Missile Vessels (NG-MVs).\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;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENext Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels\u003C\/b\u003E\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;\"\u003EThe contract for building 11 NG-OPVs under the “Buy Indian -- Indian Designed, Developed and Manufactured” (Buy Indian – IDDM) category was signed with Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata for a total cost of Rs 9,781 crore.\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;\"\u003EOf the 11 NG-OPVs, seven will be indigenously designed, developed and manufactured by GSL and four by GRSE. The delivery of these urgently needed warships is scheduled to commence 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;\"\u003EThis acquisition will enable the Indian Navy to maintain its combat capability, specially by discharging various operational missions such as anti-piracy, counter-infiltration, anti-poaching, anti-trafficking, non-combatant evacuation operations, search and rescue (SAR) and protection of offshore assets etc., said the defence ministry.\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;\"\u003EThis warship construction order will generate employment of 11 million man-days over a period of seven and half years.\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;\"\u003EEach NG-OPV will displace an estimated 2,500 tonnes, making this class of vessel significantly larger and more potent than current OPVs in the navy and Coast Guard.\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;\"\u003EOPVs are large craft that carry a crew of up to 80-90 sailors, but are much more lightly armed – and therefore much cheaper – than capital warships like corvettes, frigates or destroyers. For performing tasks that do not require heavy fighting, OPVs offer a far more economical option than using heavily armed capital warships.\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;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENext Generation Missile Vessels\u003C\/b\u003E\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;\"\u003EThe contract for constructing six NGMVs was signed with Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) at a cost of Rs 9,805 crore. The delivery of these warships is scheduled to commence from March 2027.\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;\"\u003E“The NGMVs would be heavily armed war vessels incorporating stealth, high speed and offensive capability. The primary role of the ships would be to provide offensive capability against enemy warship, merchantmen and land targets,” said the defence ministry.\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;\"\u003EThese warships will be capable of conducting maritime strike operations, anti-surface warfare operations and would be a potent instrument of sea denial for enemy ships, especially at choke points.\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;\"\u003EIn the defensive role, these ships would be employed for local naval defence operations and seaward defence of the “Offshore Development Area.”\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;\"\u003EThe construction of these ships will generate employment of 4.5 million man-days over a period of nine years.\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 indigenous manufacturing of these vessels will encourage the active participation of Indian shipbuilding and associated industries, including micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).\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;\"\u003E“With the majority of the equipment and systems sourced from indigenous manufacturers, these vessels will be a proud flag-bearer of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAatmanirbhar Bharat,\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;stated the defence ministry.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/2759101913476502790\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/indian-shipyards-sign-rs-19600-crore.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/2759101913476502790"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/2759101913476502790"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/indian-shipyards-sign-rs-19600-crore.html","title":" Indian shipyards sign Rs 19,600 crore contracts for next-generation patrol vessels and missile vessels"}],"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\/AVvXsEitFGwNymWhK3js4_UaSQPsxlALtXJ6Di5pDD6WNtpAPEXfFSlA_ZtpFquKrQsxwSshW9bHwdxgX-t2MXEQEoGVhbo_ZTROm65aZrxA4DHQsI95d1q192dCdHc084Cp-_z2m13kmFMK2vETeDP3tdHWDwC90aFX7PEs1aJNod5W-xacLYOL0mb9eKe3\/s72-c\/AA%20ships.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1181729818878554414"},"published":{"$t":"2023-03-29T18:39:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-03-29T18:39:07.563-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ordnance factories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" Atmanirbhar Bharat: Quest for indigenous weaponry"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgWFQzGF1CSiK9kKr6nNCrVJnHRtTotm6erOcbbvKq01NNNGA6rF7VM7An6ZLumnqpjMiEsUUQHi7Gn686LJpIthEuxIOFvGdXgfIjFOAp-u8ntwMZ98YilU7mEIoFHZS08M374vdAV-UTj0T4_kppmvCZSELNYPyJh1fdTjV4XsDMC-tHUVOQxk4JR\/s1910\/AA%20part%202.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1194\" data-original-width=\"1910\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgWFQzGF1CSiK9kKr6nNCrVJnHRtTotm6erOcbbvKq01NNNGA6rF7VM7An6ZLumnqpjMiEsUUQHi7Gn686LJpIthEuxIOFvGdXgfIjFOAp-u8ntwMZ98YilU7mEIoFHZS08M374vdAV-UTj0T4_kppmvCZSELNYPyJh1fdTjV4XsDMC-tHUVOQxk4JR\/s16000\/AA%20part%202.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E“Guns versus Butter”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe second of a five-part series takes a close look at the military’s push for acquisition of defence equipment from domestic sources rather than from overseas.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\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=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai 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 Standard, 30th Mar 23\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;\"\u003EThe 37\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Report of the 17\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Lok Sabha’s Standing Committee on Defence, which was tabled before Parliament on March 31, reveals that, despite the government’s encouragement of defence procurement from domestic sources, almost 40 per cent of the defence capex budget has been expended on foreign military equipment over the preceding decade.\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;\"\u003EExtrapolating from the report, which scrutinises defence expenditure from Financial Year 2012-13 (FY13) to FY22, the expenditure\u0026nbsp;on\u0026nbsp;foreign vendors exceeded 35 per cent in seven of those 10 years. In the remaining three years, foreign capex exceeded 40 per cent – on one occasion going up to 49 per cent.\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\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhqyALEMtMY1X3dRqbqW1Dqm2EQOgExaJhJaBXndOHXLnwIW9GaengblBOUajg-xSx4vaXTBndLMuIEaAzDY3-0UR3RIJHYGGFQhoqOtKLpEsuCcuJpnP80GaYsio808-A2BqUWySjD9oa6oh0L30paIGpi1GZvLTXc3cUXRIZnPvUZIg53XmqkFAD3\/s1494\/AA%20StandCom.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1018\" data-original-width=\"1494\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhqyALEMtMY1X3dRqbqW1Dqm2EQOgExaJhJaBXndOHXLnwIW9GaengblBOUajg-xSx4vaXTBndLMuIEaAzDY3-0UR3RIJHYGGFQhoqOtKLpEsuCcuJpnP80GaYsio808-A2BqUWySjD9oa6oh0L30paIGpi1GZvLTXc3cUXRIZnPvUZIg53XmqkFAD3\/s16000\/AA%20StandCom.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe defence ministry furnished the Standing Committee with the following information on the import of defence equipment: During the last five financial years (FY 2017-18 to 2021-22) and the current FY 2022-23 (up to December 2022), 264 capital acquisition contracts have been signed, of which 88 contracts, worth about 36.26 per cent of the total contract value, have been signed with vendors from foreign countries including Russia, USA, Israel, France etc for capital procurement of defence equipment -- helicopters, aircraft, radars, rockets, guns, assault rifles, missiles and ammunitions (sic).\u0026nbsp;\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;\"\u003EAmongst the measures the defence ministry has announced to\u0026nbsp;boost domestic procurement includes the target of increasing domestic procurement from the existing 68 per cent to 75 per cent in Financial Year 2023-24 (FY24).\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;\"\u003EThe defence ministry also announced that private industry will be allocated 25 per cent of the budget for defence research and development (R\u0026amp;D). In addition, Rs 1231 crore would be allocated for indigenous prototype development under the “Make” category in FY24.\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;\"\u003E“For ensuring\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAtmanirbhar\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EBharat\u003C\/i\u003E, certain policy alignments have been carried out. The government has taken out four positive indigenisation lists since 2020 which, as on today, account for 411 items which range from guns, rifles, to submarines etc. which are kept on the Import Embargo List. That means these items will not be imported in the future. Also, some 3,738 items have been identified for the DPSUs which will be sourced only from the Indian industry,” the defence ministry stated during briefings, according to the Standing Committee report.\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;\"\u003EThe defence ministry also responded to the Standing Committee’s inquiries about dependency on foreign players, specifically the reports in various publications, that 84.3 per cent of the major conventional arms procured by India in FY2016-20 were of foreign origin, of which licensed production accounted for 57.8 per cent.\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;\"\u003EIn response, the Defence Secretary stated: “Yes. We do not have certain technologies like jet engine technology. We even have to depend (on other countries) for power packs for ships. We are making efforts. The government’s policies are helping our efforts. As has been pointed out, we are entering into licensed production.”\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;\"\u003E“That itself will transfer enormous amount of knowledge into the country, and because of the new decision of the government in 2021 that imports will be limited, we will be able to get several technologies into the country through technology transfer.\u0026nbsp;But we will be dependent in the short term for certain critical equipment, especially power packs, and we are making all efforts to overcome that,” said the defence secretary.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgJBCQJA9OgNxkKa0sojLSHxvIevGVYhk_NlH8-vc0h8zZrjc9bm8-CBO2v8VLuDXPSpofw5P0NltOfRFuNDx8HRV2p_2xvf8nqJ9xwU3iLSrghNrCBoyb2PJ5UAKLEQ-IDzgZMrIFHfiduVK5XRkJSif2IYoTWl4ubodrHH1NeGtiyO_JEkJ_yNoSI\/s1918\/AA%20Part%201.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1090\" data-original-width=\"1918\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgJBCQJA9OgNxkKa0sojLSHxvIevGVYhk_NlH8-vc0h8zZrjc9bm8-CBO2v8VLuDXPSpofw5P0NltOfRFuNDx8HRV2p_2xvf8nqJ9xwU3iLSrghNrCBoyb2PJ5UAKLEQ-IDzgZMrIFHfiduVK5XRkJSif2IYoTWl4ubodrHH1NeGtiyO_JEkJ_yNoSI\/s16000\/AA%20Part%201.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\u003E“Guns versus Butter -1”\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe first of a five-part series analyses the military’s capex demand versus allocation\u003C\/i\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=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai 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 Standard, 29th March 23\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;\"\u003EThe 37\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Report of the 17\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Lok Sabha’s Standing Committee on Defence reveals that after five years of under-providing funding for capital expenditure, the defence budget for Financial Year 2023-24 (FY 24) has this year allocated to the defence services the capital funding that they projected as their requirement for the year.\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;\"\u003EIn the current system of allocating funding, the army, navy and air force separately work out their requirement for the year. These projections are sent by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) for allocation as a part of Demand Number 21, which is the “capital outlay on defence services, procurement policy and defence planning.”\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;\"\u003EHowever, the 37\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Standing Committee’s Report, which was presented in both houses of Parliament on March 21, indicates that in FY 2018-19, the MoF allocated just 52 per cent of the services’ capex projection. This rose annually to 59 per cent, 63 per cent, 61 per cent, 68 per cent, until this year’s budget saw the allocation of 100 per cent of the services’ projections.\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\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjatVScCRxLxvW9M83Ftw8Kg4JR-K7SVenin6XSggFEdqq0FKcDnKzUT7IggyDIkPtE48RenywdoyKsKpmWCdQ__fjNam2USoG1EBY1oz0DxjLZMvBzAMVSiO7zrUrXR8Qzj8j3OsGE43vmeH4XYV_b4JSivJ_ejj0srmhmOjF_Wk72CCOvE386vt9N\/s620\/AA%20chart1.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"318\" data-original-width=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjatVScCRxLxvW9M83Ftw8Kg4JR-K7SVenin6XSggFEdqq0FKcDnKzUT7IggyDIkPtE48RenywdoyKsKpmWCdQ__fjNam2USoG1EBY1oz0DxjLZMvBzAMVSiO7zrUrXR8Qzj8j3OsGE43vmeH4XYV_b4JSivJ_ejj0srmhmOjF_Wk72CCOvE386vt9N\/s16000\/AA%20chart1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn the Revised Estimates (RE) for the same period, the MoF allocated just 59 per cent of projections in FY 2019-20; and then 60 per cent, 77 per cent and 78 per cent in the following years, to a respectable 99 per cent in last year’s revised estimates.\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;\"\u003EIn the budget estimates for FY 24, the total projection of the army, navy and air force was Rs 148,955 crore – while the capex allocation amounted to the same figure.\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;\"\u003E“The Committee are satisfied to note that the allocation made to the MoD for FY 24 has put forth the demand of Rs. 37,341, 52,804 and 58,808 for Army, Navy and Air Force respectively under capital head and was granted the same by the MoF, without any deductions,” stated the report.\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;\"\u003EThe report, however, remains mindful of the possibility that supplementary funds might be required, over and above what has been allocated in the budget. In that case the MoF would have to make additional funds available in the RE.\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;\"\u003E“The Committee, therefore, recommends that it is incumbent upon the Ministry to take insightful analysis of the expenditure of the allocated funds during the first two quarters of the ongoing financial year (2022-23) so that in case of need of supplementary grant, timely approval can be obtained from the Ministry of Finance at the RE stage,” said the report.\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;\"\u003EThe defence capital outlay provides for land and construction works of the three services, defence equipment, tanks, naval vessels, aircraft and aero engines and dockyards. This is for various services and organisations of the Ministry of Defence, including the army, navy, air force, joint staff, Rashtriya Rifles, defence ordnance factories, Defence Research \u0026amp; Development Organisation (DRDO), Director General Quality Assurance (DGQA), National Cadet Corps (NCC) and the Married Accommodation Project (MAP).\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/8592251076106125006\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/parliaments-standing-committee-on.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8592251076106125006"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8592251076106125006"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/parliaments-standing-committee-on.html","title":"Parliament's Standing Committee on Defence welcomes larger fund allocation"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgJBCQJA9OgNxkKa0sojLSHxvIevGVYhk_NlH8-vc0h8zZrjc9bm8-CBO2v8VLuDXPSpofw5P0NltOfRFuNDx8HRV2p_2xvf8nqJ9xwU3iLSrghNrCBoyb2PJ5UAKLEQ-IDzgZMrIFHfiduVK5XRkJSif2IYoTWl4ubodrHH1NeGtiyO_JEkJ_yNoSI\/s72-c\/AA%20Part%201.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-8792728510043553383"},"published":{"$t":"2023-03-23T06:59:00.003-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-03-23T06:59:31.126-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Missiles"},{"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":"russia"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Indian firm, Data Patterns, develops BrahMos check equipment "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgvz8dWkMRUKmUL1TxNyH2ksXWvBaJRBXss13E17p2xWLcX8ayF_4E6LmcOvGG7hxHBpPJI2LJnfQ6nLOtsevG3VyaoH85FoQ5ObSeIJKTKuEEcP159XnB3R4BlAi6DH2eidMR8Xv8TjNHTW_h6A0se4iQs867VKkl-rUN0zCxCo7DCW68ht7X6vvjJ\/s640\/1661269294-7244.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"481\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgvz8dWkMRUKmUL1TxNyH2ksXWvBaJRBXss13E17p2xWLcX8ayF_4E6LmcOvGG7hxHBpPJI2LJnfQ6nLOtsevG3VyaoH85FoQ5ObSeIJKTKuEEcP159XnB3R4BlAi6DH2eidMR8Xv8TjNHTW_h6A0se4iQs867VKkl-rUN0zCxCo7DCW68ht7X6vvjJ\/s16000\/1661269294-7244.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EBrahMos missile gets cheaper as sources of indigenous supply kick in\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 23rd March 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EData Patterns Limited, one of India’s fastest-growing and technologically most promising aerospace and defence (A\u0026amp;D) firms, unveiled in Chennai on Wednesday an indigenous BrahMos missile check-out equipment (COE), ready for delivery to BrahMos Aerospace.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIndigenous firms such as Data Patterns are driving down the price of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system by designing and developing indigenous solutions to replace costly foreign parts in the Indo-Russian missile.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBefore Data Patterns developed an indigenous COE, Brahmos Aerospace was paying a Russian supplier three times what it will now pay Data Patterns.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“I commend [Data Patterns] for having delivered mission critical systems on all the programs that they have partnered with us on time. We are proud to be associated with Data Patterns and look forward to a long-standing collaboration,”\u0026nbsp; said\u0026nbsp;Atul Rane, who heads the Indo-Russian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace,\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“BrahMos is an important customer of Data Patterns. We have always delivered all their requirements on schedule, maintained quality standards, and provided maintenance support, consistently exceeding the uptime requirements. Indigenous development of the COE by Data Patterns has resulted in a direct cost savings of about 75 per cent in foreign exchange for BrahMos,” said Data Patterns chief, S Rangarajan.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EThe check-out equipment (COE) that Data Patterns has developed for the BrahMos is a three-bay test system that checks the health and functionality of the missile’s electrical sub-systems.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThis unit validates the missile’s performance through interfacing with its umbilical and maintenance connections. The shelter mounted COE can test the articles in the field during its life cycle, ensuring readiness for launch at all times, without delay.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe COE has three major subsystems. The first is the main processor unit for the “man machine interface (MMI) such as keyboard, joystick, printer, monitor and external interface for storage media. The second is an “input-output sub-system” which interfaces with the missile for carrying out the test. The third is dedicated to self-control and self-test. The COE is designed for transportability.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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“The COE has been deployed by all the three (armed services) at multiple locations across India today.\u0026nbsp;We are delighted to see Data Patterns, an Indian company, leading the way in this\u0026nbsp;industry.\u0026nbsp;On behalf of the entire BrahMos team, I take this opportunity to\u0026nbsp;commend them for having delivered mission critical systems, on all the programs that they have partnered with us, on time,” said Rane.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EBrahMos Aerospace was formed as a joint venture between India’s Defence R\u0026amp;D Organisation (DRDO) and Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyenia, earlier known as Federal State Unitary Enterprise NPOM of Russia.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe company was established in India on February 12, 1998, through an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA), between India and Russia.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EThe missile system’s name – BrahMos – represents the fury of India’s Brahmaputra and the grace of\u0026nbsp;Russia’s Moskva rivers. The joint venture (JV) company, BrahMos Aerospace, was established with an authorised capital of $250 million – with 50.5 per cent coming from the Indian side and 49.5 per cent from Russian side.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EData Patterns designs and develops electronic hardware, software, firmware, product prototype and carries out testing, validation and verification. Based in Chennai, Data Patterns employs over 1000 people, and is among the top 500 listed companies in India.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EThe company works closely with defence public sector undertakings (DPSUs) such as Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL), and with organisations involved in defence and space research, such as DRDO and ISRO.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/8792728510043553383\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/indian-firm-data-patterns-develops.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8792728510043553383"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8792728510043553383"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/indian-firm-data-patterns-develops.html","title":"Indian firm, Data Patterns, develops BrahMos check equipment "}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgvz8dWkMRUKmUL1TxNyH2ksXWvBaJRBXss13E17p2xWLcX8ayF_4E6LmcOvGG7hxHBpPJI2LJnfQ6nLOtsevG3VyaoH85FoQ5ObSeIJKTKuEEcP159XnB3R4BlAi6DH2eidMR8Xv8TjNHTW_h6A0se4iQs867VKkl-rUN0zCxCo7DCW68ht7X6vvjJ\/s72-c\/1661269294-7244.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-4312297278515268116"},"published":{"$t":"2023-03-20T21:38:00.004-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-03-20T21:38:29.360-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Missiles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"nuclear"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Carborundum Universal partners DRDO for “ceramic radome” technology"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEisQyeMxthltBD7SmvXRzybPq_VTTx3YImJ53kcVEuH3Qes7phYvt7dN5s3nr-YzhqngKOqytOdQizoGDxZOvnRkQJK6Z0DwNiWDQG50dfGexvnvPObfGXVQCmQH5oDs5kq8gVz54R-E7DA_WRJgXZaDRXTtB6cLlZqnrv4HsKY-42FF609p2P25IUQ\/s1207\/AA%20radome.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"806\" data-original-width=\"1207\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEisQyeMxthltBD7SmvXRzybPq_VTTx3YImJ53kcVEuH3Qes7phYvt7dN5s3nr-YzhqngKOqytOdQizoGDxZOvnRkQJK6Z0DwNiWDQG50dfGexvnvPObfGXVQCmQH5oDs5kq8gVz54R-E7DA_WRJgXZaDRXTtB6cLlZqnrv4HsKY-42FF609p2P25IUQ\/s16000\/AA%20radome.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EA carbon fibre radome on an Indian ballistic missile, which can withstand extremely high re-entry temperatures\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\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 21st Mar 23\u003C\/b\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\u003Cbr \/\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;\"\u003ECarborundum Universal Limited (CUMI),\u0026nbsp; a private sector pioneer in the field of material sciences, announced on Monday that\u003Cu\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/u\u003Eit has signed a “Licensing Agreement for Transfer of Technology” (LAToT)\u0026nbsp; with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for manufacturing ceramic radomes used in aerospace and missile systems.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ECeramic radome technology is regarded the world over as essential, state-of-the-art technology for ballistic and tactical missiles and high performance aircraft. Missiles undergo extremely high surface temperatures while traveling through the atmosphere, and while re-entering the atmosphere from space. To withstand those temperatures, missile radomes located at the tip of a missile are made of ceramic.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The design of ceramic radomes for defence activities requires deep expertise and stringent testing at every stage to ensure reliability and accuracy,” said CUMI in a statement today.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe ceramic radomes have been developed entirely indigenously by Research Centre Imarat (RCI), one of the premier DRDO laboratories in the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, which has developed India’s missile arsenal. RCI spearheads R\u0026amp;D into a diverse range of avionics systems for missile and aerospace applications.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E“With our strong legacy of being in the material sciences industry for almost 70 years,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003ECUMI is honoured to play a part in shaping India’s destiny by contributing to a\u0026nbsp;strong and self-reliant defence sector.\u0026nbsp;Our operations are completely made in India - from mineral sourcing and processing to research and testing,” said Subbu Venkatachalam ofCarborundum Universal Limited. “\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003ECUMI has extensive experience in engineering lightweight ceramic ballistic solutions, such as bulletproof vests, using zirconia-toughened alumina and silicon carbide. CUMI’s lightweight ceramic materials are also used for providing high levels of ballistic and blast-proof protection for armoured vehicles.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ECUMI is one of India’s first companies to produce the wonder material – graphene – for aerospace and defence applications. CUMI’s cutting-edge composite technology is also used for building unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003ERCI is India’s premier laboratory for carrying out research and development in the technologies of control engineering, inertial navigation, imaging infrared seekers, radio frequency seekers and systems, on-board computers and mission software.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ECUMI, which was established as a tripartite joint venture in 1954, is a leading materials sciences engineering solutions provider. CUMI’s consolidated revenue is Rs 3,300 crores and profit-after-tax is Rs 333 crores for the financial year 2022.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ECUMI has over 5,500 employees worldwide who collaborate, innovate and develop high-quality material solutions and services in abrasives, electro minerals, ceramics, refractories and energy storage materials, serving customers in diverse industries. CUMI’s geographical presence spans six continents and its products are exported to over 50 countries.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/4312297278515268116\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/carborundum-universal-partners-drdo-for.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4312297278515268116"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4312297278515268116"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/carborundum-universal-partners-drdo-for.html","title":"Carborundum Universal partners DRDO for “ceramic radome” technology"}],"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\/AVvXsEisQyeMxthltBD7SmvXRzybPq_VTTx3YImJ53kcVEuH3Qes7phYvt7dN5s3nr-YzhqngKOqytOdQizoGDxZOvnRkQJK6Z0DwNiWDQG50dfGexvnvPObfGXVQCmQH5oDs5kq8gVz54R-E7DA_WRJgXZaDRXTtB6cLlZqnrv4HsKY-42FF609p2P25IUQ\/s72-c\/AA%20radome.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-5002971958782560704"},"published":{"$t":"2023-03-17T03:51:00.036-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-03-17T03:59:49.928-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"defence planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Land systems"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Missiles"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" Rs 70,500 crore worth of indigenous arms gets MoD nod"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjIvoFC66uT-CJ7lF4ksN5CXA1f1K5z6wYpQD1De9JuTBnd1b_qwWRrMrX_U7E3wd8ctXrec5r3yVbus_GK07SzOkRQg-lH72qvcA5fbcmiNOnyekCmQmdQbBmVHoqohAxMmSanXWDBP9c-mn_mKG0DEAYqjROQU0nxeNk3kIYIAAA4iPnaySQ-bzhQ\/s1280\/AA%20TROPEX.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"709\" data-original-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjIvoFC66uT-CJ7lF4ksN5CXA1f1K5z6wYpQD1De9JuTBnd1b_qwWRrMrX_U7E3wd8ctXrec5r3yVbus_GK07SzOkRQg-lH72qvcA5fbcmiNOnyekCmQmdQbBmVHoqohAxMmSanXWDBP9c-mn_mKG0DEAYqjROQU0nxeNk3kIYIAAA4iPnaySQ-bzhQ\/s16000\/AA%20TROPEX.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;\"\u003EAoNs granted for current year capital acquisitions amount to over Rs 2.71 lakh crore (Rs 2.71 trillion). Out of these procurements, 99% will be sourced from Indian industrie\u003C\/span\u003Es\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 17th March 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the defence ministry’s apex body for clearing weapons procurement, met on Thursday under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisitions worth Rs 70,500 crore.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOf these proposals, which are being processed under the highest-priority category of “Buy {Indian –IDDM (Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured)}”, Indian Navy acquisitions account for more than Rs 56,000 crore.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThese largely include indigenous BrahMos missiles, Shakti Electronic Warfare (EW) systems, and Maritime Utility Helicopters.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIncluding the latest proposals, AoNs granted for capital acquisitions in the current financial year 2022-23 amount to over Rs 2.71 lakh crore (Rs 2.71 trillion). Out of these 99 per cent of the procurement will be sourced from Indian industries.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Such quantum of indigenous procurement will galvanise Indian industries towards achieving the goal of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’”, said a defence ministry press release.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe navy’s additional procurement of BrahMos missile systems will enhance its maritime strike capabilities and anti-surface warfare operations. Meanwhile, the acquisition of utility helicopters will multiply the navy’s operational readiness in the domain of search \u0026amp; rescue operations, casualty evacuation, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR).\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESimilarly, Shakti EW systems will equip and modernise the navy’s frontline warships for countering the adversaries’ naval operations.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAccordance of AoN for medium speed marine diesel engine under the “Make-I” category is significant as, for the first time, India is venturing into the development and manufacturing of such engines indigenously.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFor achieving the same objectives, the DAC accorded approval to Indian Air Force’s (IAF’s) proposal for equipping the Sukhoi-30MKI fighter with the indigenous Long Range Stand-Off Weapon (LRSOW).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFor the army’s artillery modernisation programme, AoN was accorded for procurement of 155mm\/52 caliber Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) along with High Mobility Vehicles (HMVs) and Gun Towing Vehicles (GTVs).\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe DAC also accorded AoN for procurement of Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) MK-III from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Coast Guard.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The helicopter will be able to carry a suite of surveillance sensors for enhancing its surveillance capabilities. It will also give full night capability and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) capability for operations of the Indian Coast Guard,” said an MoD release.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #800180; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAtmanirbhar Bharat clearances\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;\"\u003E\u003C!--[if !supportLists]--\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E1\u003Cspan style=\"color: #ffa400;\"\u003E.\u003Cspan style=\"font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C!--[endif]--\u003EBrahMos missiles, Shakti EW systems and Utility Helicopters-Maritime, valued at Rs 56,000 crore, cleared for Indian Navy\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: 3pt;\"\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=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;\"\u003E\u003C!--[if !supportLists]--\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E2\u003Cspan style=\"color: #6fa8dc;\"\u003E.\u003Cspan style=\"font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C!--[endif]--\u003ELong Range Stand-Off Weapon for the IAF gets the nod; to be integrated on Sukhoi-30 MKI aircraft\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: 3pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; 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line-height: normal;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C!--[endif]--\u003EIndian Coast Guard to get Advanced Light Helicopters MK-III from HAL\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: 3pt;\"\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=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #e06666;\"\u003E\u003C!--[if !supportLists]--\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E5.\u003Cspan style=\"font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C!--[endif]--\u003EOf Rs 2.71 lakh crore worth of procurement cleared in FY 2022-23; 99 per cent to be sourced from\u0026nbsp;Indian industries\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/5002971958782560704\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/rs-70500-crore-worth-of-indigenous-arms.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5002971958782560704"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5002971958782560704"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/rs-70500-crore-worth-of-indigenous-arms.html","title":" Rs 70,500 crore worth of indigenous arms gets MoD nod"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjIvoFC66uT-CJ7lF4ksN5CXA1f1K5z6wYpQD1De9JuTBnd1b_qwWRrMrX_U7E3wd8ctXrec5r3yVbus_GK07SzOkRQg-lH72qvcA5fbcmiNOnyekCmQmdQbBmVHoqohAxMmSanXWDBP9c-mn_mKG0DEAYqjROQU0nxeNk3kIYIAAA4iPnaySQ-bzhQ\/s72-c\/AA%20TROPEX.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-6715429393522740895"},"published":{"$t":"2023-03-16T20:46:00.005-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-03-16T20:46:45.017-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"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":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ordnance factories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"India is designated world's biggest arms importer: An unwanted victory"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEipNLxBUxgq1tLWrhIWmZtBpJiEX5VxLnFN3icGASR2zsL8V_3vQUGWpDlOWw9iB26ZUqNe3-cNDadCy2gaqGhjFiGjLO3mhPbRt_uqH_gornnLv8fsg8gcKF528diWgjIliaPMULkQt9CwdsN2aB5mbX75VgXRGtPW98iIiAsj9sZbT3HkTsYQANMR\/s1600\/TROPEX%204.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1071\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEipNLxBUxgq1tLWrhIWmZtBpJiEX5VxLnFN3icGASR2zsL8V_3vQUGWpDlOWw9iB26ZUqNe3-cNDadCy2gaqGhjFiGjLO3mhPbRt_uqH_gornnLv8fsg8gcKF528diWgjIliaPMULkQt9CwdsN2aB5mbX75VgXRGtPW98iIiAsj9sZbT3HkTsYQANMR\/s16000\/TROPEX%204.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EA changing global environment can increase military\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003Erisks\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUnsigned edit in Business Standard\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E16th March 2023\u003C\/b\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\u003Cbr \/\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;\"\u003EThe Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which tracks global arms transfers, has reported that India remains the world’s biggest arms importer over the past five years (2018-2022). With an 11 per cent share of global arms imports, India was ahead of Saudi Arabia (9.6%), Qatar (6.4%), Australia (4.7%) and China (4.6%) in that order. Meanwhile the Ministry of Defence (MoD), in a written reply to Parliament this week, said India’s expenditure on overseas defence procurement had decreased from 46 per cent of our overall expenditure in 2018-19 to 36.7 per cent till December in 2022-23. Unlike China, which balances its large defence equipment imports with large weapons exports to countries such as Pakistan, India’s defence exports have remained largely flat.\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-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;\"\u003EAccording to the MoD’s statement, India exported defence equipment worth Rs 10,746 crore in 2018-19, and that increased only to Rs 13,399 crore this year. India’s defence industry has been looking for one high-value export breakthroughs – whether in Tejas fighters, BrahMos missiles, destroyers, frigates, air defence missiles, artillery guns, rocket launchers or airbase modernisation – but has mostly managed to get only low-value contracts for equipment such as ammunition and offshore patrol vessels. India’s defence production hubs are still learning the multiple dimensions of a weapons production eco-system – whether for aircraft flight control systems and computers; or fuselage and hull design; or a tank gunnery sighting and active armour protection systems – which would allow Indian industry to design, develop and manufacture carefully chosen systems and sub-systems that are essential parts of an overall weapons systems.\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-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;\"\u003EIt would also be essential to select the focus areas carefully. For instance, a lone UK-based company has produced aircraft ejection seats since 1946, dominating the international market and, according to company figures, has saved 7,691 lives through successful ejections till date. When a new fighter aircraft is developed, the manufacturer is most likely to approach this company for its ejection seats. Similarly, another UK-based company has been the market leader since 1934 in producing in-flight refuelling systems that allow combat aircraft to draw fuel during flight from a tanker aircraft. Two UK-based companies have been highlighted here because the Indian and British defence budgets are approximately the same.\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-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\"\u003EHowever, given the advent of technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum computing, Indian high-technology start-ups and medium, small and micro enterprises could establish themselves in dominating positions in these futuristic, game-changing fields. For this, coordination would be needed between ministries such as defence, science \u0026amp; technology and electronics \u0026amp; information technology. Besides, the defence ministry would be well advised to set reasonable targets and approach them in a coordinated fashion. O\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003Ever the last six years, the goals have included expanding annual defence production to Rs 175,000 crore (Rs 1.75 trillion, and pushing up defence exports from $1.5 billion to $5 billion. However, exports are still at about $1.6 billion. In order to contain import dependence, the government has put in place a rolling ban on shipping in an increasing number of weapons platforms. But it must be recognized that even in the absence of a timely development of domestic capabilities, India’s defence preparedness should not suffer. Reducing dependence on imports needs a realistic strategy. Excessive import dependence could increase military vulnerability in the changing geopolitical environment.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/6715429393522740895\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/india-is-designated-worlds-biggest-arms.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6715429393522740895"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6715429393522740895"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/india-is-designated-worlds-biggest-arms.html","title":"India is designated world's biggest arms importer: An unwanted victory"}],"author":[{"name":{"$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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEipNLxBUxgq1tLWrhIWmZtBpJiEX5VxLnFN3icGASR2zsL8V_3vQUGWpDlOWw9iB26ZUqNe3-cNDadCy2gaqGhjFiGjLO3mhPbRt_uqH_gornnLv8fsg8gcKF528diWgjIliaPMULkQt9CwdsN2aB5mbX75VgXRGtPW98iIiAsj9sZbT3HkTsYQANMR\/s72-c\/TROPEX%204.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-5789647158324589885"},"published":{"$t":"2023-03-16T00:34:00.005-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-03-16T20:47:59.367-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"defence planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"france"},{"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"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Small Indian firm gets first order for product created under iDEX"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgAdbeD-9nSHZ2ZOtMIUxMtVqIni1wz1nSt-ODLVqacQko5Oz5VDDPztqJGSo7X0-cGGgiWRwdyD-7wF-LLa_uTY-740A9cHgesJNv2oIgkiTVDzxSfMoSY354bQZEeILY3S1iPe7kHGxAYdFdPUJF_XSxpZgrz-fdVhqufAnMKheRid82OkABlQTV3\/s1229\/AA%20camo.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"921\" data-original-width=\"1229\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgAdbeD-9nSHZ2ZOtMIUxMtVqIni1wz1nSt-ODLVqacQko5Oz5VDDPztqJGSo7X0-cGGgiWRwdyD-7wF-LLa_uTY-740A9cHgesJNv2oIgkiTVDzxSfMoSY354bQZEeILY3S1iPe7kHGxAYdFdPUJF_XSxpZgrz-fdVhqufAnMKheRid82OkABlQTV3\/s320\/AA%20camo.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 16th Mar 23\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EGiven its arsenal of about 5,000 tanks, 3,000 infantry combat vehicles, 4,000 artillery guns and rocket launchers and over 12,000 trucks, the Indian Army is one of the world’s biggest customers for “Integrated Mobile Camouflage Solutions” (IMCS), to hide all these vehicles.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe first inroad into this billion dollar market has been made by an Indian defence start-up,\u0026nbsp;Hyper Stealth Technologies Private Limited (HSTPL). The firm announced on Wednesday that is has won an order for IMCS,\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;becoming the first winner of the defence ministry’s “Innovations for Defence Excellence” (iDEX) programme to receive an order from the Indian armed forces.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe company, which specialises in manufacturing stealth management solutions had earlier bagged the iDEX start-up challenge award for “adaptive stealth coating solutions.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlong with artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing and machine learning, stealth technologies are regarded as the battle-winning element in futuristic battlefields.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe technology that HSTPL is offering for incorporation in new product is estimated to reduce the detection range of modern sensors (infra-red, thermal and radar) by 50 per cent. The additional protection offerred to armed forces platforms and service personnel greatly increase chances of survival.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe same technology can be used in all three services: For Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and aircraft shelters;stealth warships and submarine periscopes for the Navy; and tanks, armoured vehicles, artillery guns, rocket launchers and bunkers etc for the Army.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“We are extremely honoured to receive the first order in the history of iDEX. Following our Prime Minister’s dream of ‘Atamanirbhar Bharat’, we offer a 100 per cent indigenously designed, developed and manufactured (IDDM), Made in India stealth solution for our armed forces,” said Manish Dalmmia, co-founder of HSTPL.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E“To beat the challenge of being detected through sensors, Hyper Stealth worked on the development, design and manufacture of stealth solutions to protect our armed forces for a multitude of threats and challenges in the modern war scenario.” “Unseen is unbeaten - you can’t hit something you can’t see,” he added.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EHSTPL was founded in 2016 with its headquarters in New Delhi. Besides manufacturing multi-spectral camouflage nets and tents, its product portfolio includes adaptive thermal signature management paints, radar and infra-red camouflaging paint. HSTPL’s fundamental aim is to achieve “perfect signature management”, so that our own force’s assets are unidentifiable by all modern surveillance and identification systems.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"Normal1\" style=\"line-height: 15.693333625793457px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"line-height: 17.1200008392334px;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/5789647158324589885\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/small-indian-firm-gets-first-order-for.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5789647158324589885"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5789647158324589885"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/small-indian-firm-gets-first-order-for.html","title":"Small Indian firm gets first order for product created under iDEX"}],"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\/AVvXsEgAdbeD-9nSHZ2ZOtMIUxMtVqIni1wz1nSt-ODLVqacQko5Oz5VDDPztqJGSo7X0-cGGgiWRwdyD-7wF-LLa_uTY-740A9cHgesJNv2oIgkiTVDzxSfMoSY354bQZEeILY3S1iPe7kHGxAYdFdPUJF_XSxpZgrz-fdVhqufAnMKheRid82OkABlQTV3\/s72-c\/AA%20camo.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-2427068242500894982"},"published":{"$t":"2023-03-15T23:10:00.012-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-03-15T23:13:18.622-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"defence planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Internal security"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Morale"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Book review:  India’s tryst with counterinsurgency"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiGuj97RgOuE3YjZ5p28Sj7D6iwUwTZDziG8Jj0G58uEC-2XDYN9AWvxhghP2OVo0Rb8BnH1AD3yQXWSjw9eA-7ycXi3evONrxKVG5judhj46fXKOo4iq0N4OjkZ7QtWDCSIpQKaRoXq5GOStpMvZbSOSuUX4R6CixwVDe-Hx0w8fNBQESzjnUmBzxj\/s711\/AA%20rebels.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"391\" data-original-width=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiGuj97RgOuE3YjZ5p28Sj7D6iwUwTZDziG8Jj0G58uEC-2XDYN9AWvxhghP2OVo0Rb8BnH1AD3yQXWSjw9eA-7ycXi3evONrxKVG5judhj46fXKOo4iq0N4OjkZ7QtWDCSIpQKaRoXq5GOStpMvZbSOSuUX4R6CixwVDe-Hx0w8fNBQESzjnUmBzxj\/s16000\/AA%20rebels.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #8e7cc3;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBook title: \u0026nbsp;Internal Security in India: Violence, Order and the State\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\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\u003Cspan style=\"color: #e69138;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EEdited by:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Amit Ahuja and Devesh Kapur\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #6aa84f;\"\u003EPublisher: \u0026nbsp;Oxford University Press, 2023\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #e06666;\"\u003ELength\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; : \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E393 pages\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\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=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 16th March 23\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-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;\"\u003EThe Indian Army has expended more time and effort in fighting separatist insurgencies than any other contemporary army. It began with fighting Naga separatists since 1956 and then Mizo rebels for two decades, from 1966 to 1986. In 1971, even as it geared up for war with Pakistan, the army participated in a major operation against Maoist “Naxalite” rebels in Eastern India. Having seen off Pakistan and liberated Bangladesh in 1971, the army tackled new insurgencies in the states of Manipur and Tripura. In the 1980s and 1990s, the army was called in to combat Sikh separatists in Punjab, Tamil guerrillas in Sri Lanka; and then Kashmiri separatists and Pakistani jihadis in Jammu and Kashmir (J\u0026amp;K), all the while keeping the lid on varied insurgencies in the North East.\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;\"\u003EWith the sole exception of the 1987-90 counterinsurgency operation in Sri Lanka against the Tamil Tigers, every one of these campaigns were fought within the borders of India. Indian soldiers and armed police have paid a heavy cost as evident from the growing military fatalities. Between 1947 and 1990, the army lost 1,902 personnel in internal security operations. Casualties tripled over the next two decades, when 6,206 soldiers died fighting insurgents.\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;\"\u003EYet, only now has a comprehensive study emerged of India’s experiences with internal security. In this edited volume, Amit Ahuja and Devesh Kapur – two of American academia’s most perceptive writers on Indian security issues – have brought together into 15 chapters the work of 18 scholars (including themselves), journalists and practitioners who have explored varied dimensions of India’s internal security. The well-considered distribution of sub-topics between the authors has successfully ensured that the subject is covered in breadth as well as in depth.\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;\"\u003EIn the opening chapter, the editors briefly enumerate various dimensions of internal security – including armed separatism, organised crime, political and electoral violence, communal violence, labour disputes, homicide, gender violence and so on – before zeroing in on a statist view of internal security as the book’s main focus. They say at the start: “This book has a narrower focus: How has the Indian state managed the core concern of internal security – violence and order.”\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;\"\u003EAs with all of Messrs. Ahuja’s and Kapur’s academic work, this book offers a cornucopia of invaluable data. It includes 47 charts on diverse subjects such as disaggregation of security force casualties; police training and modernization; strength comparisons between army, armed police and paramilitary forces; police-to-population figures across India’s states, and revealing breakdowns of the growth of the security worker sector in the country. There are also 10 tables of data such as breakdowns of central government spending on police, and a state-wise landscape of security work in India.\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;\"\u003EAn interesting chapter titled “Internal Security and India’s constitution” explores the legal, institutional and financial framework within which security forces are required to operate. The drafters of India’s Constitution established a strong Centre, with a powerful executive government that had the tools needed to act decisively against internal security threats. In addition, there is a range of anti-terror laws (read preventive deterrent) that the state has framed citing negative events. Soon after Indira Gandhi’s assassination, the government passed the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act 1985, or the infamous TADA. That remained on the statute books for a decade, until it was repealed in 1995. Following the attacks on the Indian Parliament in 2001, TADA was replaced by the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2002 (called POTA), which was itself modeled on an infamous Maharashtra state law: The 1999 Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). Public criticism of POTA led to its repeal, but the most draconian aspects of POTA remained, shoe-horned into another controversial law: the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 (UAPA), which remains on the books.\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;\"\u003ENo book on internal security would be complete without discussing another “black law”: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act 1958, widely known as AFSPA. Originally promulgated in 1942 by the British Raj to suppress the Quit India Movement, AFSPA was resurrected in 1947 and then promulgated in 1958 by the government. AFSPA has become a watchword for human rights violations in troubled areas. Anubha Bhonsle, a journalist who has studied the application of AFSPA in Manipur, explains how the law is imposed on an area after its notification as a “disturbed area” under the Disturbed Area Act 1976.\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;\"\u003EPaul Staniland of the University of Chicago looks at India’s internal security environment from the perspective of three sets of actors: armed insurgents, counter-insurgent militias and disciplined political parties operating in militarized elections. His disturbing conclusion about India’s internal security: “It is difficult to think of a more extensive and complex wave of insurgencies, over such long periods of time, in a non-failed state.”\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;\"\u003EStaniland notes that all insurgencies are not treated the same by New Delhi. J\u0026amp;K and Punjab possessed two core triggers that evoked a harsh clampdown: Both revolts were along minority religious cleavages and both represented challenges to the idea of multi-religious, secular India. Secondly, both movements enjoyed strong support from Pakistan’s security establishment. This heightened threat perceptions and encouraged a vigorous security response.\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;\"\u003EThe broad conclusion reached by most contributors to this excellent book is that India’s counterinsurgency posture does not consist of a single set of rules that is mechanically applied to a situation. Rather, New Delhi’s response is calibrated depending upon the nature of the insurgency – for example, ethno-linguistic, nationalist or religious. The book presents a nuanced set of arguments and that, along with the usefully arranged data, will ensure its place in the reference library of any serious scholar of South Asian security.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/2427068242500894982\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/book-review-indias-tryst-with.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/2427068242500894982"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/2427068242500894982"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/book-review-indias-tryst-with.html","title":"Book review:  India’s tryst with counterinsurgency"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiGuj97RgOuE3YjZ5p28Sj7D6iwUwTZDziG8Jj0G58uEC-2XDYN9AWvxhghP2OVo0Rb8BnH1AD3yQXWSjw9eA-7ycXi3evONrxKVG5judhj46fXKOo4iq0N4OjkZ7QtWDCSIpQKaRoXq5GOStpMvZbSOSuUX4R6CixwVDe-Hx0w8fNBQESzjnUmBzxj\/s72-c\/AA%20rebels.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-9180957665766018251"},"published":{"$t":"2023-03-14T07:45:00.005-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-03-14T07:46:29.269-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"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":"Land systems"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Missiles"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" DRDO conducts two successful flight tests of VSHORADS off Odisha coast"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; 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font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003EVery Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) roars off the launch pad at Chandipur, on the Odisha coast\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003EThe Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two consecutive successful flight tests of the indigenous Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on March 14, 2023.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003EThe flight tests were carried out from a ground-based manportable launcher against high speed unmanned aerial targets, mimicking approaching and receding aircraft. The targets were successfully intercepted, meeting all mission objectives.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003EVSHORADS is a Man Portable Air Defence System (MANPAD) meant for neutralising low altitude aerial threats at short ranges. It has been designed and developed indigenously by Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories and Indian industry partners.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003EThe missile incorporates many novel technologies including a dual-band Imaging Infra Red seeker, a miniaturised Reaction Control System and integrated avionics. The propulsion is provided by a dual thrust solid motor.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003EComplimenting DRDO and industry partners, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the missile, equipped with novel technologies, will give a technological boost to the armed forces.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003ESecretary, Department of Defence R\u0026amp;D and Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat also congratulated the teams associated with the consecutive successful flight tests.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/9180957665766018251\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/drdo-conducts-two-successful-flight.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/9180957665766018251"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/9180957665766018251"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/drdo-conducts-two-successful-flight.html","title":" DRDO conducts two successful flight tests of VSHORADS off Odisha coast"}],"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\/AVvXsEite7DTscP_GQQh1il2RsaQowE7lIcm8UxR9rivY1hQxdjOk7PRIucQeA2cNHPjttwKOQ7EBnRuKyrLGto9RaHzVhCiIjv-MVArOVY7GHuvx5jO71bA9ZGASKjXGsQo3CeHkWvAJXZEIdT_hOGjrmpCIVdUS8LnVOxG38XwWOfy8XKuose-daGks1cZ\/s72-c\/AA%20VSHORADS.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-5750389589918211231"},"published":{"$t":"2023-03-09T17:42:00.004-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-03-09T17:42:41.933-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"West Asia"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Navy completes four-month-long war game, TROPEX-23"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; 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font-size: x-large;\"\u003EThe exercise included a combat firing phase, in which warships fired torpedoes, depth charges, surface-to-air missiles, and surface-to-surface missiles\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 10th March 23\u003C\/b\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EEvery second year, the Indian Navy sails out to sea and conducts a major battle exercise to verify that it is ready in all respects for war. This year’s exercise, called the “Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise for 2023” (TROPEX-23), culminated this week in the Arabian Sea after running for four months from November 2022 to March 2023.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESet in the\u0026nbsp;Indian Ocean Region (IOR),including the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, the exercise extended approximately 4,300 nautical miles north to south upto 35 degrees South and 5,000 nautical miles from the Persian Gulf to the northern coast of Australia, extending over 21 million square nautical miles.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETROPEX-23 witnessed the participation of approximately 70 Indian Navy ships, six submarines and over 75 aircraft.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiWLRiKRGN4YXrKl6ZE2Z155TJBAI-WJ115jou4BoHyyFttv2LE62hpp7pRkADuVYwO_-97D-U2VYsoyvS9WrBYS2zmsXZgTd5DTr94DIdRGwf2s9QRjFjFouuo9icRpGX4taMNhhCrDE8_dXqugnFmxT_MDEdx89n0Hs7d3QTRMhsrF-Hxfts93GOa\/s1280\/TROPEX%203.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"709\" data-original-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiWLRiKRGN4YXrKl6ZE2Z155TJBAI-WJ115jou4BoHyyFttv2LE62hpp7pRkADuVYwO_-97D-U2VYsoyvS9WrBYS2zmsXZgTd5DTr94DIdRGwf2s9QRjFjFouuo9icRpGX4taMNhhCrDE8_dXqugnFmxT_MDEdx89n0Hs7d3QTRMhsrF-Hxfts93GOa\/s16000\/TROPEX%203.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EThese warships are from both the western and eastern naval fleets. One year, the western fleet sails to the Bay of Bengal to participate in TROPEX, while the eastern fleet sails to the Arabian Sea the following year. Part of the fleet is designated as the enemy “Red Force”, which takes on the “Blue Force” – an Indian Navy component.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWhile transiting from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal, or vice versa, the fleet carries out various maneouvres to ensure that it is “worked up”, or battle-ready for TROPEX, when it begins.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe overall exercise includes a combat firing phase, in which warships fire torpedoes, depth charges, surface-to-air missiles and surface-to-surface missiles in order to ensure that the warships’ ordnance is firing as it should.\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; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003ETROPEX-23 also included a coastal defence component, Exercise Sea Vigil; as well as an amphibious component, Exercise AMPHEX. These two exercises witnessed significant participation from the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force and the Coast Guard.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe culmination of TROPEX-23 brings to an end an intense operational phase for the Indian Navy that commenced in November 2022.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn the final Joint Phase of the exercise, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spent a day at sea on Monday, on board India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier\u0026nbsp;(IAC-1),\u003Ci\u003EINS\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003EVikrant\u003C\/i\u003E.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“He reviewed the Indian Navy’s operational preparedness and material readiness wherein the Navy demonstrated operational manoeuvers and various facets of combat operations, including deck operations of indigenous LCA and live weapon firings,” stated the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Thursday.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn an address to the Eastern and Western Naval Fleets, Rajnath lauded the navy’s operational preparedness. He said the country relies on the Navy to ensure that the economic lifelines and military capabilities of our adversaries are disrupted to the extent where their warfighting endeavours can no longer be sustained.\u0026nbsp;\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“(Rajnath also said) the Indian Navy is wholly capable of safeguarding India’s national interests in the maritime domain and will thwart the diabolical designs of any potential adversaries who seek to threaten India’s peaceful existence,” stated the MoD.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EReferring to the “Atmanirbhar Bharat” (self-reliant India)’ initiative, the defence minister complimented the Indian Navy\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003Efor\u0026nbsp;being at the forefront of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003E‘Make in India’\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;initiative\u0026nbsp;and for living up to its motto of\u0026nbsp;“\u003Ci\u003ECombat Ready, Credible, Cohesive and Future Proof\u003C\/i\u003E.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/5750389589918211231\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/navy-completes-four-month-long-war-game.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5750389589918211231"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5750389589918211231"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/navy-completes-four-month-long-war-game.html","title":"Navy completes four-month-long war game, TROPEX-23"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhBPH4_C3_9Thu_qmMhV8xTkOfdivFqy-X0inPxolAvETxEJLzyRsNFA61clwh88nrTmUExHwTDlAX3v_ffrg9SfS0HsjzjVTsKx5HbDwnjaNTBlKBf2lurgt4yN87gUjrtqJ6XRJ5QRdtB_QTTF3VG0HnGRTCGV8dX5tkODRI5HaZYKEN5DMZC1vND\/s72-c\/TROPEX%202.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1426269514358672070"},"published":{"$t":"2023-03-05T22:18:00.011-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-03-05T22:22:14.869-08:00"},"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":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"China battens down hatches: hikes military spend by 7.2%"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; 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;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhVb1Z3IwGQUhRmREhfPj65l4D2mLd7qqDwLZEcQuMuCayIXkbVX4_ODmeMJFagVWsdlgrPN2Tyukhd2UbaGu0iiJYBjg5LpZk8O4lb9b8fbiRERjRh7cBjwnKDKLfqX4ZNJ0_8sNFb0_XvJssgTwP0_p_CNTLamSTJKJq7QFxALpRRLvdAhBiNv5hd\/s640\/1678033966-1107.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"479\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhVb1Z3IwGQUhRmREhfPj65l4D2mLd7qqDwLZEcQuMuCayIXkbVX4_ODmeMJFagVWsdlgrPN2Tyukhd2UbaGu0iiJYBjg5LpZk8O4lb9b8fbiRERjRh7cBjwnKDKLfqX4ZNJ0_8sNFb0_XvJssgTwP0_p_CNTLamSTJKJq7QFxALpRRLvdAhBiNv5hd\/s16000\/1678033966-1107.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EPRC’s defence budget is three times India’s and one-third of US\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EStandard, 6th March 23\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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;\"\u003EThe People’s Republic of China (PRC) announced its draft defence budget for 2023 on Sunday, which features a 7.2 per cent rise over the 2022 budget. Beijing-based analysts have called this a “reasonable, restrained increase.”\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-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;\"\u003EThe 2023 budget will see China’s actual defence spending during the year rise to 1.55 trillion yuan ($225 billion), which amounts to a single-digit budget increase for the eighth consecutive year.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe PRC’s defence spending has grown by 6.6 percent in 2020, 6.8 percent in 2021 and 7.1 percent in 2022.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EThe proposed defense budget was announced in a draft budget report issued at the opening of the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature, on Sunday.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe PRC aims to achieve the centenary objectives of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) by August 1, 2027, which is five years away.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EChina has set a target of 2035 for modernization of its national defence and the armed forces.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy the mid-21st century, China plans to build its military into world-class forces,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EXinhua News Agency\u003C\/i\u003Ereported on August 1, 2022, on the 95th anniversary of the PLA’s inception.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnalyts say the defense allocations are in line with China’s military modernization roadmap, growing security threats and optimized COVID-19 policies.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EChina has gradually increased its defense expenditure over many years, in tandem with the country’s economic growth.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENational defense modernization consists of mainly the development and procurement of new weapons and equipment, maintaining a high level of realistic combat-oriented exercises and improved welfare to military personnel, an expert observed.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMany global and regional powers around the world have increased military spending in 2023, partly as a consequence of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe US is topping the list with a military budget of $817 billion for the Pentagon, more than three times that of China.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EJapan is planning to spend $51 billion on defence, which is 26.3 per cent higher than the previous year’s spending.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIndia is raising its capital spending to $21 billion and its overall defence spending by 13 per cent to $72.5 billion. That is 13.2 per cent of all government spending, or 1.97 per cent of India’s gross domestic produce (GDP).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiRnoSRGouqDPBcl4E4iK9XMAXLh59cap5CBE5HYfHs1pemRdfgwcMouH_FwScl2xwe6GE_M6hQkw-PiSinUhq8nRGHjGhQDtKpZTJv_KS6CLH8SzYxnH3COp6hYIWCtakYQKn445EpiY0xDo9oi1MI-p0Ivs3CoUE5dh7pOpGgslet32w8hpEoHn57\/s640\/1678034004-7679.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"367\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiRnoSRGouqDPBcl4E4iK9XMAXLh59cap5CBE5HYfHs1pemRdfgwcMouH_FwScl2xwe6GE_M6hQkw-PiSinUhq8nRGHjGhQDtKpZTJv_KS6CLH8SzYxnH3COp6hYIWCtakYQKn445EpiY0xDo9oi1MI-p0Ivs3CoUE5dh7pOpGgslet32w8hpEoHn57\/s16000\/1678034004-7679.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EOther countries like the UK, France, Germany and Australia are also looking to boost defence spending, according to media reports.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn 2023, the PLA air force, or PLAAF, is expected to commission more advanced warplanes including J-20 stealth fighter jets and Shenyang J-16 multirole fighter jets to replace legacy Chengdu J-7 fighter jets that are being decommissioned.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe PLA Navy is scheduled to begin sea trials for the country’s third aircraft carrier, the electromagnetic catapult-equipped\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EFujian\u003C\/i\u003E. It is also expected to hold more realistic combat-oriented drills that consume large amounts of costly live munitions and fuels.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor the PRC, defence modernization has become an important issue due to what Beijing sees as a deteriorating global security situation. Besides the Russia-Ukraine conflict and China’s backing of the losing side, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, visited the island of Taiwan, leading Beijing to hold a series of large-scale military exercises around Taiwan.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe US and its allies, including Japan, have been hyping the Taiwan question. The US military has been conducting close-in reconnaissance near China’s coastline and transiting through the South China Sea on “freedom of navigation patrols”.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn 2022, Japan broke away from its post-World War II principle of only having defensive forces and weaponry. Tokyo has begun procuring offensive missiles including US-made Tomahawk cruise missiles that China sees as a threat.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EEven so, there is apprehension amongst China’s small Indo-Pacific neighbours at China’s aggressive posture and its steady military build-up in lockstep with its GDP growth.\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-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;\"\u003EFor 2023, China has set its GDP growth target at about 5 per cent. For Beijing’s neighbours, that translates into ever-growing territorial ambitions and a growing military arsenal.\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\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1426269514358672070\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/china-battens-down-hatches-hikes.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1426269514358672070"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1426269514358672070"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/china-battens-down-hatches-hikes.html","title":"China battens down hatches: hikes military spend by 7.2%"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhVb1Z3IwGQUhRmREhfPj65l4D2mLd7qqDwLZEcQuMuCayIXkbVX4_ODmeMJFagVWsdlgrPN2Tyukhd2UbaGu0iiJYBjg5LpZk8O4lb9b8fbiRERjRh7cBjwnKDKLfqX4ZNJ0_8sNFb0_XvJssgTwP0_p_CNTLamSTJKJq7QFxALpRRLvdAhBiNv5hd\/s72-c\/1678033966-1107.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-4170512486859743318"},"published":{"$t":"2023-03-05T02:41:00.006-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-03-05T02:41:57.763-08:00"},"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":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"france"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" US and Indian navies hold sixth meeting on aircraft carrier technology"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhFs1Rw7530stXgnNy79luF5G1biR0COd9C_6PC96l1Np3m8cR7fT8eYymqFqsekXOXVdtcMaM4gXQFJD6U-BJtIRzaqJ6nc6-bZYIdcYNhGoGnx3ABP9n-glcVxlXQW7Vv42p-3nyiwQDceTKH7taShc8AG4P8Kd6n3giM3qCJWxwFrKXHQ2MdPhRq\/s1280\/MiG-29K.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"851\" data-original-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhFs1Rw7530stXgnNy79luF5G1biR0COd9C_6PC96l1Np3m8cR7fT8eYymqFqsekXOXVdtcMaM4gXQFJD6U-BJtIRzaqJ6nc6-bZYIdcYNhGoGnx3ABP9n-glcVxlXQW7Vv42p-3nyiwQDceTKH7taShc8AG4P8Kd6n3giM3qCJWxwFrKXHQ2MdPhRq\/s16000\/MiG-29K.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003EThe Royal Navy, with two 65,000-tonne conventional carriers, wants the Indian Navy to equip its next carrier with British Rolls-Royce, MT-30 gas turbines that are on both its carriers – HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003EHowever, the Indian Navy wants to work with the US Navy, picking up its expertise in carrier-borne operations\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\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\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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, 5th March 23\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;\"\u003EWith India’s military still undecided about whether to build a second indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-2), or to make do with its two current 45,000-tonne carriers – INS Vikramaditya bought from Russia, and the first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-1), called INS Vikrant, which was built in Cochin – experts from the Indian and US navies met in Delhi last week to discuss cooperating on aircraft carrier technology.\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-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;\"\u003EWith the US Navy regarding their Indian counterpart as a key partner in holding the line against an aggressive China in the Indo-Pacific, Washington and New Delhi agreed in January 2015 to work together in enhancing India’s capability in carrier-borne aircraft operations.\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-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 6\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;meeting of the Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Technology Co-operation (JWGACTC), constituted under the auspices of the Indo–US Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI), was organised in India from February 27 to March 3,” stated India’s ministry of defence (MoD) on Saturday.\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-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;\"\u003EThe US Navy, the world’s premier force in carrier-borne operations, operates a fleet of 11 nuclear powered, 100,000-tonne carriers. However, cooperation with the US is limited by the Indian Navy’s decision against using nuclear-propulsion for the 65,000-tonne IAC-2.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMeanwhile, the UK’s Royal Navy, which operates two 65,000-tonne conventionally-powered carriers, is arguing for the Indian Navy to equip IAC-2 with the British Rolls-Royce, MT-30 gas turbines that provide electric propulsion to both its carriers – HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHowever, the Indian Navy is keen to work with the US Navy and to pick up its operational practices and expertise in carrier-borne operations.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“During the meeting, Rear Admiral Downey acknowledged India’s status as one of the very few countries capable of constructing aircraft carriers and appreciated India’s landmark achievement of operating the indigenous aircraft, (the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft) from the indigenous carrier in a short span of time post commissioning of the ship,” said the MoD.\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-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;\"\u003EAnother lucrative field that Washington is eyeing is the Indian Navy’s on-going acquisition of 57 multi-role carrier borne fighters (MRCBF) for its current and future aircraft carriers. US aerospace major, Boeing, which accounts for most of the $18-20 billion worth of weaponry that Washington has sold India since 2005, is pressing hard for its F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornet to win a $7-8 billion Indian Navy contract for 57 aircraft carrier-borne fighters.\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-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 competition with the Super Hornet is French company Dassault’s Rafale Marine fighter. The Rafale cannot operate its twin-seat variant off a carrier. Both aircraft have been tested off the Indian Navy’s aircraft carriers and the winner of the contract is likely to be announced shortly.\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-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;\"\u003EUS Navy carriers and the Super Hornet fighters that operate off them are designed and built for “catapult assisted take off but arrested recovery” (CATOBAR). In this, the aircraft getting airborne is accelerated to take-off speed by a steam or electro-magnetic catapult. India’s IAC-2 is likely to be a CATOBAR carrier.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlternatively, aircraft can be launched according to STOBAR (short take off but arrested recovery) principles. In this, fighters get airborne by flying off a “ski-jump” at the end of the flight deck. In both these operating methods, the aircraft lands back by snagging its tail hook on an array of three arrestor wires spread across the deck, which drag them to a halt.\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-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;\"\u003EBoth INS Vikramditya and Vikrant are STOBAR carriers. Boeing has proved that the Super Hornet can operate off both STOBAR and CATOBAR carriers.\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\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;A lesson that has been learned during the aircraft carrier cooperation is that the US and Indian navies are better drivers of operational cooperation than the Pentagon (US Department of Defense). It is the two navies that are now driving aircraft carrier technology cooperation (ACTC).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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“An 11-member US delegation headed by Rear Admiral James Downey (a US Navy aircraft carrier expert) visited various defence and industrial installations in Delhi and Kochi,” said the MoD.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/4170512486859743318\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/us-and-indian-navies-hold-sixth-meeting.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4170512486859743318"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4170512486859743318"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/us-and-indian-navies-hold-sixth-meeting.html","title":" US and Indian navies hold sixth meeting on aircraft carrier technology"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhFs1Rw7530stXgnNy79luF5G1biR0COd9C_6PC96l1Np3m8cR7fT8eYymqFqsekXOXVdtcMaM4gXQFJD6U-BJtIRzaqJ6nc6-bZYIdcYNhGoGnx3ABP9n-glcVxlXQW7Vv42p-3nyiwQDceTKH7taShc8AG4P8Kd6n3giM3qCJWxwFrKXHQ2MdPhRq\/s72-c\/MiG-29K.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-4862624661691630500"},"published":{"$t":"2023-03-02T20:12:00.002-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-03-02T20:12:21.797-08:00"},"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 Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" Prayer for a policy: India is being strategically out-thought by China"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgL30n2YlvlQJpfLVXsUroEIR1Y1OIFJiEr2-WlVwulW7L6bUbCAFXwFSFTdfYbP_63R9q-ct1nzjAWSvMUZFBM-kotBZ1p9WEAQFmgZnolPsDrqQkguNiqlPvKSRnrKHtUzZBcn07lzCCMEDCn69lAcmrIEQxQnY10RCMzIWl753LdgbQo6QeVmw1a\/s640\/Dalai%20Lama.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"226\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgL30n2YlvlQJpfLVXsUroEIR1Y1OIFJiEr2-WlVwulW7L6bUbCAFXwFSFTdfYbP_63R9q-ct1nzjAWSvMUZFBM-kotBZ1p9WEAQFmgZnolPsDrqQkguNiqlPvKSRnrKHtUzZBcn07lzCCMEDCn69lAcmrIEQxQnY10RCMzIWl753LdgbQo6QeVmw1a\/s16000\/Dalai%20Lama.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EThe advantages India enjoys over the Chinese along the border are heavily dependent on one factor, which appears increasingly fragile:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003EThe 14th Dalai Lama and his inspirational leadership\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\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, 3rd March 23\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;\"\u003ESince India’s independence in 1947, it has been described as short sighted in its strategic outlook. George Tanham of the RAND Corporation famously postulated in 1992 that the country lacked a strategic culture, ostensibly because it had never faced an “existential threat”. Clearly, Tanham was unimpressed by six centuries of repeated invasions from Central Asia, or by Timur’s bloody sacking of Delhi in 1398, or by two hundred years of British colonial rule that reduced India from opulence to penury. Even so, it is true that, without a long-term, national security strategy drawn up by India’s political leadership, the country deals with even its most pressing security challenges, such as its China policy, with a cavalier disregard of their implications.\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;\"\u003EIn the 15 years following independence, New Delhi’s repeated rejection of Chinese suggestions to draw the Sino--Indian border through mutual consultations triggered a war in 1962 between the two Asian giants. Another major reason was Beijing’s sensitivity to India’s influence in Tibet, especially given the youthful Dalai Lama’s admiration of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman, Mao Zedong, already suspicious of Nehru’s intentions in Tibet, was infuriated when China’s military crackdown in Lhasa in 1959 led to the Dalai Lama seeking and getting refuge in India, followed by tens of thousands of Tibetan refugees. The refuge given by New Delhi to the Dalai Lama and his fellow-Tibetans was a major factor in leading to the 1962 Sino-Indian conflict and to India’s humiliating defeat. To this day, the aggressive behaviour of the Chinese military – now called the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) – stems from Beijing’s internalised belief that India’s intentions towards Tibet are mala fide and must be countered robustly in order to deter New Delhi.\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 the 65-odd years that have elapsed since then, China has grown into a formidable industrial, scientific, technological and military power that manages to bully most countries into acting as if Tibet is not an issue at all. At the same time, His Holiness The Dalai Lama has grown into a revered world figure and an exemplar of resistance to religious and political repression. While most of the global community toes the Chinese line on the Dalai Lama, and kings, presidents and prime ministers avoid public meetings with him for fear of incurring China’s wrath, India – practically alone in the world – allows Tibet’s refugee community to make India their home. The Tibetans have been allowed to set up a Parliament-in-exile, calling it the Central Tibetan Administration as a fig leaf to cover its overtly political nature. A network of Buddhist monasteries set up in India mirror the three great monasteries in Tibet – Sera, Drebung and Ganden – diluting the effects of Chinese control over them.\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;\"\u003EFrom the 65,000-odd Tibetan refugees living in India, volunteers for military service against China offer themselves for recruitment into seven battalions of the secretive Special Frontier Force (SFF), which is manned mainly by descendants of the Tibetan refugees who fled Chinese repression in the 1950s. These hardy mountain soldiers proved their worth against the PLA in Eastern Ladakh in the summer of 2020, capturing key heights south of the Pangong Lake This force amounts to almost an infantry division worth of motivated and trained Tibetan paratroopers, equipped with light American weaponry, who can be air-dropped far behind the PLA’s frontlines to carry out fifth columnist tasks – including mobilisation of the Tibetan populace and cutting off the PLA’s logistic lifelines. Separately, the Indian Army has converted a mechanised strike corps into a mountain strike corps; and now Indian planners have the option of vertical envelopment of forward PLA troops; with Tibetan-speaking troops of the SFF grouped in small numbers with regular Indian Army units. This would provide Indian units an invaluable edge while operating in an unknown, foreign environment.\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;\"\u003EHowever, as Indian strategic planners might have noted, all these potential advantages over the Chinese are heavily dependent on one factor that appears increasingly fragile: The 14\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003EDalai Lama and his inspirational leadership. Currently aged 87, he has optimistically predicted that he would live till the age of 113. While much of the world would welcome an exceptionally long life for the venerated monk, the Tibetan refugee community and Indian policymakers should both have prepared in detail for a change of guard. Chinese security czars in Beijing and Lhasa have already indicated the line that they are likely to take, which is to ensure a favourable successor. Going by traditional practice, the death of a Dalai Lama is followed by a search for a reincarnation. This search relies on signs, such as the direction the deceased Dalai Lama was looking at the time he died; the direction the smoke was blowing during his cremation, and pronouncements by oracles from Lhamo La-tso, a vision lake in Tibet.\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;\"\u003EThe 14\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003EDalai Lama, throwing tradition to the winds, has made it clear that he would ensure that his successor would be favourable towards India and the Tibetan refugee community in India. He has put forward three options, each of them a departure from traditional practice. The first is that he would be reincarnated outside Tibet; so far, two Dalai Lamas have been born outside Tibet. Secondly, the Dalai Lama has said that he might, in his own lifetime, appoint a living successor. Finally, he has speculated that his successor would be a woman – the first female Dalai Lama.\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;\"\u003EHowever, the Chinese are working to ensure their control over the selection of the 15\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003EDalai Lama. Beijing has done this before. After the death of the 10\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003EPanchen Lama, the head of the Tazhilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, the Dalai Lama declared that a six-year-old boy named Gedhun Choekyi Nyima would be the next Panchen Lama – the second-most important figure in Tibetan Buddhism. Three days after his announcement, the little boy disappeared and has not been seen since. Within Tibet, the Chinese government has passed a law that says all senior lamas have to be approved by Beijing.\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 India, the Tibet Study Group simply watches, doing little to shape this contest in its own favour. Numerous options exist to ensure that the next Dalai Lama is a favourable choice, but none of those choices have been exercised. Meanwhile, Xi Jinping is re-settling Tibetan border villagers in “model villages” along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh and the McMahon Line in Arunachal Pradesh, consolidating China’s hold over the frontier. New Delhi makes half-hearted approaches towards the setting up of a Quadrilateral – a grouping of Australia, India, Japan and the US – but our failure to convince Washington has led to the setting up of the AUKUS: a combat-oriented grouping of Australia, UK and the US. Finally, China retains its tight control over anything up to 1,000 square kilometres of territory it occupied in Eastern Ladakh, while India appears to pray and wait.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/4862624661691630500\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/prayer-for-policy-india-is-being.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4862624661691630500"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4862624661691630500"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/prayer-for-policy-india-is-being.html","title":" Prayer for a policy: India is being strategically out-thought by China"}],"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\/AVvXsEgL30n2YlvlQJpfLVXsUroEIR1Y1OIFJiEr2-WlVwulW7L6bUbCAFXwFSFTdfYbP_63R9q-ct1nzjAWSvMUZFBM-kotBZ1p9WEAQFmgZnolPsDrqQkguNiqlPvKSRnrKHtUzZBcn07lzCCMEDCn69lAcmrIEQxQnY10RCMzIWl753LdgbQo6QeVmw1a\/s72-c\/Dalai%20Lama.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-4016881372148184767"},"published":{"$t":"2023-03-01T19:07:00.010-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-03-01T19:16:37.559-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"LCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ordnance factories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"    Cabinet okays buying 70 HTT-40 trainer aircraft from HAL for Rs 6,800 crore ($ 825 million)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEicp7r2LMebSXQ6DdrCOWaBgyw6SzpHX7b2u_em31iNzI_DHu4RQrmDPA8UIHFYRHbU_0fVDdWXy2rLFABo5zfl9hlSy_19yDvqKU-4qRBmJpYVt_0tD5LwgWfc9kuDQPgpUlwQ3M4pPF7eBl6dz3dHkhzdpcTpT6qqeS8FrqqFrXTKrrgra6LL49c9\/s1600\/AA%20HTT-40.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1041\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEicp7r2LMebSXQ6DdrCOWaBgyw6SzpHX7b2u_em31iNzI_DHu4RQrmDPA8UIHFYRHbU_0fVDdWXy2rLFABo5zfl9hlSy_19yDvqKU-4qRBmJpYVt_0tD5LwgWfc9kuDQPgpUlwQ3M4pPF7eBl6dz3dHkhzdpcTpT6qqeS8FrqqFrXTKrrgra6LL49c9\/s16000\/AA%20HTT-40.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003EHTT-40, flying in formation with a Tejas fighter (above) has an indigenous content of\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;56% but will increase\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;to over 60% soon\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 2nd Mar 23\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Union Cabinet approved buying 70 Hindustan Turbo Trainer–40 (HTT-40) basic trainer aircraft (BTA) from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF) at a cost of\u0026nbsp;Rs\u0026nbsp;6,828 crore.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“HAL will deliver the 70 aircraft over a period of six years,” said the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in a press release on Wednesday.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EThe HTT-40 is a turbo prop aircraft, designed to have good low-speed handling for better training effectiveness. This fully aerobatic, tandem-seat, turbo trainer has an air-conditioned cockpit, modern avionics, hot refuelling, running change over and zero-zero ejection seats.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The aircraft will meet the shortage of BTAs for training of newly inducted pilots of the IAF. The purchase price will include associated equipment and training aids including simulators. Being a fully indigenous trainer, the BTA is configurable for upgrades to incorporate the futuristic requirements of the Indian armed forces,” said the MoD.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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“The HTT-40, which was designed, developed, test-flown and validated by HAL, contains approximately 56 per cent of indigenous content. That will progressively increase to over 60 per cent through indigenisation of major components and subsystems,” said the MoD.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHAL says it will engage Indian private industry, including micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), in its supply chain. “The procurement has the potential to provide direct employment to approximately 1,500 personnel and indirect employment for up to 3,000 people in 100 MSMEs, said the MoD.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EThe acquisition of the HTT-40 provides a fillip to the Indian aerospace defence eco-system and boosts ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EL\u0026amp;T to build three Cadet Training Ships for Rs 3,100 crore\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Cabinet also approved a contract with Larsen \u0026amp; Toubro (L\u0026amp;T) for building three Cadet Training Ships for an overall cost of Rs 3,108 crore, under the Buy {Indian-IDDM (Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured)} category.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe delivery of these ships is scheduled to commence from 2026.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EThese ships will cater to the training at sea of officer cadets, including women, after their basic training.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBesides meeting the future personnel requirements of the Indian Navy, these ships would also be used to train cadets from friendly foreign countries with the aim to strengthen diplomatic relations.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe ships can also be deployed for evacuating people as a part of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) missions.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EThe ships will be indigenously designed, developed and constructed at L\u0026amp;T’s Kattupalli shipyard in Chennai. The project will generate an employment of 22.5 lakh man-days over a period of four-and-half years. This is expected to encourage active participation of Indian shipbuilding and associated industries, including MSMEs.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“With the majority of the equipment and systems sourced from indigenous manufacturers, these vessels will be a proud flag bearer of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ in consonance with the ‘Make in India’ initiative of the government,” said the MoD.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/4016881372148184767\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/cabinet-okays-buying-70-htt-40-trainer.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4016881372148184767"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4016881372148184767"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/03\/cabinet-okays-buying-70-htt-40-trainer.html","title":"    Cabinet okays buying 70 HTT-40 trainer aircraft from HAL for Rs 6,800 crore ($ 825 million)"}],"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\/AVvXsEicp7r2LMebSXQ6DdrCOWaBgyw6SzpHX7b2u_em31iNzI_DHu4RQrmDPA8UIHFYRHbU_0fVDdWXy2rLFABo5zfl9hlSy_19yDvqKU-4qRBmJpYVt_0tD5LwgWfc9kuDQPgpUlwQ3M4pPF7eBl6dz3dHkhzdpcTpT6qqeS8FrqqFrXTKrrgra6LL49c9\/s72-c\/AA%20HTT-40.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1523273326287517991"},"published":{"$t":"2023-02-28T06:36:00.010-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-02-28T06:37:36.260-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"france"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"In Thales' global hiring spree, company to hire 550 Indian engineers "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiR-opNZXW_gEC-Klnb9LYM13TXJ4jzF-xwpaDW806wcfNuMCdhCzP6HoG-ZrerWPMDYUimEIH0n-ngFlyqX-fnh7v1XI9jzI28wGyiK-8cBCKacL1v3K7q5LxA73Wwlms6akDxCi_-yC5HOKooQ6oJrMM59QD6vBkKxT2wnM8_9eYuPMmCQU-71jWp\/s995\/Mirage%202000%20upgraded.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"668\" data-original-width=\"995\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiR-opNZXW_gEC-Klnb9LYM13TXJ4jzF-xwpaDW806wcfNuMCdhCzP6HoG-ZrerWPMDYUimEIH0n-ngFlyqX-fnh7v1XI9jzI28wGyiK-8cBCKacL1v3K7q5LxA73Wwlms6akDxCi_-yC5HOKooQ6oJrMM59QD6vBkKxT2wnM8_9eYuPMmCQU-71jWp\/s16000\/Mirage%202000%20upgraded.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EFrench defence giant to discharge offsets for Rafale purchase, Mirage 2000 upgrade (Photo: Upgraded Mirage at Dassault's' Istres plant)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\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\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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, 28th Feb 23\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 style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EFrench electronics giant Thales announced on Monday that it will hire more than 12,000 new employees worldwide in 2023 to support its growth trajectory.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn India, the new hires\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Ewill include over 550 people for Thales’ engineering centres in Bengaluru and Noida.\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-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 Group will be hiring all over the world and expects to take on 5,500 new employees in France, 550 in India, 1,050 in the United Kingdom, 600 in Australia, and 540 in the United States,” the company said in a press release.\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-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\"\u003EThales is recruiting people in a range of jobs.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E2022 saw a record level of recruitment, with 11,500 new hires –a 50 per cent rise over its worldwide hiring in 2021.\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\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIt also demonstrated Thales’ “success in creating jobs during the Covid public health crisis, particularly by continuing hiring for the engineering centres in Bengaluru and Noida,” announced Thales in a statement today.\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-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;\"\u003EThales also stated it was working to improve the gender balance in its workforce. In 2022, women accounted for 25 per cent of new hires in India, and represented 22 per cent of its India workforce.\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-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;\"\u003EThales is required to discharge offset obligations worth billions of dollars in India, linked with the purchase of 36 Rafale fighters, upgrading of 51 Mirage 2000 fighters, construction of six Scorpene submarines and other high-value sales to India.\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-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\"\u003EOffsets liabilities have been gradually accumulating. Minister of State for Defence Ajay\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003EBhatt told Parliament on August 5, 2022 that, of $6.83 billion worth of offset obligations due to be discharged till August 1, 2022, vendors had submitted offset claims worth only $5.58 billion – or 82.13% of their cumulative commitment.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EA study in 2019 by the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, carried out to assess the impact of offsets on the Indian defence industry, revealed that more than 90 per cent of offset obligations were discharged by vendors through direct purchase of products and services from Indian companies. Hardly any vendors were opting to bring in foreign direct investment for discharging their offsets.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe study also highlighted that about 87 per cent of offset obligations had been discharged through 15 Indian Offset Partners (IOPs). Of these, the top five IOPs received 51.76 per cent of the offset business and the top 10 as much as 76.11 per cent. This indicated that the direct benefit of offsets was restricted to a few big Indian defence companies.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThales, as one of the big global high technology firms that invests in digital and “deep tech” innovations — connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cyber security and quantum technology – is watched carefully by the MoD to ascertain whether it discharges its offsets liabilities in those fields or in simple manufacture.\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\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E2022 was\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Ea record-breaking year for recruitment by Thales. Even so, it is continuing to hire in 2023 to\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Esupport its strong growth trajectory in its three core markets: Aerospace, defence and security and digital identity and security.\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\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E“Thales is recruiting people in a range of job profiles for its engineering operations in India,” said Thales. It is\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Ehiring in every discipline across all its business segments, and in particular for its sites in Noida and Bengaluru, Thales is recruiting people on permanent or fixed-term contracts as well as providing several internal mobility opportunities in Thales in India and across the globe.\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\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAt these sites, Thales is mainly seeking hardware engineers, software engineers, systems architects, experts in digital technologies and project managers, offering them the opportunity to help to build a safer, greener, more inclusive world.\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\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn 2021,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EThales’ 77,000 employees in 68 countries generated sales of €16.2 billion. Thales harnesses the talents of 35,000 R\u0026amp;D engineers, who have built up a portfolio of 20,000 patents in fields such as quantum technologies, AI, lasers and cyber security.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1523273326287517991\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/in-thales-global-hiring-sprees-to-hire.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1523273326287517991"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1523273326287517991"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/in-thales-global-hiring-sprees-to-hire.html","title":"In Thales' global hiring spree, company to hire 550 Indian engineers "}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiR-opNZXW_gEC-Klnb9LYM13TXJ4jzF-xwpaDW806wcfNuMCdhCzP6HoG-ZrerWPMDYUimEIH0n-ngFlyqX-fnh7v1XI9jzI28wGyiK-8cBCKacL1v3K7q5LxA73Wwlms6akDxCi_-yC5HOKooQ6oJrMM59QD6vBkKxT2wnM8_9eYuPMmCQU-71jWp\/s72-c\/Mirage%202000%20upgraded.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1437238177572514734"},"published":{"$t":"2023-02-28T05:44:00.002-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-02-28T05:44:11.557-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"defence planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"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":"UAV"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" India testing battle-winning weapons from recent wars  "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiF2EA_ItlwYt8EIS5-n25S8WCdoW6K8WolfUrNTUisiRt7Lox9SK73yPt95U3eK7uei9FtTuJDPj_xLpa6YPFFndfnyfFusKf7EVmCnd-mLk4c4vcYrOZADKL1wZEGIvm2uRS3ZJGSxNQZMEqn0U4s6PmvItzGhPbAW-iHrHScw7SbKWqpQ4Inz3t7\/s1279\/AA%20Heron.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"833\" data-original-width=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiF2EA_ItlwYt8EIS5-n25S8WCdoW6K8WolfUrNTUisiRt7Lox9SK73yPt95U3eK7uei9FtTuJDPj_xLpa6YPFFndfnyfFusKf7EVmCnd-mLk4c4vcYrOZADKL1wZEGIvm2uRS3ZJGSxNQZMEqn0U4s6PmvItzGhPbAW-iHrHScw7SbKWqpQ4Inz3t7\/s16000\/AA%20Heron.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\u003EAn Israeli Heron drone of the type it supplied to India. Now New Delhi is looking to Tel Aviv for more sophisticated armed drones\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\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\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 28th February 23\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe 44-Day-War in 2020 between Azerbaijan and Armenia, followed by the Russia-Ukraine war that has raged for over a year, have both established a battle-winning weapon of modern warfare – the armed remotely piloted vehicle (RPV), usually referred to as the armed drone.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENow India’s military has begun equipping itself with variants of armed drones that could tilt battles in its favour on the mountainous Sino-Indian frontier or in the deserts of Rajasthan, where Indian armoured forces face off against Pakistani tanks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EOver the coming week, the army will conducts tests in Pokhran of\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Ean “aerial targeting system” for the artillery directorate. It is called the PALM 400 – the acronym for “precision attack loitering system” – and is designed to fly over armoured vehicle concentrations, or areas where they are expected. When the armoured vehicles arrive in this “kill zone”, each PALM 400 picks out its target and fires an armour-penetrating projectile, penetrating it from the top, where its armour protection is the least.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn mid-February, another PALM RPV passed a gruelling set of trials in the extreme altitudes of Sikkim. There, the RPV was fired from an altitude of 18,000 feet and, after loitering at 19,500 feet, fired a thermobaric warhead that struck a target 8 kilometres away.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EThe PALM 400 RPV is launched from a canister and can loiter (remain on station) over a kill zone for up to\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E120 minutes flying at 3,000-4,000 feet above the ground. It flies at 50-140 knots (90-260 kilometres per hour), giving it a range of over 100 km.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThese capabilities have ensured the army has chosen AVision Systems from 21 companies in a global Request for Proposals (RfP). All that is left is for the PALM system to pass its trials in Pokhran.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe PALM 400 claims to be an Indian product, since AVision Systems is a joint venture (JV) between Israeli firm, UVision Air Ltd and Hyderabad-\u2028based Aditya Precitech Private Ltd (APPL). The Indian firm has had a long association with the Defence Research \u0026amp; Development (DRDO) in various missile projects.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EPALM RPVs employ state-of-the art, stabilized, dual electro-optical\\infra-red (EO\\IR) cameras to identify and engage targets during day or night. Its high-end, homing capabilities ensure accurate tracking of static and moving targets. The RPV employs sophisticated navigation methods, which allow it to operate even in environments where the Global Positioning System – the navigation backbone for most missile systems – has been denied to the system.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETrials conducted so far have determined that the PALM 400’s design allows for exceptional manoeuvrability, and has a mid-air abort capability that allows automatic re-entry into loitering mode, re-engagement, or return to the recovery area using a parachute.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn trials, the system has demonstrated an ability to stealthily loiter above a target, gather intelligence and strike instantly at time-sensitive threats. The PALM 400 is also effective against strategic enemy targets with its customizable warhead designed to handle different types of targets.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1437238177572514734\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/india-testing-battle-winning-weapons.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1437238177572514734"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1437238177572514734"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/india-testing-battle-winning-weapons.html","title":" India testing battle-winning weapons from recent wars  "}],"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\/AVvXsEiF2EA_ItlwYt8EIS5-n25S8WCdoW6K8WolfUrNTUisiRt7Lox9SK73yPt95U3eK7uei9FtTuJDPj_xLpa6YPFFndfnyfFusKf7EVmCnd-mLk4c4vcYrOZADKL1wZEGIvm2uRS3ZJGSxNQZMEqn0U4s6PmvItzGhPbAW-iHrHScw7SbKWqpQ4Inz3t7\/s72-c\/AA%20Heron.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-3577839073073833544"},"published":{"$t":"2023-02-22T18:50:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-02-22T18:50:09.154-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Morale"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" Indian Navy tightens its watch over ships transiting the Indian Ocean Region"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgdvEgZfsleSwEIkWI1n01bxlfj22ReFDmZc115SGmXsWAU6ekHLJ7yf3aOiuU50MAgHBDj_T3F-YKPXWqDfG6gQ81pTQEgNFSeo7WBJo7iaMktpcQMDkAX2A-RnMuCb00vaOyEiOYBy9qdZk8yWvLm0kPpn0SBzeCaWlil3tm3Okx2vC_OuP45x1Lf\/s1276\/AA%20IFC-IOR.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"695\" data-original-width=\"1276\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgdvEgZfsleSwEIkWI1n01bxlfj22ReFDmZc115SGmXsWAU6ekHLJ7yf3aOiuU50MAgHBDj_T3F-YKPXWqDfG6gQ81pTQEgNFSeo7WBJo7iaMktpcQMDkAX2A-RnMuCb00vaOyEiOYBy9qdZk8yWvLm0kPpn0SBzeCaWlil3tm3Okx2vC_OuP45x1Lf\/s16000\/AA%20IFC-IOR.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\u003ESigning the Memorandum of Understanding between India and the Seychelles for maritime domain awareness\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 23rd Feb 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETo enhance cooperation in the realm of maritime security, India’s high-tech control centre for monitoring traffic through the Indian Ocean Region agreed on Tuesday to cooperate with a similar body in Seychelles, in the southern Indian Ocean.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESet up by the Indian Navy in 2019 in Gurugram, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EInformation Fusion Centre for the Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) signed a memorandum of understanding with\u003C\/span\u003Ethe Regional Coordination Operations Centre (RCOC), Seychelles.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“[This] aims to promote collaboration between the two centres towards enhancing maritime domain awareness, information sharing and expertise development,” the Ministry of Defence (MoD) stated on Wednesday.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe IFC-IOR is an diplomatic initiative that underlines India’s status as the guardian of the Indian Ocean – a “net security provider” that brings together regional countries to safeguard global commons, freedom of navigation and to provide security against challenges such as piracy, terrorism, gun-running, narcotics, human migration and illegal fishing.\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-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;\"\u003ETowards this, it obtains feeds from a range of space-based and terrestrial sensors and sources, to track fishing boats and commercial vessels near India’s coast and in the vast maritime domain beyond.\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 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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“IFC-IOR, hosted by the Indian Navy, was established by the Government of India at Gurugram on December 22, 2018, to enhance collaborative maritime safety and security in the Indian Ocean Region in line with India’s vision of Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR),” said the MoD.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe IFC-IOR primarily watches over the Northern Indian Ocean, through which run sea lines of communications (SLOCs) that carry 75 per cent of the world’s maritime trade and half of daily oil consumption.\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-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;\"\u003ENow the IFC-IOR’s partnership with the RCOC, Seychelles allows the Indian Navy to focus its gaze further south.\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-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\"\u003ET\u003C\/span\u003Eo enable better cooperation, IFC-IOR also hosts International Liaison Officers (ILOs) from 12 partner nations: Australia, France, Italy, Japan, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Singapore, UK and the USA, said the MoD.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EThe maritime security architecture in the Western Indian Ocean is supported by the Regional Maritime Information Fusion Centre (RMIFC), the RCOC in Seychelles and the national centres of seven signatory countries: Comoros, Djibouti, France, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles, said the MoD.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EThe thrust of this initiative remains to track civil, commercial shipping. For tracking its own and hostile warships, the navy maintains a separate “Operations Room.” There is a deliberate firewall between the two.\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-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;\"\u003EThe IFC-IOR obtains inputs from a range of sensors. Primary inputs come from India’s coastal radar network that is manned by the Coast Guard.\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-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;\"\u003EInformation is also generated from White Shipping Agreements that India has with 36 countries, and 3 multinational agencies. These feed in details of all commercial shipping passing through their ports.\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-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;\"\u003EIMAC also incorporates inputs from LRIT (long range identification and tracking). This mechanism, which works under the International Maritime Organisation, paves the way for 174 countries to provide real-time information on their commercial shipping.\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-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;\"\u003ECustom-designed software feeds this diverse data, obtained from multiple sources, into a “common operating picture.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/3577839073073833544\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/indian-navy-tightens-its-watch-over.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3577839073073833544"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3577839073073833544"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/indian-navy-tightens-its-watch-over.html","title":" Indian Navy tightens its watch over ships transiting the Indian Ocean Region"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgdvEgZfsleSwEIkWI1n01bxlfj22ReFDmZc115SGmXsWAU6ekHLJ7yf3aOiuU50MAgHBDj_T3F-YKPXWqDfG6gQ81pTQEgNFSeo7WBJo7iaMktpcQMDkAX2A-RnMuCb00vaOyEiOYBy9qdZk8yWvLm0kPpn0SBzeCaWlil3tm3Okx2vC_OuP45x1Lf\/s72-c\/AA%20IFC-IOR.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-2659800760050878322"},"published":{"$t":"2023-02-21T22:44:00.002-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-02-21T22:44:46.091-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Internal security"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Numbers don’t back the claim on army withdrawal from Kashmir"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjtpMSS10_541jlay8gaBPQR_fKU7XLL1j8i2Ov2nAEeugeilOeCEswmeJ8i3Fdw2tvAXlkAZoqdqkRAgevBS1ia9mXWeOp1gnNwi7MLwlzxrzS21_G7oAK9q42RYwD5Axyrdh9voJ2mPnXVEd3WWEazY3EOzkwIUv_wvlPo-dP107HqakvBVzs5hRf\/s1200\/Army-soldiers-PTI-1564730626-1200x600.jpeg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjtpMSS10_541jlay8gaBPQR_fKU7XLL1j8i2Ov2nAEeugeilOeCEswmeJ8i3Fdw2tvAXlkAZoqdqkRAgevBS1ia9mXWeOp1gnNwi7MLwlzxrzS21_G7oAK9q42RYwD5Axyrdh9voJ2mPnXVEd3WWEazY3EOzkwIUv_wvlPo-dP107HqakvBVzs5hRf\/s16000\/Army-soldiers-PTI-1564730626-1200x600.jpeg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EIt would be unwise of the government to contemplate an army pull-out from the Kashmir Valley before initiating de-escalatory measures\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe Wire, 22nd Feb 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EA source-based report in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EIndian Express\u003C\/i\u003Ehas cited “officers in the security establishment” to report that the Union government is proposing to “withdraw the Indian Army completely from the Valley hinterland.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“If approved, the Army will have presence only on the Line of Control (LoC),” says the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EIndian Express\u003C\/i\u003Ereport.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe report says this proposal has been under discussion for about two years and is at an advanced stage now with the involvement of the Union Ministry of Defence (MoD), Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), armed forces and the J\u0026amp;K Police.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe report has not been corroborated by any government official or spokesperson, but ruling party spokespersons on television news talk shows and discussions defend those assertions.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThere are, however, several issues that remain unexplained and merit scrutiny.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFirstly, the army has already been withdrawn several years ago from the Valley hinterland. With the formation and growth of the Rashtriya Rifles starting in the early 1990s, the expansion of the J\u0026amp;K Police and the induction of large numbers of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), such as the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), into J\u0026amp;K, these forces were handed the responsibility for security of major towns in the state.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe army, thereafter, has had only its major headquarters, such as the 15 Corps headquarters at Badami Bagh in Srinagar, located in the hinterland, along with logistical units such as supply depots, ammunition depots, transit camps etc.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESince then, the army has been responsible for two major security tasks: Defence of the LoC, where it is deployed face-to-face with the Pakistan Army; and manning the Counter Infiltration Grid (CI Grid).\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe CI Grid is located between the LoC and the hinterland and exists in order to kill or capture militants that manage to sneak across the LoC and the formidable border fence that is reinforced with barbed wire, searchlights and accoustic and other sensors.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe deployments on the LoC and the CI Grid are regarded as too difficult and dangerous to be handed to the CRPF. It is manned by the Rashtriya Rifles and the army.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe army has two divisions in Kashmir for these tasks, as well as three divisions in the Jammu region. These add up to about 125,000 troops. These are reinforced by about 60,000 Rashtriya Rifles soldiers, who operate under five “Force Headquarters”.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe government has not provided any figures that indicate a draw-down of these numbers.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFurthermore, it remains unclear how the army can begin a pull-out from the Kashmir valley before initiating any de-escalatory measures such as selective removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) or the draconian Public Safety Act, which allows the detention of any individual for up to two years.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENor have Assembly elections been held in the state since 2014. Local politicians have asked how the former state can be regarded as peaceful enough for army withdrawal when normal political activity remains suspended and full statehood for J\u0026amp;K remains suspended.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMeanwhile militant infiltration across the LoC remains at a low ebb, as do militant activities within the former state. Yet, local politicians point to a deep alienation amongst the people, which they say can only be remedied by the resumption of political activity and the grant of full statehood that existed before August 2019.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/2659800760050878322\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/numbers-dont-back-claim-on-army.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/2659800760050878322"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/2659800760050878322"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/numbers-dont-back-claim-on-army.html","title":"Numbers don’t back the claim on army withdrawal from Kashmir"}],"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\/AVvXsEjtpMSS10_541jlay8gaBPQR_fKU7XLL1j8i2Ov2nAEeugeilOeCEswmeJ8i3Fdw2tvAXlkAZoqdqkRAgevBS1ia9mXWeOp1gnNwi7MLwlzxrzS21_G7oAK9q42RYwD5Axyrdh9voJ2mPnXVEd3WWEazY3EOzkwIUv_wvlPo-dP107HqakvBVzs5hRf\/s72-c\/Army-soldiers-PTI-1564730626-1200x600.jpeg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-6277878350723848358"},"published":{"$t":"2023-02-21T17:50:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-02-21T17:50:07.899-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Civil aviation"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"france"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"LCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" India to buy Rs 150,000 cr worth of aero engines in a decade: MoD focus on engine technology"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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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\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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, 21st Feb 23\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;\"\u003EThe Ministry of Defence (MoD) has discerned a gap in Indian self-reliance in the fields of aeronautical, marine and land systems engines. Statements from senior Indian officials, and a growing number of tie-ups between Indian defence firms and foreign original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) on engines point to a growing focus on this field.\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-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;\"\u003EAddressing a seminar at Aero India 23 on February 14, Rajnath Singh said it was time to ensure that Indian aircraft fly with indigenously-developed engines.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\"The Ministry of Defence is working on the details of indigenous manufacturing of aero-engines to provide a new fillip to the aerospace sector and achieve complete self-reliance,\" Singh said at the seminar.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOver the coming decade, India’s military is poised to buy close to a thousand engines for fighter aircraft alone – 228 engines for 114 multi-role fighter aircraft (MRFA), 83 engines for 83 Tejas Mark 1A fighters, 126 for Tejas Mark 2 fighters, 294 engines for 147 twin-engine Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) and 117 engines for 57 twin-engine Multi-Role Carrier Borne Aircraft (MRCBF).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe rough cost of engines for each fighter aircraft amounts to roughly 20-30 per cent of the ticket price of the fighter itself. An existing acquisition that provides an indication of the cost of such engines is a Rs 5,375 crore contract with General Electric (GE) for 99 GE F-404IN engines.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThat puts the cost of each engine at Rs 55 crore. All the other engines are more modern, more powerful and therefore more expensive than the GE F-404IN engines. Assuming a rough cost of Rs 75 crore for each of those engines, the MoD’s aero-engine purchase bill will amount to at least Rs 75,000 crore. Given the need for periodic overhauls and upgrades, its life cycle expenditure will comfortably double to Rs 150,000 crore over the coming decade.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn addition to these are the hundreds of aero-engines needed for an anticipated fleet of unarmed airborne vehicles (UAV), which are the new face of war. UAV engines would be lighter and cheaper than fighter aircraft engines, since they are not required to power such high-performance aircraft.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe DRDO’s first high-performance autonomous vehicle will be the Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;(UCAV). This banks on a positive outcome of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Ethe Kaveri engine project – which was the DRDO’s unsuccessful bid for an engine for the Tejas. The Kaveri’s 50 kiloNewtons (kN) thrust will suffice for the UCAV, but it does not have the performance and reliability to power the Tejas.\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-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;\"\u003EThe first potential foreign OEM partner to have thrown its hat into the ring is British firm, Rolls-Royce, which has offered to partner the DRDO in designing and developing an engine for the AMCA, which will form the backbone of the IAF’s fifth-generation fighter fleet in about a decade.\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-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;\"\u003EBut for now, Rolls-Royce is alone in offering to co-develop a high-performance aero engine with Indian partners.\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-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;\"\u003EThe relationship with French firm, Safran (earlier called Snecma) has been vitiated after four fruitless years of discussions on cooperating to uprate the Kaveri. Snecma was unwilling to share key technologies, such as those of single crystal blades and high temperature materials needed for the engine’s combustion chamber.\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-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;\"\u003EThe DRDO already has significant material technology, such as nickel alloys, that can withstand temperatures of up to 1,400-1,500 degrees Kelvin. These temperatures are created in the engine’s “hot end”, while generating 80-90 kN of power.\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-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;\"\u003ENor does India\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Ehave the facilities needed for developing advanced aerospace products. There is only one wind tunnel in the country, the almost six decade old one in the National Aeronautics Laboratory.\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-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;\"\u003EUS engine makers, such as Pratt \u0026amp; Whitney and GE, were unwilling to share the IP that might result from a co-creation project. Washington and New Delhi were discussing co-development of a fighter engine under the Defence Trade and Technology Initiative (DTTI), but the American firms decided against sharing IP.\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-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;\"\u003EOther than Rolls-Royce, engine OEMs were interested mainly in maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) of existing engines.\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-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;\"\u003EGodrej Aerospace announced on Monday that it had won an order for manufacturing eight modules of the DRDO\u0026nbsp;engine\u0026nbsp;for aerial applications. Godrej Aerospace beat out\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;competition from 25 companies, owing to\u0026nbsp;its proficiency in working with high temperature materials and decades of experience.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOn February 13, GE signed a contract with Cochin Shipyard Limited to provide a comprehensive digital solutions package to enhance the capabilities of the LM2500 marine gas turbines that power the Indian Navy’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EVikrant\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; 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font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0e101a;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0e101a;\"\u003EHeidi Grant:\u003Cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\"\u003C\/span\u003EF-35 fighters have been discussed since 2010’\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0e101a;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEivSqX2m_-Sp_ND1fwfjS6Nf43dXyQRSt5T_dk4uAK2cfuWaCse4WyQh6W8T800b1alP8tnHOKOgJmri43tKDwJwxocyBvHCv6rNSj5TviN_y5S5_PSlQSyS2Wv9NfL17IC1bBZM1Tqxl1ndh10inkxxd1_xPsY4fKuGAmLRpO4yEl1Zx48i0rtfZnW\/s653\/AA%20Heidi.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"653\" data-original-width=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEivSqX2m_-Sp_ND1fwfjS6Nf43dXyQRSt5T_dk4uAK2cfuWaCse4WyQh6W8T800b1alP8tnHOKOgJmri43tKDwJwxocyBvHCv6rNSj5TviN_y5S5_PSlQSyS2Wv9NfL17IC1bBZM1Tqxl1ndh10inkxxd1_xPsY4fKuGAmLRpO4yEl1Zx48i0rtfZnW\/s16000\/AA%20Heidi.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\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\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHEIDI GRANT\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Ewas in the Pentagon for 32 years and retired from the post of Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs. She held that position for over eight years. Now she is with Boeing as\u003Cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Epresident, business development, defense, space \u0026amp; security and government services.\u0026nbsp;In conversation with\u003Cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAjai Shukla\u003C\/b\u003E, she says\u003Cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Enobody is better positioned to do business in India than Boeing. “Unlike some of our competitors, Boeing can leverage both its commercial and defence sides,” she observes. Edited excerpts:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4; font-size: x-large;\"\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\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0e101a;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\u003EQuestion: \u0026nbsp;What is the purpose of your visit to India?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\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=\"color: #0e101a;\"\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: #0e101a;\"\u003EIt is to continue to grow America’s business partnership with India. It’s one of Boeing’s top partners.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0e101a;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\u003EQuestion: \u0026nbsp;Did you set any goals for yourself when you came here?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\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=\"color: #0e101a;\"\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: #0e101a;\"\u003ENow that I’ve been one year with Boeing, my biggest aim was to re-establish relationships that I’ve had in Delhi since 2010. I was part of a meeting with the Minister of Defence here. I was introduced to the Director General of Acquisitions and he goes, ‘I know Heidi. She’s known here as the Tigress’. I said I’ll take that as a compliment.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0e101a;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0e101a;\"\u003EFor strengthening our partnership with India, I believe it’s important for India to have the capability to protect itself in a sovereign way. My passion is how do I ensure that India has what it needs for its defence.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0e101a;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\u003EQuestion: \u0026nbsp;How did your meeting with Rajnath Singh go?\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\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=\"color: #0e101a;\"\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: #0e101a;\"\u003EHis message was very clear: India’s focus is on developing self-reliance. I was able to explain to him that Boeing already has over 300 Indian suppliers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0e101a;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\u003EQuestion: \u0026nbsp;Boeing does talk up its billion-dollar worth of exports in aerospace and defence, and the 5,000 Boeing employees in India.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\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=\"color: #0e101a;\"\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: #0e101a;\"\u003EBoeing exports 40 per cent of India’s aerospace and defence exports, which is quite significant. Is there room for growth? Absolutely. Boeing’s best positioned for growth in that area.\u003Cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0e101a;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\u003EQuestion: \u0026nbsp;Compared to others, Boeing is still ahead.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\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=\"color: #0e101a;\"\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: #0e101a;\"\u003EThe other thing I said to Rajnath Singh at the meeting on Thursday is that good things take time. You’re not going to turn on this huge amount right away. We need to make sure we do it right.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0e101a;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\u003EQuestion: \u0026nbsp;Let me come down to the multi-role fighter aircraft tender for 114 fighters. Would Boeing be fielding, as it did in the last contest, the F\/A-18 Super Hornet, or would it go with different aircraft this time, the F-15EX or another aircraft in that range?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\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\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0e101a;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0e101a;\"\u003EIt depends on how India frames its fighter aircraft requirements. We would have to look at what the requirements are. We’re waiting to learn what the government decides.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0e101a;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\u003EQuestion: \u0026nbsp;So Boeing will not say that it put both Super Hornet and the F-15EX and it’s up to India to choose.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\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=\"color: #0e101a;\"\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: #0e101a;\"\u003EWe would wait to see the requirements and assess which of the aircraft is suitable to meet those requirements.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\u003EQuestion: \u0026nbsp;The F-35 made quite a splash landing here on Wednesday. Do you think Lockheed Martin might just offer India the F-35? We’ve got our permissions from the US government. Do you see that as a former Pentagon senior official?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\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=\"color: #0e101a;\"\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: #0e101a;\"\u003ENow that I’m with Boeing, I’m not going to address that question.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0e101a;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\u003EQuestion: \u0026nbsp;It’s a very real possibility.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\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=\"color: #0e101a;\"\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: #0e101a;\"\u003EIt was in 2010 also. I mean the F-35s have been in discussions since 2010.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0e101a;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\u003EQuestion: \u0026nbsp;US officials were saying that if India requests the top leadership level there’s a very good chance that the US will say yes to F-35. As someone who was in the Pentagon, would you think that’s a possibility?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\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=\"color: #0e101a;\"\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: #0e101a;\"\u003ENow that I’m with Boeing, I’m not going to address that. And I think you should talk to Lockheed about that.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cspan style=\"color: #0e101a;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\u003EQuestion: \u0026nbsp;No, it’s a very real possibility.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\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=\"color: #0e101a;\"\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: #0e101a;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIt was in 2010 also. I mean, F-35s have been in discussions since 2010.\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: #0e101a;\"\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: #222222;\"\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1958345201067116041\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/q-heidi-grant-president-business.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1958345201067116041"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1958345201067116041"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/q-heidi-grant-president-business.html","title":" Q\u0026A: Heidi Grant:  President, business development, defense, space \u0026 security and government services, Boeing "}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEivSqX2m_-Sp_ND1fwfjS6Nf43dXyQRSt5T_dk4uAK2cfuWaCse4WyQh6W8T800b1alP8tnHOKOgJmri43tKDwJwxocyBvHCv6rNSj5TviN_y5S5_PSlQSyS2Wv9NfL17IC1bBZM1Tqxl1ndh10inkxxd1_xPsY4fKuGAmLRpO4yEl1Zx48i0rtfZnW\/s72-c\/AA%20Heidi.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-531627037358887671"},"published":{"$t":"2023-02-16T03:38:00.002-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-02-16T03:50:53.900-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"defence planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"france"},{"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":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"HAL’s Dhruv helicopters to have obstacle avoidance systems"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjETcAhOQghY7JXyTJp2zxlgvhK6QGVjwLBiRfZYNp049qEyfffl6kPON269yrFilcMcn3qYto9t6FIyGERw6O81n1GEdCD-8rPu3CPfGCKk5eWF1LdiXM3IrgboAC66E2Y-83xkLlBdX3pJsEDWOz4ZagnSwHUWAz0zn2AjLQdhpsbokNnaF4qaSdM\/s1626\/AA%20crash.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1218\" data-original-width=\"1626\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjETcAhOQghY7JXyTJp2zxlgvhK6QGVjwLBiRfZYNp049qEyfffl6kPON269yrFilcMcn3qYto9t6FIyGERw6O81n1GEdCD-8rPu3CPfGCKk5eWF1LdiXM3IrgboAC66E2Y-83xkLlBdX3pJsEDWOz4ZagnSwHUWAz0zn2AjLQdhpsbokNnaF4qaSdM\/s16000\/AA%20crash.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\u003EThe helicopter that crashed after flying into a mountainside, killing General Bipin Rawat and 12 others\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; 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font-size: large;\"\u003EPeriodic helicopter crashes, such as the one in December 2021 that caused the deaths of 13 people, including the serving Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, serve tragic reminders of the threat that obstacles in the flight path pose to helicopters.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESuch obstacles may be hills, towers, power lines, aerial cableways or pylons. The probability of such threats occurring increases during bad weather and low-level flight manoeuvres.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETo equip its helicopters with safeguards against such accidents, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) announced on Tuesday a collaboration agreement with German company, Hensoldt, for equipping HAL helicopters with an “Obstacle Avoidance System” (OAS) that would warn pilots of any obstacles in their predicted flight path.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe agreement, announced at the Aero India 2023 air show, includes transfer of intellectual property (IP) for the design and manufacture of the OAS for Indian helicopters and potential future exports.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe OAS provides smart visual cues to pilots to reduce their workload and increase flight safety. It also increases the probability of mission effectiveness, particularly under adverse visual conditions.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E“Where human eyesight alone is not enough, powerful software processes and combines information from sensors and databases and presents it in visual format,” stated a Hensoldt media release.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E“This collaboration between HAL Korwa and Hensoldt is the first of its kind in Indian defence industry, with the intention of transferring “critical key technology” from Germany to India [and] giving a boost to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAtmanirbhar Bharat\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;(self-reliant India),” said Apurba Roy, who heads, HAL’s Korwa unit, where the OAS will be built.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E“Transfer of Technology (ToT), including intellectual property for the equipment, is primarily proposed for the Dhruv advanced light helicopter (ALH) and is expected to be a major equipment fit in all future upgrades\/new helicopter programmes… with improvement and customization by HAL Korwa,” he said.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHAL is designing and building a range of helicopters for the Indian military and, potentially for the civilian and export market. Besides the Dhruv advanced light helicopter (ALH), these include the Rudra weaponized helicopter, the Prachanda light combat helicopter (LCH), the Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), the Indian Multi-Role Helicopter (IMRH) and the Kamov 226T light helicopter. Estimates of numbers range from 1,000-2,000 helicopters.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFor reliable protection against flying into obstacles – the technical term is “controlled flight into terrain” (CFIT) – it is essential to detect any obstacles at any location within the flight path of the helicopter. Taking into account the helicopter’s flight speed, timely detection can only be done by an on-board, real-time sensor.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The Hensoldt OAS equipment achieves a detection probability of ≥ 99.5 % within the 1st second and a detection range of more than 1000 metres,” stated Hensoldt.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EA guidance kit, designed by Zeus Numerix, that effectively converts a dumb iron bomb into a precision guidance munition\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003EYelahanka, Bengaluru\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\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;\"\u003EDefence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday equated defence start-ups with “new energy, new commitment and new enthusiasm” at the “Start-Up Manthan” at Aero India 2023.\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;\"\u003EPraising the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) initiative, launched under the Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO) by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), \u003Cbr \/\u003Ehe said this has enabled the emergence of talent from across the country.\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;\"\u003EAmongst those listening were Basant Gupta and Abhishek Jain who together launched Zeus Numerix, a small modelling and simulation design house. Zeus Numerix quickly illustrated the potential of young Indian scientists and technologists by carrying out a “stage separation analysis” of the BrahMos cruise missile for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in 2010.\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;\"\u003EIn the following years, Zeus Numerix worked with 17 different DRDO laboratories, delivering 160 assignments that allowed the defence design agency to focus on systems integration.\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;\"\u003EGupta says the door to high-tech innovation was really opened to small defence firms when, after 2014, the new government implemented the “Make in India” policy, which prioritised procurement from Indian companies with the help of monetary grants from the MoD.\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;\"\u003EIn 2018, the MoD gave Zeus Numerix a grant of Rs 5 crore, under the Technology Development Fund (TDF) to develop a “composite material sea water pump” for warships. Zeus Numerix built a pump that is lighter than the current one and resistant to corrosion.\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;\"\u003EThose pumps are now installed in two of the navy’s frontline destroyers: Indian Naval Ship (INS) Kolkata and INS Delhi.\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;\"\u003EThe start of the Ukraine-Russia conflict in 2014 put the Tejas fighter programme under severe stress, since the Ukraine defence industry, which had been supplying a key hydraulic pump for the Indian fighter, was no longer able to build or supply them. Zeus Numerix and Godrej Aerospace came to the rescue, partnering to design and manufacture that critical sub-system. The cost: Rs 5 crore.\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;\"\u003ELater, under the Make 2 procedure – under which private firms themselves fund the development of indigenous products --\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Zeus Numerix took on the challenge of developing a substitute for the US-supplied guidance kit for Excalibur artillery shells. The new kit takes on the role of guidance, ensuring a far higher degree of accuracy in hitting the target.\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;\"\u003EIllustrating the many options available to technology innovators today, Zeus Numerix obtained a loan from the Maharashtra Defence and Aerospace Venture Fund (MDAVF), which is managed by IDBI Capital and which is managed by IDBI Capital.\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;\"\u003EZeus Numerix is currently working on three projects: a guidance kit for artillery shells; another one for 81 millimetre mortars and the ruggedisation of guidance electronics.\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;\"\u003EThe firm has succeeded in evolving a guidance solution for artillery shells, reducing its dispersion of 300 metres (the distance from the aiming point a shell actually strikes) to just 35 metres.\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;\"\u003EThe dispersion of the 81 millimetre mortar shell has been curtailed from 100 metres to just 5-10 metres.\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;\"\u003EThe last challenge is a difficult one. When a shell is fired, the forces experienced by its guidance electronics range from 10,000 to 20,000 times the pressure of the atmosphere – enough to crush any electronics. But Zeus Numerix has built electronics that can withstand a force of 17,000 times gravity.\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;\"\u003E“We have done all the miniaturisation and ruggedisation in-house,” says Jain. “We will meet the targets the MoD has stipulated.”\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;\"\u003EAs more and more “technology challenges” are given to young defence innovators, the solutions save money and add to indigenisation. On Wednesday, Rajnath Singh launched the Ninth Edition of Defence India Start-up Challenges (DISC-9) on “Cybersecurity” with 28 problem statements, and the iDEX Investor Hub (iIH).\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;\"\u003E“More than Rs 200 crores have already been pledged under iIH by leading Indian investors,” stated the MoD.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/5544691404415934224\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/rajnath-singh-lauds-new-energy-of.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5544691404415934224"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5544691404415934224"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/rajnath-singh-lauds-new-energy-of.html","title":"Rajnath Singh lauds “new energy” of defence start-ups; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgc9RTQo4HGH9nFSx_mglllJbfMw5NFbHNf7BW9AXTEDeDgxfKuU1PIzWbUvZxDZcUNcoJovMcgIRIaQ2s2WqDEFeBk3xh5SWWlAA-jotQDaW5eLqCTv7SUOsBwbMHnik9zzqJFAHDlI4IHNqSs00LtohIGhEtRi7HT2t5NEfAQOFjmvFlsUf1hCPnX\/s2386\/AA%20Tejas.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1594\" data-original-width=\"2386\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgc9RTQo4HGH9nFSx_mglllJbfMw5NFbHNf7BW9AXTEDeDgxfKuU1PIzWbUvZxDZcUNcoJovMcgIRIaQ2s2WqDEFeBk3xh5SWWlAA-jotQDaW5eLqCTv7SUOsBwbMHnik9zzqJFAHDlI4IHNqSs00LtohIGhEtRi7HT2t5NEfAQOFjmvFlsUf1hCPnX\/s16000\/AA%20Tejas.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\u003EThe Naval Tejas, known as LCA Navy is being used to test many of the technologies that are going into the Twin-Engine, Deck Based Fighter, or TEDBF\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBangalore\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard,15th Feb 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe central theme of the ongoing Aero India 2023 air show in Bangalore is\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAtmanirbharta,\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;or self-reliance in building India’s requirement of military equipment. Emblemizing\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAtmanirbharta\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;is the Tejas Mark 1 fighter, which has placed India on the map of countries that can design, develop and manufacture advanced fighter aircraft.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThis is already yielding results. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) , CB Ananthakrishnan revealed on Tuesday in Bengaluru that India is discussing the sale of 20 Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) with Egypt and 15 Tejas fighters with Argentina.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBut for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the real value of the Tejas Mark 1 is the role it will now play in the development of India’s next generation of fighter aircraft that will be more technologically advanced and lethal.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn the India Pavilion, dedicated to success stories in indigenization, the Tejas Mark 1 fighter is lionised as the key stepping stone that is leading on to the development of a range of fighters: Tejas Mark 2, the fifth-generation fighter eponymously called the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) and the Twin-Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF) that is intended to fly missions from Indian Navy aircraft carriers.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn addition, the LCA (Navy) is eulogized as an important platform for technology development that will power naval aircraft such as the TEDBF.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard spoke to Girish Deodhare, who heads the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) -- the DRDO laboratory that oversees fighter aircraft development.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ELCA (Navy)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Trials of landing and taking off from a carrier’s deck are currently under way in INS Vikrant and we are successfully doing those with a prototype LCA (Navy),” said Deodhare.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe LCA Navy prototype is proving all the indigenous technologies coming out of our sister laboratories for future aircraft, said the ADA chief. These include the radar, the electronic warfare systems and weapons such as the Astra air-to-air missiles. Since all the avionics on the Astra are indigenous, this is easily done. Within a few months it can be made ready for testing and qualifying.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Thanks to the LCA (Navy) prototype, we are understanding how to design carrier-based naval aircraft and are progressing very well,” said Deodhare.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe LCA (Navy) was initially sanctioned in 2003 and it first flew in 2012. It did the first ski-jump in 2014 and the first arrested landing in 2019. Just two months later, it graduated to a carrier deck -- such was the navy’s confidence in the aircraft.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETejas Mark 2\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe LCA Mark 2 is going to be a 17.5 tonne fighter, with significantly more weapons load and fuel carriage than the 14-tonne Mark 1. The LCA Mark 2 will fly by 2024-25 and will be ready for production by 2027 said Deodhare. The drawings for the Mark 2 are ready now and manufacturing would soon commence. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is currently looking at six squadrons of the fighter.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe LCA Mark 2 will be powered by the General Electric (GE) F-414 engine, which is significantly more powerful than the current F-404 engine. The F-414 was selected in a global tender in 2012, in which it beat out the Eurojet EJ-200 engine. The Mark 2 is designed around the F-414 engine.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAMCA\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The design of the AMCA – a fifth generation stealth fighter -- is completed and it is at the stage of critical design review. We are at the preliminary design stage of the TEDBF and that should move along quickly now,” says Deodhare.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAero India 23 displays an AMCA simulator with a state-of-the-art cockpit. The DRDO has also displayed advanced actuators that are now being made inside the country and which are now available for indigenous use.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“We have also developed the internal weapons bay for the AMCA and a working model of that is on display,” says Deodhare. “The AMCA is being allotted a budget of Rs 15-16,000 crore. The air force is looking at seven squadrons of AMCAs.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETEDBF\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EDeodhare explains that the TEDBF is not a fourth-generation fighter, but is generation-five minus aircraft. Its basic design has been completed and ADA is at the preliminary design stage. The fighter’s all-up weight is going to be 25-26 tonnes and it will have twin F-414 engines.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EInputs are being fed in from LCA (Navy) trials from Goa and from the INS Vikrant. The wing-folding mechanism has now been finalized. The fighter can carry weapons on its wingtips despite the wing-folding mechanism. Its armament load will be 7.5 tonnes.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“We are progressing very well. We are trying to take inputs also from other programmes. We are doing everything indigenously, not even thinking of an imported radar. Once we develop basic technologies it is easy to upscale it for larger platforms,” says the ADA chief.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe TEDBF will be an optionally manned aircraft. There is already an automated take-off in the LCA Navy. Deodhare says the pilot, even when he is sitting in the cockpit, is not pressing any buttons and the aircraft takes off on its own.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Whilst landing, we have never missed an approach – we have never missed a single wire. Our landing approach is automated almost completely, as is the take off,” he says.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe navy has indicated that, with a second indigenous aircraft carrier likely, they would require 100-plus TEDBF aircraft.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/326211544704429516\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/tejas-mark-1-stepping-stone-to-self.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/326211544704429516"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/326211544704429516"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/tejas-mark-1-stepping-stone-to-self.html","title":" Tejas Mark 1: Stepping stone to self-reliance"}],"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\/AVvXsEgc9RTQo4HGH9nFSx_mglllJbfMw5NFbHNf7BW9AXTEDeDgxfKuU1PIzWbUvZxDZcUNcoJovMcgIRIaQ2s2WqDEFeBk3xh5SWWlAA-jotQDaW5eLqCTv7SUOsBwbMHnik9zzqJFAHDlI4IHNqSs00LtohIGhEtRi7HT2t5NEfAQOFjmvFlsUf1hCPnX\/s72-c\/AA%20Tejas.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1524514805778399384"},"published":{"$t":"2023-02-14T18:57:00.002-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-02-14T18:58:14.605-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"france"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"LCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Rolls-Royce offers engine “co-creation” for India’s medium fighter"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhJvn8G9bzsd0guaqQa5MNnxuKC9tJNHLsb7-7vefUSjODLe2WTF3mbMW-XS6BAU4VJhbL3pl826Cg7Puua0c7vnAWNIhn6wufkib7oHCuQIhk5e1vOn12I1OYc6g6JklbVXvxUC22_YD4NdnMG_XMCbBfgTXe38Y6s_T_MaJXW5evqGBXSc1s9f2l0\/s640\/AA%20Rolls.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"479\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhJvn8G9bzsd0guaqQa5MNnxuKC9tJNHLsb7-7vefUSjODLe2WTF3mbMW-XS6BAU4VJhbL3pl826Cg7Puua0c7vnAWNIhn6wufkib7oHCuQIhk5e1vOn12I1OYc6g6JklbVXvxUC22_YD4NdnMG_XMCbBfgTXe38Y6s_T_MaJXW5evqGBXSc1s9f2l0\/s16000\/AA%20Rolls.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E“We are keen to partner India for co-development of combat engine technology in the country. We believe that such a partnership should result in the transfer of both know-how and know-why”, says Rolls-Royce\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 14th Feb 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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\"\u003EWhile a large number of global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) echo the Indian governments “Make in India” and “Atmanirbhar Bharat” (self-reliant India) slogan, British engine company Rolls-Royce has thrown its hat in the ring to\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;design and develop engines for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), which will form the backbone of the IAF’s fifth-generation fighter fleet starting a decade from now.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E“This is about co-creating the Intellectual Property (IP) that goes into a new fighter engine. This will be a greenfield design and will take a decade to create,” says\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EKishore Jayaraman, who heads Rolls-Royce India\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EThere is little appetite amongst combat aircraft engine makers to share the IP that results from a co-creation project. The US and India had begun a project to co-develop a fighter engine under the Defence Trade and Technology Initiative (DTTI), but the American firms decided against sharing IP.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003ESimilarly, French engine maker, Safran, was unwilling to cooperate with the DRDO to co-create the Kaveri engine.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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-US\"\u003E“We are keen to partner India for the co-development of combat engine technology in the country.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EWe believe that such a partnership should result in the transfer of both know-how and know-why, with all IP for critical combat engine technology resting with India, allowing future customisation and improvisations,” says Jayaraman.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003ERolls-Royce, however, points out that it has been acting in accordance with the principles of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAtmanirbharta\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;for almost a century.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EJayaraman points out that the first delivery of mail by air, which was done from Karachi to Bombay in 1932, was flown by JRD Tata in a Puss Moth aircraft with Rolls-Royce engines. In 1936, the first squadron of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was raised, flying Westland Wapiti aircraft with Rolls-Royce engines.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EIn 1956, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) began a 50-year partnership with Rolls-Royce for manufacturing the Orpheus engine. In 1981, the IAF began inducting the Jaguar deep\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;penetration strike aircraft, which was powered by the Rolls-Royce Adour 804\/811 engines.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E“We have worked shoulder-to-shoulder with HAL to keep the Adour 804\/811 in service for some 45 years. How many OEMs stand ready to support an engine for that long,” says Jayaraman.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EIn the 2000s, HAL began manufacturing the Hawk trainer, while also building the Rolls-Royce Adour 871 engines that powered it.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003ENow, says Jayaraman, Rolls-Royce is ready to take the next step, which is to design and develop aero engines in partnership with Indian firms. “We want to develop intellectual property in India,” he says.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ECurrently, some 750 Rolls-Royce engines power aircraft in service with the IAF, the Indian Navy and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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\"\u003ERolls-Royce is also offering marine engines for the Indian Navy, including\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;its MT-30 turbines, which Rolls-Royce’s Alex Zino describes as one of the world’s most power-dense engines. The MT-30 provides all-electric drive to both the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe next Indian aircraft carrier is being conceived as a 65,000 tonne vessel, similar to the Queen Elizabeth-class.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ERolls-Royce subsidiary, MTU, which has been acquired by Rolls-Royce Power Systems, might also provide its MB 838 engine for a new 35-40-tonne light tank that DRDO is developing for Indian troops in places such as Eastern Ladakh, where the Indian Army found itself confronting Chinese armour.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1524514805778399384\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/rolls-royce-offers-engine-co-creation.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1524514805778399384"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1524514805778399384"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/rolls-royce-offers-engine-co-creation.html","title":"Rolls-Royce offers engine “co-creation” for India’s medium fighter"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhJvn8G9bzsd0guaqQa5MNnxuKC9tJNHLsb7-7vefUSjODLe2WTF3mbMW-XS6BAU4VJhbL3pl826Cg7Puua0c7vnAWNIhn6wufkib7oHCuQIhk5e1vOn12I1OYc6g6JklbVXvxUC22_YD4NdnMG_XMCbBfgTXe38Y6s_T_MaJXW5evqGBXSc1s9f2l0\/s72-c\/AA%20Rolls.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-2941920824828666101"},"published":{"$t":"2023-02-14T18:33:00.035-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-02-14T18:46:12.234-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"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":"offsets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ordnance factories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Genuine Aatmanirbharta: Life cycle cost of weapons systems must be considered"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiD4aP_ByCuKc42YBu4ixVgGfeEuqBCuczrrIMrg3SRCYpbGvJshy-3HtzSZY7Biro_c7HGIechKX9dIz52BG9mHXce9oeIJNFJSAY2UD9NpnGHdHNyzz0RSHbEhTHpau_7uyy6YMWWWw8kOELLsb_WQbm88yqdlOFZbTHFhn3en-tHCC6Xz41Ih7bJ\/s2138\/AA%20Rajnath.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1324\" data-original-width=\"2138\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiD4aP_ByCuKc42YBu4ixVgGfeEuqBCuczrrIMrg3SRCYpbGvJshy-3HtzSZY7Biro_c7HGIechKX9dIz52BG9mHXce9oeIJNFJSAY2UD9NpnGHdHNyzz0RSHbEhTHpau_7uyy6YMWWWw8kOELLsb_WQbm88yqdlOFZbTHFhn3en-tHCC6Xz41Ih7bJ\/s16000\/AA%20Rajnath.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003EFor\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003EAtmanirbharta\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;to yield benefits, a large share of the costs of foreign purchases must be “localised”, or transferred to Indian shores\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\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\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\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\u003EUnsigned editorial\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 Standard, 14th Feb 23\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\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAt the inauguration of the Aero India 2023 exposition in Bengaluru on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003Eendorsed Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s repeated calls for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAtmanirbhar Bharat\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;(self-reliant India) – an India that meets its own requirements of arms and defence equipment without relying on the “original equipment manufacturers” (OEMs) that dominate the global military landscape. In a series of policy assertions over the last eight years, Mr Modi’s government has set out ambitious targets that would lead to self-sufficiency and to transforming India into one of the world’s largest defence manufacturing countries. The targets include expanding annual defence production to Rs 175,000 crore, taking defence exports from $1.5 billion to $5 billion by 2024-25, incrementally banning the imports of several high-tech and complex weapons platforms and building up the capabilities of Indian industry, especially medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs), which have traditionally been the source of high-technology breakthroughs.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EThese measures were mentioned by Mr Modi as far back as 2015, when he attended Aero India for the first time and aroused the hopes of Indian defence manufacturers as well as global OEMs. Since then, many of the world’s major arms producers who have gravitated to India, have begun echoing the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAtmanirbhar Bharat\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003Ecall. But the figures that are used tell a different story of\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Elarge overseas component in so-called “indigenous” platforms. The Sukhoi-30MKI and Tejas fighters, the Hawk trainer, Dhruv helicopter and Dornier-228 aircraft are deemed indigenous, but are actually 40-60 per cent imported, according to Parliament’s Standing Committee for Defence. Similarly, Bharat Electronics imported 44 per cent of the input materials it used in 2015-16, Bharat Earth Movers Ltd imported 21.68 per cent, and other defence public sector units (DPSUs) and ordnance factories (OFs) have lower, but significant, shares. Adding these import costs would present the real picture of indigenisation.\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;\"\u003EIndian policymakers need to understand that manufacturing of components in aerospace and defence amounts to only a negligible part of the design, development, integration, maintenance, overhaul and upgrade of weapons platforms; which are what adds up to the “life cycle cost” of that equipment. It is seldom appreciated that the ticket price of a weapons platform is barely one-fifth to one-seventh its life cycle cost. For\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAtmanirbharta\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;to yield benefits, a large share of these costs must be “localised”, or transferred to Indian shores and carried out by Indian workers. This can only happen when the Defence Research \u0026amp; Development Organisation (DRDO), or large private Indian firms, take up the lion’s share of these work stages. It is only when the OEM becomes Indian that these lucrative work stages come to India, along with the intellectual property that leads on to further work share. Only now, after experiencing the benefits of the Tejas programme, has the DRDO begun taking up the life cycle cost of weapons platforms such as the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft, the Tejas Mark 2, the Akash, Astra, Helina, Nag and Pralay missiles, and the Kaveri dry engine prototype. India will need more such initiatives to be able to genuinely move towards\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAtmanirbharta\u003C\/i\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/2941920824828666101\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/genuine-aatmanirbharta-life-cycle-cost.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/2941920824828666101"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/2941920824828666101"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/genuine-aatmanirbharta-life-cycle-cost.html","title":"Genuine Aatmanirbharta: Life cycle cost of weapons systems must be considered"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiD4aP_ByCuKc42YBu4ixVgGfeEuqBCuczrrIMrg3SRCYpbGvJshy-3HtzSZY7Biro_c7HGIechKX9dIz52BG9mHXce9oeIJNFJSAY2UD9NpnGHdHNyzz0RSHbEhTHpau_7uyy6YMWWWw8kOELLsb_WQbm88yqdlOFZbTHFhn3en-tHCC6Xz41Ih7bJ\/s72-c\/AA%20Rajnath.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1125864661073612512"},"published":{"$t":"2023-02-13T07:55:00.002-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-02-13T07:59:39.821-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":" US 5th-generation F-35 fighter makes first landing in India"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjCZYlicZ3FD9pXeTgCtWpShfgsH6sPVdUWuc9chTajtZg5bQDE7nnnCeYhYxT7pUiJYstHcICbHCZNGXkWLBc_nFsMZE2ATpK0D5yfINsrB5URpFYlAM4LTzbn6AzXQ7njPy3C1hnNlKpuRV0YJGJsQIkmcq-yvq6XksQN9JmoyY98RT4WN8Oromfl\/s2016\/AA%20JSF.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1512\" data-original-width=\"2016\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjCZYlicZ3FD9pXeTgCtWpShfgsH6sPVdUWuc9chTajtZg5bQDE7nnnCeYhYxT7pUiJYstHcICbHCZNGXkWLBc_nFsMZE2ATpK0D5yfINsrB5URpFYlAM4LTzbn6AzXQ7njPy3C1hnNlKpuRV0YJGJsQIkmcq-yvq6XksQN9JmoyY98RT4WN8Oromfl\/s16000\/AA%20JSF.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"m539687301850757963xnormaltextrun\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"m539687301850757963xnormaltextrun\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 13th Feb 2023\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"m539687301850757963xnormaltextrun\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"m539687301850757963xnormaltextrun\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETwo US Air Force (USAF) F-35A fighters – arguably the world’s most advanced fifth-generation fighter – landed at the Yelahanka air force base and parked without fanfare in the static display area, sending spectators at the Aero India 2023 exposition outside Bengaluru into a selfie-clicking frenzy.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"m539687301850757963xnormaltextrun\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"m539687301850757963xnormaltextrun\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThere had been rumours before Aero India 2023 that an F-35 might overfly the air show as a gesture of solidarity and support from the US military. But the landing by two F-35s and a crisp statement from the US government came as a surprise to most.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"m539687301850757963xnormaltextrun\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The USAF’s newest fifth-generation fighters – the stealthy, supersonic, multirole F-35A Lightning II and F-35A Joint Strike Fighter – will make their debut at Aero India 2023,” said an official announcement from the US Consulate General in Chennai.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"m539687301850757963xnormaltextrun\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"m539687301850757963xnormaltextrun\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“After a journey from Hill Air Force Base in Utah, United States, the F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team will impress crowds with a demo of its unique aerial capabilities. The F-35A Lightning II from Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska will be on static display,” it said.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"m539687301850757963xnormaltextrun\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFor many commentators on the Indian Air Force (IAF), the arrival of the F-35s in Yelahanka was not an idle gesture. More probably, it was a signal that Washington was positioning an American fighter to win an ongoing IAF tender for 114 multi-role fighter aircraft (MRFA).\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"m539687301850757963xnormaltextrun\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"m539687301850757963xnormaltextrun\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe F-21 – the fighter currently being offered by US aerospace vendor, Lockheed Martin – is regarded by many IAF analysts as technologically outdated. Furthermore, it is widely known that the F-21 is a slightly improved variant of the F-16 Block 50\/52, which is an aircraft that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has flown for decades and mastered in every respect.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"m539687301850757963xnormaltextrun\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"m539687301850757963xnormaltextrun\"\u003EHence any move by Lockheed Martin to replace the offer of the F-21 with an offer for the F-35, would be welcomed by the IAF.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"m539687301850757963xnormaltextrun\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The F-35’s engine produces 43,000 pounds of thrust and consists of a three-stage fan, a six-stage compressor, an annular combustor, a single stage high-pressure turbine, and a two-stage low-pressure turbine,” said the US statement.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"m539687301850757963xnormaltextrun\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"m539687301850757963xnormaltextrun\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMaking it clear that the F-35 fighters had been sent to Bengaluru to flaunt their quality, Major General Julian Cheater, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the USAF International Affairs, said, “The F-35 represents the leading-edge of US fighter technology. Aero India is an ideal forum to showcase the most advanced, capable, lethal, and interoperable weapons systems the US has to offer. This system and others are designed to penetrate and defeat advanced adversary air defences.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"m539687301850757963xnormaltextrun\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"m539687301850757963xnormaltextrun\"\u003EWashington has clearly decided that the F-35 is not to be offered to the IAF as a replacement for the F-16. Instead, both aircraft would be positioned to compete.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"m539687301850757963xnormaltextrun\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"m539687301850757963xnormaltextrun\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“In addition to the F-35, an F-16 Fighting Falcon duo will conduct daily aerial demonstrations from February 13-17, showcasing the capability of one of the USAF’s leading fighter jets. On static display, the F\/A-18E and F\/A-18F Super Hornet are multirole fighters,” it said.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe IAF is understood to be considering nine in the MRFA acquisition. In the twin-engine category are Boeing’s F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornet and F-15EX Eagle II; Dassault’s Rafale, Eurofighter GmbH’s Typhoon, Russia’s RAC MiG-35 and Sukhoi-35.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn addition, two single-engine aircraft could be fielded: Lockheed Martin’s F-21 Super Viper; and Swedish firm Saab’s Gripen E\/F.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"m539687301850757963xnormaltextrun\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m539687301850757963xparagraph\" style=\"background-color: white; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"m539687301850757963xnormaltextrun\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EContacted for a reaction, Lockheed Martin declined to comment.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1125864661073612512\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/us-5th-generation-f-35-fighter-makes.html#comment-form","title":"3 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l0:level6\n\t{mso-level-number-format:bullet;\n\tmso-level-text:;\n\tmso-level-tab-stop:none;\n\tmso-level-number-position:left;\n\ttext-indent:-18.0pt;\n\tfont-family:Wingdings;}\n@list l0:level7\n\t{mso-level-number-format:bullet;\n\tmso-level-text:;\n\tmso-level-tab-stop:none;\n\tmso-level-number-position:left;\n\ttext-indent:-18.0pt;\n\tfont-family:Symbol;}\n@list l0:level8\n\t{mso-level-number-format:bullet;\n\tmso-level-text:o;\n\tmso-level-tab-stop:none;\n\tmso-level-number-position:left;\n\ttext-indent:-18.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Courier New\";}\n@list l0:level9\n\t{mso-level-number-format:bullet;\n\tmso-level-text:;\n\tmso-level-tab-stop:none;\n\tmso-level-number-position:left;\n\ttext-indent:-18.0pt;\n\tfont-family:Wingdings;}\n\n--\u003E\n\u003C\/style\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 13th Feb 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe day before the inauguration of the 14\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Aero India 2023 – billed by the ministry of defence (MoD) as Asia’s largest aerospace and defence (A\u0026amp;D) exposition – Bangalore is abuzz with activity.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWith Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to fly down from his capital city to India’s aerospace capital, Bengaluru, exhibitors are throwing in everything to make their displays just so. Defence executives in sharp suits go over their sales pitches; aircraft technicians tune their flying machines to coax out a maximum performance, while fighter pilots pull off one last aerobatics rehearsal that makes daredevilry seem commonplace.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe MoD can be satisfied with the attendance numbers. 809 companies are exhibiting in Aero India 2023, of which 699 are Indian and 110 are foreign.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThis is the biggest-ever Aero India show, says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Compared to 23,000 square metres of display space taken up by vendors in the previous Aero India in 2021, this edition has sold out 35,000 square metres.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Aero India logo is everywhere, its tagline – “The runway to a billion opportunities – eliminating all doubt about which country is the premium buyer. Each of the giant arms producers, referred to as “original equipment manufacturers” (OEMs), pay obeisance to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAtmanirbhar Bharat\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;(self-reliant India). But the figures are more ambivalent.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETake aircraft sourced from The Boeing Company. In the military aircraft category, India operates 11 C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft, 22 AH-64 Apache attack helicopters (with six more on order), 15 CH-47 Chinook heavy lift helicopters, 12 P-8I Orions, three VVIP business jets, and two “heads of state” aircraft. Every one of these has been bought ready built by Boeing.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe same is true for civil airliners. India’s commercial airlines operate more than 150 Boeing airplanes, including the Next-Generation 737, 737 MAX, 757, 777, and 787 Dreamliner. Only a tiny part of them has been built in India.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EEven so, there has been progress in sourcing from India.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Boeing has strengthened its supply chain with more than 300 local companies in India and a joint venture to manufacture fuselages for Apache helicopters and vertical fin structures for the 737 family of airplanes,” says a company statement.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Annual sourcing from India stands at over $1 billion. Boeing currently employs over 5,000 people in India, and more than 13,000 people work with its supply chain partners. Boeing’s employee efforts and country-wide engagement… make an impact on more than 500,000 lives,” it says.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Indigenous defence aircraft and technologies on display are being fielded mainly by the Defence Research \u0026amp; Development Organisation (DRDO). The Indian Pavilion showcases over 330 products categorised into 12 zones, such as combat aircraft and unmanned airborne vehicles (UAVs), missiles and strategic systems, engines, electronic warfare systems, artificial intelligence, machine learning and cyber systems.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe DRDO’s flagship products on display are: the 5\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft, the Tejas Mark 2 light combat aircraft (LCA), the Akash, Astra, Helina, Nag and Pralay missiles, the Kaveri dry engine prototype, Netra Airborne Early Warning and Control system.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAero India 2023 will feature the flying debut of the TAPAS-BH (Tactical Aerial Platform for Advanced Surveillance - Beyond the Horizon), which is an indigenous medium altitude long endurance (MALE) UAV. The TAPAS-BH will cover the static and aerial displays, with its live video streamed throughout the venue. TAPAS is the DRDO's solution to the tri services intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) requirements. It is capable of operating at altitudes up to 28,000 feet, on missions that can last over 18 hours.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOther companies, such as Airbus, are using the exposition as a high-visibility opportunity for recruiting Indian employees. Terming it a “public meet-and-greet event aimed at recruiting engineering and information technology talent,” the company says candidates “can explore career opportunities in airframe design, avionics, aircraft systems simulation, data analytics, cybersecurity and cabin engineering.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E==================================\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAero India 2023 to focus on “Made in India”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;\"\u003E\u003C!--[if !supportLists]--\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E·\u003Cspan style=\"font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C!--[endif]--\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EAatmanirbharta\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;(self-reliance) in aerospace will be the theme of India’s defence industry\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;\"\u003E\u003C!--[if !supportLists]--\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E·\u003Cspan style=\"font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C!--[endif]--\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EThe central theme of the India Pavilion will be the development of a “fixed wing platform”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;\"\u003E\u003C!--[if !supportLists]--\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E·\u003Cspan style=\"font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C!--[endif]--\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EA full-scale Tejas fighter will be the central display in the India Pavilion\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;\"\u003E\u003C!--[if !supportLists]--\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E·\u003Cspan style=\"font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C!--[endif]--\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EDisplayed around the Tejas will be the components of a fixed wing aircraft eco-system\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; 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font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; color: #222222; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjxgpvtzQuf2PQIj47QULTsUhhkrSHCzhRE5b4w3LbMF5Bvj7M78Ec_XzMjXmlMefp2peOhwMlPYg_fIDJcM8nB9f7YEdTDdy6CCPznCAbQQzKLlLu7xneiBXF-ponI_s76Ips49ZWpnU7byCFs4VWYnvbpzpxa-yp6KzRiITC4m9sSzCyVhuhLzX-p\/s2262\/AA%20Dhruv.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1548\" data-original-width=\"2262\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjxgpvtzQuf2PQIj47QULTsUhhkrSHCzhRE5b4w3LbMF5Bvj7M78Ec_XzMjXmlMefp2peOhwMlPYg_fIDJcM8nB9f7YEdTDdy6CCPznCAbQQzKLlLu7xneiBXF-ponI_s76Ips49ZWpnU7byCFs4VWYnvbpzpxa-yp6KzRiITC4m9sSzCyVhuhLzX-p\/s16000\/AA%20Dhruv.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPM will inaugurate India’s\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003Elargest helicopter facility to build machines like the Dhruv advanced light helicopters (pictured above in the IAF's helicopter aerobatics team)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAjai Shukla\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENew Delhi, February 5, 2023\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn 2016, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL’s) new helicopter manufacturing facility in Tumakuru, Karnataka. On Monday, the PM will dedicate the factory to the nation.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The greenfield helicopter factory, spread across 615 acres of land, is planned with a vision to become a one-stop solution for all helicopter requirements of the country. It is India’s largest helicopter manufacturing facility and will initially produce Light Utility Helicopters (LUHs),” stated the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Saturday.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe LUH is an indigenously designed, three-tonne, single engine, multipurpose, utility helicopter.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“Initially, this factory will produce around 30 helicopters per year and can be enhanced to 60 and then 90 per year in a phased manner. The first LUH has been flight-tested and is ready for unveiling, said the MoD.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn fact, HAL’s ambition for the Tumakuru plant extends well beyond the LUH to an entire ecosystem of home-grown light helicopters.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The factory will be augmented to produce other helicopters, such as Light Combat Helicopters (LCHs) and Indian Multirole Helicopters (IMRHs). It will also be used for maintenance, repair and overhaul of LCH, LUH, Civil Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) and IMRH (Indian Multi-Role Helicopter) in the future. Potential exports of [a civil version of the LUH] will also be catered to from this factory,” said the MoD.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHAL plans to build more than 1,000 helicopters in the range of 3-15 tonnes, generating business of over ~4,00,000 crore over the coming two decades.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBesides generating employment, the Tumakuru facility will boost the development of surrounding areas through its CSR activities, says the MoD.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWith facilities like a heli-runway, flight hangar, final assembly hangar, structural assembly hangar, Air Traffic Control, and various supporting service facilities, the Tumakuru factory is fully operational. The MoD says it will enable India to design, develop, and manufacture its entire requirement of helicopters indigenously, boosting the Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ (self-reliant India).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWhile only a dozen LUH are presently cleared for purchase, the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the army will need 400 light utility helicopters to replace their obsolescent Cheetah and Chetak helicopters. Towards this, New Delhi and Moscow signed an “inter-government agreement” (IGA) in 2015 to jointly build 200 Kamov-226T light helicopters. Meanwhile, HAL will build and supply 200 LUHs.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 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=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHowever, India and Russia have sharp disagreements over work-share issues in building the Kamov-226T. If those are not resolved, HAL could end up building all 400 LUHs the military requires. The LUH could also capture sizeable export orders.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 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=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAnother helicopter success story came in October 3, 2022, when the LCH, named Prachanda, was cleared to enter service. The Union Cabinet has approved the procurement of 15 LCHs for ~3,887 crore, or about ~260 crore each. Beyond this preliminary order, the MoD has projected a requirement for 162 LCHs: 65 for the IAF and 97 for the army. This will bring HAL an income stream of over ~42,120 crore.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 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=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESuch orders are set to increase the share of helicopters in HAL’s revenue stream. HAL’s record revenue, which exceeded ~24,000 crore last year, came from the production of 44 helicopters\/aircraft, 84 new engines, and the overhauling of 203 aircraft\/helicopters and 478 engines.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 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=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESince the early-2000s, when HAL began assembling the Sukhoi-30MKI in Nashik, most of its income has come from fighter aircraft. With the Sukhoi-30s delivered, the MoD cleared a ~46,898-crore order, in March 2020, for 83 Tejas Mark-1A fighters.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 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=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Shakti success story\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHAL’s helicopter successes — the LUH; the Dhruv advanced light helicopter (ALH), the Rudra attack helicopter, and the LCH — all have a common feature: the remarkable Indo-French Shakti engine, which is powerful enough to propel a helicopter to the dizzying heights of the Saltoro Ridge above the Siachen Glacier, where the Indian Army is deployed in posts like Sonam and Bana Top, at altitudes above 20,000 feet.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 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=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EInfantrymen at those oxygen-deprived altitudes cannot carry heavy weaponry for long distances. However, a high-altitude attack helicopter can provide them with fire support, using its on-board, 20-millimetre turret gun, 70-millimetre rockets, air-to-air missiles and anti-tank guided missiles.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 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=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFor the soldiers at these posts, a helicopter’s arrival could spell the difference between freezing or warmth; casualty evacuation or pulmonary failure — effectively between life or death.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 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=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETo enable its light helicopters to operate at those altitudes, HAL and Safran Helicopter Engines together developed the Shakti engine, which powers HAL’s Dhruv, Rudra and Prachanda helicopters. The Ardiden 1U variant of the Shakti powers the new LUH. HAL says more than 500 Shakti engines have already been produced.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 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=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOn July 8, 2022, HAL and Safran created a new joint venture that will develop helicopter engines for India’s future needs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/7903286870470702531\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/hals-one-stop-solution-chopper-factory.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7903286870470702531"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7903286870470702531"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/hals-one-stop-solution-chopper-factory.html","title":" HAL’s ‘one-stop solution’ chopper factory in Karnataka opens today"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjxgpvtzQuf2PQIj47QULTsUhhkrSHCzhRE5b4w3LbMF5Bvj7M78Ec_XzMjXmlMefp2peOhwMlPYg_fIDJcM8nB9f7YEdTDdy6CCPznCAbQQzKLlLu7xneiBXF-ponI_s76Ips49ZWpnU7byCFs4VWYnvbpzpxa-yp6KzRiITC4m9sSzCyVhuhLzX-p\/s72-c\/AA%20Dhruv.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-7813972132799849147"},"published":{"$t":"2023-02-02T22:15:00.003-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-02-02T22:15:17.855-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"nuclear"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Azad Engineering is India’s first supplier of parts for nuclear turbines"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEil05Jj2AklHwCgObTNiTZGiLjbd7cAWBY4ddlnq01AwjmsHxWXyXg2I4yKKFq4SYNPh1pltc1_wUEuhsJ4zvHzINlCyZoK_wnughO33IsM-IzA6-P6sw6uMIQbhAuim3LPx0yLu3Q1vUWW_UTgJppiHcRnzWe_OupFbXQid4nKCxxRz43mbxR8vBkQ\/s2003\/AA%20rings.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1335\" data-original-width=\"2003\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEil05Jj2AklHwCgObTNiTZGiLjbd7cAWBY4ddlnq01AwjmsHxWXyXg2I4yKKFq4SYNPh1pltc1_wUEuhsJ4zvHzINlCyZoK_wnughO33IsM-IzA6-P6sw6uMIQbhAuim3LPx0yLu3Q1vUWW_UTgJppiHcRnzWe_OupFbXQid4nKCxxRz43mbxR8vBkQ\/s16000\/AA%20rings.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EAzad has signed a long-term agreement with GE Steam Power to manufacture critical rotating parts for nuclear turbines\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 3rd Feb 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAzad Engineering Private Limited, a Hyderabad based market leader in precision engineering, has been approved as the first Indian company to supply critical rotating parts for nuclear turbines.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\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=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe company has delivered its first set of critical parts. These will now be assembled on nuclear turbines manufactured in Belfort, France.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\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=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAzad Engineering has signed a long-term supply agreement with\u0026nbsp;General Electric (GE) Steam Power for supply of nuclear turbineparts. This, the company says,opens up a very big supply opportunity.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“We feel very proud and delighted to announce that we are the first and the only Indian company to get approved for nuclear parts. We have also signed a long-term agreement with GE Steam Power to manufacture critical rotating parts for nuclear turbines in one of the most stringent environments,” said Rakesh Chopdar, who manages Azad Engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" 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 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“We believe this will propel us further towards our 5-year plan of growing tenfold,” he said.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EGE Steam Power says it offers a broad portfolio of technologies and services for power plants, helping customers deliver reliable power as they transition to a lower carbon future.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" 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 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe world is rapidly moving towards generating energy from green and zero-emission clean energy sources. At present, nuclear power is the one of the most cost-effective, clean zero-carbonised electricity sources. It is one of the best alternatives available to coal-based power plants.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" 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 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAzad Engineering, an end-to-end solution provider, says it expects to deepen its relationship as a preferred partner and continue to enjoy the flagship position with a new facility coming up over the next 18-24 months.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/7813972132799849147\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/azad-engineering-is-indias-first.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7813972132799849147"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7813972132799849147"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/azad-engineering-is-indias-first.html","title":"Azad Engineering is India’s first supplier of parts for nuclear turbines"}],"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\/AVvXsEil05Jj2AklHwCgObTNiTZGiLjbd7cAWBY4ddlnq01AwjmsHxWXyXg2I4yKKFq4SYNPh1pltc1_wUEuhsJ4zvHzINlCyZoK_wnughO33IsM-IzA6-P6sw6uMIQbhAuim3LPx0yLu3Q1vUWW_UTgJppiHcRnzWe_OupFbXQid4nKCxxRz43mbxR8vBkQ\/s72-c\/AA%20rings.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-6128563945120984060"},"published":{"$t":"2023-02-02T21:46:00.003-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-02-02T21:46:47.006-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"defence planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Missiles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Morale"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" De-cluttering the defence budget"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjDppq93w-oIqADp51TukJ8HyUq_k6xjLK55SSNmZ8rAOgiVGfmzPkPdaTK5_8C7DnjrtOpLoZSKhUAMfbaG56tZqjYdDVAGumFmlGMDxZmk8UaI-kz1A_unxUlSRS4q8ZQx8ZWKZxFnm9qN0xkXQNTSLvKGbUKqSDz-L1kw1owtd-c0mTTGAUFb47M\/s1674\/AA%20Budget.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"810\" data-original-width=\"1674\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjDppq93w-oIqADp51TukJ8HyUq_k6xjLK55SSNmZ8rAOgiVGfmzPkPdaTK5_8C7DnjrtOpLoZSKhUAMfbaG56tZqjYdDVAGumFmlGMDxZmk8UaI-kz1A_unxUlSRS4q8ZQx8ZWKZxFnm9qN0xkXQNTSLvKGbUKqSDz-L1kw1owtd-c0mTTGAUFb47M\/s16000\/AA%20Budget.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EOne little factoid debunks any contention that defence is adequately funded: The defence budget, including pensions, has for the first time in decades, fallen to below two per cent of the GDP\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\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=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 3rd Feb 23\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-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;\"\u003EIn varied statements in public speeches and through press releases, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has propagated the message that the armed forces are adequately funded. He says that sizeable increases in the defence allocations ensure that the military’s manpower, weaponry, equipment and infrastructure are at the levels needed for taking on two-and-a-half adversaries – viz. China, Pakistan and internal turmoil in hotspots such as Kashmir and Manipur. But Mr Singh’s effort is given the lie by one simple factoid: The defence budget, including pensions to 25-30 lakh veterans, has for the first time in decades, fallen to below two per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).\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;\"\u003EThis might be a reasonable funding level for a country whose leaders have employed diplomacy to cultivate a cordial and cooperative regional environment. But not for a country whose second-most influential leader has challenged its most powerful rivals by threatening to snatch back disputed territory. To threaten China and Pakistan thus, and then to sharply cut back on military funding bespeaks a remarkable trust in Beijing and Islamabad that is not evident in anything they say or do.\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;\"\u003EMeanwhile, numerous statements about the defence allocations are designed to deceive, to give the common citizen the impression of a security that is, in fact, ephemeral and which our powerful adversaries can end whenever they like.\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 style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Defence gets Rs 5.94 lakh crore in Budget 2023-24, a jump of 13 per cent over the previous year,” says one defence ministry statement. Left unsaid is that this comparison is with last year’s budget allocations. However, when we compare the 2023-24 allocation with a more recent figure, such as the revised estimates for this year, the rise in the defence budget turns out to be a mere 1.5 per cent.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEin8RRsvwkdu_obiDiYWava6MnyUppAZa2Q3DLcX4IsmkEZBA_48t-r7QTm8LI2tkA42S-QzkqZpFKFRUstp1kENG44W3xxtSkLLg7GWz8HCIi6p7XKEvdpqvgT3RRa7wHHi_xk3DF0C9n_6-xkntHjvMYCkrWphofPMPwCH2OSFu3giLqIadbb2bPl\/s640\/1675356610-3542.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"637\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEin8RRsvwkdu_obiDiYWava6MnyUppAZa2Q3DLcX4IsmkEZBA_48t-r7QTm8LI2tkA42S-QzkqZpFKFRUstp1kENG44W3xxtSkLLg7GWz8HCIi6p7XKEvdpqvgT3RRa7wHHi_xk3DF0C9n_6-xkntHjvMYCkrWphofPMPwCH2OSFu3giLqIadbb2bPl\/s16000\/1675356610-3542.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESimilarly the defence ministry announces: “Capital outlay pertaining to modernisation and infrastructure development increased to Rs 1.62 lakh crore; [which is] a 57 per cent rise since 2019-20.” This glosses over the fact that, compared to last year’s capital budget allocations of Rs 1.52 lakh crore, this year’s capex allocation represents a raise of barely 6 per cent. This is a wholly inadequate rise, given the prevailing macro-fiscal environment of high inflation and a falling rupee. None of this finds mention in the budget documents.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EUltimately, the defence capital allocations are a subset of the capital investment outlay in the Union Budget. In the 2023-24 budget, the capital investment outlay has risen steeply for the third year in a row by 33 per cent, to Rs 10 lakh crore, which is 3.3 per cent of the GDP. While the defence capital allocations have risen to Rs 1,62,600 crore, they are still not quite in tandem with the Union capital allocations.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EA second problem is the apparent lack of consideration with which capex funding is distributed between the three services. The allocations should be made on the basis of roles assigned to each service, with these functions flowing from a National Security Strategy (NSS) formulated at the highest planning levels.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFor example, if the NSS explicitly stipulates that India should take on the role of safeguarding the global commons (freedom of navigation and overflight, piracy and maritime terrorism) in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), that would lead to conclusions about the kind of warships the Indian Navy would require; what objectives and targets the Indian Air Force might need to reach and strike; and what amphibious assault capability would be essential for such a task. The NSS would also determine whether the Indian military would go it alone, or in partnership with other navies, or in partnership with friendly navies in the IOR and alone on the Himalayan land frontiers. That would develop decisions about the communications satellites we would need to position, what long-range missiles would need to be deployed in support and what adverse developments might require turning to partner countries to counter. In other words, if India decides to take on an expeditionary role in the IOR, that would require an entirely different strategic and tactical orientation, which would in turn require different equipment and training profiles.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBased on such calculations, each service would determine what equipment it should acquire – whether from partner countries, or indigenous manufacture, or on lease when the equipment is actually needed for training or operations. That would require an overall procurement schedule, with each service allocated funding to match acquisition timelines. For example, if it was felt necessary to develop the capability to dominate the Southern Indian Ocean, the planning staff might determine it essential to acquire two 65,000-tonne aircraft carriers along with six nuclear-propelled attack submarines. That would generate a payment timeline, which would require the defence ministry (in coordination with the finance ministry) to make available to the navy the resources for making annual payments.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EA similar calculus would determine allocations to the army and air force for equipment needed to meet NSS objectives. After all such payments – they are termed “committed liabilities” – are made, the newly created tri-service headquarters, under the chief of defence staff (CDS) would determine priorities for procuring other arms and equipment. Since payments for defence weapons and equipment are usually made over a 5-10 year period, payment tranches are largely predictable. However, as seen from the chart, the three services are traditionally allocated capital budgets that vary unpredictably.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EA third feature that the Union Budget brings to mind is the need to complete the National Democratic Alliance government’s reform of the budgetary documents. Beginning with reducing the number of Demands for Grants from about six-to-seven, Mr Arun Jaitley, Mr Manohar Parrikar, Ms Nirmala Sitharaman and now Mr Rajnath Singh have transformed what used to be an unreadable mish-mash into sets of allocations that are linked by logic. Even so, there is work to be done: For reasons unknown, the budget of the Coast Guard, which operates under the navy for coastal security in peace and for operations in wartime, forms a part of the defence ministry budget (Demand No.19), rather than of the services’ revenue budget (Demand No.20) and services capital budget (Demand No.21). Similarly the budget of the Jammu \u0026amp; Kashmir Light Infantry, which is a regular infantry regiment, is also in the ministry’s budget. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO), which earlier came under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, has sensibly been brought under the defence ministry, given the strategic nature of the roads it builds and the tough terrain it operates in. However its budget allocations are spread messily all over the budget; it would be sensible to allow it its own Demand for Grant, or to consolidate its allocations coherently. Similarly, it would be sensible to consolidate the Defence R\u0026amp;D Organisation budget further.\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;\"\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EDistribution of Capex budget between services\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\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\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"MsoTableGrid\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none; color: black; width: 431px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.75pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"112\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #e36c0a;\"\u003EFinancial Year\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #e36c0a;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.45pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"120\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #943634;\"\u003EServices’ Capital Budget (Rs crore)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #943634;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 7cm;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"198\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #31849b;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ECapex Allocation (in percentage)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"64\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EArmy\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.9pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"71\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #5f497a;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENavy\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"64\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #31849b;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiFRSfJ2noktyniZv9yTYIyHWnOO--q6ZOa9Y5tO5IlCeupRt2SYskWEXoMtWEQ0LCx9qSq-bY7o3uQ6-kSDhiNESb3MLw8ws0vwYSDj60UpANQ_DYebveDPcVd8NvXZGR7ataQ4yUcCSSBg668tFsSZlta4k4tNSY6me8hEPtesQ2iZmtX2anX2xOR\/s1441\/AA%20MiG29K.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"925\" data-original-width=\"1441\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiFRSfJ2noktyniZv9yTYIyHWnOO--q6ZOa9Y5tO5IlCeupRt2SYskWEXoMtWEQ0LCx9qSq-bY7o3uQ6-kSDhiNESb3MLw8ws0vwYSDj60UpANQ_DYebveDPcVd8NvXZGR7ataQ4yUcCSSBg668tFsSZlta4k4tNSY6me8hEPtesQ2iZmtX2anX2xOR\/s16000\/AA%20MiG29K.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe air force has the largest share of the capital budget, followed by the navy and the army in that order\u003C\/i\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=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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, 2nd Feb 23\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;\"\u003EFor the first time in decades, India’s defence allocations have dropped below two per cent of the nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP).\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-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;\"\u003EOf the Union Budget’s total outlay of Rs 45,03,097 crore for Financial Year 2023-24, the Ministry of Defence has been allocated Rs 593,373 crore. This amounts to 1.97 per cent of GDP, or 13.2 per cent of government spending.\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-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\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\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhNYXVNVqpmHNWYo4Yw-RY80zMEzQQvEW26Fwb-3S7OnE_j8dPC9IGNTK7VeL_OcaDL33MoqNZVoWIiGH9RS3C_TvYjMdebSPI6yhOmnMVdS4MrO_YQLEHwpOLBSgdGw_bTP6svYCNbuLIle7quMqXUoMLTWRrr-i7CKCKsk8oawBNxde9C_eaiFTFd\/s640\/1675272253-5401.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"303\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhNYXVNVqpmHNWYo4Yw-RY80zMEzQQvEW26Fwb-3S7OnE_j8dPC9IGNTK7VeL_OcaDL33MoqNZVoWIiGH9RS3C_TvYjMdebSPI6yhOmnMVdS4MrO_YQLEHwpOLBSgdGw_bTP6svYCNbuLIle7quMqXUoMLTWRrr-i7CKCKsk8oawBNxde9C_eaiFTFd\/s16000\/1675272253-5401.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\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;\"\u003EThe defence budget includes an allocation of Rs 138,205 crore for defence pensions, which have fallen significantly for the first time this decade. Last year’s pension allocations were Rs 153,414 crores.\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-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;\"\u003EThe defence allocations for 2023-24 represent an enhancement of Rs 68,371 crore, or 13 per cent, over the budget allocations of 2022-23. However, if this year’s allocations are compared with the revised allocations of 2022-23, the rise is a miniscule 1.5 per cent.\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-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 defence capital outlay for equipment modernisation and infrastructure development has increased to Rs 171,375 crore. The government has portrayed this as a 57 per cent rise since 2019-20. However, compared to last year’s budget allocations, the capex has been raised by just 7 per cent.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\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 style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\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 style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ETo be able to support small, high-technology industries and start-ups, the iDEX scheme (innovations for defence excellence) has been given Rs 116 crore.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\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-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\"\u003EDefence Minister Rajnath Singh has termed the Union Budget of 2023-24 growth-oriented. He has said this will help in making India a $5 trillion economy within a few years.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\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 style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\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-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn order to keep the armed forces battle-ready, the non-salary portion of the revenue outlay has been enhanced by 44 per cent from Rs 64,869 crore in the budget estimates for 2022-23; to just over Rs 90,000 crore in the coming year.\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-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 expenditure is expected to close critical gaps in the combat capabilities and equip the forces in terms of ammunition, sustenance of weapons and assets, military reserves etc.,” the defence ministry said.\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;\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-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWhile the 1.3-million-strong army has been allocated a lion’s share of the revenue and pension budgets, the Indian Air Force has got the biggest share of the capital allocation: Rs 57,137 crore. The navy has been allocated Rs 52,805 crore, while the army will make do with the smallest capital budget: Rs 37,242 crore.\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-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\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 style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EThe defence ministry says a key thrust of the Budget was\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003Etowards infrastructure strengthening, particularly along the Sino-Indian border.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;For this, the capital allocation to the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has been increased by 43 per cent, from Rs 3,500 crore in FY 2022-23 to to Rs 5,000 crore in FY 2023-24. The defence ministry says the BRO’s allocation had doubled in the two years since FY 2021-22.\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-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“This will boost border infrastructure, thereby creating strategically important assets like Sela Tunnel, Nechiphu Tunnel and the Sela-Chhabrela Tunnel,” said the defence ministry in a press release.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/4605308590052975352\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/defence-budget-falls-below-2-of-gdp.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4605308590052975352"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4605308590052975352"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/02\/defence-budget-falls-below-2-of-gdp.html","title":"Defence budget falls below 2% of GDP, emphasis on border infrastructure"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiFRSfJ2noktyniZv9yTYIyHWnOO--q6ZOa9Y5tO5IlCeupRt2SYskWEXoMtWEQ0LCx9qSq-bY7o3uQ6-kSDhiNESb3MLw8ws0vwYSDj60UpANQ_DYebveDPcVd8NvXZGR7ataQ4yUcCSSBg668tFsSZlta4k4tNSY6me8hEPtesQ2iZmtX2anX2xOR\/s72-c\/AA%20MiG29K.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-8491924925973667319"},"published":{"$t":"2023-01-30T20:00:00.002-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-01-30T20:00:09.796-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Internal security"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Morale"},{"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","$t":"President Murmu’s speech to give defence and security report card"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi-VGO0qEJLmCO1NZEb2zbCdlBDJW-I0YSzd6GNb7jxjoG4dAVUASdVX8iEKZxJ6zGQ4OH5o1sVXcv67bs7XvUfDVbAJCDHNSIO7sAGKMswp5C_2hII5LNI5rnw0uIYzoCYUWYSzpJZA60cV25qFnnVlPUJSIIsfXIcyX-V-a-DPLdie38Ij9gqm0mO\/s1264\/AA%20Murmu.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"697\" data-original-width=\"1264\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi-VGO0qEJLmCO1NZEb2zbCdlBDJW-I0YSzd6GNb7jxjoG4dAVUASdVX8iEKZxJ6zGQ4OH5o1sVXcv67bs7XvUfDVbAJCDHNSIO7sAGKMswp5C_2hII5LNI5rnw0uIYzoCYUWYSzpJZA60cV25qFnnVlPUJSIIsfXIcyX-V-a-DPLdie38Ij9gqm0mO\/s16000\/AA%20Murmu.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 31st Jan 23\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003EOn Tuesday President Draupadi Murmu will, in accordance with the Constitution, address Parliament on its first sitting of the calendar year. In this, the President will read out a speech, written for her by the government, listing its major policy priorities, including in defence and internal security.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003EA year after then President Ram Nath Kovind’s January 31, 2022 speech, President Murmu’s speech will reveal the extent to which the government has implemented the pledges he made.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003EAn analysis by PRS Legislative Research, a parliamentary research think tank, indicates that the government’s implementation of defence and internal security pledges over the last year has been mixed.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EThe government’s first policy announcement\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Ecommitted to rapidly promoting private sector and start-up firms working on indigenous solutions in defence and internal security.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ETowards this, the defence ministry notified three “positive indigenisation lists” between August 2020 and April 2022. These comprised 310 defence items, the import of which would be incrementally embargoed in accordance with timelines that extended from 2020 out to 2028. As each item came onto the positive indigenisation list,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EIndian defence industries would get the opportunity to manufacture it, using their own design and development capabilities or adapting technologies developed by the Defence R\u0026amp;D Organisation (DRDO).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe defence ministry has also identified three positive indigenisation lists of sub-systems\/assemblies\/components. Of the 1,238 items in these lists, 265 have been indigenised as of January 27, 2023.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EThe success of these measures, says the defence ministry, is evident from the reduction of defence imports from 46 per cent to 36 per cent, between 2018-19 and 2021-22.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"position: relative; top: -4pt;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EIndigenous defence production, which was Rs 84,643 crore in 2020-21, has risen in 2021-22 to Rs 94,846 crore.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EThe government has also established two Defence Industrial Corridors in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, with incentives for industry, start-ups, and academia. Additionally, 25 per cent of the defence R\u0026amp;D budget is earmarked for developing indigenous defence technology, and a web portal called SRIJAN now facilitates indigenisation of defence equipment.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"position: relative; top: -4pt;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u2028\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EThe government’s second policy announcement\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Einvolved reorganising the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) into seven Defence Public Sector undertakings (DPSUs) in October 2021.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003ETo support these new production entities, the pending indents (orders) with the OFB were converted into deemed contracts worth Rs 70,776 crore for the DPSUs for the next five years. Every year, 60 per cent of the value of the annual delivery plan of these DPSUs would be paid to them in advance by the military.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EThe government’s third policy initiative\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Einvolved holding a debate on maritime security after taking over the chair of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EPrime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the UNSC on the subject of enhancing maritime security on August 9, 2021.The Anti -Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019 was passed on December 2022, enabling Indian authorities to act against piracy on the high seas.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EThe government’s fourth policy initiative\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Einvolved launching a\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ERs 28,000 crore Central Sector Scheme in February 2021 for the industrial development\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Eof\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EJammu and Kashmir.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EThe scheme, which intends to attract capital investment into Jammu and Kashmir, will remain in force till 2037.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"position: relative; top: -4pt;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EAs of April 2022, the government has received investment proposals worth Rs 51,000 crore.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EThere are four types of incentives under the scheme: (i) capital interest investment, (ii) capital interest subvention, (iii) goods and services tax linked incentive, and (iv) working capital interest subvention.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"position: relative; top: -4pt;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u2028\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EThe government’s fifth announcement\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Eis the reduction in the n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Eumber of Naxal affected districts in the country from 126 to 70.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EThe central government has approved a National Policy and Action Plan in 2015 to holistically address left wing extremism (LWE).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"position: relative; top: -4pt;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EThis envisages a strategy of security related measures, development interventions, and ensuring the rights and entitlements of local communities. Incidents of LWE violence have reduced by 77 per cent from 2,213 in 2010, to 509 in 2021.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EThe geographical spread of LWE related violence has reduced with only 46 districts reporting violence in 2021, compared to 96 districts in 2010.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EThe centre provides states affected by LWE with funds for building capacity through schemes such as the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme and the Special Infrastructure (SIS) scheme. SIS was approved in 2017, and as of March 2022, projects worth Rs 371 crore have been sanctioned for strengthening special forces and special intelligence branches.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"position: relative; top: -4pt;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E250 fortified police stations worth Rs 620 crore in LWE affected areas have also been sanctioned under the scheme.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u2028\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe decline in spread of LWE is also evident from the reduction of districts covered under the SRE Scheme, under which states have received Rs 2,259 crore since 2014-15.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/8491924925973667319\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/president-murmus-speech-to-give-defence.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8491924925973667319"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8491924925973667319"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/president-murmus-speech-to-give-defence.html","title":"President Murmu’s speech to give defence and security report card"}],"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\/AVvXsEi-VGO0qEJLmCO1NZEb2zbCdlBDJW-I0YSzd6GNb7jxjoG4dAVUASdVX8iEKZxJ6zGQ4OH5o1sVXcv67bs7XvUfDVbAJCDHNSIO7sAGKMswp5C_2hII5LNI5rnw0uIYzoCYUWYSzpJZA60cV25qFnnVlPUJSIIsfXIcyX-V-a-DPLdie38Ij9gqm0mO\/s72-c\/AA%20Murmu.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-201927328965477503"},"published":{"$t":"2023-01-28T19:27:00.002-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-01-28T19:27:28.821-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"GRSE partners Rolls-Royce Solutions for building warship engines in India"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi71ICnVnyye7uzuXTCVQOkviJIEGLyEGoCMC9go6HOouSJZ7RmSQlxSSu8Tl0eJgPiY0PoQcpBXIKPPRmTPwQOrgVA_ymwk3xrB3qZK0ulfGv_85vyPpBHBYLkRUHW4lnntaiEP_Zih9BufrTZE8Fq_1Rjbg89r0K7DKSPT9yNbznW0db5Zmbar67E\/s1024\/AA%20Rolls%20MoU.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"576\" data-original-width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi71ICnVnyye7uzuXTCVQOkviJIEGLyEGoCMC9go6HOouSJZ7RmSQlxSSu8Tl0eJgPiY0PoQcpBXIKPPRmTPwQOrgVA_ymwk3xrB3qZK0ulfGv_85vyPpBHBYLkRUHW4lnntaiEP_Zih9BufrTZE8Fq_1Rjbg89r0K7DKSPT9yNbznW0db5Zmbar67E\/s16000\/AA%20Rolls%20MoU.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGRSE and Rolls-Royce Solutions will cooperate in the licensed manufacture of high-tech MTU S4000 marine engines (Pic: Signing of MoU)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 24px; 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 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 24px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 29th Jan 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 24px; 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=\"line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn a major step towards reducing the import content of Indian warships, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Rolls-Royce\u003Cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003ESolutions of Germany for manufacturing high-quality marine diesel engines in India.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 18pt; margin: 7.5pt 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 18pt; margin: 7.5pt 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe MoU was signed on Friday by the chiefs of GRSE and MTU -- Commodore P R Hari (Retired), and the MTU head in India, GS Selwyn -- in the presence of the Navy’s Chief of Material, Vice-Admiral Sandeep Naithani.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18pt; margin: 7.5pt 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 18pt; margin: 7.5pt 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EDefence shipyards have long faced criticism for insufficient indigenisation. Of the three main parts of a warship – the “float”, “move” and “fight” systems – only the “float” component, which includes the vessel’s hull and superstructure, has been adequately indigenised to the extent of 90 per cent.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18pt; margin: 7.5pt 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 18pt; margin: 7.5pt 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe “move” component — which includes the engines, gas turbines, transmission, shafting, and propellers — is seldom more than 50 per cent indigenous. And only about 25 per cent of the “fight” component — which includes the sensors and weapons — is made in India.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18pt; margin: 7.5pt 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 18pt; margin: 7.5pt 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENow, the main component of the “move” systems – the engines or gas turbines -- is set to be indigenised with GRSE tying up with Rolls-Royce to build engines in India.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EUnder the agreement, GRSE and Rolls-Royce\u003Cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003ESolutions will cooperate to manufacture under licence the technologically advanced MTU S4000 marine engines. These engines, which generate a rated power output of 746-4300 kilowatts (KW), are reputed to be compact, reliable, and easy to maintain.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18pt; margin: 7.5pt 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 18pt; margin: 7.5pt 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The MoU deals with Transfer of Technology related to engine assembly, painting, parts sourcing, and after-sales service for these engines that are to be assembled at GRSE's Diesel Engine Plant in Ranchi,” said GRSE in a statement on Saturday.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 18pt; margin: 7.5pt 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 18pt; margin: 7.5pt 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe S4000 engines will power Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs), Interceptor Boats (IBs), and Fast Attack Crafts (FACs) built by GRSE and other shipyards around the country. So far, these warships have been powered by imported power plants, which brings down their indigenous content.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18pt; margin: 7.5pt 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 18pt; margin: 7.5pt 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe use of imported engines and gas turbines has been even more prevalent in large destroyers and frigates, which have relied on Zorya gas turbines, supplied from Ukraine.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18pt; margin: 7.5pt 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 18pt; margin: 7.5pt 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMeanwhile, other warships, such as the three Shivalik-class frigates, have been integrated with LM-2500 gas turbines supplied by General Electric, US.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18pt; margin: 7.5pt 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 18pt; margin: 7.5pt 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOn the one hand, the Indian Navy’s department of indigenisation is pushing to indigenise the production of Zorya and LM-2500 gas turbines for larger warships. Meanwhile, with the MTU S4000 indigenised for fitment into the smaller FPVs, IBs, and FACs, indigenisation will get a boost across the board.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18pt; margin: 7.5pt 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 18pt; margin: 7.5pt 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMTU, which is a brand of Power Systems, is a fully-owned Rolls-Royce subsidiary.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18pt; margin: 7.5pt 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 18pt; margin: 7.5pt 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EGRSE said in a statement on Saturday: “The manufacture of these engines in India would provide a great opportunity to local industry, particularly MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises) involved in the manufacture of components and spares.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; 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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;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiPysq30CYh-ZG6DeGJa5J0Yuw8txPGWAljrtafCOlf6NkzISJCHrdRju5pYGk2rsC6F_AQikPE_fPJiuDVflYVte250BvthermXtEtwECMT98E0PAVsEGPA_lpClOmg9gbhTzfOGHvi4EP6YTB-agrvCEPuqZjWOPaw7VQAv4xC-1A_OiXnTys8Pd8\/s1200\/AA%20LAC.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"675\" data-original-width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiPysq30CYh-ZG6DeGJa5J0Yuw8txPGWAljrtafCOlf6NkzISJCHrdRju5pYGk2rsC6F_AQikPE_fPJiuDVflYVte250BvthermXtEtwECMT98E0PAVsEGPA_lpClOmg9gbhTzfOGHvi4EP6YTB-agrvCEPuqZjWOPaw7VQAv4xC-1A_OiXnTys8Pd8\/s16000\/AA%20LAC.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E“We should negotiate the border from our position of advantage”\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\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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, 27th Jan 23\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;\"\u003EFormer Indian Army chief, General MM Naravane, on Friday said India’s military, for the first time, enjoyed an advantage on the Sino-Indian border vis-à-vis China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA).\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-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“We should negotiate (the Sino-Indian) border with China from that position of advantage,” he said, while addressing a New Delhi-based think-tank called the Foundation for Non-Violent Alternatives (FNVA) at the release of its new report, “Resetting India’s Tibet Policy 2022.”\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-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;\"\u003ENaravane commanded the Indian Army from January 1999 to April 2022, a period of border turmoil in which the PLA made inroads into Indian territory at several points in Eastern Ladakh. In a brutal hand-to-hand encounter between the two armies in the Galwan river valley, Indian soldiers were killed for the first time since 1975.\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-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;\"\u003ENew Delhi admitted the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers in that clash, while Beijing acknowledged that four PLA soldiers lost their lives.\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-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;\"\u003ENaravane said the Indian Army had gained a major moral advantage, stemming from the fact that, for the first time in decades, an adversary had inflicted casualties on Chinese soldiers.\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-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“It doesn’t matter whether four Chinese soldiers were killed or 40. What is material is that we stood up to the PLA and inflicted casualties,” he said.\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-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;\"\u003EThe message that had gone out to the PLA and the Chinese leadership, said Naravane, is that any aggression hereafter by China would result in their paying a price. “It will not be a small price, but a heavy one,” he said.\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-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;\"\u003EThe former army chief also claimed that the Indian position of advantage came from the fact that the large number of Chinese soldiers now deployed on the Sino-Indian border had to be resupplied from bases far away on China’s eastern seaboard.\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-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 PLA’s lines of communication to their western border with India are 4,000 kilometres long, while India’s lines of communication to its Himalayan border are barely 400-500 kilometres,” said Naravane.\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-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 leads to a position of stalemate, said Naravane, in which neither the Chinese nor the Indian side can benefit from conflict. It is a position that calls for negotiation.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/5174185683249098500\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/naravane-indian-army-enjoys-advantage.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5174185683249098500"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5174185683249098500"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/naravane-indian-army-enjoys-advantage.html","title":"Naravane: Indian army enjoys advantage over China on their border"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiPysq30CYh-ZG6DeGJa5J0Yuw8txPGWAljrtafCOlf6NkzISJCHrdRju5pYGk2rsC6F_AQikPE_fPJiuDVflYVte250BvthermXtEtwECMT98E0PAVsEGPA_lpClOmg9gbhTzfOGHvi4EP6YTB-agrvCEPuqZjWOPaw7VQAv4xC-1A_OiXnTys8Pd8\/s72-c\/AA%20LAC.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-138841795433056905"},"published":{"$t":"2023-01-26T19:51:00.002-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-01-26T19:51:10.908-08:00"},"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":"MMRCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" Washington mulls boosting F-16 production for Ukraine"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiK9Po27NTYSLJymdmfg5cwDWvcCdoYKnM6wLDriZx2Jate4HL8QI29m8WCGSsqD4o4ojOb7M2swf7k4d_wl0uUhRtNuVtyytBXB7EXcGGYqubnBVT1Um535g9fKBZ3U1_jgH7ht8RZcM0DS3lHFgn52IVuokrVZqee6vu00GGXjJEYe3TKecNjU0uX\/s800\/AA%20F-16.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiK9Po27NTYSLJymdmfg5cwDWvcCdoYKnM6wLDriZx2Jate4HL8QI29m8WCGSsqD4o4ojOb7M2swf7k4d_wl0uUhRtNuVtyytBXB7EXcGGYqubnBVT1Um535g9fKBZ3U1_jgH7ht8RZcM0DS3lHFgn52IVuokrVZqee6vu00GGXjJEYe3TKecNjU0uX\/s16000\/AA%20F-16.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003ELockheed Martin has said it would transfer the F-16 production line from the US to India, if it won the IAF tender to supply over a hundred F-16s to India\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\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\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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, 27th Jan 23\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;\"\u003EAfter controversially deciding to send M1 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine to boost its embattled military, the US is considering ramping up production of F-16 fighters to send to Ukraine, says a report in the Financial Times (FT).\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-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;\"\u003EA news report in FT on Thursday quotes Frank St John, the chief operating officer of Lockheed Martin, which builds the F-16, as saying that there was “a lot of conversation about third party transfers of F-16s,” which implies that countries would re-export to Ukraine the American aircraft that they have, in order to boost Ukraine’s ability to defend its airspace against Russian fighters.\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-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;\"\u003ESt John stated that Lockheed Martin would be “ramping production of F-16s in Greenville (South Carolina) to get to the place where we will be able to backfill pretty capably any countries that choose to do third-party transfers to help with the current conflict.”\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-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;\"\u003ESo far, the US has rebuffed Kyiv’s appeals for high-tech fighters on the ground that they could be used to strike targets on Russian territory, which would escalate the conflict.\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-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;\"\u003EAny country that transferred F-16s to Ukraine, including close political allies of the US, would first have to obtain permission from the American administration.\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-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;\"\u003EInterestingly, Lockheed Martin has separately announced its intention to transfer the F-16 production line from the US to India, if it were declared the winner of the Indian Air Force (IAF) tender to supply over a hundred F-16s to India.\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-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;\"\u003EEuropean allies of the US, such as Warsaw, offered at the start of the war to send its Soviet era MiG-29 fighters to Kyiv, provided the US replenished the strength of the Polish air force with the latest F-16 fighters.\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-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;\"\u003EThere are eight European countries that fly the F-16, and they would be glad of an opportunity to trade those in for more advanced variants of the fighter.\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-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;\"\u003ELockheed Martin weaponry has played an important part in Kyiv’s success in holding the Russian military at bay. Lockheed Martin’s weapons systems being used in Ukraine include the high mobility rocket system (HIMARS), guided multiple launch rocket system (GMLRS), Javelin anti-tank guided missiles and the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system.\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-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[ENDS]\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/138841795433056905\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/washington-mulls-boosting-f-16.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/138841795433056905"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/138841795433056905"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/washington-mulls-boosting-f-16.html","title":" Washington mulls boosting F-16 production for Ukraine"}],"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\/AVvXsEiK9Po27NTYSLJymdmfg5cwDWvcCdoYKnM6wLDriZx2Jate4HL8QI29m8WCGSsqD4o4ojOb7M2swf7k4d_wl0uUhRtNuVtyytBXB7EXcGGYqubnBVT1Um535g9fKBZ3U1_jgH7ht8RZcM0DS3lHFgn52IVuokrVZqee6vu00GGXjJEYe3TKecNjU0uX\/s72-c\/AA%20F-16.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1187754978851634199"},"published":{"$t":"2023-01-24T02:33:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-01-24T02:33:08.507-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ordnance factories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Scorpene subs to be retro-fitted with the DRDO's air-independent propulsion (AIP), under Naval Group's oversight"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; 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; font-style: italic; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjAHdDaF1KE-T7M6r3R_YHsmwf-q4uMqAgihLKt7EPn9KzbhcOQuutqg4wDP1waNXhxtg9eKii3pDJa96lkY2_lB9XqO5jBob2biqf2GBI-yHZXorjqyj6P-1gIW57R0rlivDUh0x-tpf4vw6IzVrqs9s_fZl632hnlfWlQSiGy83MXBSqMMKRMa312\/s1440\/AA%20Vagli.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"957\" data-original-width=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjAHdDaF1KE-T7M6r3R_YHsmwf-q4uMqAgihLKt7EPn9KzbhcOQuutqg4wDP1waNXhxtg9eKii3pDJa96lkY2_lB9XqO5jBob2biqf2GBI-yHZXorjqyj6P-1gIW57R0rlivDUh0x-tpf4vw6IzVrqs9s_fZl632hnlfWlQSiGy83MXBSqMMKRMa312\/s16000\/AA%20Vagli.jpg\" \/\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\u003EWith no foreign submarine acquisitions in sight, Indian Navy to upgrade existing Scorpene fleet\u0026nbsp;with DRDO's air-independent propulsion\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large; font-style: italic;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 24 Jan 2023\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAs INS Vagir, the fifth Scorpene (Scorpion in French) submarine built by Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL), Mumbai, was commissioned into the Indian Navy on Monday, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced that the air independent propulsion (AIP) developed by the\u0026nbsp;Defence R\u0026amp;D Organisation(DRDO) would be reverse-integrated into the fleet of six Scorpenes.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“In a major boost to ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, fuel cell-based AIP system of DRDO’s Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL) will soon be fitted onboard INS Kalvari (the first of six Scorpene submarines built by MDL,” stated a MoD press release.\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 style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ESenior officials of NMRL and Naval Group (France) signed an agreement in Mumbai to cooperate in the detailed design phase for integrating the DRDO’s AIP into the six Kalvari-class submarines. It is agreed that Naval Group France is to certify the indigenous AIP design for integration in the submarines, said the MoD.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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-US\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EAn AIP multiplies the lethality of a diesel-electric submarine by multiplying its endurance for operating submerged. Conventional diesel-electric submarines, such as the ones the Indian Navy operates, must surface to charge their batteries after about 48 hours of operation. However, a submarine with AIP can operate submerged for up to 14 days.\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;\"\u003EThe AIP developed by the NMRL is called “fuel cell based AIP” and is unique in generating its requirement of hydrogen onboard.\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 style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E“This technology has been successfully developed by NMRL with the support of Indian industry partners. The technology has now reached the stage of maturity for industrialization,” stated the MoD.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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-US\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EThe land-based prototype of the NMRL’s AIP has been tested successfully. According to the MoD, the next step will be the “detailed design certification of the energy module,” which NMRL will do along with Indian industry partners.\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 style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ENaval Group has undertaken to oversee the integration of the indigenous AIP inside the Scorpenes, leading to “localisation and industrialization of AIP including the hull fabrication by the Indian industry for future fitment on-board the submarines,” announced the MoD.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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-US\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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-US\"\u003EThe Naval Group head, Pierre Eric Pommellet, said this was “ a natural extension of the strategic bilateral cooperation between India and France in the field of underwater defence and deterrence.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EProject 75 is the MoD’s code-name for the construction of six Scorpene submarines in MDL with technology supplied by French shipbuilders, Naval Group (earlier Armaris, and then DCNS. Project 75 delivered its first submarine, INS Kalvari, in December 2017.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThat was followed by four more boats (as the navy refers to submarines), called the Kalvari-class after the lead vessel. These included\u0026nbsp;INS Khanderi (commissioned in September 2019), INS Karanj (March 2021), INS Vela (November 2021) and INS Vagir (January 2021).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe sixth and last Project 75 submarine, INS Vagsheer, is currently completing her sea trials in order to be delivered in 2024, says the MoD.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThat will enhance up to 17 the number of Indian Navy submarines. These include seven Russian-origin Kilo-class, four German origin, HDW Type 209 submarines and six Scorpenes. There is also one Akula class, nuclear-propelled boat, taken from Russia on lease.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAccording to the MoD’s 30-year submarine building programme, Project 75 was intended to be followed by Project 75-India, which involved building six more AIP-propelled submarines in India, with technology provided by a chosen global shipbuilder.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EProject 75-India was to be followed by an indigenous project to build 12 more conventional, AIP-propelled submarines.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENow, however, with the DRDO’s AIP heading for operational viability, Project 75-India will involve the DRDO’s AIP, not a foreign one.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn parallel to the construction of these 24 conventional submarines, the DRDO is developing a line of six nuclear propelled, conventionally armed attack submarines (SSNs).\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESpeaking at the commissioning of INS Vagir, Laurent Espinasse of Naval Group said Project 75 highlights the success of India’s indigenous submarines construction programme. “This submarine has been completely built by MDL having successfully absorbed the technology transfer from Naval Group, in line with the ‘Make in India’ policy,” he said.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBuilding six Scorpene submarines has promoted highly trained micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). “MDL and Naval Group have developed a rich industrial ecosystem of more than 50 Indian companies, along with an Indian subsidiary with more than 70 Indian engineers to support Indian Navy, thus contributing to industrial and technological sovereignty,” stated Naval Group.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u003Cbr \/\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;\"\u003EThe Scorpene is a 2,000-tonne,conventional-propulsion, stealthy andhigh-performance\u0026nbsp;submarine, which Naval Group has optimised for anti-surface vessel warfare, anti-submarine warfare, long-range strikes, special operations and intelligence gathering.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EStealthy and fast, its high level of automation allows it to be operated by a limited number of crew, which reduces its operating costs significantly. Its combat edge is provided by six weapon launching tubes and 18 weapons, including torpedoes and missiles.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EWhen the Vagsheer is delivered, there will be 14 Scorpene submarines in service in four navies: two each in Chile and Malaysia, four in Brazil and six in India. In addition to these, potential buyers include the Philippines, Indonesia and Romania.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1187754978851634199\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/scorpene-subs-to-be-retro-fitted-with.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1187754978851634199"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1187754978851634199"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/scorpene-subs-to-be-retro-fitted-with.html","title":"Scorpene subs to be retro-fitted with the DRDO's air-independent propulsion (AIP), under Naval Group's oversight"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjAHdDaF1KE-T7M6r3R_YHsmwf-q4uMqAgihLKt7EPn9KzbhcOQuutqg4wDP1waNXhxtg9eKii3pDJa96lkY2_lB9XqO5jBob2biqf2GBI-yHZXorjqyj6P-1gIW57R0rlivDUh0x-tpf4vw6IzVrqs9s_fZl632hnlfWlQSiGy83MXBSqMMKRMa312\/s72-c\/AA%20Vagli.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-5215938831168477738"},"published":{"$t":"2023-01-24T00:30:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-01-24T00:30:11.127-08:00"},"category":[{"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":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Tri-service amphibious exercise AMPHEX 2023 conducted at Kakinada"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe biennial tri-service amphibious exercise, AMPHEX 2023 was conducted at Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh from 17 to 22 January 23.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAMPHEX is aimed at joint training of elements of all three services in amphibious operations to enhance interoperability and synergy. AMPHEX 23 is the first time that the exercise was undertaken at Kakinada, and was the largest ever AMPHEX conducted till date.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe participating forces undertook complex exercises in all domains of amphibious operations over five days. The exercise culminated in a successful amphibious assault which was reviewed by Vice Adm Sanjay Vatsayan, Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command, in the presence of force dommanders of the Indian Navy and Indian Army.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe exercise witnessed the participation of a number of amphibious ships, including a Large Platform Dock (LPD), landing ships and landing crafts, marine commandos (MARCOS), and helicopters and aircraft from the Indian Navy.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe army participated in the exercise with over 900 troops which included Special Forces, artillery and armoured vehicles. Jaguar fighters and C 130 aircraft from the IAF also participated in the exercise.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u003Cbr \/\u003EAMPHEX 2023 successfully demonstrated the amphibious capabilities of all three services and validated the excellent coordination that exists between them to undertake the full spectrum of amphibious operations.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/5215938831168477738\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/tri-service-amphibious-exercise-amphex.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5215938831168477738"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5215938831168477738"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/tri-service-amphibious-exercise-amphex.html","title":"Tri-service amphibious exercise AMPHEX 2023 conducted at Kakinada"}],"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\/AVvXsEjko48z6WAgUeyPAKkYzlCQ5WIj7yypDoyd3PA2NTt2PH69zNJTcVngh7_MjeBrhS92ud83i9tk-93st0CvvF5kLBBke4JBkOsytyDyFTdIjQuodPfzbI1W8xndQ7ZYJKWgbob4Fy9Wml3CV1xONIf_bCKR3633_Bk_m8O88UZaHZx9jYbpGyMbKCbz\/s72-c\/Amphex%20Gharial%203.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-6604883171912171906"},"published":{"$t":"2023-01-19T19:27:00.005-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-01-19T19:27:41.066-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Tata-Boeing JV delivers first Apache fuselage for army"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBoeing directly employs over 5,000 people in India, and an additional 13,000 through over 300 Indian partners\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 20th Jan 23\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL), a Hyderabad-based joint venture (JV) between Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) and The Boeing Company, delivered on Thursday the first fuselage for six AH-64 Apache attack helicopters ordered by the Indian Army.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETBAL has produced and supplied 190 Apache fuselages to Boeing’s Apache final assembly plant in Mesa, Arizona. More than 90 percent of the parts used in these aero-structure assemblies are manufactured within India through over a hundred micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), supporting the government’s Make in India vision.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003ETata Group recently won the “Supplier of the Year” award for 2022 from Boeing, beating out more than 11,000 suppliers worldwide.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThere are more than 1,275 Apaches in operation worldwide. These have accumulated over 4.9 million flight hours, of which 1.3 million have been in combat. The Apache attack helicopter has the reputation of being the world’s most deadly attack helicopter.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBoeing has earlier supplied 22 Apache AH-64E helicopters to the IAF. It is now addressing an Indian Army order for six Apaches.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Apache will provide the Indian Army with a significant boost in capability just as the AH-64 did for the Indian Air Force,” says\u0026nbsp;Salil Gupte, who heads Boeing India.\u0026nbsp;Boeing had completed the deliveries of all 22 AH-64E Apache helicopters to the Indian Air Force in 2020.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETBAL’s 14,000 square metre facility is a global sole source supplier for Apache fuselages, and produces complex aero-structures for Boeing 737 and 777 models.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EThe Boeing – TASL joint venture employs over 900 engineers and technicians and utilizes cutting-edge robotics, automation and advanced aerospace concepts in its manufacturing processes.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIndia has bought four types of advanced aircraft from Boeing: the C-17 Globemaster III, the P-8I Poseidon multirole maritime mission aircraft and the Chinook and Apache helicopters.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBoeing has strengthened its supply chain in India with more than 300 local companies and the TABL joint venture to manufacture fuselages for Apache helicopters. Annual sourcing from India stands at $1 billion.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBoeing currently employs over 5,000 people in India, and an additional 13,000 through over 300 Indian partners.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/6604883171912171906\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/the-tata-boeing-jv-delivers-first.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6604883171912171906"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6604883171912171906"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/the-tata-boeing-jv-delivers-first.html","title":"The Tata-Boeing JV delivers first Apache fuselage for army"}],"author":[{"name":{"$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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi7zxjuxvKK13RALsvZmxO48bjI-QehX_qN0LBREUC5JnTVVZIuE3hdaPatvAllMph4u7ko13gK8k286_Rw4WgFhhhW7NRy_3dE-_0UMjXKioJF_BdXW6Yq98_POIYX4CDH68X71Zb8Wk7pky4fmEbiYtF0CUtWEjeRnrI0m_l2tAuUhTsFVpLWqhpX\/s72-c\/AA%20Apache%20A.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-8815123520479365894"},"published":{"$t":"2023-01-19T19:04:00.005-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-01-19T19:05:37.372-08:00"},"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":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"},{"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":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Aircraft engine maker, Pratt \u0026 Whitney opens India Engineering Centre"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgz85m3qidCNSkwI_NhiQGOW2RMypCxbjx_r4NlsOPoH_AMcM_JyddvObrGfUM5u3CVH9mA5nBB4UwbKXwHNvxT6FAzBlWFKSIZRlg9pnycwtoBfGsxAJ2XqWRbNwnK2iEKoU8Z6Jh4PFSt610S9xjwDlIumLAZCXg30m8-WMaVX6Poc9as_K1iJUlq\/s1110\/AI%20P\u0026amp;W.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"620\" data-original-width=\"1110\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgz85m3qidCNSkwI_NhiQGOW2RMypCxbjx_r4NlsOPoH_AMcM_JyddvObrGfUM5u3CVH9mA5nBB4UwbKXwHNvxT6FAzBlWFKSIZRlg9pnycwtoBfGsxAJ2XqWRbNwnK2iEKoU8Z6Jh4PFSt610S9xjwDlIumLAZCXg30m8-WMaVX6Poc9as_K1iJUlq\/s16000\/AI%20P\u0026amp;W.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EOver 7,000 Pratt \u0026amp; Whitney military engines serve 34 armed forces, including the F135 engine for the F-35 Lightning II (above) and the F119 for the F-22 Raptor\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\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=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 20th Jan 23\u003C\/b\u003E\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\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;\"\u003EOne of the world’s biggest aircraft engine makers, Pratt \u0026amp; Whitney, a part of US technology giant Raytheon Technologies, inaugurated its new India Engineering Center (IEC) in Bengaluru on Thursday\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;\"\u003EThe new IEC facility is co-located with Pratt \u0026amp; Whitney’s India Capabilities Centre (ICC), which opened in 2022 to provide integrated global supply chain support.\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;\"\u003EThe IEC enhances Raytheon Technologies’ combined presence in India of over 5,000 employees and facilitates collaboration across the company’s businesses.\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;\"\u003EMore than 50 employees are now based in the state-of-the-art facility and 450 more jobs will be filled over the next four years. Work at the IEC will encompass elements such as aero and mechanical and control systems for large and small commercial engines in Pratt \u0026amp; Whitney’s broad portfolio. Work will extend across the entire engine lifecycle from development to field support and sustainment.\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;\"\u003EPratt \u0026amp; Whitney has more than 1,500 engines and auxiliary power units in service, giving it one of the largest footprints for any engine maker in India. Pratt \u0026amp; Whitney’s GTF engines power more than 180 A320neo and A321neo airliners, which are estimated to have saved over $1 billion for Indian airlines since entry-into-service.\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;\"\u003EPratt \u0026amp; Whitney has other significant investments in India, including its state-of-the-art India Customer Training Center in Hyderabad and its R\u0026amp;D collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.\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;\"\u003EPratt \u0026amp; Whitney says it will fully integrate the IEC with the company’s existing global engineering footprint across Canada, Puerto Rico and Poland. These facilities produce high-technology products such as the geared turbofan and other propulsion solutions.\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;\"\u003E“The IEC team will be key to improving commercial engine performance, extending time on wing, reducing airline operating costs, and decreasing fuel consumption,” says\u0026nbsp;Paul Weedon, who oversees engine development for Pratt \u0026amp; Whitney.\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;\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“Beyond the $40 million plus in financial investment in the IEC and the co-located India Capability Center, we are collaborating with local universities and investing in emerging technology companies to further enhance India’s homegrown capabilities,” says Ashmita Sethi, who oversees Pratt \u0026amp; Whitney’s India operations.\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;\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;\"\u003EIndia is important to the global growth and investment strategy of Raytheon Technologies, and the advanced infrastructure and talent pool will help drive the country’s contributions as a global leader in aerospace and defense.\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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;\"\u003ERaytheon Technologies provides advanced systems and services for, military and government customers worldwide. It has four verticals ― Pratt \u0026amp; Whitney, Collins Aerospace, Raytheon Intelligence \u0026amp; Space and Raytheon Missiles \u0026amp; Defense.\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;\"\u003EThe company, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, US, was formed in 2020 through the merger of Raytheon with United Technologies’ aerospace businesses.\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 style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOver 7,000 Pratt \u0026amp; Whitney military engines are in service with 34 armed forces worldwide. They include the F135 engine for the 5th generation F-35 Lightning II, the F119 for the F-22 Raptor, the F100 family that powers the F-15 and F-16, the F117 for the C-17 Globemaster III, the J52 engine for the EA-6B Prowler, the TF33 powering AWACS, Joint STARS, B-52, and KC-135 aircraft, as well as the PW4062 for the KC-46A Pegasus.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/8815123520479365894\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/aircraft-engine-maker-pratt-whitney.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8815123520479365894"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8815123520479365894"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/aircraft-engine-maker-pratt-whitney.html","title":"Aircraft engine maker, Pratt \u0026 Whitney opens India Engineering Centre"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgz85m3qidCNSkwI_NhiQGOW2RMypCxbjx_r4NlsOPoH_AMcM_JyddvObrGfUM5u3CVH9mA5nBB4UwbKXwHNvxT6FAzBlWFKSIZRlg9pnycwtoBfGsxAJ2XqWRbNwnK2iEKoU8Z6Jh4PFSt610S9xjwDlIumLAZCXg30m8-WMaVX6Poc9as_K1iJUlq\/s72-c\/AI%20P\u0026W.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-5806391637091667561"},"published":{"$t":"2023-01-18T18:28:00.002-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-01-18T18:28:10.414-08:00"},"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":"Infotech"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"China leads the world in research into advanced technologies like AI"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjcqhAlpSdcKFKZqwaUD4NpVDen_xDd00xWButxEYR0K0LYQ-xFNxEF3rqq5JCdbPVtYbW6S9sD0wIaktRMp2d005xPyMyn2S9hfB9BNzOzQpQX28cTJ9IKQbocX8e60Cra2PcEZwtsqEOjLCqWmEOigKDvpgBJYUVGx7gDd0VIeCgsdkrd6Jxpp9U8\/s985\/AA%20AI.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"550\" data-original-width=\"985\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjcqhAlpSdcKFKZqwaUD4NpVDen_xDd00xWButxEYR0K0LYQ-xFNxEF3rqq5JCdbPVtYbW6S9sD0wIaktRMp2d005xPyMyn2S9hfB9BNzOzQpQX28cTJ9IKQbocX8e60Cra2PcEZwtsqEOjLCqWmEOigKDvpgBJYUVGx7gDd0VIeCgsdkrd6Jxpp9U8\/s16000\/AA%20AI.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\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\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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, 19th Jan 23\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;\"\u003EUS analysts of government investment in science and technology (S\u0026amp;T) report that China has taken the lead in highly regarded scientific research into cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI).\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-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“Chinese scholars now publish a larger fraction of the top one per cent most cited scientific papers globally than scientists from any other country,” says Caroline Wagner, a US policy expert who studies government investment in S\u0026amp;T.\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-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;\"\u003EChina’s sprint to the top began in 1977, when the science-minded Deng Xiaoping, who succeeded Mao Zedong Deng, introduced the Four Modernisations. One of these was to strengthen China’s progress of S\u0026amp;T.\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-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;\"\u003EUntil as recently as 2000, the US continued to produce many times the number of scientific papers each year as China did. However, the last two decades of investing funds into indigenous research and shifting emphasis to high-tech manufacture, China is emphatically at the top.\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-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 2017, for the first time, Chinese scholars published more scientific papers that American researchers. In 2022, Chinese researchers published three times as many papers on AI as US researchers.\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-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“Since 2000, China has sent an estimated 5.2 million students and scholars to study abroad. The majority of them studied science or engineering,” says Wagner.\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-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;\"\u003ECurrently, China trails only the US in national expenditure on S\u0026amp;T. Chinese universities, which have improved dramatically in recent years, now produce the world’s largest\u0026nbsp;number of engineering Ph.Ds each year.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EAs Chinese scientific power first began growing, the academic community in America and Europe dismissed Chinese research as low quality and imitative. However, an analysis of citations revealed that this was not so.\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-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;\"\u003EA citation means the referencing or citing of an academic paper by another paper. The greater the number of times a paper has been cited, the more high quality and influential it can be regarded as. By that logic, the top one per cent most cited papers could be considered to represent the top echelon of S\u0026amp;T.\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-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;\"\u003EWagner and her research team counted the number of papers each country had in the top one per cent each year, measured by the number of citations it had received in various disciplines.\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-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 2019, China topped the list, with 8,422 articles in the “most cited” one per cent. The US followed with 7,959 articles and the European Union had 6,074.\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-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\"\u003E“[In] 2022,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EChinese researchers published three times as many papers on artificial intelligence as US researchers; in the top one per cent, most cited artificial intelligence research, Chinese papers outnumbered US papers by a 2-to-1 ratio… China [also led] in nanoscience, chemistry and transportation,” reported Wagner.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EThe study also looked at the mix of disciplines referenced in the papers. The more diverse and varied the referenced research in a single paper, the more inter-disciplinary and novel the work was regarded as. Chinese research was found to be as innovative as other top performing countries.\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-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;\"\u003EChina is clearly not just an imitator, but is a scientific power on par with the US and Europe. To support US technology firms in countering China’s scientific growth, President Joe Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law on August 9.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/5806391637091667561\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/china-leads-world-in-research-into.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5806391637091667561"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5806391637091667561"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/china-leads-world-in-research-into.html","title":"China leads the world in research into advanced technologies like AI"}],"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\/AVvXsEjcqhAlpSdcKFKZqwaUD4NpVDen_xDd00xWButxEYR0K0LYQ-xFNxEF3rqq5JCdbPVtYbW6S9sD0wIaktRMp2d005xPyMyn2S9hfB9BNzOzQpQX28cTJ9IKQbocX8e60Cra2PcEZwtsqEOjLCqWmEOigKDvpgBJYUVGx7gDd0VIeCgsdkrd6Jxpp9U8\/s72-c\/AA%20AI.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-892781715337393466"},"published":{"$t":"2023-01-16T20:45:00.004-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-01-16T20:46:54.567-08:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Book review: A life in the shadows, by former R\u0026AW chief, Amarjit Dulat"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgcNHg1qbDQ2-7F9xx-MVV2UdBEUdr5L5nvvM2K9HEXIvcv8VxDIIjUGFmHE44hFPi8hanHLEi_BaDqHJjhgm7ybPPwlVIPToC08VCkej6J7r_2CfIltXKKIRXuMKeMA4Dopai2V6j6YQAEIw9pCxRnjoonTdnQ5BKuhLi2Muj9-IOnacyJaYUJvdFE\/s624\/AA%20Dulat.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"613\" data-original-width=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgcNHg1qbDQ2-7F9xx-MVV2UdBEUdr5L5nvvM2K9HEXIvcv8VxDIIjUGFmHE44hFPi8hanHLEi_BaDqHJjhgm7ybPPwlVIPToC08VCkej6J7r_2CfIltXKKIRXuMKeMA4Dopai2V6j6YQAEIw9pCxRnjoonTdnQ5BKuhLi2Muj9-IOnacyJaYUJvdFE\/s16000\/AA%20Dulat.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\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: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETitle\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Amarjit Singh Dulat\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAuthor\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;A life in the shadows: A memoir\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPublisher\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Harper Collins Publishers, 2023\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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: #6fa8dc; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPages\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;255 pages\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #6fa8dc;\"\u003EPrice\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Rs 699\/-\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\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-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 countries like India, where archives remain classified and inaccessible for years, even decades; memoirs, biographies and autobiographies of decision makers are often the only window into important events. Such publications, therefore, are to be welcomed, especially when the author has been the country’s top spy – the chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (R\u0026amp;AW) – at an important juncture; and an officer in the Intelligence Bureau for three decades preceding that. Sharpening Mr Dulat’s professional perspective is a wicked sense of humour, which suffuses his writing.\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-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 is Mr Dulat’s third book. The first one, “The Vajpayee Years” was published in 2015 and the second, co-authored in 2018 with Asad Durrani, the former director-general of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), was the eminently readable: “The Spy Chronicles: R\u0026amp;AW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace”.\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-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;\"\u003EMr Dulat is no ordinary author-spook. In a country full of self-styled Kashmir and Pakistan experts, he can genuinely claim to be one. In 2000, after his retirement from the post of R\u0026amp;AW chief, he was recalled to service as Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s Special Advisor on Kashmir. During this five-year period, Mr Dulat ranged far and wide in Kashmir, holding informal discussions with separatist leaders and militant commanders, and building the trust that eventually transitioned Kashmir from the bloody era of the 1999 Kargil conflict to the Line of Control (LoC) ceasefire that Prime Minister Vajpayee offered Pakistan in 2003, leading to a period of sustained peace.\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-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 describing these turbulent years, Mr Dulat does not hide his affection for the Kashmiri people. During the last three decades of insurgency, many Kashmiris have accused “India” (since they don’t consider the state as Indian) with wanting only the land that is Kashmir, while regarding its inhabitants as a dispensable nuisance. The author, in contrast, flaunts his close relationships with Kashmiris of all stripes, from the man on the street to leaders such as Farooq Abdullah, who Mr Dulat regards as an Indian patriot. New Delhi, the author argues, has passed up the opportunity provided by Farooq and his considerable political clout in the Valley.\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-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;\"\u003EMr Dulat appears to believe that, while operating as the prime minister’s Special Advisor, it was sufficient to build close relationships with mainstream political parties such as the National Conference and the People’s Democratic Party, and their leaders like the Abdullahs and the Muftis; and, to a lesser extent, with the so-called “soft separatists” such as Shabir Shah. Mr Dulat is dismissive of the most influential separatist leaders, Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Yasin Malik, both of who commanded large followings in the Valley; and without whom no peace settlement could have stuck. One wonders whether the short shrift Mr Dulat gives the hard line separatists is due to the Abdul Majeed Dar debacle. Mr Dar, who was the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) chief commander in Jammu \u0026amp; Kashmir, was negotiating to lay down the gun and return to the mainstream along with a large number of HM cadres. However, New Delhi took too long to react and HM fighters who remained loyal to Pakistan were induced by the ISI to scuttle the plan. A HM hit team gunned down Mr Dar in 2003, registering a body blow to New Delhi’s influence in the Valley.\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-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;\"\u003EThe book starts with a description of Mr Dulat’s family, and his school and college days in the easy-paced 1950s and 1960s. Eventually he joined the police and, early in his career, sidestepped to the IB. One of the most interesting chapters in the book, titled “Wilderness of Mirrors”, describes the confusing, deceptive world in which intelligence agencies operate, at the heart of which “there is crookery, double-dealing and cold transactions, even if and when it is all done with a smile.” The author provocatively poses the question: Which country has the best intelligence service? Answering it himself, he says: “I would say we are pretty good, better than the ISI, with which we are constantly compared as professionals. As much has been conceded even by my friend, the former ISI chief, General Asad Durrani.”\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-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;\"\u003EAnother enjoyable chapter in the book describes the author’s dealing with various characters that the author had the privilege of dealing with. These include Ashwini Kumar (“a legend and inspiration”), Yasser Arafat (“No airs and graces”), Prince Charles (“gave me a pair of cufflinks”), Margaret Thatcher (“There’s something about the British”) and Lee Kuan Yew (“a leader who shaped history”). There are also well written descriptions of people who the author regarded as close friends: Rajesh Pilot, Madhavrao Scindia, Giani Zail Singh and Farooq Abdullah, who rates an entire chapter. Also held in the highest esteem is MK Narayanan, the former IB chief who served as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s National Security Advisor (NSA) and who the author several times refers to as “the great MK Narayanan.”\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-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;\"\u003EThe book closes with a fascinating description of the former IB chief and current NSA Ajit Doval, who Mr Dulat rates as “the better spook of the both of us”. This includes Mr Doval’s’ climb up the ladder of Prime Minister Modi’s affections, even though he began his rapid ascent as a trusted official of LK Advani.\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-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;\"\u003EThe book is well produced and is indexed and bookmarked in detail. Mr Dulat’s light and self-effacing writing style offers a welcome change from the turgid prose that too often characterises biographies by senior officials. The book will find a place in the bookshelves of those who follow Indian politics, security and intelligence.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/892781715337393466\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/book-review-life-in-shadows-by-former-r.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/892781715337393466"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/892781715337393466"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/book-review-life-in-shadows-by-former-r.html","title":"Book review: A life in the shadows, by former R\u0026AW chief, Amarjit Dulat"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgcNHg1qbDQ2-7F9xx-MVV2UdBEUdr5L5nvvM2K9HEXIvcv8VxDIIjUGFmHE44hFPi8hanHLEi_BaDqHJjhgm7ybPPwlVIPToC08VCkej6J7r_2CfIltXKKIRXuMKeMA4Dopai2V6j6YQAEIw9pCxRnjoonTdnQ5BKuhLi2Muj9-IOnacyJaYUJvdFE\/s72-c\/AA%20Dulat.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-6862432931297451452"},"published":{"$t":"2023-01-16T20:24:00.004-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-01-16T20:24:42.694-08:00"},"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":"LCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Saab will not partner The Adani Group in jointly building Gripen E fighters in India"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhhnzuY7hBOenRAr9yIB9McJPgDJyxPZSL5_DHi3TwzY2Z8mJHhkljkN16p8Q2JcyLyfqvADrCR34Og2_zCfY8g26_Xdv6JSqtToxUTkf6a3gTBGitUlXLaz3Dps7Dg_MMUmxNWX-ObXAiUYpRL6c0EmbQ_F7Eo0b1-wMJZQ2bQZIHwtUBr1heGAOBh\/s1117\/AA%20Gripen.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"743\" data-original-width=\"1117\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhhnzuY7hBOenRAr9yIB9McJPgDJyxPZSL5_DHi3TwzY2Z8mJHhkljkN16p8Q2JcyLyfqvADrCR34Og2_zCfY8g26_Xdv6JSqtToxUTkf6a3gTBGitUlXLaz3Dps7Dg_MMUmxNWX-ObXAiUYpRL6c0EmbQ_F7Eo0b1-wMJZQ2bQZIHwtUBr1heGAOBh\/s16000\/AA%20Gripen.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 Brazilian Air Force Gripen E flying past the statue of Christ the Redeemer that overlooks Rio de Janeiro\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\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\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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, 17th Jan 23\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;\"\u003ESwedish aerospace and defence company, Saab, which had entered into a partnership with The Adani Group to manufacture the Gripen E fighter in India, said on Monday that it was no longer going ahead with that agreement.\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-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“We have decided not to pursue the arrangement with the Adanis,” said Mats Palmberg, Chairman and Managing Director of Saab India, at a media interaction in New Delhi on Monday.\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-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;\"\u003ESaab and the Adani Group had announced their partnership on August 31, 2017. The agreement between the two would come into effect if Saab were selected as the foreign partner, to supply the Gripen E fighter.\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-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;\"\u003ESaab is one of seven global aerospace giants that are competing in the tender, estimated to be worth over Rs 60-70,000 crore for 114 medium multirole fighter aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF).\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-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;\"\u003EBesides Saab, these include: Boeing with its F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornet (USA), Lockheed Martin with its F-21 (USA), Dassault with the Rafale (France), Eurofighter Typhoon (Europe) and two fighters from Russia: the MiG-35 and the Sukhoi-35.\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-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;\"\u003EAsked who Saab would partner for building the Gripen E in India, Palmberg said that, provided the Indian defence ministry allowed Saab to hold 74 per cent of the manufacturing entity – which was permitted under the foreign direct investment (FDI) cap on defence and aerospace manufacture – it would opt to manufacture the fighters in a company in which Saab owned 74 per cent.\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-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;\"\u003EThe defence ministry has issued a Request for Information (RFI) and is understood to be evaluating responses from the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The ministry’s next step will be to draw up an Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) and then to issue a Request for Proposals.\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-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;\"\u003EWith a detailed media briefing on Monday on the performance attributes of the Gripen E fighter, Saab has been the first of the foreign vendors to make its play in what the aerospace industry expects to be a tightly contested acquisition.\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-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 fighter acquisition has been necessitated by the cancellation of an earlier fighter tender, issued in 2007 for 126 medium multirole combat aircraft (MMRCA). That resulted in the government-to-government purchase from Dassault, France of 36 Rafale fighters.\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-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;\"\u003EHowever, this left the IAF with a serious shortfall of fighter aircraft, necessitating the fresh tender for 114 medium fighters.\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-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 its briefing, Saab highlighted the new-generation networking technology that has gone into the Gripen E. Powered by a new, more powerful General Electric F-414 engine, Saab claims that its aircraft offers maximum availability with minimum logistics inputs.\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-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;\"\u003EHowever, it will be the IAF, through a series of flight tests that will have the last word on the quality of the seven fighters.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/6862432931297451452\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/saab-will-not-partner-adani-group-in.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6862432931297451452"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6862432931297451452"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/saab-will-not-partner-adani-group-in.html","title":"Saab will not partner The Adani Group in jointly building Gripen E fighters in India"}],"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\/AVvXsEhhnzuY7hBOenRAr9yIB9McJPgDJyxPZSL5_DHi3TwzY2Z8mJHhkljkN16p8Q2JcyLyfqvADrCR34Og2_zCfY8g26_Xdv6JSqtToxUTkf6a3gTBGitUlXLaz3Dps7Dg_MMUmxNWX-ObXAiUYpRL6c0EmbQ_F7Eo0b1-wMJZQ2bQZIHwtUBr1heGAOBh\/s72-c\/AA%20Gripen.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1472536593770909577"},"published":{"$t":"2023-01-10T21:43:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-01-10T21:43:06.316-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Missiles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ordnance factories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Rs 4,276 crore worth of indigenous weapons gets MoD nod for procurement"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhPPEcHxcJcn68g3fn33PgU2-53LtOJP0QMR-k9WIn2MTIdJ09X_JsiPAat8C7by0Hpi-oIXOsalERjlQXEeJFwnwQwio-Zfmq1CWkAhGim62oDKZPttFcMsrWEOnarUlffkiGaRL40GWPss0_mLwYswKCeNJEMv-OxZIF00TYDtmORDjOYsXNWTYaX\/s1199\/AA%20target.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"872\" data-original-width=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhPPEcHxcJcn68g3fn33PgU2-53LtOJP0QMR-k9WIn2MTIdJ09X_JsiPAat8C7by0Hpi-oIXOsalERjlQXEeJFwnwQwio-Zfmq1CWkAhGim62oDKZPttFcMsrWEOnarUlffkiGaRL40GWPss0_mLwYswKCeNJEMv-OxZIF00TYDtmORDjOYsXNWTYaX\/s16000\/AA%20target.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EMoD gave the go-ahead for procurement of HELINA ATGMs, VSHORAD missile systems and Brahmos missiles for 9 warships\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 11th Jan 23\u003C\/b\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the defence ministry’s apex equipment procurement body, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, accorded a green signal on Tuesday for initiating the procurement of three indigenous weapons platforms for Rs 4,276 crore.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe accord of Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) by the DAC is the first step of the acquisition process and establishes that the military has an urgent need for the equipment that is being cleared. The three acquisitions that were given AoNs today include two weapons systems for the Indian Army and one for the Indian Navy.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAll three acquisitions have been categorised as Buy (Indian – Indian Designed, Developed and Manufactured), or Buy (Indian-IDDM) category. This is the highest priority procurement under the Defence Acquisition Procedure of 2020 (DAC-2020).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EThe first AoN was accorded for acquisition of HELINA anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), launchers and associated support equipment. This ATGM, designed by the Defence Research \u0026amp; Development Organisation (DRDO) will provide a potent anti-tank capability to the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH).\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe ALH, designed by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), is already equipped with a cannon, rocket launchers and electronic warfare systems. The HELINA missile, which can destroy enemy tanks at ranges out to seven kilometres, completes the weaponisation of the ALH.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\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“Its induction will strengthen the offensive capability of Indian Army,” stated the defence ministry.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EThe DAC also accorded AoN for procurement of the DRDO’s very short range air defence (VSHORAD) infrared homing missile system, which is being designed and developed by the DRDO. This can shoot down enemy aircraft at ranges out to seven kilometres.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\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“In view of the recent developments along the Northern borders there is a need to focus on effective air defence (AD) weapon systems, which are man portable and can be deployed quickly in rugged terrain and maritime domain,” stated the defence ministry.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EThe third weapons system that the DAC approved for procurement was the Brahmos launcher and fire control system (FCS) for the navy’s three Shivalik-class frigates and six Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMVs).\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe induction of BrahMos missiles will provide these ships with an enhanced capability for carrying out maritime strike operations, interdicting targets on land and destroying enemy’s warships and merchant vessels.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe NGMVs are robust, 1,500-tonne vessels, whose Indo-Russian BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles can reach targets 295-kilometres away. Making them hard to detect will be in-built stealth features, such as low radar, infrared, accoustic and magnetic signatures.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1472536593770909577\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/rs-4276-crore-worth-of-indigenous.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1472536593770909577"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1472536593770909577"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/rs-4276-crore-worth-of-indigenous.html","title":"Rs 4,276 crore worth of indigenous weapons gets MoD nod for procurement"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhPPEcHxcJcn68g3fn33PgU2-53LtOJP0QMR-k9WIn2MTIdJ09X_JsiPAat8C7by0Hpi-oIXOsalERjlQXEeJFwnwQwio-Zfmq1CWkAhGim62oDKZPttFcMsrWEOnarUlffkiGaRL40GWPss0_mLwYswKCeNJEMv-OxZIF00TYDtmORDjOYsXNWTYaX\/s72-c\/AA%20target.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-8972297212210420283"},"published":{"$t":"2023-01-09T17:16:00.003-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-01-09T22:26:56.320-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"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":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"LCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ordnance factories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Rajnath rolls out red carpet for defence attaches ahead of Aero India 2023"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjo8XX_xy-FQxkADH9rSMKvq_qtDBKHUEGeKM2xZQmU9P0KZEcYzjRZ5jLMsi0VDx3aqqDUbGAlzevyLaIMU0gdbi429UtTYAUM5jR8hNrZDihvS1z6RmOkV_D-fil4H0QPOxJ4bFgmjHVlKLUkz3-Rrr9klvPdDqhJ2a4AHb-O_WMGS3vLRXjB_5wa\/s1370\/AA%20Rajnath.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"953\" data-original-width=\"1370\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjo8XX_xy-FQxkADH9rSMKvq_qtDBKHUEGeKM2xZQmU9P0KZEcYzjRZ5jLMsi0VDx3aqqDUbGAlzevyLaIMU0gdbi429UtTYAUM5jR8hNrZDihvS1z6RmOkV_D-fil4H0QPOxJ4bFgmjHVlKLUkz3-Rrr9klvPdDqhJ2a4AHb-O_WMGS3vLRXjB_5wa\/s16000\/AA%20Rajnath.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003ESays “Make in India neither isolationist nor meant for us alone”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 10th Jan 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWith Aero India 2023 – India’s biennial aerospace exhibition – barely a month away, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh invited the Delhi-based defence attaches of\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;more than 80 countries to encourage their respective defence industries to attend.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EAddressing an “Ambassadors’ Roundtable” in New Delhi on Monday, Rajnath said the 14\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Aero India, Asia’s largest air exhibition, would be held in Bengaluru from February 13-17.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\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; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHe said Aero India 2023 would “provide an opportunity for the Indian aerospace industry to showcase its products, technologies and solutions.”\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWith the Covid-19 pandemic having hit India’s last two defence exhibitions – Aero India 2021 and DefExpo 2022 – by discouraging foreign defence firms from sending representatives, the defence minister is optimistic of a large turnout this time round.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EHe said the five-day event, with the theme ‘The runway to a billion opportunities” would cover over 108,000 square metres. Participation had already been confirmed by over 645 exhibitors from 80 countries.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETalking up the success of Aero India 2021, Rajnath stated that it had been attended by over 600 exhibitors physically and another 108 virtually. He added that 63 countries had participated and that around 3,000 Business-2-Business meetings were held.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHe similarly termed DefExpo 2022 a huge success, with the “unparalleled participation of over 1,340 exhibitors…” with 451 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), Transfer of Technology (ToT) agreements, product launches and orders to domestic businesses, worth Rs 1.5 lakh crore.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EDescribing India’s defence industrial capabilities, Rajnath said manufacturing capabilities were growing, “particularly in the emerging areas of drones, cyber-tech, Artificial Intelligence, radars, etc.”\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EThis had led to India emerging as a leading defence exporter, with exports having grown by eight times in the last five years and with India now exporting defence goods to over 75 countries, he said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\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; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe defence minister emphasised that the “Make in India” policy was neither isolationist, nor meant for India alone.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Our self-reliance initiative is the beginning of a new paradigm of partnership with our partner countries. Partnerships are being made with global defence industry giants,” he said.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003ERajnath cited the recent contract between Tata Advanced Systems Ltd and Airbus Defence and Space, Spain for manufacturing C-295 aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ERajnath Singh stated: “We are a major defence buyer as well as a significant defence exporter. When we are procuring defence equipment from our valued partner nations, very often they share the technical know-how, set up manufacturing plants in India and work with our local firms for various sub-systems. And when we export our defence equipment, we offer our full support towards the capability development of the buyer through sharing of technology, training, co-production etc.,” he said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/8972297212210420283\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/rajnath-rolls-out-red-carpet-for.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8972297212210420283"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8972297212210420283"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/rajnath-rolls-out-red-carpet-for.html","title":"Rajnath rolls out red carpet for defence attaches ahead of Aero India 2023"}],"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\/AVvXsEjo8XX_xy-FQxkADH9rSMKvq_qtDBKHUEGeKM2xZQmU9P0KZEcYzjRZ5jLMsi0VDx3aqqDUbGAlzevyLaIMU0gdbi429UtTYAUM5jR8hNrZDihvS1z6RmOkV_D-fil4H0QPOxJ4bFgmjHVlKLUkz3-Rrr9klvPdDqhJ2a4AHb-O_WMGS3vLRXjB_5wa\/s72-c\/AA%20Rajnath.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-8978033836502620050"},"published":{"$t":"2023-01-05T17:33:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-01-05T17:33:06.491-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Broadsword"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"defence planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Morale"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The military in 2023: Time to take stock"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhB5UCTBUZGxZSERzTPAKXYsB8dRh571Sd5EIIJfjZy29SrV-r_6ppCLPCcKHjntWi_R_ohr_95lfnjkLcZkAYIai-HkkrJEZw6LnI4R3qgtw7INE51YPwwfJ-Z9xhP6AxKO2s_0qbVm7L7vRpafIeNz1lZ8i0eAZQKDNokgzk37r9YtTy7PiI-KQ3I\/s640\/AA%20taking%20stock.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"212\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhB5UCTBUZGxZSERzTPAKXYsB8dRh571Sd5EIIJfjZy29SrV-r_6ppCLPCcKHjntWi_R_ohr_95lfnjkLcZkAYIai-HkkrJEZw6LnI4R3qgtw7INE51YPwwfJ-Z9xhP6AxKO2s_0qbVm7L7vRpafIeNz1lZ8i0eAZQKDNokgzk37r9YtTy7PiI-KQ3I\/s16000\/AA%20taking%20stock.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003EIndia’s military is unique in facing a multiple-front\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: start;\"\u003Ethreat\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;without any long-term security strategy\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 6th Jan 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EAnother year has dawned, with New Delhi’s strategic and diplomatic czars contemplating a bleak geo-political landscape. Notwithstanding the efforts of our vaunted foreign service, intelligence establishment and well-regarded military, India remains the world’s only major country that faces alone a three-and-a-half front military threat.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EOn land India faces two nuclear-armed adversaries acting in concert; and seemingly unending insurgencies in Kashmir and the north-east. Simultaneously, India’s navy must oversee a gigantic maritime theatre in the Indian Ocean, which China seeks to encroach upon. Meanwhile, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) continues its illegal, three-year-long occupation of Indian territory, apparently provoked to aggression by the empty bravado of a senior minister who boasted to Parliament in 2019 that India would take back all its claimed territories -- Aksai Chin from China and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) from Pakistan, in itself an old Indian claim.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EIndia’s military pursues these daunting challenges without any long-term National Security Strategy (NSS), with our top decision-makers apparently believing that the military and security services must create their own strategic clarity. Meanwhile, the scientific and industrial base that must develop and manufacture the equipment to backstop our military ambitions finds it easier to instead repeat slogans, such as\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAtmanirbhar Bharat\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;(self-reliant India). They can hardly be blamed, since defence budgetary allocations continue to fall as a percentage of the national income; leaving the fledgling private defence industry the impossible task of producing high-technology weaponry with its own resources.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EWith this backdrop, the Indian military’s most consequential strategic shift in recent years has been its “pivot to the north” – a shift from a primarily Pakistan-focused deployment to one that conforms better to New Delhi’s oft-repeated assertion that China is “Enemy Number 1”. This argument was difficult to sustain with a deployment pattern in which two-thirds of India’s one-and-a-half million-strong military has faced Pakistan on our western and north-western borders, while less than a third faced China on our north-eastern and eastern borders.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EThis began changing in the summer of 2020, when India responded to China’s intrusions into eastern Ladakh by incrementally inducting three infantry divisions (each with about 18,000 soldiers) to defend the Sino-Indian border in Ladakh and Uttarakhand, which was earlier the responsibility of a lone division. Following this, the Army Headquarters (AHQ) switched the operational role of one of its three armoured strike corps from the Pakistan front to the border with China. That mechanised corps was redesignated a mountain strike corps with its two divisions tasked, equipped and trained to advance into Tibet.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EBefore this change, just 12 of the army’s 38 divisions faced China, while 25 divisions were deployed on the India-Pakistan border and one division was a reserve under AHQ. After the reassignment, 16 Indian divisions will face China, 20 will face Pakistan and two divisions will be AHQ reserves. This powerful signal can hardly be missed in China or Pakistan. In Beijing, PLA planners will have to redo their sums for any attack on India. And in Rawalpindi, the shift will have provided some strategic reassurance to Pakistan’s generals, who have always cited the high threat levels from India as justification for their grip on political power.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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\"\u003EWithin the military the most urgent organisational shift – the\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003Erestructuring of\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E17 single-service commands into a smaller number of tri-service theatre commands – crawls along. Little real change has happened, even after the creation of a tri-service Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in 2020. The government’s lack of urgency is evident from the fact that it took almost 10 months to appoint a successor to General Bipin Rawat, the first CDS, who tragically died in a helicopter crash in December 2021. For General Anil Chauhan, who followed him, crucial questions remain: Will the theatre commanders report to the CDS in wartime, or to the Defence Council – an unwieldy committee under the defence minister? Giving the CDS control of operations would require setting up a tri-service operations room, with a three-star general from each service controlling their respective operations. This is just one of the contentious questions that continue to be the subject of inter-services wrangling.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EAfter three years of discussions, all that is visible is the hazy outlines of the first two integrated commands: the National Air Defence Command that will protect Indian airspace and the Maritime Theatre Command (MTC) that will control sea-borne operations. But there is little progress on the other integrated commands: The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) that will oversee India’s nuclear forces; the Special Forces Command with charge of clandestine operations; the Western Theatre Command (WTC) that will control the Indo-Pakistan border from Gujarat to Siachen; and the Northern Theatre Command (NTC) that will be in charge of the Sino-Indian border from the Karakoram Pass in Ladakh to Kibithu in Eastern Arunachal Pradesh.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ELast Friday, General MM Naravane, a sober and cerebral commander who retired as army chief last April, provided a window into the contentious internal debates over the creation of integrated theatre commands. Implicitly criticising the government, he said that a NSS was imperative before “theaterization” could be implemented. Another critical pre-condition for theaterization was the creation of a higher defence organisation (HDO), with representatives from all the ministries, in order to project a national political consensus to the military. “Once we have an NSS, there needs to be an interface between the government, which has made the strategy and the military commanders on the ground,” he said. Discussing theaterization without these structures in place amounted to putting the cart before the horse, he said.\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;\"\u003EIndia remains perhaps the only major military power that has not laid out its strategic objectives in a published NSS, which articulates its perceived security challenges and its road map for countering them. For decades, the military top brass has criticised the government for this lapse, pointing out that a clear NSS is imperative for describing the prevailing geo-political scenario, and for spelling out the role that India must play. From this would emerge a national defence strategy that clarifies our military ambitions: Whether to restrict ourselves to mere border defence or to play an expeditionary role, projecting power in a designated area of interest. This, in turn, would clarify our approach towards issues such as theaterization, equipment acquisition and force structuring.\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;\"\u003EFinally, to end on a positive note, the government took a bold step in June towards reducing the pension budget, which has come to constitute 23 per cent of the annual defence allocation. Add to that the payroll for serving personnel, and manpower costs rise to a whopping 54 per cent of the defence budget. In order to have more money for capital expenditure on equipment modernisation, the so-called\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath Yojana\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;is directed towards whittling down long service tenures for its soldiers and, consequently, reducing the numbers of those eligible for pensions after retirement. Towards this end, soldiers will be recruited for four-year tenures, with 25 per cent of them, who had proved their merit and mettle as soldiers, retained for longer tenures. The defence ministry claims that, in addition to reducing manpower costs,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;would make the rank and file\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003Eyounger, fitter, more mentally robust and more technologically savvy, with the\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;average age dropping from the current 32 years to a more youthful 27. While that may be true, the need to reduce manpower costs is so dire that many more innovative measures will be needed.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/8978033836502620050\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/the-military-in-2023-time-to-take-stock.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8978033836502620050"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8978033836502620050"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2023\/01\/the-military-in-2023-time-to-take-stock.html","title":"The military in 2023: Time to take stock"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhB5UCTBUZGxZSERzTPAKXYsB8dRh571Sd5EIIJfjZy29SrV-r_6ppCLPCcKHjntWi_R_ohr_95lfnjkLcZkAYIai-HkkrJEZw6LnI4R3qgtw7INE51YPwwfJ-Z9xhP6AxKO2s_0qbVm7L7vRpafIeNz1lZ8i0eAZQKDNokgzk37r9YtTy7PiI-KQ3I\/s72-c\/AA%20taking%20stock.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-4496896133308134096"},"published":{"$t":"2023-01-03T17:49:00.006-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-01-03T17:49:46.932-08:00"},"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 Army"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Defence Minister Rajnath Singh dedicates 28 roads\/bridges to the nation for Rs 724 crores"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjqvDYoNM0blhFDFJoR6IxLQUsY-TSQj2BZaEi7soci4cKprJ2zeGC9lX6X0XL13aivtTCQzHgksCo1DbtKElfUdfF4DPw6kfYPnfTkZwGhCvF8sTZDPbG2vv26H_2YjLkHIglo480jqqMAfjIF1Z_wnN5yihBfZ2wdq_KEviB876u386uFI6CQc-v0\/s1280\/AA%20Siyom%20bridge.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"808\" data-original-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjqvDYoNM0blhFDFJoR6IxLQUsY-TSQj2BZaEi7soci4cKprJ2zeGC9lX6X0XL13aivtTCQzHgksCo1DbtKElfUdfF4DPw6kfYPnfTkZwGhCvF8sTZDPbG2vv26H_2YjLkHIglo480jqqMAfjIF1Z_wnN5yihBfZ2wdq_KEviB876u386uFI6CQc-v0\/s16000\/AA%20Siyom%20bridge.jpg\" \/\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\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EDefence minister says India doesn’t believe in war, but will fight if forced into one (Above: Siyom Bridge in Arunachal Pradesh)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 4th Jan 23\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn a significant step towards strengthening border infrastructure, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday dedicated 28 infrastructure projects of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), worth Rs 724 crore, to the nation.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe dedication function on the Along-Yinkiong road in Arunachal Pradesh included the physical inauguration of the strategically-important Siyom Bridge. This a state-of-the-art, 100-meter long, Class 70 steel architecture superstructure bridge over the Siyom River. \u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe other 27 projects were dedicated to the nation virtually.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe defence ministry said that these projects comprise 22 bridges, including the Siyom bridge; three roads and three other projects in seven border states\/Union Territories.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EEight of these projects are in Ladakh; five in Arunachal Pradesh; four in Jammu and Kashmir; three each in Sikkim, Punjab and Uttarakhand and two in Rajasthan.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn addition, Rajnath Singh inaugurated three telemedicine nodes - two in Ladakh and one in Mizoram.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWith the inauguration of these 28 projects, which were completed in 2022, the BRO has dedicated 103 infrastructure projects to the nation last year at a total cost of Rs 2,897 crore, said the defence ministry.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ELast October, the defence minister inaugurated 75 projects, worth Rs 2,173 crore, from Shyok village in Ladakh.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EIn 2021, 102 such projects of the BRO were dedicated to the nation at a cost of Rs 2,229 crore.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAddressing the inauguration function, Rajnath said it was the top priority of the government to connect the border areas and ensure the development of its residents.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E“India has always been against war. It is our policy. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi drew the world’s attention to that resolve when he said ‘\u003Ci\u003Ethis is not the era of war’\u003C\/i\u003E. We do not believe in war, but if it is forced upon us, we will fight,” he said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EPraising the BRO’s role in confronting the Chinese in Ladakh, Rajnath underlined its crucial role in bolstering the country’s security through infrastructure development in border areas.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E“Recently, our forces effectively countered the adversary in the northern sector and dealt with the situation with bravery and promptness. This was made possible due to adequate infrastructural development in the region. This motivates us even more for the progress of far-flung areas,” he said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ERajnath lauded the BRO for ensuring socio-economic development in even the most remote border regions, with special attention to the development of the north-eastern region. Coining a new phrase, he said:\u0026nbsp;“BRO is the nation’s bro (brother)”.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe three tele-medicine nodes inaugurated online by Rajnath will be connected with services hospitals through Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) satellite communications systems. These will permit prompt medical intervention through specialists in services hospitals.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ERajnath also released a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003ECompendium on New Technologies\u003C\/i\u003E, which cites the latest technologies the BRO is adopting to negate the effects of remote and hostile terrain with adverse weather conditions. These are expected to affect engineering quality and help meet completion timelines.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E================================\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EInfra push on China border\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;\"\u003E\u003C!--[if !supportLists]--\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E·\u003Cspan style=\"font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C!--[endif]--\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003ERajnath Singh inaugurates 28 BRO road projects, worth Rs 724 crore, in seven border States\/UTs.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: 4pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;\"\u003E\u003C!--[if !supportLists]--\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E·\u003Cspan style=\"font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C!--[endif]--\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EThree VSAT-based telemedicine nodes in Ladakh and Mizoram also inaugurated.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: 4pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;\"\u003E\u003C!--[if !supportLists]--\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E·\u003Cspan style=\"font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C!--[endif]--\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E“These projects are testament to government’s resolve towards border area development for enhanced defence preparedness and socio-economic progress,” says Rajnath.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: 4pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;\"\u003E\u003C!--[if !supportLists]--\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E·\u003Cspan style=\"font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C!--[endif]--\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E“India does not believe in war, but if forced we’re ready to fight”, he 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src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiBDsXNKevOTaqMKposA1ikV3hWn7T-x8C9xmiBex8snXiW0lTL8VYUXH82OjUM6xm4zp58QonS52iARJqLdhpIGcCzyaEOcLdU4abftBh8hbFRkRXh2BF98EO0Y-vBE0BLICOmRNaiH2gyU5gAMfEXVteQPqkGT7JjbvQBDrhCZsVJkSaTat_VmK71\/s16000\/AA%20Ladakh.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(114, 114, 114); color: #727272;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EIndian soldiers near the disputed border with China in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" style=\"border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); display: inline; font-size: 23px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" style=\"border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-size: 23px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003EMy\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" style=\"border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \u0026quot;Segoe 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This is the first of 16 anti-submarine warships being built indigenously\u003C\/span\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 style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBusiness\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003EStandard, 21st Dec 22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003EIndian Navy Ship (INS) Arnala, the first of 16 anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW SWC) being built in India for the Indian Navy, was launched on Tuesday at Larsen \u0026amp; Toubro’s (L\u0026amp;T’s) Kattupalli shipyard near Chennai.\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 style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOf the 16 ASW SWC on order, eight are being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Kolkata, in partnership with L\u0026amp;T; and the other eight by Cochin Shipyard. The navy plans to have all 16 corvettes built and in service by 2026.\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-GB\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIndustry sources say the cost of all 16 corvettes will be Rs 12,622 crore, or $ 1.6 billion. In 2022 exchange rates that comes to Rs 789 crore ($99 million) per vessel.\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-GB\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Indian Navy’s need for shallow water anti-submarine craft stems from the peculiar nature of the Arabian Sea bed, which is extremely shallow even tens of nautical miles from the coast.\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 style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The ship has been named INS Arnala to signify the strategic maritime importance accorded to the island of Arnala (located about 13 Km north of Vasai, Maharashtra) by the great Maratha warrior, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj,” said a Ministry of Defence (MoD) statement, released on Tuesday.\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 style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E“She [INS Arnala] made her first contact with water of Bay of Bengal at 10:40 hours at the launch ceremony graced by Rasika Chaube, Financial Adviser (Defence Services), MoD. In keeping with the Naval maritime tradition, Rasika Chaube launched the ship to the chanting of invocation from Atharva Veda,” announced the MoD.\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 style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003EA contract for building eight ASW SWC was signed between MoD and Garden Reach Shipbuilders \u0026amp; Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata on April 29, 2019. The new Arnala-class corvettes will replace the navy’s ageing Abhay class ASW ships.\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 style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAccording to the MoD, “The Arnala-class is designed to undertake anti-submarine operations in coastal waters and low intensity maritime operations (LIMO) including subsurface surveillance in littoral waters.”\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 style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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 style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003EThe 77.6 metre-long Arnala-class ASW corvettes have a displacement of 900 tonnes, with a maximum speed of 25 knots and endurance of 1,800 nautical miles.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E“Despite challenges due to COVID-19 pandemic, GRSE has made substantial progress on the ships of this project,” stated the MoD.\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 style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“As part of the Prime Minister’s vision of\u0026nbsp;Aatmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India, the ASW SWC corvettes will have over 80 per cent indigenous content, ensuring that large scale defence production is executed by Indian manufacturing units,” the MoD said.\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 style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjuTfCDP0xsjdNVRgJLkhUgttWrVWgojhdrcmyVyIY7mNAOhqUGvsFs6hyYa-t4_tvHJbNO7kDZbvFSxGuT5T4uqKS-YEJ_0SfTIvmuZxS5MwqT4sdqLdKtznVBeHYLCqhTjKki3LVox8L5B6lxCGmOqEEhoC64-CTWZWhNGRpw6TeACX62p6B3HCsG\/s1018\/AA%20Tejas.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"674\" data-original-width=\"1018\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjuTfCDP0xsjdNVRgJLkhUgttWrVWgojhdrcmyVyIY7mNAOhqUGvsFs6hyYa-t4_tvHJbNO7kDZbvFSxGuT5T4uqKS-YEJ_0SfTIvmuZxS5MwqT4sdqLdKtznVBeHYLCqhTjKki3LVox8L5B6lxCGmOqEEhoC64-CTWZWhNGRpw6TeACX62p6B3HCsG\/s16000\/AA%20Tejas.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;\"\u003EDefence Ministry: “Till Oct 2022, 595 industrial licences have been issued to 366 companies operating in defence sector\u003C\/span\u003E”\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 20th Dec 22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPainting a mixed picture of defence exports and imports, the defence ministry (MoD) told Parliament on Monday that foreign procurement in defence has risen to Rs 50,061 crore in 2021-22 from Rs 37,030 crore in 2017-18.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMeanwhile defence and aerospace exports have risen to Rs 12,815 crore from Rs 4,682 crore in the same period.\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\u003Cbr \/\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;\"\u003EThe quantum of import and export carried out in defence sector from 2017 to 2022, year-wise is tabulated below:\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;\"\u003E(Rs. in crore)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"MsoTableGrid\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border: 1pt solid black; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"83\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;\"\u003EYear\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: black; border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"184\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;\"\u003EExport Authorisations issued\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: black; border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 158.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"158\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;\"\u003EForeign Procurement*\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: black; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"83\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;\"\u003E2017-18\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"184\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;\"\u003E4,682\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 158.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"158\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;\"\u003E37,030\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: black; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"83\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;\"\u003E2018-19\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"184\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;\"\u003E10,746\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 158.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"158\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;\"\u003E45,705\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: black; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"83\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;\"\u003E2019-20\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"184\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;\"\u003E9,116\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 158.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"158\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;\"\u003E47,961\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: black; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"83\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;\"\u003E2020-21\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"184\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;\"\u003E8,435\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 158.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"158\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;\"\u003E53,118\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: black; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"83\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;\"\u003E2021-22\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 184.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"184\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;\"\u003E12,815\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 158.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"158\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;\"\u003E50,061\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E*Foreign procurement includes procurements made towards purchase of defence stores\/equipment under both, Revenue and Capital segments.\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EImprovements in innovation\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe MoD also told Parliament on Monday that there has been good progress in the innovation ecosystem for defence, titled “Innovations for Defence Excellence” or (iDEX).\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe iDEX scheme was launched in April 2018 to foster innovation and technology development in defence and aerospace by engaging industries including medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs,) start-ups, individual innovators, research and development (R\u0026amp;D) institutes and academia.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\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“Under iDEX, 233 problems have been opened, 310 start-ups have been engaged, 140 contracts have been signed,” stated the MoD.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn addition an “iDEX Prime” framework has been launched under iDEX in 2022 to support start-ups with grants-in-aid up to Rs\u0026nbsp;10 crore, to enable the development of high-end solutions, stated the MoD in a written reply.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\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“Till October 2022, a total of 595 industrial licences have been issued to 366 companies operating in defence sector,” stated the MoD.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOn Friday, the MoD had stated in reply to a question on indigenisation: “The value of indigenous defence production for Financial Years 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 are Rs 84,643 crore and Rs\u0026nbsp;94,846 crore respectively.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETo achieve Aatmanirbharta (self-reliance) and realise the goal of “Make in India”, the MoD cited the establishment of two Defence Industrial Corridors (DICs) – one in Uttar Pradesh and other in Tamil Nadu.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESix nodes\u0026nbsp;–\u0026nbsp;Agra, Aligarh, Chitrakoot, Jhansi, Kanpur and Lucknow – have been identified for developing the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC), stated the MoD.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESimilarly, five nodes – Chennai, Coimbatore, Hosur, Salem and Tiruchirappalli have been identified for developing the Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor (TNDIC).\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAccording to the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government, 105 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) have been signed with industries, worth potential investments of Rs 12,139 crore. Already, Rs 2,422 crore have been invested in UPDIC.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETotal 1,608 hectare of land has been acquired for development of UPDIC.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMeanwhile the Tamil Nadu government says arrangements have been made through MoUs etc for potential investment of Rs 11,794 crore by 53 industries. Already, Rs 3,847 crore have been invested in TNDIC.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETotal 910 hectares of land has been acquired for development of TNDIC.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOrdnance Factory Board\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESeven new defence public sector undertakings (DPSUs) carved out of the erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) have been incorporated as Government companies (wholly owned by the central government) under the Companies Act 2013 in October 2021.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe MoD stated in Parliament on Friday that the government has taken steps to handhold and support these new defence companies. For this, the OFB’s outstanding indents were grandfathered and converted into deemed contracts valuing about Rs 70,776 crore for the next five years.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThese deemed contracts provide annual targets for delivery of products. Every year, 60 per cent of the amount pertaining to that year’s target would be paid by the Services to the new DPSUs as advance as per terms and conditions stipulated in the deemed contract.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EDefence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe advances provide working capital to the new DPSUs for widening their customer base, including exports to augment the volume of defence production. The DPSUs are pursuing export opportunity through interaction with Defence Attaches at Indian embassies and missions abroad.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/5429407054453162348\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/12\/defence-ministry-tells-parliament.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5429407054453162348"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5429407054453162348"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/12\/defence-ministry-tells-parliament.html","title":" Defence ministry tells Parliament: India's defence exports have tripled in the last 5 years"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjuTfCDP0xsjdNVRgJLkhUgttWrVWgojhdrcmyVyIY7mNAOhqUGvsFs6hyYa-t4_tvHJbNO7kDZbvFSxGuT5T4uqKS-YEJ_0SfTIvmuZxS5MwqT4sdqLdKtznVBeHYLCqhTjKki3LVox8L5B6lxCGmOqEEhoC64-CTWZWhNGRpw6TeACX62p6B3HCsG\/s72-c\/AA%20Tejas.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-3823852938384031629"},"published":{"$t":"2022-12-16T19:28:00.004-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-12-16T19:28:19.739-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Missiles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"West Asia"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Six years after entering water, navy’s latest destroyer to join the fleet"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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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;\"\u003EIndia is building 1-2 capital warships yearly; China builds 6-9 (photo: INS Mormugao)\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\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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, 17th Dec 23\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;\"\u003ENamed after the historic port city of Goa, the Indian Navy’s latest and most powerful destroyer,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EINS Mormugao\u003C\/i\u003E, will be commissioned into the fleet by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, on Sunday.\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-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;\"\u003EThe multi-role warship undertook her first sea sortie a year ago, on December 19, 2021, the day Goa celebrated 60 years of liberation from Portuguese rule.\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-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“Her commissioning now on December 18 on the eve of the Goa Liberation Day will further augment the Indian Navy’s mobility, reach and flexibility towards accomplishment of its role and tasks in the Indian Ocean and beyond,” said the defence ministry in a release on Friday.\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-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\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EINS Mormugao\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Eis the second of four\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EVisakhapatnam\u003C\/i\u003E-class destroyers being built under Project 15B. They have been indigenously designed by the Navy’s in-house Warship Design Bureau and constructed by Mazagon Dock Ltd (MDL), Mumbai.\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-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;\"\u003EAlthough the navy urgently needs capital warships such as these, they are being built so slowly that they barely allow for replacement of vessels that are retiring on completion of their 30-year service lives.\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-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\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EINS Mormugao\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Ewas launched into the water in September 2016 when it was already a 2,844-tonne hull. It has taken another six years to complete that into a fully built, 7,400-tonne destroyer.\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-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;\"\u003EWhile the Indian Navy commissions barely 1-2 capital warships per year, China’s navy commissions 6-9 warships.\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-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\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EINS Mormugao\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Eis propelled by four powerful gas turbines, arranged in a “combined gas and gas” (COGAG) configuration, that are capable of achieving speeds in excess of 30 knots (55 kilometres per hour).\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-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;\"\u003EThe destroyer’s gas turbines have been supplied by Ukrainian engine maker, Zorya Mashproekt and are standard fitment in India’s larger warships. However, supplies of Ukrainian turbines are now endangered by India’s refusal to criticize Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.\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-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\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EINS Mormugao\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Eis technically\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Ea “guided missile destroyer.”\u0026nbsp;According to the defence ministry, “\u003Ci\u003EINS\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003EMormugao\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;is packed with sophisticated state-of-the-art weapons and sensors such as surface to surface missiles and surface to air missiles. The ship is fitted with a modern surveillance radar which provides target data to the gunnery weapon systems of the ship.”\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-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;\"\u003EThe ship also has enhanced stealth features resulting in a reduced Radar Cross Section (RCS). That makes it difficult to detect at longer ranges.\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-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\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-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe ship’s anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities are provided by indigenously developed rocket launchers, torpedo launchers and ASW helicopters, such as the recently inducted MH-60R Seahawk. The ship is equipped to fight under Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) warfare conditions.\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-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\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-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe defence ministry says a unique feature of this ship is the indigenisation level of approximately 75 per cent. Due to this focus on self-reliance, 42 out of 44 Indian warships and submarines under construction are being built in Indian shipyards.\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-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 addition, in-principle sanction has been accorded for another 55 ships and submarines, out of which all be constructed in Indian shipyards.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/3823852938384031629\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/12\/six-years-after-entering-water-navys.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3823852938384031629"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3823852938384031629"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/12\/six-years-after-entering-water-navys.html","title":"Six years after entering water, navy’s latest destroyer to join the fleet"}],"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\/AVvXsEg2gafGRY1Nun0w8cUhRekm0_NIhlmkc39hHMHcTNaKBVXcI2m0W0krCg4dT41bySyLpZCG1T5FukMSo7QwxXQYheTdr6IAj0utGzBf2BTfbi5eMs1GKa3svUVhHANmJv0NWWw0xYkaZOqy9bEPUfurKHRmVpZ22GiK7KAmOT-mHmRbeAVbiMGEcQc0\/s72-c\/AA%20Mormugao.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1508786098099256111"},"published":{"$t":"2022-12-13T22:26:00.003-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-12-13T22:26:26.172-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Missiles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ordnance factories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Kalyani-Rafael rolls out 100th medium range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) kit"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; 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font-family: Arial; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EIt is the Indian military’s first tri-service missile, which will protect naval warships, air force bases and army combat units from airborne attack\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 14th Dec 22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003EKalyani Rafael Advanced Systems Private Limited (KRAS), on Tuesday rolled out in Hyderabad the 100th kit it has manufactured of the\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003Eeponymous Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EKRAS is a joint venture (JV) set up by Israeli company, Rafael, in partnership with Kalyani Strategic Systems (KSS). They hold 49 and 51 per cent stake respectively.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Defence R\u0026amp;D Organisation (DRDO) has developed this lethal missile for the army, navy and air force, in close partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIt is the Indian military’s first tri-service missile, which will protect naval warships, air force bases and army combat units from airborne attacks.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAbout 20-30 per cent of the MRSAM has been developed by the DRDO, including the missile’s propulsion system that is based on a sophisticated dual-pulse rocket motor, its thrust vector controls, and electrical harness (wiring).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIsreal Aerospace Industries (IAI) has designed and developed the other 70-80 per cent of the MRSAM, including the Elta MF-STAR radar, which is the heart of the system.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EOn July 11, 2019, the Indian defence ministry awarded KRAS a $100 million contract to build the mid-sections of 1,000 missiles. These will be integrated with MRSAM components built elsewhere into combat ready missile systems by defence public sector undertaking, Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe MRSAM is regarded as one of the world’s most lethal surface-to-air missiles. The naval version of the MRSAM, which is called the LRSAM (Long-Range Surface to Air Missile), protects Indian warships from sea-skimming, anti-ship missiles. It is stored in, and fired from, sealed canisters below warship decks, in order to protect the missile from the corrosive marine environment.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe LRSAM has been operationally deployed only on three Indian Navy destroyers -- INS Kolkata, Chennai and Kochi. Each carries 32 missiles in “vertical launch unit” canisters. Now the LRSAM is being fitted on four more destroyers being built under Project 15B and seven frigates being constructed under Project 17A.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe IAF version of the MRSAM is mounted on trailers, and is fired from the open at enemy fighters coming in to attack air bases and other high-priority targets. The army version of the MRSAM is mounted on high-mobility vehicles that keep up with tank columns moving cross-country.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAll three versions of the missile are identical, except for the software that controls their “self-destruct” function.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe MRSAM is expensive, with a price of Rs 6 crore per missile. But that is considered reasonable by many, given that it shoots down sophisticated fighters costing hundreds of crore; and protects warships that cost thousands of crore.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ESo confident is the military in the MRSAM that, in September 2016, when the army was planning to strike Pakistan-backed terrorist camps across the Line of Control to avenge the killing of 19 Indian soldiers near Uri, the MRSAM – then still under development – was moved from BDL to protect a particularly vulnerable air force base.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EWhen Indian commandos crossed on LoC on the night of September 28, 2016, the MRSAM was ready for operational use. As it turned out, the missiles were not required.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EKRAS will deliver more than 1,000 MRSAM production kits over the next 3-4 years. In case of export orders, the numbers could increase.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003ESpeaking on the occasion, Kalyani Group chief, Baba Kalyani,\u0026nbsp;said: “This delivery is not only a shining example of synergy between India and Israel and the private and public sector but also reinforces our commitment to AatmaNirbhar Bharat as envisioned by our Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1508786098099256111\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/12\/kalyani-rafael-rolls-out-100th-medium.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1508786098099256111"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1508786098099256111"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/12\/kalyani-rafael-rolls-out-100th-medium.html","title":"Kalyani-Rafael rolls out 100th medium range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) kit"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhXGR_v-9G4wDgwg_e6EuPkxqCMfuZtvEwv7tJ4IxgOJroyvHo0aH3NhQbY65hJu2JPN1XYragguMR1izqKogM4HAeIdRJbuMHUN8EslcfU8iVTjdbUpLRpObur2IGAOoHQNk7kr_ShEt69Kje_L7twM9-m4yKSX7_s7nlAziTaihDxy2V2dKjYohJe\/s72-c\/AA%20MRSAM.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-2167202861544587583"},"published":{"$t":"2022-12-09T19:01:00.005-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-12-09T19:01:50.688-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"LCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" UK, Italy and Japan team up to build a 6th-generation fighter called Tempest by 2035"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjgpchtmzLw9MVnbW_MG2rdwDHxPsqo6jaY6l1woubLtH_SjrStjdOSUrbh3GdsdR5QHtlKCcheFgDJlEbKI8hZRpjkYIfqOwCuD4AQXqgCG1L4A8aJ6O8GWfvWZHs_qvx2bqg7Jsos3Ugant1MBRqOKNffO40ab6_vXGriJ4FJRjhslxIUVhS9A19_\/s1298\/AA%206th%20gen.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"637\" data-original-width=\"1298\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjgpchtmzLw9MVnbW_MG2rdwDHxPsqo6jaY6l1woubLtH_SjrStjdOSUrbh3GdsdR5QHtlKCcheFgDJlEbKI8hZRpjkYIfqOwCuD4AQXqgCG1L4A8aJ6O8GWfvWZHs_qvx2bqg7Jsos3Ugant1MBRqOKNffO40ab6_vXGriJ4FJRjhslxIUVhS9A19_\/s16000\/AA%206th%20gen.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EReports indicate the UK has also held talks with India on joining the GCAP coalition (Graphic courtesy: Interesting Engineering)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness\u0026nbsp;Standard, 10th Dec 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBritain’s Prime Minister (PM) Rishi Sunak has announced a partnership between the UK, Italy and Japan in an ambitious project to develop the fighter jet of the future. It will be called the “Tempest.”\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EDue to fly by 2035, Tempest is conceived as a sixth-generation stealth fighter with a network of capabilities: The ability to operate manned or unmanned; control swarms of attack drones; present a low radar profile; have innovative data systems, and be armed with cutting-edge weapons such as hypersonic missiles.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EThis advanced aircraft will be delivered through the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) – a partnership between London, Rome and Tokyo.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBritain and Italy have been developing the Tempest to rival an aircraft being built by a Franco-German coalition: Future Combat Air System (FCAS). Japan joined the British-Italian partnership in July and the agreement is likely to be finalised this year.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMeanwhile, reports indicate that the UK has held talks with India on joining the coalition (Business Standard, February 8, 2019,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EUK to invite India to co-develop sixth-generation fighter aircraft Tempest\u003C\/i\u003E).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe so-called Team Tempest, which will develop this futuristic fighter, includes BAE Systems as the lead integrator, Rolls-Royce for the engines, Leonardo UK for sensors, and MBDA UK for missile systems.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETeam Tempest officials say they will choose international partners based on four parameters, all of which India possesses: A large air force that can buy aircraft in large numbers; a large defence budget to pay development costs; industrial capability to play a useful development role; and international influence to support the alliance.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The UK will work with Italy and Japan to adapt and respond to the security threats of the future, through an unprecedented international aerospace coalition announced by the PM on Friday,” stated a release from Sunak’s office in London.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EDuring a visit to the Royal Air Force (RAF) base at Coningsby on Friday, Sunak viewed the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter which has formed the heart of British air defence for two decades. The Tempest is expected to replace the Typhoon when it comes out of service.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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“GCAP sits alongside our other defence cooperation with international allies, including the Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) partnership and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) – to which the UK remains the leading European contributor,” stated a UK government release.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy combining forces with Italy and Japan, the UK says it will utilise their expertise, share costs and ensure the RAF remains interoperable with its close partners. London says the project is expected to create skilled jobs in all three countries, strengthen their industrial bases and drive innovation with benefits beyond pure military use.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe British defence industry is already a world leader in advanced aerospace engineering. At BAE Systems’ new “factory of the future” in Lancashire, for example, the company is pioneering the use of advanced 3D printing and autonomous robotics in military aircraft.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EA report by PricewaterhouseCoopers last year, suggested the UK taking a core role in a combat air system could support an average of 21,000 jobs a year and contribute an estimated £26.2bn to the economy by 2050.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EIt is anticipated that more like-minded countries may buy into GCAP in due course or collaborate on wider capabilities, boosting UK exports. The combat aircraft developed through GCAP is also expected to be compatible with other NATO partners’ fighter jets.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EThe UK, Italy and Japan will now work intensively to establish the core platform for the Tempest concept and set up the structures needed to launch the development phase in 2024. Before that, the partners will also have to agree on cost-sharing arrangements, based on a joint assessment of costs and national budgets.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/2167202861544587583\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/12\/uk-italy-and-japan-team-up-to-build-6th.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/2167202861544587583"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/2167202861544587583"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/12\/uk-italy-and-japan-team-up-to-build-6th.html","title":" UK, Italy and Japan team up to build a 6th-generation fighter called Tempest by 2035"}],"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\/AVvXsEjgpchtmzLw9MVnbW_MG2rdwDHxPsqo6jaY6l1woubLtH_SjrStjdOSUrbh3GdsdR5QHtlKCcheFgDJlEbKI8hZRpjkYIfqOwCuD4AQXqgCG1L4A8aJ6O8GWfvWZHs_qvx2bqg7Jsos3Ugant1MBRqOKNffO40ab6_vXGriJ4FJRjhslxIUVhS9A19_\/s72-c\/AA%206th%20gen.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-6656786620374640753"},"published":{"$t":"2022-12-07T18:21:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-12-07T18:21:14.088-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"france"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Controversy in high places: The Rafale deal"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiIIYzQZCNVPog1byguXFq3M1wImZcLpXQRzwWunzvDz2sXU7z9Bfj_LTsjESfTdT5xvPJPQQJlHIeHlQePHDkv-WTKxHyxoRYpRlTYLRvBoWtJJwp5xyJsmj0G2urIuAxyETpD5coQBq-TOB0IF7XWfjXwVslxcBD2joSVETcmt_p9WoG5mMaJk4tp\/s640\/1670433673-8509.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"479\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiIIYzQZCNVPog1byguXFq3M1wImZcLpXQRzwWunzvDz2sXU7z9Bfj_LTsjESfTdT5xvPJPQQJlHIeHlQePHDkv-WTKxHyxoRYpRlTYLRvBoWtJJwp5xyJsmj0G2urIuAxyETpD5coQBq-TOB0IF7XWfjXwVslxcBD2joSVETcmt_p9WoG5mMaJk4tp\/s16000\/1670433673-8509.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EParrikar, the canny politician, took pains to credit Modi, lauding the purchase as “a great decision taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on better terms and conditions\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFlying Lies: The Rafale Deal\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EAuthors\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E: Ravi Nair with Paranjoy Guha Thakurta\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EPublisher\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E: Paranjoy, 2022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EPages\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E: 532\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EPrice\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E: Rs 795\/-\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 the run-up to the 2019 general election, the alleged “Rafale scandal” dominated the political headlines. The Opposition, led by the Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi, mounted a high-decibel campaign accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of corruption and mismanagement in the purchase of medium fighters for the Indian Air Force (IAF). Television news channels repeatedly debated whether the purchase of 36 Rafale fighters from French aerospace giant, Dassault, for a whopping Euro 7.8 billion was within the rules; or whether Modi had sacrificed IAF interests to allow Anil Ambani and his business empire to enrich themselves from offsets, namely building Rafale fighter parts in India. The debate eventually lost momentum and, by the time votes were cast, died down entirely. But not for Ravi Nair and Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, the two authors of this book – The Rafale Deal: Flying Lies – who have doggedly stayed the course and eventually produced a compendium of the subject, analysing the Rafale deal from multiple perspectives.\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;\"\u003ETheir work will prove invaluable to future students of Indian defence procurement.\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;\"\u003EAn important contextual aspect the authors bring out is the IAF’s long-running love affair with Dassault combat aircraft. Since 1953, the IAF has always had at least one Dassault fighter in its inventory, having successively flown the Ouragan, Mystere and the Mirage 2000. The IAF continues to fly the last of these, even as the IAF and French company, Thales, are extending the life of the fleet with advanced avionics. In August 2000, after the Mirage 2000 proved itself in the Kargil conflict, the IAF proposed acquiring six squadrons (126 fighters) of Mirage 2000s, built in India after transferring the Mirage 2000 factory from France. In March 2001, the IAF submitted the proposal again, arguing that the Mirage 2000 was more cost-effective than the technologically superior Rafales and Eurofighter Typhoons, both of which would remain underutilised as the IAF’s requirement was for a smaller aircraft. New Delhi rejected that proposal in June 2001, as it was a single-vendor acquisition. Having burnt its fingers in the Tehelka tapes scandal, the government instead ordered competitive tendering that conformed to the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP).\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;\"\u003EIn Dec 2001, the IAF submitted the proposal for the third time, this time suggesting the acquisition be considered a repeat purchase. In 2003, the IAF declared the Mirage 2000 was the best option: Similar to Rafale, Eurofighter and Gripen, but less costly. Dassault even proposed supplying the Mirage 2000 on a single source basis through an inter-governmental agreement (IGA) between the two governments. After deliberating for a year, the MoD rejected the IAF’s proposal and ordered competitive tendering. The die was cast and, in 2004, the IAF initiated a global tender for 126 fighters: the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA).\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;\"\u003EThe authors vividly recount how Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to scrap the tender for 126 MMRCA and instead buy 36 fully-built Rafales, leaving Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar holding the baby. A week before Modi left for a nine-day tour of France, Germany and Canada, Parrikar was summoned to the prime minister’s office (PMO). There, Mr Modi revealed that he and French President Francois Hollande would announce the 36 Rafale acquisition. Mr Modi charged Parrikar with managing the media and fielding the inevitable questions until he returned from his trip. Over the next fortnight, Parrikar batted on behalf of his PM, defending a decision he neither understood nor agreed with, which was taken over his head, and which his senior MoD bureaucrats warned him would be difficult to defend.\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;\"\u003EParrikar, a canny politician never once acknowledged any role in the decision to replace the 126 MMRCA deal with the purchase of 36 Rafales. Instead, he took pains to credit Modi, lauding the purchase as “a great decision taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on better terms and conditions [than negotiated earlier.]”\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;\"\u003EInevitably, the book focuses on what India paid for the 36 fully built Rafales and how that compared with the price that the MoD’s negotiating committee had hammered out. To Doordarshan on April 13, 2015, Parrikar said: “When you talk of 126 [Rafales] it becomes a purchase of about Rs 90,000 crore”, i.e. Rs 715 crore per fighter, inclusive of all costs. Taking gross figures, the government paid Euro 7.8 billion (Rs 58,000 crore), which amounts to Rs 1,600 crore per aircraft – more than double the price Parrikar stated on Doordarshan.\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;\"\u003ETo be fair, the 2016 contract for 36 Rafales includes elements that did not feature in the 126 MMRCA tender --- including a superior weapons package and performance-based logistics (PBL) that requires 75 per cent combat-readiness at all times. Even deducting Euro 2.8 billion [for the weapons and PBL] from the Euro 7.8 billion negotiated cost, the Euro 5 billion price tag puts the ticker price of each Rafale at over Rs 1,000 crore.\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\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe book is comprehensively indexed and footnoted, something that guarantees it the status of a reference work. There is also an excellent 44-page interview, in which one of the key protagonists of the Rafale contract, Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar, answers a range of questions that cover practically every dimension of the decision-making in this procurement. That alone makes the book a worthwhile read.\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/6656786620374640753\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/12\/controversy-in-high-places-rafale-deal.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6656786620374640753"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6656786620374640753"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/12\/controversy-in-high-places-rafale-deal.html","title":"Controversy in high places: The Rafale deal"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiIIYzQZCNVPog1byguXFq3M1wImZcLpXQRzwWunzvDz2sXU7z9Bfj_LTsjESfTdT5xvPJPQQJlHIeHlQePHDkv-WTKxHyxoRYpRlTYLRvBoWtJJwp5xyJsmj0G2urIuAxyETpD5coQBq-TOB0IF7XWfjXwVslxcBD2joSVETcmt_p9WoG5mMaJk4tp\/s72-c\/1670433673-8509.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-3400640329491281748"},"published":{"$t":"2022-12-03T16:38:00.007-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-12-03T16:38:43.996-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"defence planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Indian Navy chief: second indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-2)  might also be a small, 40,000-tonne carrier"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjJPmcYop99nXpr4pVJHkzW-lDZYOg2aluyJK7zG1asYpNSb-uJimnkw7JW9_CnDcPneahRcHdzb_UJKMpzt5eKn3NZaIytu2gI1nMeHSPvyN2Dx8fqkTInyrMZnhM59OwC9sJW1afpfoBvO0SW019PUnOF3Vlkp-KrkzTF5o83M6VHf1oz0fFQtvzX\/s1522\/AA%20IAC-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1009\" data-original-width=\"1522\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjJPmcYop99nXpr4pVJHkzW-lDZYOg2aluyJK7zG1asYpNSb-uJimnkw7JW9_CnDcPneahRcHdzb_UJKMpzt5eKn3NZaIytu2gI1nMeHSPvyN2Dx8fqkTInyrMZnhM59OwC9sJW1afpfoBvO0SW019PUnOF3Vlkp-KrkzTF5o83M6VHf1oz0fFQtvzX\/s16000\/AA%20IAC-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EThe navy chief expressed satisfaction with the navy’s 17.8.% share of the defence Budget this year\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 4th Dec 22\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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;\"\u003ECalling the commissioning of India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, IAC-1, on September 2 “a seminal event in the history of the nation and the navy”, Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Admiral R Hari Kumar, sprung a bombshell in his customary Navy Day-eve press conference with the observation that the second indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-2), might be a copy of IAC-1, rather than the expansive aircraft carrier that had so far been expected.\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-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;\"\u003EINS Vikrant is a 40,000-tonne carrier that can embark about 35 aircraft, including helicopters. Successive navy chiefs have publicly stated that INS Vishal, the expected name for IAC-2, would be a 65,000-tonne carrier that would embark 55-60 aircraft.\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-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“We are still working on what size IAC-2 should be and the capabilities that are desired. But, for now, we have put a hold on it because we have just commissioned the Vikrant and we are quite happy with the way the ship performed in the trials. A lot of expertise has been gained in building IAC-1. We are seriously looking at a repeat order for IAC-1 rather than building IAC-2. This would capitalise on the expertise available in the country and we could plough back into the economy,” stated the CNS.\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-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;\"\u003EAdmiral Kumar said: “\u003Ci\u003EVikrant’s\u003C\/i\u003Ecommissioning was a manifestation of sustained efforts of generations of naval leadership – planners – designers – yard workers – industry partners – and numerous others. The ship will remain the torchbearer of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAatmanirbhar Bharat\u003C\/i\u003E(self-reliant India)\u003Ci\u003E,\u003C\/i\u003Einspiring our future generations towards self-reliance.\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-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;\"\u003EIndicating that the decision about IAC-2 was still to be taken, the CNS said: “All this is right now at the study stage, we have not yet firmed up our minds, nor have we taken this proposal to the government.”\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-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;\"\u003EKumar said the deck-based fighter aircraft that would fly from the decks of IAC-1 and IAC-2 were still in the pipeline and would only materialise by about 2032.\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-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;\"\u003EHe said there was currently a gap in the availability of deck-based fighters because the MiG-29Ks that the navy bought are small in number and no new fighter aircraft are forthcoming.\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-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“There are two fighter aircraft that we feel are suitable: We have done trials of the marine version of the Rafale as well as the Boeing F\/A-18 from the shore-based test facility (SBTF) in Goa. The original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) had brought the aircraft and done the trials and submitted the trial reports, which are under evaluation. Thereafter, we will take a call on what is in our best interest,” said Kumar.\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-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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENavy budget satisfaction\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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;\"\u003EAfter several years of public complaints by navy chiefs about the falling budget of the navy, Kumar expressed satisfaction over the current year’s budgetary allocations.\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-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 navy’s share of the defence Budget this year was 17.8 per cent and, in using this judiciously, we have achieved a revenue-to-capital expenditure ratio of 32 : 68 per cent – which accords us flexibility in pursuing our capability developments plan,” he said.\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-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 driving self-reliance and technology development, the Indian Navy is well established on a path of budget optimization, said Kumar.\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-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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EProject 75-I\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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;\"\u003EThe navy chief did not appear optimistic about Project 75-I, the name given to the building of six new submarines, with “air independent propulsion” (AIP), which allows a submarine to stay submerged for as much as 10-14 days. This is a far greater endurance than the 24-48 hours that conventional diesel-electric submarines can remain under water.\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-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“As far as Project 75-I is concerned, it is a complex [acquisition] process: The strategic partnership (SP) model. It’s a new way of developing indigenous capability in our private industry. So there have been a lot of challenges and there has been a little bit of delay,” said Kumar.\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-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;\"\u003EHe explained that both the foreign technology partner, as well as the Indian Strategic Partner (SP), have to understand their roles and responsibilities clearly.\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-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 IAC (Indian Applicant Company) as well as the OEMs who are joining up with them, their apprehensions have to be addressed. It’s a new area for the people involved in procurement. The companies had a number of queries. Those queries are being addressed and we are hopeful of going forward in a few months,” said the CNS.\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-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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAgnipath\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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;\"\u003EKumar said that the navy was going ahead with implementing the “transformational\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;change” that would come through Agnipath – the new short-service recruitment model that is being implemented in the army, navy and air force in order to reduce pension budgets.\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-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“Implementation of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath\u003C\/i\u003Ehas been a much needed transformational change. We have already inducted our first batch of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E– comprising 3,000 recruits who are currently undergoing training at our training base -\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EINS Chilka\u003C\/i\u003E. Importantly, this batch of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003Eincludes 341 women trainees – once again a transformational step,” said the CNS.\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-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;\"\u003EWhile the navy already has women officers posted in frontline units, the Agnipath scheme will ensure they are soon going to be joined by women in all ranks.\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-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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETheaterisation\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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;\"\u003EAsked about the implementation of the scheme to transform 17 single-service theatres to about 4-6 tri-service theatres, the navy chief said this is “something that will take a finite amount of time.”\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-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;\"\u003EHe said that studies had been ordered earlier on the transformation of the three services into tri-service theatre commands.\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-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“All those studies have been done and submitted. Then we had the unfortunate demise of [former CDS] General Bipin Rawat. But now sessions are being conducted with the services on the basic principles of theaterisation and on how we go forward. So work is on and we are hopeful of seeing progress in the months ahead.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/3400640329491281748\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/12\/indian-navy-chief-second-indigenous.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3400640329491281748"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3400640329491281748"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/12\/indian-navy-chief-second-indigenous.html","title":"Indian Navy chief: second indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-2)  might also be a small, 40,000-tonne carrier"}],"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\/AVvXsEjJPmcYop99nXpr4pVJHkzW-lDZYOg2aluyJK7zG1asYpNSb-uJimnkw7JW9_CnDcPneahRcHdzb_UJKMpzt5eKn3NZaIytu2gI1nMeHSPvyN2Dx8fqkTInyrMZnhM59OwC9sJW1afpfoBvO0SW019PUnOF3Vlkp-KrkzTF5o83M6VHf1oz0fFQtvzX\/s72-c\/AA%20IAC-1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1805478752277918055"},"published":{"$t":"2022-12-01T16:15:00.004-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-12-01T16:15:33.748-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Broadsword"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"defence planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Missiles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Broadsword column: Fighting the naval battle"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\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\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEincZZe96L68AUBJKfxRv2TznJPu9RT8aEqokRfFZScWPmU0sGt2XW5Tj5rfLJVGG68FYAXNdH9EbsIZA0RDTlmpf5vHIKlH5cna3__6M-BOEj6b7eiSeS75nMh_3UQGE3gjgd5g0qiB1_Nb6kihsMpJ4SxxORylRvizJEWkE63bKe7jAOP2Zik3ywP\/s636\/AA%20Straits.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"326\" data-original-width=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEincZZe96L68AUBJKfxRv2TznJPu9RT8aEqokRfFZScWPmU0sGt2XW5Tj5rfLJVGG68FYAXNdH9EbsIZA0RDTlmpf5vHIKlH5cna3__6M-BOEj6b7eiSeS75nMh_3UQGE3gjgd5g0qiB1_Nb6kihsMpJ4SxxORylRvizJEWkE63bKe7jAOP2Zik3ywP\/s16000\/AA%20Straits.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EChina’s navy is the fastest-growing in the world, but a formidable adversary to rein in its might in the Indo-Pacific is taking shape\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\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\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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, 2nd Dec 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;\"\u003EA fortnight ago, navies of the four quadrilateral countries – Australia, India, Japan and the United States of America (US) – trained together in the Sea of Japan in the annual event that has been named Exercise Malabar. This year’s Malabar, hosted by Japan in the Western Pacific, focused on countering attempts by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to take over Taiwan, or to enforce Beijing’s claims over disputed islands in the South China Sea and East China Sea. This provides an opportunity to look at the Indian Navy’s (IN’s) wartime strategies against our two major adversarial navies – the PLA Navy, or PLAN, and the Pakistan Navy (PN), which is far less capable than the PLAN, but a formidable adversary nevertheless.\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-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;\"\u003EMalabar is a sophisticated and realistic exercise hosted in turn by the four Quad navies. It creates “inter-operability” by making the four partner navies cooperate in combating simulated contingencies. For example, an Australian submarine could simulate a PLAN submarine that is trying to sneak into the Indian Ocean through, say, the Sunda Strait. In Exercise Malabar, an Indian P-8I Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft could be tasked to detect the submarine, for which the superbly equipped P-8I aircraft would activate its sonar, radar and magnetic anomaly detectors. The adversary submarine’s signature would be passed through a library that would identify the vessel by matching its signatures, in real time, with a worldwide bank of warship signatures, painstakingly built up over time.\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-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\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjbM9NV4qeZPjaHOCL1qEyHj1w3IS0c1LCy4iOL3IA7BFZE1c1pXvuzppKg5di5oLU7grKx94qwSZDYWs9adwlJy5U1y7DkJRcSbg2sdEneMk0vWHGt--CgtAKZqyEkWnHTN_8r7RUkgb94djc6swRyzb3VxzwzYTBrlyaz5F55cdhXMs0_s-ypk5zs\/s640\/1669913679-1805.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"213\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjbM9NV4qeZPjaHOCL1qEyHj1w3IS0c1LCy4iOL3IA7BFZE1c1pXvuzppKg5di5oLU7grKx94qwSZDYWs9adwlJy5U1y7DkJRcSbg2sdEneMk0vWHGt--CgtAKZqyEkWnHTN_8r7RUkgb94djc6swRyzb3VxzwzYTBrlyaz5F55cdhXMs0_s-ypk5zs\/s16000\/1669913679-1805.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EHaving located and identified the enemy submarine, the job of destroying it would be allocated to a P-8I, or an anti-submarine corvette, or to one of our own submarines. For communicating with our submarines, India would use a VLF (very low frequency) signal, transmitted through a shore station, such as Indian Naval Ship (INS) Kattaboman, near Tirunelvelli, whose 471-metre high antenna is the world’s tallest military structure. The Quad navies carry out these simulated “locate-identify-destroy drills” all year, in anti-submarine patrols that are in sync with their respective National Security Strategies (NSS).\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-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;\"\u003ETo conform to the global maritime framework, India signed (1982) and ratified (1995) the United Nations Commission on Laws of the Seas (UNCLOS), which\u0026nbsp;lays down a legal regime for the seas. International maritime law originated in 1603, when three Dutch gunboats seized a Portuguese Carrack (large cargo ship), with a cargo so valuable that it doubled the annual income of the Dutch East India Company. The outraged Portuguese demanded their ship back and, after a heated debate within Holland over ethics, the famous jurist, Hugo Grotius, was hired to write an international maritime treaty. The result was the famous\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EMare Liberum\u003C\/i\u003E(the Open Seas), which postulates that the seas are mankind’s common heritage and everyone enjoys freedom of action on the high seas – something that Beijing disputes today.\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-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\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EMare Liberum\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Eholds that, if two nations declare war on each other, they can destroy or seize each other’s vessels anywhere in the world. If India and China were at war,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EMare Liberum\u003C\/i\u003Epermits both to legitimately destroy each other’s shipping in, say, the Atlantic, or the Southern Ocean. The bloody German submarine (U-boat) campaign in World War 2, which sank 3,500 Allied merchant ships and 783 German U-boats, was legitimate, says\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EMare Liberium\u003C\/i\u003E, because the UK and Germany were formally at war. In the film,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EMaster and Commander\u003C\/i\u003E, set in the Napoleonic Wars, British and and French warships were legitimately fighting off the Galapagos Islands, in the South Atlantic. And during the American war of independence, the peaceful city of Madras found itself being bombarded by French warships that had sailed from its colony, Mauritius.\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-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;\"\u003EIndian strategists miscalculate that, in a Sino-Indian war, the Indian Navy (IN) could legitimately bottle up Chinese shipping in the South China Sea by blockading the four entries into the Indian Ocean – the Straits of Malacca, Lombok, Sunda and Ombai Wetar. In fact, Grotius did not provide for blockading ships of only one country. In the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, the IN blockaded Karachi, but had to call it off after just one day because a comprehensive international blockade would be needed that did not distinguish between vessels. Theoretically, the IN could have sent warships or submarines to deter shipping to and from Pakistan, but that would have carried unforeseen escalation risks. What if Beijing responded to an IN blockade of Karachi with the announcement: “Our merchantman is coming into Karachi, escorted by a destroyer and a frigate.” Clearly, there is a need for flexible terminology – e.g. “exclusion zone” or “mobile exclusion zone” – that could provide the cover for imposing a blockade on Malacca or Karachi.\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-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 PN, while significantly smaller and weaker than India’s, has a plan. War gaming with Lanchester’s equations – which\u003C\/span\u003Ecalculate the incrementalattrition between opposing forces engaged in violent confrontation – suggest\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Ethat if the IN brought all its power to bear on the PN fleet, the latter would cease to exist within 24-48 hours. Therefore, the PN avoids confronting the IN in the open sea, where Indian firepower would devastate it quickly. Instead, the PN is likely to withdraw to coastal areas where shore-based Pakistani aircraft would provide cover and different calculations would apply. Here, the IN would not benefit from its superior numbers.\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-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;\"\u003EWith the PN unwilling to join battle, the IN would have to locate and engage it in coastal waters. The IN’s first problem, therefore, would be to find a way of negating the Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF’s) air power. The solution came in 2001, when the induction of the Israeli Barak missile, with its accuracy and range of 15 kilometres, provided the IN its first potent air defence capability. This has now been enhanced with the Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LR-SAM), which dramatically extends engagement ranges to 70 kilometres. This allows the IN to approach the Pakistani coast with greater impunity.\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-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;\"\u003EPlaying a major role in naval warfare now are Pakistani long-range maritime patrol (LRMP) aircraft like the P-3C Orion, or the IN’s P-8I Poseidon. These LRMP aircraft provide aerial search-and-attack options, with operating endurances of up to 16 hours and a weapons payload of anti-ship missiles, anti-submarine torpedoes and depth charges.\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-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;\"\u003EAn LRMP aircraft can fly stealthily, using electronic warfare suites to avoid detection while it manoeuvres into a position from where it can launch an anti-ship missile (ASM). However, its location gets compromised as soon as it fires the missile. For the target vessel, or flotilla, the challenge is two-fold: First, the incoming missile must be shot down before it hits a ship. Second, integral air assets must ensure the aggressor aircraft does not get away.\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-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;\"\u003EThe mathematics goes against the PN’s LRMP aircraft. The LR-SAM that will now be standard fitment on new IN warships has a 70-kilometre range, well beyond the Pakistani ASM’s range of about 50 kilometres. With INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant fielding LR-SAM systems and launching MiG-29K fighters from their decks, the question of a Pakistani LRMP aircraft launching a missile and getting away should not arise.\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-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;\"\u003EFinally, it must be noted that, with the PLAN being the fastest-growing navy in the world, the possible provision of basing rights by Pakistan, Sri Lanka and by East African states like Djibouti provide it a forward presence in the Indian Ocean. Even so, the coming together of the Quad and the Australia–UK–US (AUKUS) grouping would be a formidable adversary, moving toward the creation of a “thousand ship navy” that reins in the PLAN in the Indo-Pacific.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1805478752277918055\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/12\/broadsword-column-fighting-naval-battle.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1805478752277918055"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1805478752277918055"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/12\/broadsword-column-fighting-naval-battle.html","title":"Broadsword column: Fighting the naval battle"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEincZZe96L68AUBJKfxRv2TznJPu9RT8aEqokRfFZScWPmU0sGt2XW5Tj5rfLJVGG68FYAXNdH9EbsIZA0RDTlmpf5vHIKlH5cna3__6M-BOEj6b7eiSeS75nMh_3UQGE3gjgd5g0qiB1_Nb6kihsMpJ4SxxORylRvizJEWkE63bKe7jAOP2Zik3ywP\/s72-c\/AA%20Straits.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-4100111157438935469"},"published":{"$t":"2022-11-25T04:43:00.003-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-11-25T04:43:29.566-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"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":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"HAL told to conduct Aero India 2023 in Bangalore from 13th to 17th February"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjNWfPFCZ8JSvlMlBakhZXU-GdCKYHel5YGG6OBjqejJrJDk9NNrcMP4m9DS8oYfKX24oXWB4D5g4g_6r9SbRbNR9DuqF8qQm8xe6uXNDFZANqY-z3BtpslQYkBSCQAX1H4PLZv-KFHNiehJjOwBXmIpIMI2DNT-mjes3vAnPzzLYXpK6aHilbl2Hi9\/s1202\/AA%20Suryakiran.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"796\" data-original-width=\"1202\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjNWfPFCZ8JSvlMlBakhZXU-GdCKYHel5YGG6OBjqejJrJDk9NNrcMP4m9DS8oYfKX24oXWB4D5g4g_6r9SbRbNR9DuqF8qQm8xe6uXNDFZANqY-z3BtpslQYkBSCQAX1H4PLZv-KFHNiehJjOwBXmIpIMI2DNT-mjes3vAnPzzLYXpK6aHilbl2Hi9\/s16000\/AA%20Suryakiran.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;\"\u003EHAL would customarily be the premier exhibitor at Aero India 2023 (from 13-17 February). Instead the MoD has ordered it to organise and conduct the air show\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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, 25th Nov 23\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;\"\u003EHindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), which would customarily be the country’s premier exhibitor at Aero India 2023 in February, has instead been ordered by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to focus on organising and conducting the air show.\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-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;\"\u003EA letter sent on Wednesday by the MoD’s Department of Defence Production (DDP) to the Bengaluru-headquartered aerospace design and manufacturing company said: “It has been decided that HAL will be the nodal organisation on behalf of the MoD\/DDP for the conduct of the 14\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003Eedition of Aero India 2023 (sic).” The letter has been reviewed in detail by Business Standard.\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-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“Hon’ble Raksha Mantri (Defence Minister) has approved that the DDP will conduct the 14\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003Eedition of Aero India 2023 at Air Force Station, Yelahanka, Bengaluru, from 13\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E– 17\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003EFebruary 2023”, stated the MoD letter.\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-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;\"\u003EA subordinate MoD department called the Defence Exhibition Organisation (DEO) is responsible for conducting defence exhibitions and air shows. From 1996 to 2017, it organised 11 Aero India shows in Bengaluru.\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-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;\"\u003EHowever, in 2018, the DEO’s perceived incompetence caused the DDP to shift the responsibility for conducting DefExpo 2018 to HAL, which went on to also organise the biennial Aero India shows in 2019 and 2021.\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-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 Electronics Ltd (BEL), which would also normally use the Aero India show to display its capabilities and to link up and form partnerships with other firms, has also been asked to pitch in with the conduct and organisation instead.\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-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“BEL, being a Bengaluru based DPSU (defence public sector undertaking), will also be assigned roles and responsibilities towards the conduct of this mega exposition,” said the DDP’s letter.\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-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;\"\u003EHAL officials and technical persons are expressing frustration at being pulled away from a range of delicately poised aerospace development projects that include design and development of the Tejas Mark 1A, Tejas Mark 2, the fifth-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), the sixth-generation, Combat Autonomous Teaming System (CATS), the Dhruv advanced light helicopter (ALH), the Prachanda light combat helicopter (LCH) and the light utility helicopter (LUH).\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-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“HAL is no longer a subordinate facility of the MoD. A share of the company is now in the hands of the public and the MoD cannot prevent HAL from using use Aero India 2023 as a business opportunity,” said a senior HAL official.\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-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;\"\u003EDEO officials say that organising an Aero India or Defence Expo show usually takes up about Rs 100 crores. While this amount is reimbursed by the MoD to HAL, managing the expenditure and keeping track of accounts takes up a large share of attention of HAL’s and BEL’s accounts departments.\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-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;\"\u003EThere is frustration amongst HAL’s officials, who complain that the company appears to have been made responsible for organising a defence exhibition every year. “Whilst the broad details of responsibilities for both DPSUs are enclosed, experience gained from previous shows is to be gainfully utilized to ensure the success of Aero India 2023,” said the MoD letter.\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-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;\"\u003EWhen contacted for comments on why a production agency like HAL was being used to organise a defence exhibition, neither the MoD nor HAL responded.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/4100111157438935469\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/11\/hal-told-to-conduct-aero-india-2023-in.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4100111157438935469"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4100111157438935469"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/11\/hal-told-to-conduct-aero-india-2023-in.html","title":"HAL told to conduct Aero India 2023 in Bangalore from 13th to 17th February"}],"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\/AVvXsEjNWfPFCZ8JSvlMlBakhZXU-GdCKYHel5YGG6OBjqejJrJDk9NNrcMP4m9DS8oYfKX24oXWB4D5g4g_6r9SbRbNR9DuqF8qQm8xe6uXNDFZANqY-z3BtpslQYkBSCQAX1H4PLZv-KFHNiehJjOwBXmIpIMI2DNT-mjes3vAnPzzLYXpK6aHilbl2Hi9\/s72-c\/AA%20Suryakiran.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1394000414745719464"},"published":{"$t":"2022-11-23T22:27:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-11-23T22:27:02.699-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Morale"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"nuclear"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"West Asia"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Navy chief: \"Operationalise Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI)\""},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEirKNw6hPsBilcxQ6uxSu_efLS8tUMrXcd17nNXRaR0RJS8ivysF0nMqGreQDLVhqx8qJo8P-YDs4Kzncn6Ubbux9kXU8uLClIrq7vo0gJISGUiKTtDnWyk3s9WzzgkjC0p8eJGlLYt4KWIWK1PBVWpprPSXf7PRi8A_Wt79WNbbepincT5BiL24mAI\/s1240\/AA%20CNS.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"874\" data-original-width=\"1240\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEirKNw6hPsBilcxQ6uxSu_efLS8tUMrXcd17nNXRaR0RJS8ivysF0nMqGreQDLVhqx8qJo8P-YDs4Kzncn6Ubbux9kXU8uLClIrq7vo0gJISGUiKTtDnWyk3s9WzzgkjC0p8eJGlLYt4KWIWK1PBVWpprPSXf7PRi8A_Wt79WNbbepincT5BiL24mAI\/s16000\/AA%20CNS.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\u003ENavy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar (right), flanked by Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan (left) walking in for the opening of the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 24th Nov 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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 style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EWith China’s People’s Liberation Army (Navy), or PLA(N),\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003Eflexing its muscles in the Western Pacific and extending its presence to the waters of the Indian Ocean, India’s navy is countering by leading the creation of a new, broad-based security architecture in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOn Wednesday, at the 4th edition of the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD), Navy Chief, Admiral R Hari Kumar, proposed that the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI), which Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched in 2019, should now be operationalised.\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 style=\"color: #222222;\"\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=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThat would mean making active one, or more, of the seven pillars of the IPOI, of which four have India as the lead: maritime security, disaster risk reduction, capacity building and trade connectivity and maritime transport.\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 style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Being a global, open initiative, IPOI affords equal opportunity to every stakeholder, and respects their sovereignty and freedom of choice. The IPOI is not aimed at creating new institutions, but rather, seeks to leverage existing mechanisms by drawing convergences and identifying areas of mutual interest,” said Kumar.\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-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EThat India would raise the proposal to bring the IPOI into action was predictable from the theme of the conference: “Operationalising the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\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 style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\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 style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Indian Navy had already created a bouquet of initiatives and structures to manage the Indian Ocean. These include the MILAN (confluence) series of exercises in 1995; the IOR-ARC (Indian Ocean Rim – Association for Regional Cooperation) in 1997; IONS (Indian Ocean Naval Symposium) in 2008; the IMAC (Information Management and Analysis Centre) in 2014; and the IFC-IOR (Information Fusion Centre for the Indian Ocean Region) in 2018.\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 style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E“Speaking of the IPOI, to my mind, it represents the broadest framework conceptualised so far in the Indo-Pacific. It is guided by India’s vision of the Indo-Pacific – that is a “free, open, inclusive, peaceful and prosperous region,” said the navy chief.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\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-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENew Delhi has been propagating the US-led notions of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP), freedom of navigation and overflight, and Modi’s own personal initiative of Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR), which became a New Delhi slogan in 2015. These were pursued through the multilateral bodies created by the Indian Navy.\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-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EGetting into the act later, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in New Delhi set up an Indo-Pacific Wing in 2019, with the aim of integrating the various bodies under a single Indo-Pacific umbrella. In 2020, the MEA went further, establishing an Oceana Division, which was made responsible for the region from the Andaman Sea to the Western Pacific.\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-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThis coincides to a great extent with the maritime space that Beijing refers to as the “First Island Chain” and seeks to dominate completely, in the manner of the US when, as an emerging superpower, it enforced the Monroe Doctrine in its neighbourhood.\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-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiSQ9ru5Xig43qUT3f1I3sD1Ndhfx_wn4h2tZBXxB8B3y1Cn_0sPxOJgLA0-5hKAbm7eGj7V_7HPONh4URtgi40V82ntyEDhxPk6slEH_JSO84kcrJ2vCfQDnBpIHl3-ul9ZjsBL2qkgm0Q7kamZiPeptSfAIpkXUrrchRSwNg39SoczmGdM67uka8R\/s1200\/AA%20Arunachal.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"902\" data-original-width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiSQ9ru5Xig43qUT3f1I3sD1Ndhfx_wn4h2tZBXxB8B3y1Cn_0sPxOJgLA0-5hKAbm7eGj7V_7HPONh4URtgi40V82ntyEDhxPk6slEH_JSO84kcrJ2vCfQDnBpIHl3-ul9ZjsBL2qkgm0Q7kamZiPeptSfAIpkXUrrchRSwNg39SoczmGdM67uka8R\/s16000\/AA%20Arunachal.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 21st 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-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;\"\u003ESixty years ago, on November 21, 1962, with advancing Chinese columns virtually on the outskirts of Tezpur and the Indian Army in full retreat, Beijing unexpectedly declared a unilateral ceasefire and undertook to withdraw its forces 20 kilometres (km) behind the McMahon Line. This amounted to a declaration of victory, riding on the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA’s) October attack on the handful of Indian soldiers of 7 Infantry Brigade, which was deployed on the Namkha Chu river north of Tawang.\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;\"\u003ETo this day, opinion is divided on what motivated Beijing to call off the game at the moment of victory. Indian Army units deployed at Dirang and Mandala were racing for the exits, their attention focused on putting the Brahmaputra River between the PLA and themselves. Barely one-tenth of India’s fighting forces had been committed to battle against the Chinese, but the fullness with which the PLA had put them to the sword made it seem as if the entire Indian military had been thoroughly vanquished. New Delhi’s discomfiture was complete after Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru appeared to have declared defeat in a radio broadcast on the eve of the ceasefire.\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;\"\u003E“We have had reverses at Walong, Se La and today Bomdila, a small town in NEFA, has also fallen. We shall not rest till the invader goes out of India or is pushed out. I want to make that clear to all of you, and especially our countrymen in Assam, to whom our heart goes out at this moment,” said Nehru in a choked voice.\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;\"\u003ETezpur, the first major Assam town, presented a scene of chaos. Flames flickered in the night as government officials frantically burnt documents. Outside the treasury, there was a bonfire of banknotes. The doors of the local “lunatic asylum” were thrown open to save “lunatics” from falling into Chinese hands. Tezpur was where the Indian public had received the Dalai Lama in 1959, so it was felt that the PLA would exact revenge here. The ferry across the Brahmaputra, operated by a private company – the RSN\u0026amp;IGN Company – was packed to capacity with fleeing citizens. Prominent locals, such as tea garden managers (many of them European) flew out in Indian Airlines flights, cramming them to capacity. Towards the end, the notables were leaving their vehicles at the airport with keys inside; they never thought they would come back and see their cars again.\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;\"\u003ECompared to this chaos, the area north of Bomdila was a picture of calm. Chinese troops had marched in and distributed themselves between villages, with individual units charged with administering specific jurisdictions. Acting on clear instructions to win the hearts and minds of the local Monpa people, Chinese soldiers helped locals with fetching water, harvesting crops and looking after livestock. The PLA had clear orders to win over the Monpas, which was evident from the similarity in PLA behavior all across the border from Walong to Tawang. Unfortunately for the Chinese, the Monpas accepted their help but gave no loyalty in return. The reason, Monpas still say, was simple: The Chinese are untrustworthy! After subjugating Tibet in the 1950s the PLA had similarly tried to woo over the locals. But, very quickly, they revealed their true faces to the Tibetans. With no love forthcoming from the Monpas, the PLA saw no benefit in a long-term presence in Tawang.\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;\"\u003EA simultaneous PLA ploy was to highlight the Indian administration’s abandonment of Tawang in the face of the Chinese offensive. The Indian government, which fled ignominiously, was incapable of looking after them, argued the Chinese to the Monpas. However, given China’s treatment of the Tibetans in the 1950s, the Monpas clearly preferred the “cowardly” Indians.\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 style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EEach of these reasons mutually reinforced an ever more compelling administrative case for the Chinese to vacate Tawang, having “taught India a lesson”. Ultimately, however, it is likely to have been a tactical-operational consideration that took the PLA back across the McMahon Line in December 1962. With\u003C\/span\u003Ewinter setting in rapidly, the PLA’s extended supply line was becoming a vulnerability. Soon, the snowed-under passes would have made it extremely difficult to maintain troops across the McMahon Line.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMeanwhile, in response to Jawaharlal Nehru’s plea to US President John F Kennedy, American arms, ammunition and extreme cold clothing were flowing into India and being transported to Assam. The handful of Indian soldiers that had been defeated by the PLA was being replaced, reinforced and equipped with US weaponry.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAt the extended points in Assam that the PLA reached on 20 November 1962, logistics would have made it easier for India to mobilise reserve formations, equipped with heavy artillery and tanks. The PLA faced the unappealing prospect of fighting US-equipped Indian forces without a route of withdrawal across the Himalayas. Deciding to quit while they were ahead, the PLA declared victory and withdrew to Tibet.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/4766945195815398429\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/11\/why-did-victorious-chinese-army.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4766945195815398429"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4766945195815398429"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/11\/why-did-victorious-chinese-army.html","title":"Why did the victorious Chinese army withdraw in 1962?"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiSQ9ru5Xig43qUT3f1I3sD1Ndhfx_wn4h2tZBXxB8B3y1Cn_0sPxOJgLA0-5hKAbm7eGj7V_7HPONh4URtgi40V82ntyEDhxPk6slEH_JSO84kcrJ2vCfQDnBpIHl3-ul9ZjsBL2qkgm0Q7kamZiPeptSfAIpkXUrrchRSwNg39SoczmGdM67uka8R\/s72-c\/AA%20Arunachal.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-4529226916454786758"},"published":{"$t":"2022-11-16T06:15:00.007-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-11-16T06:17:33.146-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"nuclear"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"vehicle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"West Asia"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Quadrilateral navy Exercise MALABAR 22 culminates in the Sea of Japan after 5 days of drills"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiYGYkGZpx2rPxVM1sGMhjEVxLjF6Tar7rV8JTJCXsRWcW6PPmJJsYgw4yQImlBGPGVsAwDwW06UzzXi1nqJ43DWP9ekcIuZUy2pBCGD0k1Gwo_a_VDQt_9G3Bif0VUGW79ns_eazmUAUGRG0BUZHCEVopISlnFtzxssJYx2MQYOnsQ7PnYREFCeQqD\/s1439\/AA%20Malabar%201.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"960\" data-original-width=\"1439\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiYGYkGZpx2rPxVM1sGMhjEVxLjF6Tar7rV8JTJCXsRWcW6PPmJJsYgw4yQImlBGPGVsAwDwW06UzzXi1nqJ43DWP9ekcIuZUy2pBCGD0k1Gwo_a_VDQt_9G3Bif0VUGW79ns_eazmUAUGRG0BUZHCEVopISlnFtzxssJYx2MQYOnsQ7PnYREFCeQqD\/s16000\/AA%20Malabar%201.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003EMALABAR began in 1992 between maritime forces of the US and India. In 2014, the Japanese navy joined, and in 2020, the Australian Navy also joined. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003EBeijing views Malabar as an anti-China grouping.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\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=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 15th Nov 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\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=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe 26th edition of the multinational maritime Exercise\u0026nbsp;MALABAR -- 2022 culminated in the seas off Japan on 15 November 2022. This edition marked the\u0026nbsp;30th anniversary of the exercise and was hosted by the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\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;\"\u003EExercise MALABAR began in 1992 as a bilateral exercise, featuring the maritime forces of the US and India. In 2014, the entry of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) made it a trilateral exercise. In 2020, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) also joined Malabar, making it a quadrilateral exercise.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\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;\"\u003EBeijing views Malabar as an anti-China grouping, formed by a “Concert of Democracies.” However, public statements from the participating countries express the intention to safeguard the global commons and implement freedom of navigation, rather than joining forces against a common enemy.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\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=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe five-day-long, high-tempo Exercise MALABAR saw the participation of an Australian submarine, and eleven surface ships, including a US Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier with its integral air elements, along with four long-range maritime patrol aircraft, integral helicopters and two submarines. The exercise also involved exchange of 'Sea Riders' between various participating ships.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\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=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Indian Navy was represented by two warships from the Visakhapatnam-based\u0026nbsp;Eastern Fleet – Indian Naval Ships (INS) Shivalik and INS Kamorta led by Rear Admiral Sanjay Bhalla, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet. Indian maritime commandoes (MARCOS) and a P-8I Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft also took part.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\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=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EINS Shivalik is a multi-role frigate and is the lead vessel of Project 17, which involved building three frigates in Mazagon Dock Ltd (MDL), Mumbai. INS Kamorta is a sophisticated anti-submarine corvette and was built as part of a four-vessel Project 28 in Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-indent: 36pt;\"\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=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe sea phase of MALABAR -- 2022 was conducted over five days near Yokosuka, Japan. A statement from the Hawaii-based United States-Indo-Pacific Command said: “This year’s at-sea exercise includes a variety of high-end tactical training events, submarine integration, anti-submarine warfare training, air defense exercises, multinational replenishment-at-sea operations, communications drills, joint warfighting planning scenarios, gunnery exercise, and maritime interdiction operations.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“This exercise represents an outstanding opportunity for our like-minded maritime forces to work together, demonstrating our shared commitment to the region and collaborative approach toward security and stability,” said Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly, Commander Task Force 70 (CTF-70)\/Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG 5). “Now, it is more important than ever for the forward-deployed Carrier Strike Group to work closely with other maritime forces and deter all who challenge a free and open Indo-Pacific.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUS Navy forces participating include Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 along with the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville, and guided-missile destroyer USS Milius.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" 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=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EJMSDF units that participated included Japanese Ship (JS) Hyuga, JS Shiranui, JS Takanami, JS Oumi along with a P-1 aircraft.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" 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;\"\u003ERoyal Australian Navy (RAN) participants include His Majesty’s Australian Ship (HMAS) Arunta and Stalwart and submarine HMAS Farncomb along with a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A maritime patrol aircraft.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" 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=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn addition to operational drills and exercises, the bilateral logistics support agreements between the participating countries were validated during this edition of exercise Malabar. India and the US had signed a bilateral logistics support agreement – called Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement, or LEMOA – which was an India-specific version of the LSA that the US signs with all its partner countries.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\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;\"\u003EThe four participating navies also had the opportunity to rehearse communication drills and interoperability. India’s signature of the “Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement” (COMCASA) agreement with the US in September 2018 has already opened the doors for the tactical communications needed for such operations.\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;\"\u003EEven outside the formal exercise structure, units of the four navies routinely operate together in the Indo-Pacific, fostering a cooperative approach toward regional security.\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;\"\u003EOn September 15, 2000, the US further reinforced the military architecture for confronting China in the Indo-Pacific, joining hands with the UK and Australia to create an “enhanced trilateral security partnership” named AUKUS (Australia – UK – US).\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;\"\u003ESignalling that AUKUS meant business, its first announcement was that the UK and US would provide Australia with the classified technology and wherewithal needed to build and operate up to eight nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;\"\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=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn a statement issued after the exercise terminated, the Indian Ministry of Defence stated: “The exercise helped enhance understanding of each others operational methodologies and ability to co-operate to tackle myriad maritime challenges.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"MsoNormalTable\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; color: black; margin-left: 4.65pt; width: 455px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"height: 18pt;\"\u003E\u003Ctd nowrap=\"\" style=\"height: 18pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"65\"\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd colspan=\"6\" nowrap=\"\" style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 18pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 390pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"390\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #800180;\"\u003EExercise Malabar: Participation by countries\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"height: 15pt;\"\u003E\u003Ctd nowrap=\"\" style=\"height: 15pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"65\"\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd nowrap=\"\" style=\"height: 15pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 52.6pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"53\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #674ea7;\"\u003EIndia\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd nowrap=\"\" style=\"height: 15pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.9pt;\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhi4k_WuAZ94z9YWsSECZC3vU0jglP4B3P06yGh3ABwNusyCVfrVS8mINfuhUtv9TknB5Gf7hU8SVxYBny4T-rbJ_dBAUpE8TQHlEwCZA7wKUUmJZ_bxu6S9AIH_0THHqpt1viSQ9EQY44upAkIeth0CViZ4cKwF4ZDKIjkm6yzLHEZ5QyB7EGIBj6f\/s1207\/AA%20FIC.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"823\" data-original-width=\"1207\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhi4k_WuAZ94z9YWsSECZC3vU0jglP4B3P06yGh3ABwNusyCVfrVS8mINfuhUtv9TknB5Gf7hU8SVxYBny4T-rbJ_dBAUpE8TQHlEwCZA7wKUUmJZ_bxu6S9AIH_0THHqpt1viSQ9EQY44upAkIeth0CViZ4cKwF4ZDKIjkm6yzLHEZ5QyB7EGIBj6f\/s16000\/AA%20FIC.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe coastal police were given 73 new police stations and were beefed up with 204 interceptor craft – \u0026nbsp;Invader and Hellraiser rigid-hull inflatable boats bought from Greek company Motomarine\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 15th Nov 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWith the scars of the 26\/11 terrorist attack on Mumbai still fresh, the navy and Coast Guard will conduct the third, and largest, edition of the comprehensive coastal defence Exercise Sea Vigil – 2022, on Tuesday and Wednesday.\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 style=\"color: #222222;\"\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=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOn the fateful evening of November 26, 2008, 10 heavily armed Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists sailed a small boat right up to the shore of Mumbai City. Getting off the boat in the vicinity of their targets, they gunned down 166 people and wounded more than 300.\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 style=\"color: #222222;\"\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=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EA stunned Navy, ordered to ensure that this could never happen again, joined hands with the Coast Guard and the police forces of coastal states to put in place a coastal defence structure that watched over and guarded the approaches to India’s 7,516 kilometre coastline.\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 style=\"color: #222222;\"\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=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn 2018, for the first time, the navy conceptualised a national-level coastal defence exercise to validate the various measures that had been instituted for enhancing maritime security since 26\/11. The third edition of that exercise will begin tomorrow.\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 style=\"color: #222222;\"\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=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Coastal security being a major sub-set of coastal defence, the concept of ‘Exercise Sea Vigil’ is to activate the coastal security apparatus across India and assess the overarching coastal defence mechanism,” stated the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Monday.\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 style=\"color: #222222;\"\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=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe exercise will be undertaken along the entire 7,516 km coastline, as well as India’s two million square km Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). It will involve all the coastal states and Union Territories along with other maritime stakeholders, including the fishing and coastal communities, the MoD said.\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 style=\"color: #222222;\"\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=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The scale and conceptual expanse of the exercise is unprecedented in terms of the geographical extent, the number of stakeholders involved, the number of units participating and in terms of the objectives to be met,” said the MoD.\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 style=\"color: #222222;\"\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=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EExercise Sea Vigil is part of the build up towards the biennial Theatre Level Readiness Operational Exercise (TROPEX), in which the Navy validates its warfighting readiness every two years. Together, Sea Vigil and TROPEX will assess the navy’s reactions to the entire spectrum of maritime security challenges – from terrorist attacks and piracy to aircraft carrier and submarine operations.\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 style=\"color: #222222;\"\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=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBesides the Indian Navy, Coast Guard, Customs and other maritime agencies, the exercise will also be facilitated by the Ministries of Home Affairs; Ports Shipping and Waterways; Petroleum and Natural Gas; Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; and other government agencies.\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 style=\"color: #222222;\"\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=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe MoD says: “While smaller scale exercises are conducted in coastal states regularly, including combined exercises amongst adjoining states, the conduct of exercise Sea Vigil at the national level is aimed to serve a larger purpose.”\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 style=\"color: #222222;\"\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=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Exercise Sea Vigil – 2022 will provide a realistic assessment of our strengths and weaknesses and thus will help in further strengthening maritime and national security,” said the MoD.\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-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=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn the wake of the 26\/11 attacks, the Navy was made the senior partner for coastal security, overseeing operations undertaken jointly with the Coast Guard.\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 style=\"color: #222222;\"\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=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe government established a Maritime Security Advisory Board, which was to speed up ministerial decision-making in an emergency. A three-star admiral was appointed maritime security adviser (MSA). Joint Operation Centres (JOCs) were set up in Kochi, Mumbai, Port Blair and Visakhapatnam.\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 style=\"color: #222222;\"\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=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe commanders-in-chief (CinCs) of the Navy's three commands – Western, Southern and Eastern commands – were additionally designated as CinCs Coastal Defence in their respective areas.\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 style=\"color: #222222;\"\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=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAlso created was a Coastal Command, headed by the Coast Guard chief, to co-ordinate the activities of central and state agencies, including the coastal police forces. 26\/11 triggered a major Coast Guard expansion, with the force growing to thrice its size in a decade. More than 100 patrol vessels and aircraft have been inducted.\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 style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAlso created was a national command network for real time maritime domain awareness, which linked the Navy and Coast Guard operations rooms with higher command; a multi-agency static coastal radar and automatic identification system (AIS) chain at 46 sites; and the provision of identification transponders for some 300,000 fishing craft below 300 tons.\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\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFinally, the government planned the development of intelligence networks among fishing communities, which were regarded as a front line for gathering actionable data. Identity cards were issued to all fishermen and other residents of coastal villages.\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 style=\"color: #222222;\"\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=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMeanwhile, the marine police forces of coastal states, whose jurisdiction extended five nautical miles out to sea, were given 73 police stations and a range of outposts. The coastal police was beefed up with the acquisition of 204 interceptor craft – a mix of Invader and Hellraiser rigid-hull inflatable boats bought from Greek company Motomarine.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/3206666453419132768\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/11\/indias-largest-coastal-defence-exercise.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3206666453419132768"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3206666453419132768"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/11\/indias-largest-coastal-defence-exercise.html","title":"India's largest coastal defence “Exercise Sea Vigil – 2022” commences"}],"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\/AVvXsEhi4k_WuAZ94z9YWsSECZC3vU0jglP4B3P06yGh3ABwNusyCVfrVS8mINfuhUtv9TknB5Gf7hU8SVxYBny4T-rbJ_dBAUpE8TQHlEwCZA7wKUUmJZ_bxu6S9AIH_0THHqpt1viSQ9EQY44upAkIeth0CViZ4cKwF4ZDKIjkm6yzLHEZ5QyB7EGIBj6f\/s72-c\/AA%20FIC.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-9076744766002288233"},"published":{"$t":"2022-11-11T04:47:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-11-11T04:47:13.395-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"West Asia"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Defence Minister Rajnath Singh underlines non-traditional threats to India"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgoSf_CdEpb9nr41AQTwkJx3FFZjz3HWKv9fSjpavHSXnbljGW_bIfL_Hvotui6ES841Ssj5ZLs747m16ARIkWqF2p06hfSgf9R-m7fFJdf93K8V0Ofrxkno0NjrMYNfO-6iOnfLGlWeWMUh6Uijit6DuBdUyEzw-EUlGSXKVCe3zGgZ5A_JDI6l3Pj\/s1174\/AA%20NDC.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"850\" data-original-width=\"1174\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgoSf_CdEpb9nr41AQTwkJx3FFZjz3HWKv9fSjpavHSXnbljGW_bIfL_Hvotui6ES841Ssj5ZLs747m16ARIkWqF2p06hfSgf9R-m7fFJdf93K8V0Ofrxkno0NjrMYNfO-6iOnfLGlWeWMUh6Uijit6DuBdUyEzw-EUlGSXKVCe3zGgZ5A_JDI6l3Pj\/s16000\/AA%20NDC.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;\"\u003EAlthough India has active borders with China and Pakistan and insurgencies in Jammu, Kashmir and Manipur, Rajnath focused on non-traditional threats rather than hard military ones\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 11th Nov 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn a security environment where the government seldom puts defence policy in the public domain and successive governments have failed to create a National Security Strategy, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh delivered a convocation address on Thursday to the graduating National Defence College (NDC) course in Delhi.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESuch institutional speeches, especially those delivered at military training institutions such as the NDC, are carefully parsed by defence analysts the world over, for indications of strategic policy. Today’s NDC speech was no exception.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe most striking observation that defence analysts arrived at is: Although India has active borders with two hostile neighbours – China and Pakistan – and combats long-running insurgencies in Jammu, Kashmir and Manipur, the defence minister chose to focus almost entirely on non-traditional threats rather than hard military ones.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ERajnath Singh called for concerted efforts of the international community to counter “grave” emerging threats such as cyber-attacks and information warfare.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EHighlighting the narrowing gap between internal and external security, Rajnath said that new dimensions of threats that keep evolving make them difficult to classify. He asserted that terrorism, which generally falls into the category of internal security, is now increasingly regarded as an external security threat, since the training, funding and arming of such organisations is being carried out from outside the country.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EThe Defence Minister described the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to cyber-attacks as “a big concern”, with energy, transport, telecommunications, critical manufacturing industries and interconnected financial systems being vulnerable to such threats.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EUnderscoring another non-traditional threat, he stated that “information war” has the potential to threaten a country’s political stability. This was now being done by shaping the opinion and perspective of the masses through the organised use of social media and online content generation platforms.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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“The deployment of information war was most evident in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Throughout the conflict, social media has served as a battleground for both sides to spread competing narratives about the war and portray the conflict on their own terms,” stated Rajnath, identifying social media as the primary distribution channel.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EThe defence minister said the Ukrainian conflict illustrated how ripple effects could adversely impact the whole world. Together, Russia and Ukraine export nearly a third of the world's wheat and barley, but this conflict had prevented grain from leaving the ‘breadbasket of the world’, leading to food crises in Africa and Asia.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ERajnath said that India also faced an energy crisis, with the Russia-Ukraine war leading to a disruption in international energy supply, raising the cost of energy import.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003ERajnath Singh reaffirmed India’s belief in a “multi-aligned policy”, which envisioned diverse engagements with multiple stakeholders, so that everyone’s concerns could be addressed. He termed it as the only way towards shared responsibility and prosperity.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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“Strong and prosperous India would not be built at the cost of others… India does not believe in a world order where a few are considered superior to others. It is for this reason that when we partner any nation, it is on the basis of sovereign equality and mutual respect,” Rajnath said.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EHe was addressing officers of the Indian armed forces, civil services and from friendly foreign countries during the 60\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;National Defence College (NDC) course convocation ceremony. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/9076744766002288233\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/11\/defence-minister-rajnath-singh.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/9076744766002288233"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/9076744766002288233"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/11\/defence-minister-rajnath-singh.html","title":"Defence Minister Rajnath Singh underlines non-traditional threats to India"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgoSf_CdEpb9nr41AQTwkJx3FFZjz3HWKv9fSjpavHSXnbljGW_bIfL_Hvotui6ES841Ssj5ZLs747m16ARIkWqF2p06hfSgf9R-m7fFJdf93K8V0Ofrxkno0NjrMYNfO-6iOnfLGlWeWMUh6Uijit6DuBdUyEzw-EUlGSXKVCe3zGgZ5A_JDI6l3Pj\/s72-c\/AA%20NDC.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-8450314787644481075"},"published":{"$t":"2022-11-09T18:34:00.009-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-11-09T18:45:00.410-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Land systems"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ordnance factories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bharat Forge bags US $155 contract to sell 155 mm truck mounted artillery to Armenia"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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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; 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 a target set by the MoD in the Defence Production Policy of 2018, annual defence exports are to grow to $5 billion by 2023.\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 style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EDefence exports: steady growth\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"MsoTableGrid\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none; width: 679px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"66\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 81.5pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"82\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E2016-17\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 3cm;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E2017-18\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 3cm;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E2018-19\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"99\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E2019-20\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"92\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E2020-21\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 3cm;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E2021-22\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 3cm;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E2022-23\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"66\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETotal Export (in Crores)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 81.5pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"82\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E1,521\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 3cm;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E4,682\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 3cm;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E10,745\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"99\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E9,115\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.15pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"92\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E8,000\u003Cb\u003E^\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 3cm;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E12,815\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 3cm;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"85\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E1,387*\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79; 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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; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\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=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 6th Nov 22\u003C\/b\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;\"\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":"5 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":"5"}},{"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; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhbIUGuiCgLCQL1aM4svKXsIMsVLBAiwLJmr-Md0r8VK7LeEAPJrzRUsUwjRU1q-lpKPBXdAOJDKBn0-E9EicdixR62ckDaIuDW5em9HnDGGjinAebCSq3cDqU63Fj9f81032FDXO4xBtjCYn_aViJZM8ZKQ9foj9xhpj_Ze5TWVKOzJNwWvUabzXuA\/s640\/1667152903-1405.jpg.webp\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"479\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhbIUGuiCgLCQL1aM4svKXsIMsVLBAiwLJmr-Md0r8VK7LeEAPJrzRUsUwjRU1q-lpKPBXdAOJDKBn0-E9EicdixR62ckDaIuDW5em9HnDGGjinAebCSq3cDqU63Fj9f81032FDXO4xBtjCYn_aViJZM8ZKQ9foj9xhpj_Ze5TWVKOzJNwWvUabzXuA\/s16000\/1667152903-1405.jpg.webp\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; 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"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-6933535875642588713"},"published":{"$t":"2022-10-27T01:19:00.003-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-10-27T01:27:38.535-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Broadsword"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CAG"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"defence planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Morale"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The cost of Antony's halo"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cblockquote style=\"border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_zUe7sq7m3h0\/S4Mt-CoI5uI\/AAAAAAAAA7U\/8dOAxRwI7P8\/s1600-h\/defence_minister_india.jpg\" onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441243318674056930\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_zUe7sq7m3h0\/S4Mt-CoI5uI\/AAAAAAAAA7U\/8dOAxRwI7P8\/s16000\/defence_minister_india.jpg\" style=\"cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 136px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 200px;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #999999; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #999999; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #999999; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #999999; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EDefence Minister AK Antony rides one of the T-72s that remains night-blind because of MoD procurement failures. Is the Congress Party beginning to realise that Antony needs to go?\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #999999; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #999999; font-size: large;\"\u003Eby Ajai Shukla\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #999999; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 23rd Feb 2010\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #999999; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ESarojini Naidu famously observed that it cost India millions to keep Gandhi in poverty. It is harder to determine what this country pays to perpetuate Defence Minister AK Antony’s reputation for honesty, but the monetary penalty alone is thousands of crores per year.\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHere’s how it adds up. Antony’s obsessive quest for unblemished weapons procurement has delayed the acquisition of artillery and anti-aircraft guns, fighters, submarines, night fighting gear and a host of equipment upgrades. With arms inflation at 15 per cent per annum, a five-year delay means that India pays twice what it should have. And when that equipment is obtained through government-to-government purchases and other single-vendor contracts, the cost is about 25 per cent more than it would have been in competitive bidding. Conservatively estimating that delays afflict just half of the defence ministry’s Rs 50,000 crore procurement budget, India buys Rs 25,000 crore worth of weaponry for 125 per cent more than what it should have paid.\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EOver and above that figure is the cost to national prestige and the devaluation of India’s military deterrent when — as in the wake of the 26\/11 terror strikes in Mumbai — India’s armed forces are unprepared for immediate strikes. That happened on Antony’s watch.\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ETo inconvenient questions about procurement delays, Antony declares that “India is a democracy” and “we have to ensure full transparency”. Point out to him that many democracies manage timely procurement in a transparent manner, and you will get a patronising, “Don’t worry, we are doing all that is necessary to safeguard the security of the country.”\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAfter five years of insensibility to Antony’s disastrous custodianship of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), the Congress party seems to be realising that in India’s deteriorating security environment, Antony’s functioning might leave the party with having to account for a military embarrassment. Last week, Congress party spokesperson Manish Tewari wrote an opinion piece in a national daily, arguing for all the changes that Antony has assiduously blocked during his five disastrous years in office.\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ETewari called for “reforms that are visionary”; treating Indian private industry on a par with the public sector; and “drastically retooling” the Department of Defence Production. Though qualified as his personal views, the article represented growing opinion within the Congress party.\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIs it fair, Antony’s defenders will ask, to pin the blame entirely on him? After all, George Fernandes had publicly declared that fear of the three C’s — the CAG, the CVC and the CBI — held back MoD bureaucrats from making decisions. But Antony, like no other defence minister before him, endangers national security by his otherwise laudable fetish for probity. The message that flows out of Antony’s office and seeps through the procurement department is: cancel an ongoing procurement at the first hint of irregularity. It does not matter whether the suspicion has been planted by a rival arms dealer; a paid-for Parliamentary question; or a letter from an MP which has clearly been dictated by someone who possesses every detail of the tender in question. Just put the process on indefinite hold.\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EOne MoD official asked me: Point out one official who has been punished for delaying the procurement of even the most vitally needed equipment. But if I am seen to move a file quickly, the defence minister’s office will ask, “What is the hurry. It seems almost as if you have a stake in that deal.”\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThen there is Antony’s obvious bewilderment about the technical issues of the military, a crashing ignorance that cannot be condoned in India’s top military decision-maker. Antony’s apologists cite his preoccupation with party matters; but that is hardly convincing. His predecessor, Pranab Mukherjee, who had an immeasurably larger role in the party and national affairs, handled the MoD with skill and knowledge.\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAt a lunch, three years ago, I asked the Australian defence minister why his air force was buying F\/A-18F Super Hornet fighters when Australia was already in line for the futuristic F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which was nearing completion. His answer: Australia’s ageing F-111 fighters would be retiring in 2010; since the F-35 project was running a couple of years late, 24 new Super Hornets would be inducted to retain Australian capability. (The Super Hornets are reaching Australia next month.)\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EContrast that urgency with Antony’s “we-will-consider” approach, even though India faces a greater chance of military confrontation with Pakistan or China than Australia does with New Zealand or Papua and New Guinea.\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAntony’s personal image and goals are damaging national security and the image of his party. If electoral seat adjustment and managing state-level dissidence is his particular skill, let him move out of that crucial corner office in South Block and give him a place in the Congress party office.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EMr Antony?\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/6933535875642588713\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2010\/02\/cost-of-antonys-halo.html#comment-form","title":"53 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6933535875642588713"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6933535875642588713"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2010\/02\/cost-of-antonys-halo.html","title":"The cost of Antony's halo"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_zUe7sq7m3h0\/S4Mt-CoI5uI\/AAAAAAAAA7U\/8dOAxRwI7P8\/s72-c\/defence_minister_india.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"53"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-2530646082900540465"},"published":{"$t":"2022-10-24T06:58:00.005-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-10-24T07:01:21.278-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"defence planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"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":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ordnance factories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Unsigned editorial in Business Standard: The Rs 40,000 crore challenge"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi9CGcJDUbCvotEhT7s1RR5DluMPMvOf_3YLm_JT-onCJV6XtlowQHMHsMJWr4Gj833stpZ3SKAqG5Mibl77FC5CCd3SRf6Dlaq0baqMk-mYXAASSKcyRW6hGEZFxhDtMoHpdqprO1m2MmrQkEIXpHT3oDyXr8n25mgFrPWw1PTloLUb--0rjPhm67-\/s2020\/AA%20Modi.jpg\" style=\"font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2020\" data-original-width=\"1705\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi9CGcJDUbCvotEhT7s1RR5DluMPMvOf_3YLm_JT-onCJV6XtlowQHMHsMJWr4Gj833stpZ3SKAqG5Mibl77FC5CCd3SRf6Dlaq0baqMk-mYXAASSKcyRW6hGEZFxhDtMoHpdqprO1m2MmrQkEIXpHT3oDyXr8n25mgFrPWw1PTloLUb--0rjPhm67-\/s16000\/AA%20Modi.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #999999; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EIndia must multiply defence exports for Modi's aim of taking India into the league of the world’s top five defence producers, with an annual turnover of US $26 billion\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAjai Shukla\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUnsigned editorial,\u0026nbsp;Business Standard\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOctober 20th, 2022\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EPrime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Wednesday threw a challenge before the Indian aerospace and defence industry with his call to achieve an annual exports target of Rs 40,000 crore. Neither is this resolve is new, nor the figure. The\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;aim of increasing defence exports ten-fold, from the existing level of 2,000-3,000 crore annually to over $5 billion (then Rs 35,000 crore), was first enunciated in the Defence Production Policy of 2018 (DPrP-2018). Mr Modi again made that call while addressing Defexpo 2020 in Lucknow. Helped by adding civil aerospace products export to that of defence kit, exports reached a high of Rs 13,000 crore this year. Even so, a three-fold increase is required for meeting the DPrP-2018 export target, which is a substantial challenge.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EYet, it is not inconceivable. As the PM pointed out, defence exports have grown eight-fold in the last five years, with defence materials and equipment flowing to more than 75 countries. And the government has put its shoulder to the wheel, having apparently understood that\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003Emultiplying defence exports is essential for meeting the DPrP-2018 target of taking India into the league of the world’s top five defence producers, with an annual turnover of US $26 billion (Rs 180,000 crore) – a two-fold increase over the current annual defence production of Rs 90,000 crore\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EApparently aware of the magnitude of the challenge, the government has created a policy framework for boosting aerospace and defence exports. Defence attaches posted to Indian embassies abroad have been charged with seeking out opportunities to supply their host countries with Indian military equipment. New Delhi has created a liberalised trade environment for Indian defence exports by eliminating structural obstacles to trade in arms. India has already obtained entry into three of the four global export control regimes: the Missile Technology Control Regime, the Wassenaar Arrangement and the Australia Group. New Delhi has mustered all its diplomatic heft into obtaining entry into the fourth – the Nuclear Suppliers Group. New Delhi\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003Ehas offered friendly foreign countries such as Myanmar, Maldives and Sri Lanka credit lines to purchase Indian defence equipment. Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) are now required to have 25 per cent of their turnover in exports. A\u0026nbsp;nodal agency, the Indigenous Defence Equipment Exporters Association, was set up in October for processing defence export inquiries from prospective customers across the globe.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EEven with these reinforcements to the structural framework, boosting defence exports exponentially requires a major change in emphasis. Instead of focusing on the export of low-value consumables such as ammunition, spare parts and aerospace components, India needs to concentrate on\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003Ehigh-value, complex combat platforms. As the Indian military abandons its reluctance to take into its inventory indigenous platforms such as the Tejas Mark 1 and Mark 1A fighters, the light combat helicopters (LCH), Dhruv and Rudra helicopters, the Arjun tank, Akash air defence systems, Pinaka rocket launchers and a range of indigenous warships including corvettes, frigates and destroyers, potential customers legitimately ask why India’s military shrinks from buying these platforms. India’s military must lead the way by ensuring that the army, navy and air force induct indigenous weaponry into operational service and co-opt industry to incrementally develop and improve the products. The export of this weaponry creates economy of scale, brings down equipment prices for India as well as for buyer countries, and also generates strategic heft for India.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/2530646082900540465\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/unsigned-editorial-in-business-standard.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/2530646082900540465"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/2530646082900540465"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/unsigned-editorial-in-business-standard.html","title":"Unsigned editorial in Business Standard: The Rs 40,000 crore challenge"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi9CGcJDUbCvotEhT7s1RR5DluMPMvOf_3YLm_JT-onCJV6XtlowQHMHsMJWr4Gj833stpZ3SKAqG5Mibl77FC5CCd3SRf6Dlaq0baqMk-mYXAASSKcyRW6hGEZFxhDtMoHpdqprO1m2MmrQkEIXpHT3oDyXr8n25mgFrPWw1PTloLUb--0rjPhm67-\/s72-c\/AA%20Modi.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-6905130018489546836"},"published":{"$t":"2022-10-22T20:30:00.002-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-10-22T20:31:37.672-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Inside Tales"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A detailed interview with Boeing Defense chief: Ted Colbert"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgYW8_EyPEbrD3XxePUSq0i3fX6IJq9uQ8SbS1BCa1bL1cosrRN4qqwydp2Ext2EENzENs026sO7FGTHfSDUh4DPYzSoSsChQZTDS5eg_MW4vfp2FEIyBvZno1_OJE9jZ-WX5vrYlDTmlR0w15GXeMSN7TPG64JCyrJSHG0BLkrWTWs5_HSbesWwMxK\/s3047\/Theodore%20Colbert.jpg\" style=\"font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3047\" data-original-width=\"2177\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgYW8_EyPEbrD3XxePUSq0i3fX6IJq9uQ8SbS1BCa1bL1cosrRN4qqwydp2Ext2EENzENs026sO7FGTHfSDUh4DPYzSoSsChQZTDS5eg_MW4vfp2FEIyBvZno1_OJE9jZ-WX5vrYlDTmlR0w15GXeMSN7TPG64JCyrJSHG0BLkrWTWs5_HSbesWwMxK\/s16000\/Theodore%20Colbert.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003ETed Colbert, executive vice-president, The Boeing Company\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #6fa8dc;\"\u003EIndia was an important country for The Boeing Company,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #6fa8dc;\"\u003Eeven before the ongoing Ukraine war.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #6fa8dc;\"\u003ETed Colbert, in an interview with Ajai Shukla, agrees that localisation would be one of the key drivers of Boeing’s global defence business. Edited excerpts:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #e06666;\"\u003EQ. With\u0026nbsp;the Russia-Ukraine war going on, is NATO realising that they haven’t been paying what they should have for their defence. With European companies on a buying spree, are you now focused on equipping NATO?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EObviously, the conflict is a high priority for everyone. And they are all investing more heavily into defence. So it will all depend on what they want to do, how they want to do it and how fast they want to move, and on our ability to support those needs.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #e06666;\"\u003EQ.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Given the pre-occupation with Russia, is that diverting you from looking at countries like India?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EI wouldn’t call it a diversion. I’d say that India was an important country as many others before the conflict. We’ve been investing in India for over 75 years. We’ve had partnerships in the MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) world. We have really strong performing platforms like the Apache, Chinook helicopters and the P-8I aircraft. And I wouldn't say I've taken one ounce of focus off of any of those things.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #e06666;\"\u003EQ.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Would you say that India is no longer a buyer’s market?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EI always have to see it as a buyer’s market. We have to compete with every single deal on the table. And we compete on the basis of our ability to sell through the United States government and meet the requirements that come from the customer. This will always be a competitive run for us. And so even with the more intense focus on defence capability around the world, it’s still serious competition. Very, very serious.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #e06666;\"\u003EQ.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;So what\u0026nbsp;will\u0026nbsp;be the drivers of Boeing’s global defence business now? Are you seeing any specific themes emerge, such as localisation?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EI think that one of the biggest themes that you just mentioned is localisation. Many parts of the world desire indigenous capability. It is our local defence industry and we play a part in that by, one, making sure they have the products and capabilities they need today, but also making sure that we’re building capacity and capability to go forward. And we're doing exactly that here with our partnerships, with our MRO. We have partnerships with the Tata (Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited) joint venture, where we are co-producing Apache, fuselages and commercial parts.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EThis is why for me it's a very interesting moment because the things that we have been doing are the things that we're being asked just to do more of. And I think we are very, very well situated to be able to grow indigenous capability for India to support. I think relative to our peers, big global industrial defence companies, I think we are in a very, very good position. The strongest, with more than 300 suppliers here, 4,000 employees and if the F\/A-18 is selected, it'll create $3.6 billion worth of economic value for the country. I’m not sure you can say that's not a great place to be in.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EAnd the other part I'd say, if I bring it back up the value from the product itself, building capability on the engineering side to develop products and capabilities for the next-generation platforms is part of what we intend to do and have been having early discussions with partners about in the country for next-generation helicopters, fighters that are indigenously engineered and produced here. So the theme is, you know, while the world has consumed platforms on an import basis for a very long time, the future will be about partnering and building up the defence industrial base within countries and partnering with companies like ours. And we want to be part of that and we want to be prepared for it. And that's where we are.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #e06666;\"\u003EQ.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;So is there any prospect or likelihood of a change in Boeing’s pattern of sourcing from India? Are you going to be sort of biased more in favour of smaller companies or are larger companies going to offer you, in your opinion, more benefits? Is there going to be any change?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EI think we have partnerships with larger companies, obviously, as I had mentioned earlier Tata. We are talking to other companies. We have a handful of smaller relationships with emerging tech companies. We all have to accelerate partnerships with small, medium and large companies around the country because that is the way that will help build that indigenous capability and be a part of the future platforms. So I think it is not one or the other, it’s an end and it’s all in, it's faster, you know. And I think that's super important to us.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #e06666;\"\u003EQ.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Salil Gupte (CEO,\u0026nbsp;Boeing India):\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;So and just to add, you know, Ted mentioned we have more than 300 partners, that are suppliers here in India, over 25 per cent of them are MSMEs. And the way we do that is that over the time that I've been here in the last three-and-a-half years, we have ramped up our supply chain capability that's based out of Bengaluru actually, and built up a team of people who predominantly go out and engage MSMEs perhaps in different spaces. So they might be in the automotive space or in the agri space, other industries, and they pull them into the aerospace field.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EThey do any upskilling that might be required, materials, quality standards, you know, all of those things to become an aerospace grade supplier. And then they work with us. One of them (Rossell Techsys) actually won our Supplier of the Year award twice in five years, which is quite unprecedented.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #e06666;\"\u003EQ. So is India going to remain a sort of billion-dollar market? What are your revenue projections,\u0026nbsp;five years\u0026nbsp;or 10\u0026nbsp;years down the line?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EI don’t have specific figures. If you think about the base that we have today, we have very significant Apache, Chinook, P-8I fleets in the country, we have an MRO capability in the services business that supports all three of those and the C-17. I don't see those levelling off. I'm hoping that over time we continue to grow the fleets and in particular the P8I fleet.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EThe F\/A-18 Super Hornet is right in front of us from a go-forward perspective. And we're waiting to hear on the Navy's decision there. So that would be another opportunity to grow. And then the future is about autonomy and tanking. I'm hoping that over time we are able to, you know, partner with the country to provide more capabilities on both those fronts as well. So I wouldn't quote a specific number or a percentage as much as my intention is for this to be a growth part of the world for us. And hopefully that stays in line with the investments that the country is making into the defence industry. So if we can move at that pace, that would be good.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #e06666;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EAjai Shukla\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe relationship that has evolved between the United States and India has the Navy playing a very important role, almost leading the relationship at a strategic level. But there is now the inevitable feedback what about the land border, where India is almost alone in facing China. Is there scope for Boeing to help India by providing platforms for the land border or do you don't do land borders?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003ETed Colbert\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EI wouldn't say we don't do land borders. I think that our vertical lift capability is suitable to support land operations. I think our P8I, from a maritime surveillance perspective, has other capabilities in, in the unmanned space as well with drones and others, that I think fit into in to those challenges. But we are [providing] capabilities to support those efforts. And we have a good relationship with the Army. So I think we're\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;suited to support all our branches of the military here in our own unique ways, for sure.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003ESalil Gupte\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Indian Navy uses the Indian P8s in a far more flexible manner than really any other force in the world. They are known to use it over operations beyond just maritime. And that speaks to two things. One, it speaks to the flexibility of the asset and how it can be exploited. And it also speaks to the fact that the Indians are moving toward joint collaborative operations that allow you to increase the value of those assets.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003ETed Colbert\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThere's a lot of discussion about the importance of the Chinook, the flexibility of Chinook and the types of really unique missions that it flies for the military here. So I think we're suited to support land operations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #e06666;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EAjai Shukla\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ESo you're satisfied with what you're doing on land and you believe that that the Indian side is happy with that?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003ETed Colbert\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EI believe that, both the products and in the sustainment space, we've gotten positive feedback [from the Indian military]. There's always more to do. We have some opportunities on one of our platforms to improve some of the capability to support some specific types of missions.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIn general, especially Apaches and Chinooks, they are workhorses, P8Is are workhorses, and have a utilization that is very high.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #e06666;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EAjai Shukla\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThere's sort of a lot of talk from the US side, that choosing the FA-18 for the for the Indian Navy would enhance interoperability and would give a much greater degree of combat togetherness, The same is true for the P81 as well. You think this is something that will be used to sell the aircraft? Or is there really a prospect of operations together.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003ETed Colbert\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;I think that it's a real differentiator and a strong proof point of the platform. The ability to interoperate with our capabilities, with the American warfighter and the other products that we fielded here in the country and with our other allies, as I mentioned before, the multilateral relationships around the world. And I think it is a consideration, along with the ability of the platform to be carrier based, ready, and also the capable of having one or two seats on the carrier. So the Super Hornet can be a fighter and it can be a trainer all at the same time. If you have 26 F\/A-18s, all 26 can be on the carrier and you don't have to leave some of them [the twin-seat version] behind like some of our competitors have to.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #666666; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EI\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003Ef I was an operator, the twin-seat capability would be a formidable one that I would want to have in my hands. But we all know that that decision is more complex than that. And one of the reasons why I'm here is to make it simpler on the capability side to make that decision. Also make it simpler in the broader perspective, meaning re-emphasize and amplify the importance of our contributions to make in India that is, we have demonstrated that we support the company, the countries, you know, desires to build capability going forward.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EWe have proof points on how we've done that in the past. We have ideas that we've shared with our customers about what we want to do going forward. And I believe that there is no other industrial aerospace company that can deliver to that commitment. You can listen to countries making promises all day long, but one should also listen to a company that's delivers on promises for a very long time.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #e06666;\"\u003EAjai Shukla\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #e06666;\"\u003EYou've spoken extensively about digital engineering. How do you see that play out in India, given that you've set up a design centre here in India.\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003ETed Colbert\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EI think we are just scratching the surface on the opportunity with regard to digital. I believe that across the entire value stream of the engineering side, we have the ability to have a digital foundation for all of our products through model-based engineering. We've demonstrated here and we're going to continue to demonstrate capability around for size determinant assembly. Our team here will potentially lead the company in building up capability, and the capacity to support many of our future products by building indigenous capability from a design and engineering perspective on the sustainment side.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EI could go on and on about the use of data, the rich data coming off our customers platforms to support mission capability and readiness and operational efficiency and predictive maintenance. Predicting when a part will need to be replaced and getting ahead of that and making sure the right parts are on the plane during the mission. Getting ahead of things like doing the right flight planning that saves fuel, saves money, and leads to better mission efficiency. We have developed a suite of tools that we call Mission Accelerator. Mission Accelerator takes advantage of all this data, and it delivers predictive capability to the warfighter every single day.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EWe've demonstrated on the C-17, which is an enduring platform that we're building the capability for our future platforms. It is going to be part of the way that our products are sustained going forward. I believe that if you pull the thread all the way back to building talent capability, this engineering centre is partially the home of that, but could be an even stronger home to develop software and analytics and artificial intelligence innovation at a rapid pace in support of the maintenance. It's a statement of all the products that we have here in India. I think we're just at the beginning of the innings, to use a cricket analogy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe future warfighter is going to be more digitally savvy, they would have all grown up with phones and apps and they want to see data at their fingertips. And I think we believe that India is a place to go build that capability and support it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #e06666;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EAjai Shukla\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;My last question should perhaps have been my first. You're the new head of Boeing Defense. What are your priorities?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003ETed Colbert\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;We have a lot of priorities. I'd say first, driving stability into everything that we do from a development and operations perspective. We have several concurrent firm, fixed price, development programs going on right now that are all very, very challenging. They're next generation capabilities, and it's important that we get through the development process with those programs and get into full production.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EI'd say the second thing is focusing on the supply chain and the challenges that have emerged through the COVID period. We have suppliers who have had changes in workforce just like we have and other issues that emerge because of COVID, such as cycles of working and not working, And we've got to stabilize our suppliers. We have to make sure that suppliers are consuming requirements in the right way and helping to improve first time quality and throughput in all their operations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ESo the supply chain is second top priority and then, it is vital to develop and acquire the next generation of talent. And then, it is vital to support some pretty significant campaigns and big wins that that are important to our business. So in India, as clear from the fact that I'm here, is one of those priorities: We totally believe that the F\/A-18 is what India needs. We're waiting to hear officially about the Letter of Acceptance for the P8i.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003ESalil Gupte\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;I would argue that you can see India in every single one of those priorities as you think about achieving stability on those production programs. You'll see our India engineering and some of our manufacturing capability to support those very programs. Right. You know, as you think about, you know, the supply chain challenges that not just our industry but all industries are facing around the world. India is one of the foremost sites to find supply chain resiliency, given the performance of our supply chain here. We're certainly trending in that direction as well. So, you know, you see India in, you know, in in all of these priorities as a potential solution to help us achieve.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003ETed Colbert\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAnd I'll tell you early in the job, one of the first calls I made was to our teammates in India to authorize more hiring to support some big engineering challenges that we have. So India is where we are sending whole work packages and really becoming very reliant on the workforce here, from on a go forward basis with regard to both engineering and manufacturing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #e06666;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EAjai Shukla\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EI have no more questions. Anything you want to put forward.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003ETed Colbert\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EWe just want to make sure it's clear where our head is with regard to supporting, make in India and a self-reliant India. And in the sort of long play, and in the medium play, we want to make sure that we are ready to deliver some more F\/A-18s and P8s to India. We also want to emphasize the importance of the talent base that we've been developing and recruiting for a very long time. And we look forward to being a part of the future.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #e06666;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EAjai Shukla\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThank you very much.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/6905130018489546836\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/a-detailed-interview-with-boeing.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6905130018489546836"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6905130018489546836"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/a-detailed-interview-with-boeing.html","title":"A detailed interview with Boeing Defense chief: Ted Colbert"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgYW8_EyPEbrD3XxePUSq0i3fX6IJq9uQ8SbS1BCa1bL1cosrRN4qqwydp2Ext2EENzENs026sO7FGTHfSDUh4DPYzSoSsChQZTDS5eg_MW4vfp2FEIyBvZno1_OJE9jZ-WX5vrYlDTmlR0w15GXeMSN7TPG64JCyrJSHG0BLkrWTWs5_HSbesWwMxK\/s72-c\/Theodore%20Colbert.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-6671950639280581793"},"published":{"$t":"2022-10-19T18:50:00.005-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-10-19T18:52:33.968-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Broadsword"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"defence planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"france"},{"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":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Infotech"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Inside Tales"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Internal security"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Land systems"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"LCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Missiles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" DRDO displays three “Make in India” successes in DefExpo 22"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEguEPdmgtfWe9fRE0QgumoBmx2Yy5DMu7lDgZ5pa5MxkFYC3CqpFWmpYeYUzj6a4q0oDKYOX0j7GVAHaNJhPwN6sKybpV8rGtpiR7RHouWXwLsodFuh5VzdUtlCa91ptgrOMISQ9kYSK3enMPOmipTMI_YZ6JuF7z7u5yz9NszC71UmnyHNqXM6CNPB\/s2448\/AA%20M777.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1576\" data-original-width=\"2448\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEguEPdmgtfWe9fRE0QgumoBmx2Yy5DMu7lDgZ5pa5MxkFYC3CqpFWmpYeYUzj6a4q0oDKYOX0j7GVAHaNJhPwN6sKybpV8rGtpiR7RHouWXwLsodFuh5VzdUtlCa91ptgrOMISQ9kYSK3enMPOmipTMI_YZ6JuF7z7u5yz9NszC71UmnyHNqXM6CNPB\/s16000\/AA%20M777.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EThree \"desi\" systems that are on display at DefExpo 22 are headed for success (Pic above is of the M777 ultralight howitzer)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 20th Oct 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EWith the theme of “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” (self-reliant India) underpinning India’s premier defence exposition – DefExpo 22 – attention is focused on the India Pavilion and a sprawling presentation by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EProminent in the DRDO’s display are several artillery guns, armoured vehicles and tanks that underline a measure of success in developing these key weapons platforms for the army. Here are three systems that are headed for success.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMounted gun system (MGS)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThere has long been attention on the 155 millimetre (mm), 52 calibre (cal) Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS), which the DRDO is developing in partnership with the Tata and the Kalyani Groups. Now, without fanfare, the DRDO has produced an offshoot of the ATAGS – called the 155 mm\/52 cal Mounted Gun (MGS) – which could become a battle-winner that is central to the army’s firepower menu.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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 ATAGS is a conventional towed howitzer, which requires a wheeled tractor to tow it between firing positions. In the MGS, however, the entire gun is mounted onto a wheeled tractor, from where it can be fired without any dismounting or lengthy preparation. Bringing the MGS into action takes just 80 seconds, while bringing it out of action takes 85 seconds.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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 MGS weighs 15 tonnes and the Kolos Tatra tractor on which it is mounted weighs another 15 tonnes. The total weight of 30 tonnes can comfortably negotiate the 40 tonne bridges on most highways.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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 MGS has a ready customer since the Indian Army’s artillery plan stipulates the purchase of 814 MGS to beef up artillery firepower. The DRDO wants the army to acquire MGS under the high priority Chapter IV of the Defence Acquisition Procedure of 2020. This chapter gives the highest priority to: “\u003C\/span\u003EProcedure for Acquisition of systems designed and developed by DRDO\/DPSU\/OFB”.\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;\"\u003EThe DRDO’s MGS faces competition from firms such as Bharat Forge and Tata Aerospace and Defence (A\u0026amp;D), which have also developed their own MGS. Only if the MoD categorises this acquisition in the Chapter IV category, would the field be clear for the DRDO’s MGS.\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;\"\u003EHowever the DRDO is confident about the superiority of its MGS. It has successfully cleared testing in deserts and high altitude areas (HAA), displaying high accuracy and consistency. To protect the crew when the enemy brings down counter fire, there is an armoured cabin (currently armour steel, to be developed into composite material) in which they can take shelter.\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Light Tank\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\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;\"\u003EThe Chinese encroachment across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) into Indian-claimed territory in April 2020 galvanized the DRDO into resuming work on a much debated project: Development of a 25-tonne light tank that would be mobile enough for India’s high mountain border areas, for jungle terrain and for areas with narrow roads and bridges.\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;\"\u003EWhile the DRDO completed its design work, the Directorate General of the Armoured Corps (DGAC) finalised its Preliminary Staff Qualitative Requirements (PSQR), which detailed the precise specifications of the tank.\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;\"\u003EThe DRDO was given the project in November 2021, with a deadline of three years. By November 2024, it is to finish trials and immediately begin delivery to the army.\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;\"\u003EThe tank’s key component – the engine and transmission – are to be bought off-the-shelf. Under evaluation are engines from MTU of Germany, Caterpillar of the US and Cummins. Transmissions will be chosen from Renk of Germany and British firm Allison.\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;\"\u003EProtection is modular, with bolt-on, retrofittable armour providing protection of level STANAG 4 in the tank’s frontal 60 degree arc and STANAG 2 elsewhere. It will have a high pressure tank gun, either 105 mm or 120 mm.\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;\"\u003EAccording to DRDO sources, this effort is named Project Zorawar, after the legendary Sikh general who took his armies deep into Tibet.\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWheeled Armour Platform (WhaP)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe DRDO has developed the WhaP as a basic platform for a family of mobile, protected, multi-purpose vehicles, including a command post vehicle, a reconnaissance vehicle for a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) battlefield, for amphibious reconnaissance, or even use as a light, armoured ambulance.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EIt is to be 8x8 wheeled, not tracked, and weigh 19-27 tonnes. Up to a weight of 24.5 tonnes, it will be amphibious, i.e. capable of floating. With a hydrogas suspension, and a 600 HP Cummins engine coupled to an Allison transmission, the WhaP is to be highly mobile.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EProtection is to be modular, with bolt-on, retrofittable panels that provide protection up to a level of STANAG 4. The floor can be reinforced to resist an improvised explosive device (IED). Wish lists prepared for various United Nations missions have been recycled into the WhaP.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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 primary armament is to be a 30 mm cannon, mounted on a gun turret with an upgraded sighting system, which is being developed by the DRDO in partnership with Bharat Electronics Ltd.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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 DRDO has chosen Larsen \u0026amp; Toubro as a “design cum production partner” (DCPP). 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiTa0WKRJ1Y25inQK3PfhJD1-W5uOmU5t1r2QfSUrpFDuSfRbaL1miSx3p3hDfl-1YanMSyC_R2533knBjCwU39zqYJ4Mxx29dNoVAZi-xbb8mpmQC_V8FdFa_io1W53xNvezfC2yndKuqBbhx1d-zXlR7sS1zLXkG9lj9nHsh47etoiX8QZoqEujWL\/s2570\/AA%20Modi.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1450\" data-original-width=\"2570\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiTa0WKRJ1Y25inQK3PfhJD1-W5uOmU5t1r2QfSUrpFDuSfRbaL1miSx3p3hDfl-1YanMSyC_R2533knBjCwU39zqYJ4Mxx29dNoVAZi-xbb8mpmQC_V8FdFa_io1W53xNvezfC2yndKuqBbhx1d-zXlR7sS1zLXkG9lj9nHsh47etoiX8QZoqEujWL\/s16000\/AA%20Modi.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EPM releases fresh import embargo list, unveils indigenous trainer aircraft designed by HAL and lays foundation stone of Deesa airfield in Gujarat\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 20th Oct 22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EPrime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated India’s premier defence exposition, DefExpo 2022, in Gandhinagar, and called for an annual exports target of Rs 40,000 crore.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“This is the first defence expo where only Indian companies are participating and it features only Made-in-India equipment”, he declared.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“From the land of Iron Man, Sardar Patel, we are setting an example of the capabilities of India before the world,” said the PM.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Expo has more than 1,300 exhibitors from the Indian defence industry, some joint ventures (JVs) with foreign original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs) and over 100 start-ups.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EModi said this provided a glimpse of India’s capability and possibility. He said that more than 400 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were being signed for the first time ever.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAt the India Pavilion, which showcased “Make in India” success stories, the PM unveiled the HTT-40 – an indigenous basic trainer aircraft designed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). According to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), the HTT-40 has state-of-the-art contemporary systems and has been designed with pilot-friendly features.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe HTT-40 is an indigenous triumph, having completed all its systems checks and flight tests. With over 60 per cent in-house parts and collaboration of private industry, the MoD regards the HTT-40 as a shining example of the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EModi also launched “Mission DefSpace” to develop innovative solutions for the in the space domain through industry and start-ups.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EThe MoD’s thrust on Africa has brought in the participation of several countries from that continent. The PM expressed happiness that “when India is giving shape to its dreams, 53 friendly countries from Africa are walking with us.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EAlso drawing in more countries\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;is the 2\u003Csup\u003End\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Indian Ocean Region plus (IOR+) conclave that is being held during the Expo, in line with the PM’s vision for Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EThe PM also laid the foundation stone of the new Deesa airfield in Gujarat, stating that the forward air force base will enhance the country’s security.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003ETalking up India’s success in growing defence exports, the PM said: “Our defence exports have grown eight times in the last five years. We are exporting defence materials and equipment to more than 75 countries in 2021-22 India’s defence exports reached $1.59 billion\u0026nbsp;(Rs 13,000 crore). And the target is to reach $5 billion\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003Ei.e.\u003C\/i\u003E, Rs 40,000 crore.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EUnderscoring the MoD’s “Positive Indigenisation Lists,” which designates equipment that would be procured only from within the country, Modi released another list of 101 such items, taking to 411 items the overall number of items mandated for indigenisation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe MoD had earlier promulgated three “Positive Indigenisation Lists”, comprising 310 items on August 21, 2020, May 31, 2021 and April 07, 2022 respectively. The “Fourth Positive Indigenisation List” of 101 items was announced by Modi today.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EThe Prime Minister called upon all the companies present at the DefExpo and urged them to give shape to these opportunities keeping the India of the future at the centre. “You innovate, take a pledge to be the best in the world, and give shape to the dream of a strong developed India. You will always find me there supporting you”, he concluded.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003ESpeaking before Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh termed the massive participation in DefExpo 2022 of over 1,300 Indian exhibitors, besides high officials from more than 80 countries; as a thumbs-up to India’s growing capability.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ERajnath Singh emphasised that national security has always been accorded top priority by the Government. “Land, water and sky are already witness to the valour of our military, but now we are expanding our defence capabilities by reaching the depths of the ocean… and heights of space,” he said.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/7409806670691775666\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/modi-targets-rs-40000-crore-defence.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7409806670691775666"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7409806670691775666"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/modi-targets-rs-40000-crore-defence.html","title":"Modi targets Rs 40,000 crore defence exports"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiTa0WKRJ1Y25inQK3PfhJD1-W5uOmU5t1r2QfSUrpFDuSfRbaL1miSx3p3hDfl-1YanMSyC_R2533knBjCwU39zqYJ4Mxx29dNoVAZi-xbb8mpmQC_V8FdFa_io1W53xNvezfC2yndKuqBbhx1d-zXlR7sS1zLXkG9lj9nHsh47etoiX8QZoqEujWL\/s72-c\/AA%20Modi.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-8298959702620091931"},"published":{"$t":"2022-10-18T18:08:00.010-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-10-19T17:28:34.350-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"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":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Rolls-Royce pursues “Atmanirbhar Bharat” in all three dimensions"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh1t66KFBbP7CSY3TF-VCnM8P5deeq_VbAnkDFcCg-KFVIC4UIchUS2GhV7Eio5pwMlSP8V7YSJ_YV_6-tMxwBfMw5uVbT7BTaSvtar-BGjZSpkZ5KtHJF2EBtB2UYRMgnji_I_hmpgt_-smnBGxFrE727DqPw89aAeyjBvUmyL_fOTu7UKAzErE1lx\/s2448\/AA%20WR-21.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1586\" data-original-width=\"2448\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh1t66KFBbP7CSY3TF-VCnM8P5deeq_VbAnkDFcCg-KFVIC4UIchUS2GhV7Eio5pwMlSP8V7YSJ_YV_6-tMxwBfMw5uVbT7BTaSvtar-BGjZSpkZ5KtHJF2EBtB2UYRMgnji_I_hmpgt_-smnBGxFrE727DqPw89aAeyjBvUmyL_fOTu7UKAzErE1lx\/s16000\/AA%20WR-21.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EBritish firm looking to engage with India’s military to explore engine design in air, sea and land systems (Photo: Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyer, courtesy Wikipedia)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 19th Oct 21\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EAs China’s rising aggression in the Asia-Pacific drives strategic convergence between India, the US and the UK; British high-technology firm Rolls-Royce sees strategy, politics and technology converging to create a compelling rationale for major investments in India.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ERolls-Royce executives at the DefExpo 22 defence exhibition point out that they are the only global original equipment manufacturer (OEM) looking to engage with India’s military in the “highest-technology” realm of engine design in three dimensions – air, sea and land.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENavy gas turbines\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn the realm of aircraft carrier propulsion, Rolls-Royce is pitching its\u0026nbsp;MT30\u0026nbsp;turbines, which provide all-electric drive to both the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWith New Delhi ruling out nuclear propulsion for India’s second indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-2), which is still in the design phase, Rolls-Royce executives point out that the MT30 has already proven its capability in driving the 65,000-tonne HMS Queen Elizabeth. The IAC-2 is also being conceived as a 65,000 tonne carrier.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ERolls-Royce says the MT30 is “designed with approximately 50 per cent fewer parts than other aero-derived gas turbines in its class… and can be configured in either mechanical, electrical or hybrid drive configurations.”\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;\"\u003ERolls-Royce is also offering India the\u0026nbsp;MT30\u0026nbsp;turbine. The Indian Navy has so far built its destroyers and frigates with Russian or Ukrainian turbines, or with the General Electric (GE) LM-2500 gas turbine.\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #4472c4;\"\u003E\"\u003C\/span\u003EBringing the MT30 to India, in collaboration with HAL, has been a key focus for us. The engine has been designed to meet the requirements of naval platforms and India can leverage the MT30 marine gas turbine for all-electric and hybrid propulsion arrangements for its future fleet,\" says Alex Zino, Executive Vice-President at Rolls-Royce.\u003Cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #4472c4;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAero engines\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\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;\"\u003ERolls-Royce has a long history of partnering India in manufacturing and operating aero engines. Currently, some 750 Rolls-Royce engines power aircraft in service with the IAF, the Indian Navy and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).\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;\"\u003EThese include: Adour engines, which power the Hawk advanced jet trainer and the Jaguar deep penetration strike aircraft; the Gnome engine that powers the navy’s Sea King helicopters; the Dart, which powers the air force’s HS-748 Avro aircraft; and the AE2100 and AE3007 engines that power the C-130J Super Hercules and the Embraer 145 airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft respectively.\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;\"\u003EMany of these aero engines were built under licence in HAL’s Engine Division in Bengaluru. While Rolls-Royce’s marine engines are fewer in number, they are “aero-derivative” engines, which means they were originally aero engines that had been re-engineered into marine engines.\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;\"\u003EFor Rolls-Royce, the big prize in India’s aero engines field is the opportunity to design and develop a power pack for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), which will form the backbone of the IAF’s fifth-generation fighter fleet starting a decade from now.\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;\"\u003E“This is about co-creating the Intellectual Property (IP) that goes into a brand new fighter engine. From our perspective, this will be a greenfield design and will take a decade to create,” said Zino.\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ELight tank engine\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\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;\"\u003EThe DRDO is designing and developing a new light tank, to prevent any further instances of Indian troops being outgunned in places such as Eastern Ladakh, where the Indian Army found itself confronting Chinese armour.\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;\"\u003EWhile the Indian side did a creditable job in moving up its T-72 tanks to the Chushul area, that required long road moves that wore down Indian tanks, as well as Indian roads. Army planners gave the go-ahead for the DRDO to develop a 35-40 tonne light tank, and the DRDO opted for a MTU MB 838 engine that generates 1,400 Horse Power.\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;\"\u003EGerman engine-maker MTU has been acquired by Rolls-Royce Power Systems.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/8298959702620091931\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/rolls-royce-pursues-atmanirbhar-bharat.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8298959702620091931"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8298959702620091931"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/rolls-royce-pursues-atmanirbhar-bharat.html","title":"Rolls-Royce pursues “Atmanirbhar Bharat” in all three dimensions"}],"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\/AVvXsEh1t66KFBbP7CSY3TF-VCnM8P5deeq_VbAnkDFcCg-KFVIC4UIchUS2GhV7Eio5pwMlSP8V7YSJ_YV_6-tMxwBfMw5uVbT7BTaSvtar-BGjZSpkZ5KtHJF2EBtB2UYRMgnji_I_hmpgt_-smnBGxFrE727DqPw89aAeyjBvUmyL_fOTu7UKAzErE1lx\/s72-c\/AA%20WR-21.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-4652233988160357050"},"published":{"$t":"2022-10-17T17:50:00.004-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-10-17T18:22:47.625-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ordnance factories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"DefExpo 2022: First DefExpo solely for Indian firms starts in Gandhinagar today"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgD5YuHE3K3HrLirvK8o3c2heXfOiXXzFJL-sFXP1GViLm5uEz17csBjhhpda6_n2b-3_R5y-9GNSDJbr-YQ03QcqHYMPjjMppvlcX4agGbByGWcwcszOMmn2pGjydncTXBCsfHA84GOyfuVk62ia9Q_BV_46BJXEh5U1yb5tqowHP88WEvkZwfycV5\/s8256\/AA%20Marcos.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"5504\" data-original-width=\"8256\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgD5YuHE3K3HrLirvK8o3c2heXfOiXXzFJL-sFXP1GViLm5uEz17csBjhhpda6_n2b-3_R5y-9GNSDJbr-YQ03QcqHYMPjjMppvlcX4agGbByGWcwcszOMmn2pGjydncTXBCsfHA84GOyfuVk62ia9Q_BV_46BJXEh5U1yb5tqowHP88WEvkZwfycV5\/s16000\/AA%20Marcos.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; text-align: left;\"\u003EIn a first, the DefExpo display will include the simulator of India’s futuristic 5\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Csup style=\"font-family: verdana; text-align: left;\"\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; text-align: left;\"\u003E-generation Advanced Combat Aircraft (AMCA)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 18th Oct 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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 Helipad Exhibition Centre in Gandhinagar is abuzz in the controlled chaos that characterises air and defence show venues on the eve of their inauguration. India’s premier defence exhibition, Defence Exposition 2022 (called DefExpo 22), begins on Tuesday, but exhibitors are still touching up their displays, small groups of policemen are searching for their piquets and security personnel are erecting their metal detectors and X-ray machines.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EPrime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate DefExpo 22 on Thursday.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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\"\u003EDefexpo 22 was to be held in February this year but, with foreign exhibitors reluctant to come to India in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, the defence ministry postponed it indefinitely. It is now being held from October 18-22, with the\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;event being the first-ever DefExpo being held exclusively for Indian companies.\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;\"\u003EThe ministry of defence (MoD) pointed out that “companies, Indian subsidiaries of foreign original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), division of companies registered in India and exhibitors having joint ventures with Indian companies will be considered as Indian participants.”\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;\"\u003EOrganised in the largest-ever area of over one lakh square metres (the previous edition was 76,000 square metres) and with a record registration of 1,340 companies, DefExpo 2022 is set to be the biggest defence exhibition till date, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday.\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;\"\u003EThe defence minister said that seventy five countries will participate in DefExpo 2022. The minister will host the second India-Africa Defence Dialogue (IADD) on October 18, while the Indian Ocean Region plus (IOR+) conclave will take place on October 19. More than 53 African countries have been invited for IADD and 44 for the IOR+ conclave.\u0026nbsp;\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EFor years, successive defence expositions were organised by the MoD’s Defence Exhibitions Organisation (DEO) in alternate years in New Delhi, interspersed by Aero India shows in Bengaluru, in the odd years in between.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EThis tradition was broken by the first National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, when Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held DefExpo 2018 in Chennai and Rajnath Singhwho held DefExpo 2020 in Lucknow. Now Rajnath is holding his second DefExpo in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EDefExpo 22 intends to highlight the strong linkages between the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) on the one hand; and industry and academia on the other. The MoD has announced that the DRDO will display \u0026nbsp;a wide range of 430 products encompassing strategic and tactical weapon systems, defence equipment and technologies.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The 12\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;edition of Asia’s largest defence event will be highlighting the theme ‘Path to Pride’, aligned with ‘India at 75’, and ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ (self-reliant India), encouraging the industry as well as the citizens to join in and contribute towards nation building. It aims to further the narrative of ‘Make in India, Make for the World’”, 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\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;\"\u003EAlso on show will be several DRDO initiatives such as the Technology Development Fund (TDF), Dare to Dream and other similar schemes to support academia, start-ups, micro, small and medium enterprises and large industries.\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;\"\u003EDefExpo 22 will feature static displays, live demonstrations, seminars and immersive experience zones. These will be spread across three separate locations: Including the Mahatma Mandir Convention \u0026amp; Exhibition Centre, Helipad Exhibition Centre, and Sabarmati River Front.\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;\"\u003EIn a first, the display will include the simulator of India’s futuristic 5\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E-generation Advanced Combat Aircraft (AMCA), along with other augmented and virtual reality naval, land and air product simulators.\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;\"\u003EThere will also be a sprawling 1200 square metre outdoor display, featuring 18 static exhibits. These will include the Border Surveillance System (BOSS), Laser Fence System (LFS), the air-launched BrahMos cruise missile, the Infantry Combat Vehicle with composite Hull (CICV), 155mm x 52 calibre Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS), the Prahar missile, Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) and the Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM).\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;\"\u003EDuring the exhibition, there will be a string of major seminars, and discussions. Among these is one event –\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EBandhan\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;– in which the DRDO will handover licenses of technologies it developed to Indian industries for manufacture.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/4652233988160357050\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/defexpo-2022-first-defexpo-solely-for.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4652233988160357050"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4652233988160357050"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/defexpo-2022-first-defexpo-solely-for.html","title":"DefExpo 2022: First DefExpo solely for Indian firms starts in Gandhinagar today"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgD5YuHE3K3HrLirvK8o3c2heXfOiXXzFJL-sFXP1GViLm5uEz17csBjhhpda6_n2b-3_R5y-9GNSDJbr-YQ03QcqHYMPjjMppvlcX4agGbByGWcwcszOMmn2pGjydncTXBCsfHA84GOyfuVk62ia9Q_BV_46BJXEh5U1yb5tqowHP88WEvkZwfycV5\/s72-c\/AA%20Marcos.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-3239060346960155672"},"published":{"$t":"2022-10-16T18:38:00.003-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-10-17T18:25:52.203-07:00"},"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":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Tata looks to register presence in DefExpo"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjxgcp0z07CbXvlA-U8DHkJbIs8MZLxhhibpeDndOF0NIne5Qbn9s-SCZeXh_CHRwiqOJ7XeqJj3F7ZeYVOMKMgQxxczAPUcpz7UTA8NZMa-yO5meeUt68va0crysghvQO6J8TnZi4L285Uhxf-SMhOeDuT-ohHGCsINYRqylDhUC8KljdprYuKkyYp\/s1520\/AA%20Tata.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"875\" data-original-width=\"1520\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjxgcp0z07CbXvlA-U8DHkJbIs8MZLxhhibpeDndOF0NIne5Qbn9s-SCZeXh_CHRwiqOJ7XeqJj3F7ZeYVOMKMgQxxczAPUcpz7UTA8NZMa-yO5meeUt68va0crysghvQO6J8TnZi4L285Uhxf-SMhOeDuT-ohHGCsINYRqylDhUC8KljdprYuKkyYp\/s16000\/AA%20Tata.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;\"\u003ETASL is looking for a share in the world’s biggest fighter acquisition, New Delhi’s multi-billion dollar tender for 114 multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA\u003C\/span\u003E)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\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\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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\u003EHyderabad\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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, 17th Oct 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;\"\u003EOne of the big splashes at the forthcoming Defence Exposition 2022 (DefExpo 22 for short) could be registered by one of India’s fastest-growing aerospace and defence (A\u0026amp;D) manufacturers, Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), also known as Tata A\u0026amp;D.\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-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-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EEarlier this year, The Boeing Company chose TASL as its “Supplier of the Year, 2022”, in the teeth of fierce competition from 11,000 supplier companies. Meanwhile, the defence ministry entrusted TASL to be India’s first private firm to build and deliver an aircraft in flyaway condition to the military – the C-295 tactical airlifter, which TASL is to build in partnership with Airbus Defence \u0026amp; Space.\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-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;\"\u003EMeanwhile, TASL is looking for a share in the world’s biggest fighter acquisition, New Delhi’s multi-billion dollar tender for 114 multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA). Lockheed Martin, the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the iconic F-16 fighter aircraft, hopes to win the Indian Air Force (IAF) tender. That would trigger a shift in the F-16 production line to India, where a JV between TASL and Lockheed Martin would build the F-21 -- an advanced version of the F-16 fighter.\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-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;\"\u003EThat would enormously boost TASL’s aggregate revenue, which is currently approximately Rs 4,500 crore in the current financial year 2022-23, including from three joint ventures (JV). Only one global defence major – The Boeing Company – betters this output in India, with revenues in the region of $1 billion.\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-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;\"\u003ETASL’s ambition to be India’s biggest A\u0026amp;D manufacturer, as well as its ambition to build the F-21 in India, are both reflected in its display booth at the DefExpo 22 site in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, where an entire, life-sized F-16 fighter aircraft wing symbolically connects it with its neighbouring booth – that of its production partner, Lockheed Martin.\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-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-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Tata Group has identified A\u0026amp;D as an area of strategic growth and has structured TASL as the lead entity to pursue growth in this sector. TASL is currently composed of six entities, which were earlier the defence verticals of six Tata Group companies. In addition, TASL has three JVs formed by partnering three global defence OEMs – Lockheed Martin, Sikorsky Helicopters and Boeing.\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-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-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETASL’s infrastructure is spread across three locations in India – Hyderabad, Nagpur and Bangalore – with complimentary capabilities and certifications. This helps in mitigation of risk, say company executives.\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;\"\u003EIn barely a decade, TASL has industrialised more than a million square feet, setting up facilities for in-house engineering, product re-engineering, process engineering, tooling, machining, fabrication, special processes and major assemblies.\u003Cb\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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-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;\"\u003EThis includes ~200,000 square feet of detailed part fabrication capability;\u2028~ 450,000 square feet of composites manufacturing capability; ~450,000 square feet of major assembly capability; and ~106,000 square feet of aero engines capability. \u2028\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-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThese production lines supply to many of the world’s top A\u0026amp;D companies, including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Airbus, Sikorsky, General Electric and Rolls-Royce. According to company executives, TASL is a single-source supplier on 20 A\u0026amp;D manufacturing programmes around the world.\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-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-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETASL’s executives explain the company’s expertise lies in setting up production facilities in quick time, with mature processes for transferring work packages from global customers.\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;\"\u003ECompany executives claim it moves from greenfield to production in an average of just 12 months. TASL Hyderabad\u2028 took just nine months – from July 2009 to March 2010 – to commence production. Tata Sikorsky Aerospace Ltd, Hyderabad took 14 months from February 2011 to open its production lines. And Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures, Hyderabad took just 14 months, from February 2011 to March 2012.\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;\"\u003ETASL’s chief executive officer, Sukaran Singh, stresses that the bulk of his production has little or no connection with offset contracts. In some, like the manufacturing line for the Pilatus PC-12 single-engine turboprop, the order was initially a part of offsets related to the IAF’s purchase of Pilatus PC-7 Mark II basic trainers. But then the competitiveness of TASL’s production induced Pilatus to shut down other sources and to obtain fuselages from India instead.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/3239060346960155672\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/tata-looks-to-register-presence-in.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3239060346960155672"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3239060346960155672"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/tata-looks-to-register-presence-in.html","title":"Tata looks to register presence in DefExpo"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjxgcp0z07CbXvlA-U8DHkJbIs8MZLxhhibpeDndOF0NIne5Qbn9s-SCZeXh_CHRwiqOJ7XeqJj3F7ZeYVOMKMgQxxczAPUcpz7UTA8NZMa-yO5meeUt68va0crysghvQO6J8TnZi4L285Uhxf-SMhOeDuT-ohHGCsINYRqylDhUC8KljdprYuKkyYp\/s72-c\/AA%20Tata.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-6752409561850033193"},"published":{"$t":"2022-10-11T03:20:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-10-11T03:20:14.650-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Land systems"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"For protected move in UN missions, Bharat Forge rolls out Kalyani M4 armoured personnel carriers (APCs)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh63eqbq9OyDIvmlyzxoNWRASC8oKLojVNFVeV4xxF2GFCBhWfOgTnX8H3LvtRAAOPxDDdR7OH63YCBl8d9vwRXLT3r52kjwqrhYR51oeuvvXZhwz1fExoiNwKGnbaDs5b4GBwyMem0nfR3HA7niLx4KlSlzTgUzhgcgNelSqztgpsCTT-ztq1khsdq\/s1432\/AA%20Kalyani%20M4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"957\" data-original-width=\"1432\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh63eqbq9OyDIvmlyzxoNWRASC8oKLojVNFVeV4xxF2GFCBhWfOgTnX8H3LvtRAAOPxDDdR7OH63YCBl8d9vwRXLT3r52kjwqrhYR51oeuvvXZhwz1fExoiNwKGnbaDs5b4GBwyMem0nfR3HA7niLx4KlSlzTgUzhgcgNelSqztgpsCTT-ztq1khsdq\/s16000\/AA%20Kalyani%20M4.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\u003EKalyani Group chief, Babasaheb Kalyani (waving flag, right) flags off a M4 APC in white livery for UN operations\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 11th Oct 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-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;\"\u003EIndia’s military has a proud record of being one of the leading contributors to United Nations Peacekeeping Operations (UNPKO) all over the world. They have displayed exceptional bravery with one officer – Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria – winning the highest gallantry award, the Param Vir Chakra, after laying down his life in a pitched battle with Congolese rebels in 1961.\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;\"\u003EYet, until recently, Indian contingents used to go into international peacekeeping missions equipped with shoddy, second-hand equipment that contrasted with the gleaming weaponry carried by other militaries.\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;\"\u003EAll that is changing as Indian vehicle and equipment suppliers have begun producing state-of-the-art military kit.\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;\"\u003EOn Monday, Bharat Forge Limited handed over 16 world-class, made-in-India Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), called the Kalyani M4, to the Indian Army for UNPKOs.\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\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhUDP_2qlGLnTs7WptnUjclONRyzK_ooLfrNS91ZwFPq2J_HuvzU0unFNR_Wt5_zTWYazPqZEDLkNM1iG0UO1_iFtSJE-FUe25YiTzzbmUUgxoE9nVDWbm78L0w_GefzkRj7bqMO6Cij2DBoGV4tqB5bQxfDslwp7wHV7fvo2lozNVR_hgp_8hNcmzY\/s1437\/AA%20Kalyani%20M4%20a.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"955\" data-original-width=\"1437\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhUDP_2qlGLnTs7WptnUjclONRyzK_ooLfrNS91ZwFPq2J_HuvzU0unFNR_Wt5_zTWYazPqZEDLkNM1iG0UO1_iFtSJE-FUe25YiTzzbmUUgxoE9nVDWbm78L0w_GefzkRj7bqMO6Cij2DBoGV4tqB5bQxfDslwp7wHV7fvo2lozNVR_hgp_8hNcmzY\/s16000\/AA%20Kalyani%20M4%20a.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\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-US\"\u003EAccording to the defence ministry the Kalyani M4 is a “Quick Reaction Fighting Vehicle (Heavy), indigenously manufactured by Bharat Forge Ltd. It is capable of carrying an infantry section (10 soldiers) in full combat gear. The Kalyani M4 successfully completed a series of extreme vehicle trials in some of the toughest environments in India. Trials were conducted in the freezing terrains of Leh and Ladakh, and the unforgiving deserts of Rann of Kutch.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003E“The Kalyani M4s are state-of-the-art APCs that provide unprecedented levels of protection to the occupants against high kinetic energy threats including severe mine blasts and grenades,” said a Kalyani Group press release.\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\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EInstead of exposing infantry troops to fire from jungles, built up areas, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) buried in mud roads, up to 10 soldiers can travel protected from blasts. “The [Kalyani M4] vehicle can withstand three tri-nitro-toluene (TNT) charges under the wheels and one 50 kg IED blast at one side,” stated the media release.\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;\"\u003EThat amounts to a STANAG-3 rated protection for the crew and the infantry soldiers inside, said Colonel Rajinder Bhatia (Retired), the defence business chief of the Kalyani Group.\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;\"\u003EWith a combat radius of approximately 800 kms, the Kalyani M4 brings to bear its combat power, in minimum time, in all types of terrain. It is equipped with modern optics and sighting equipment that provide the crew inside with full-time situational awareness. The APC is powered by a 460 Horse Power engine from Cummins.\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;\"\u003E“The Kalyani M4 today is the best mobility platform available in the world and variants such as the ambulance and command post vehicles have been delivered to the Indian Army in the past,” said Bharat Forge in its media release.\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 style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EThe army has placed an order for 45 Kalyani M4 APCs, while another 23 APCs are being handed over to Indian army units that are going into UNPKOs.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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-US\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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“Keeping crew safety and vehicle performance as paramount factors, the Kalyani M4 has been ergonomically and aesthetically designed to allow the crew to perform their duties in an optimum manner,” stated\u0026nbsp;Amit Kalyani, Deputy Managing Director of Bharat Forge.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/6752409561850033193\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/for-protected-move-in-un-missions.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6752409561850033193"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6752409561850033193"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/for-protected-move-in-un-missions.html","title":"For protected move in UN missions, Bharat Forge rolls out Kalyani M4 armoured personnel carriers (APCs)"}],"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\/AVvXsEh63eqbq9OyDIvmlyzxoNWRASC8oKLojVNFVeV4xxF2GFCBhWfOgTnX8H3LvtRAAOPxDDdR7OH63YCBl8d9vwRXLT3r52kjwqrhYR51oeuvvXZhwz1fExoiNwKGnbaDs5b4GBwyMem0nfR3HA7niLx4KlSlzTgUzhgcgNelSqztgpsCTT-ztq1khsdq\/s72-c\/AA%20Kalyani%20M4.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-5348051981228893942"},"published":{"$t":"2022-10-06T21:58:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-10-06T21:58:12.884-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Broadsword"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Internal security"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Reorganising the military into integrated theatre commands: It’s too late to turn around now"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhn6vvi_C3gcZ-RfB6le2s9-4Un0LbC_QEMupXpHI9CSiNorNm2W36sxH2xkpUNyLClmDWOBOOSSEZkjqLiAev9meshRfISxc49UiVbIEvoIqSO2mKlYj8r9MJlvuPr1eaEzsezymaxn8Gmj__ZfuUXJJWG0FJQlRxQrOhIBlf0m2dPbZC1_5SMOOAu\/s1325\/AA%20P-8I.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"882\" data-original-width=\"1325\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhn6vvi_C3gcZ-RfB6le2s9-4Un0LbC_QEMupXpHI9CSiNorNm2W36sxH2xkpUNyLClmDWOBOOSSEZkjqLiAev9meshRfISxc49UiVbIEvoIqSO2mKlYj8r9MJlvuPr1eaEzsezymaxn8Gmj__ZfuUXJJWG0FJQlRxQrOhIBlf0m2dPbZC1_5SMOOAu\/s16000\/AA%20P-8I.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003EThe air force opposes the division of 30-35 fighter squadrons between 5-6 integrated theatre commands, leaving all of them with a little but none with enough\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\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, 7th October 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\u003Cbr \/\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;\"\u003EWith the appointment last fortnight of Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan (Retired) as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), the attention of the defence ministry and the military should focus once again on the much-delayed task of setting up joint theatre commands, in which elements of all three services – the army, navy and air force – work in an integrated manner to maximise the military’s combat power. This would involve restructuring India’s single-service commands, merging 17 army, navy and air force commands into five-to-six tri-service commands. While a CDS has been appointed to oversee this process, the creation of tri-service theatre commands, crucial for enhancing battlefield performance, is still to get off the blocks. The Andaman \u0026amp; Nicobar Command and the Strategic Forces Command are India’s only tri-service commands.\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-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;\"\u003EOne of the military’s worst-kept secrets is that the army is in favour of joint theatre commands, the navy is equivocal, and the air force opposes it internally, but pays lip service to the concept. In this context, it is significant that the air force chief, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, publicly stated this week that the air force is not opposing the broad process. What the air force does have reservations about is the setting up of joint command structures without having thought through the process, and its consequences, adequately.\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-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;\"\u003EOne of the concerns of the air force is said to be the idea of dividing their 30-35 fighter squadrons between five-to-six integrated theatre commands, leaving all of them with a little but none with enough. In its perception, planning should be centralised and execution decentralised. For example, in the Balakote strikes of February 2019, in which the Mirage 2000 fighters that bombed the terrorist seminary took off from Gwalior, in one air force command, the Sukhoi-30MKIs that provided them air defence cover operated from another command and the MiG-21s that were fielded against the Pakistan Air Force’s retaliatory strikes the next day got airborne from yet another command. The air force argues that only centralised planning could have got together all these fighters from widely separated bases.\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-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;\"\u003EDriving home the point further, the air force says that it would be perfectly conceivable in wartime for a sortie of Sukhoi-30MKIs to take off from Pune, in Southern Air Command, bomb a target located in the South Western Air Command theatre, deliver the rest of their bomb payload in support of Western Air Command, and then top up from air-to-air refuellers from Central Air Command before landing in Kolkata, in the Eastern Air Command, in preparation for a mission in the Sikkim sector the next day. Centralised planning is essential for such multiple tasking, with aircraft viewed as flexible assets that can be switched around between theatres.\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-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;\"\u003ENevertheless, the air chief voiced his support for integrated theatre commands, subject to certain provisos. He said the new structures needed to be “future ready”, or prepared for new forms of warfare such as cyber and space warfare. With multiple tasking in mind, he stipulated that the decision-making levels must reduce. It is essential that the air force’s concerns be addressed so that there is buy-in from that service. At the same time, the air force must realise that the military as a whole has walked a long way down the road to integrated commands. It is too late to stop or turn around now.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/5348051981228893942\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/reorganising-military-into-integrated.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5348051981228893942"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5348051981228893942"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/reorganising-military-into-integrated.html","title":"Reorganising the military into integrated theatre commands: It’s too late to turn around now"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhn6vvi_C3gcZ-RfB6le2s9-4Un0LbC_QEMupXpHI9CSiNorNm2W36sxH2xkpUNyLClmDWOBOOSSEZkjqLiAev9meshRfISxc49UiVbIEvoIqSO2mKlYj8r9MJlvuPr1eaEzsezymaxn8Gmj__ZfuUXJJWG0FJQlRxQrOhIBlf0m2dPbZC1_5SMOOAu\/s72-c\/AA%20P-8I.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-6021388227310649960"},"published":{"$t":"2022-10-06T21:05:00.014-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-10-07T06:31:35.230-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Broadsword"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Inside Tales"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Internal security"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Morale"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"My column, Broadsword: Chinese chequers on the China border"},"content":{"type":"html","$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\/AVvXsEikUh7YrzRFpe5LGcKLseATSTJwz1DgF6Ds7dAL9TiIMrg49w5sPp9d3Xsm-kj7vW3XtEjuY_xCbqXwhAGTKujtY9tYzm0bUDM8jz5tyAn3btU2HEZvNzSdBisWvFptiG8UpQSwVCpgiWaRS8-EsYe-jnClSfPdUXae52MF5xiWl3daUiQNZt_gWfAd\/s1521\/AA%20Nomad.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1014\" data-original-width=\"1521\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEikUh7YrzRFpe5LGcKLseATSTJwz1DgF6Ds7dAL9TiIMrg49w5sPp9d3Xsm-kj7vW3XtEjuY_xCbqXwhAGTKujtY9tYzm0bUDM8jz5tyAn3btU2HEZvNzSdBisWvFptiG8UpQSwVCpgiWaRS8-EsYe-jnClSfPdUXae52MF5xiWl3daUiQNZt_gWfAd\/s16000\/AA%20Nomad.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EChina is re-settling Tibetan graziers in villages along the border to claim ownership.\u0026nbsp;India cannot afford to\u0026nbsp;leave its border residents (Photo: Nomads near Tawang) to their fate\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\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\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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, 7th Oct 2022\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;\"\u003EIt is said that one can fool some of the people all the time; and all the people some of the time; but not all the people all the time. This adage has been proven correct on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) – the de facto boundary between India and China – where New Delhi has refused to acknowledge China’s military land-grab in April 2020 in at least seven spots in Eastern Ladakh. Notwithstanding the government’s insistence that all is well on the LAC, a highly credible section of local Ladakhis – the nomadic yak graziers who live along the borders – have publicly lamented that Chinese troops and border guards are denying them access to their traditional borderland pastures. Even worse, they are without support from the Indian government: The army and the Indo-Tibet Border Police (ITBP), which polices the border, are doing nothing to safeguard Ladakhi graziers while they take their animals to their traditional pasturelands.\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-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 the circumstances, a local elected official from Ladakh has publicly refuted New Delhi’s fiction that Chinese and Indian military commanders have negotiated a mutual and equal troop disengagement and have created buffer zones on either side of the LAC to separate the two armies. Konchok Stanzin, who appeared on a well-respected TV news channel, is a two-term councillor who represents the area between Hot Springs and Chushul on the Leh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC). Speaking on TV, Stanzin highlighted the plight of the unarmed Ladakhi graziers who faced the ire of aggressive Chinese border guards.\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-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\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\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgzfl9fn0SfX_MTI7tMs7aEDVdXSjpGmycuki_JZ7sbUltJqSbvBJylKatdX-8c7wwsxLsQRJDBHQX5F_XsatY5cdX2_fb_CdHKeoeKMXmG6MMXDyDFq5C-twuH6I_qhOVOJAoSgr6FJmR320jIHJ_MPJiMMe66QM4Gcf11k3ADiIbBiWd1uKNhkC7M\/s640\/AA%20graziers.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"148\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgzfl9fn0SfX_MTI7tMs7aEDVdXSjpGmycuki_JZ7sbUltJqSbvBJylKatdX-8c7wwsxLsQRJDBHQX5F_XsatY5cdX2_fb_CdHKeoeKMXmG6MMXDyDFq5C-twuH6I_qhOVOJAoSgr6FJmR320jIHJ_MPJiMMe66QM4Gcf11k3ADiIbBiWd1uKNhkC7M\/s16000\/AA%20graziers.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-size: xx-large; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EMr Stanzin did not appear out of the blue last week; he is a widely respected legislator. He recounts writing in 2019 to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) complaining about aggressive Chinese behaviour that made the Ladakhi nomads fearful of the consequences of taking their herds to their grazing grounds. He pointed out that this was not just the graziers’ problem, but India’s. That is because territorial claims along the LAC rest on village records of grazing grounds, which must be reasserted each year by the physical presence of nomads with their herds.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\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=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETo Mr Stanzin’s surprise the PMO, after three years of silence, replied to his letter some weeks ago. The letter, which was classified “Secret”, was signed by Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan (Retired), and it requested for a meeting with Mr Stanzin in Leh. Mr Stanzin claims that when General Chauhan (who was last week appointed Chief of Defence Staff, or CDS) came to Leh last month, he told him unequivocally that areas such as Chabzi village, from which the Chinese were blocking the visit of Ladakhi graziers, was Chinese territory, not ours. Mr Stanzin says he pointed out that areas that are now buffer zones (neutral zones that separate the two militaries), were visited each summer by Ladakhi graziers and their herds. That was also true for areas south of Pangong Tso, where pasturelands around Black Top, Gurung Hill and Helmet Top – which Indian Special Forces had occupied in August 2001 – were now out of bounds.\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-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;\"\u003EAlso being denied to the Ladakhi graziers were large areas north of Pangong Tso; and the north side of the Kugrang Valley, Dhan Singh Post and the Marsamik and Hot Spring areas. The bitterest pill that the Ladakhi graziers had to swallow was that it was not Chinese soldiers or border guards that were turning them back. Instead it was Indian Army soldiers and ITBP troopers who were turning back their own graziers, on the grounds that this was Chinese territory.\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-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 Ladakhi grazier community also laments the way\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003Ethat territories claimed by both New Delhi and Beijing are being shorn of their local identities. Before the PLA incursions of 2020, the local people used Ladakhi place names. But now, with the heavy deployment of PLA and Indian troops along the boundary, traditional names were being arbitrarily replaced by military terminology – such as “PP-1, PP-2”\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003Eet passim\u003C\/i\u003E, “Adm Base”, “Dhyan Singh Post” and the various “fingers” along the shores of Pangong Lake. The replacement of traditional names by military nomenclature, say respected Ladakhi scholars such as Siddiq Wahid, is having the unintended consequence of “invisible-izing” the local people and diluting their longstanding claims on the territory.\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 style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ENew Delhi’s cavalier treatment of border territories and people stands in alarming contrast to the strategic treatment that Beijing is according to areas along the Sino-Indian border.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; caret-color: rgb(61, 133, 198);\"\u003EIn 2017, a new border village policy, which involved setting up Tibetan villages in disputed border areas, was announced with fanfare at the 19th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress\u003C\/span\u003E. In a major investigative article in May 2021 in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EForeign Policy\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003Emagazine, Tibetologist Robert Barnett recounted how this works.\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-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;\"\u003EProfessor Barnett’s article details the case of four Tibetan nomads from the remote Beyul Khenpajong region, disputed between Bhutan and China. Until 1995, like other yak graziers, the four grazed their herds in the Beyul, returning to their village in Tibet when the winter snows closed in. But in 1995, the local China Communist Party (CCP) officials told them that the Beyul was Chinese territory and that it was their duty to guard it through physically remaining there through winter. For the next 20 years, the four graziers wintered in alone in the Beyul, in the most primitive conditions and with no contact with the outside world.\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-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;\"\u003EEach summer, the CCP officials would organise the herders to carry out small tasks to reassert China’s claims. Professor Barnett writes: “These included driving yak herds over land grazed by Bhutanese herders in the Beyul, demanding tax payments from the Bhutanese herders, planting Chinese flags on peaks and painting the word ‘China’ on rocks throughout the area.” In the face of this sustained pressure and without any support from their own army or government, the Bhutanese herders moved away, abandoning their traditional grazing grounds.\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-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 April 2020, the Communist Party secretary of Tibet, Wu Yingjie, trekked all the way to visit the new village and to hail the graziers as heroes of China. In July 2021, China’s President Xi Jinping visited Tibet for three days, with his focus on the Tibetan town of Nyingtri (Nyingchi or Linzhi in Chinese). Nyingtri is of strategic interest to India, since Beijing regards Arunachal Pradesh as a southward extension of Nyingtri Prefecture.\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-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;\"\u003EOver the years an estimated 250,000 Tibetans have been resettled thus in vulnerable pockets along the border. China is applying similar pressure across multiple disputed sections of the border, says Professor Barnett. He says CCP officials in Tibet are “transforming complicated local Tibetan histories of cross-border grazing, monastic claims, and family tradition into state-level claims by China.”\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-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;\"\u003ESimilar initiatives, intended to consolidate China’s hold over border areas, are being pursued at the top-most level.\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-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;\"\u003EPlaying Chinese Chequers on the LAC is not for the faint-hearted. The Indian Army has shown it is a match for the PLA, but is too often held back by a timid political leadership. We must ensure that the custodians of our frontiers, whether soldiers or civilians, never have to face the Chinese from a position of disadvantage.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/6021388227310649960\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/my-column-broadsword-chinese-chequers.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6021388227310649960"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6021388227310649960"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/my-column-broadsword-chinese-chequers.html","title":"My column, Broadsword: Chinese chequers on the China border"}],"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\/AVvXsEikUh7YrzRFpe5LGcKLseATSTJwz1DgF6Ds7dAL9TiIMrg49w5sPp9d3Xsm-kj7vW3XtEjuY_xCbqXwhAGTKujtY9tYzm0bUDM8jz5tyAn3btU2HEZvNzSdBisWvFptiG8UpQSwVCpgiWaRS8-EsYe-jnClSfPdUXae52MF5xiWl3daUiQNZt_gWfAd\/s72-c\/AA%20Nomad.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1112101840656994920"},"published":{"$t":"2022-10-05T05:12:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-10-05T05:12:06.257-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"france"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ordnance factories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russia"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"HAL spins a success story with light helicopters"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgjmqFSjoL8stJ5bFPP0CV3Ex7B9u63O_fKgglJECYbMq_dX3f0JVgZVlvg6_MrO7aofZltkjc-I_Eu-pJ4RfFEj-EHFXU2Dl2xPS82KahsQZAIYvdTbU7UanQSenRFUJvTx7z0xERsDtwwsjEwSijnmdLlJpd7_cSZQqyTIp5sa-IbWT6zkPCb6qE0\/s1264\/AA%20Apache.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1016\" data-original-width=\"1264\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgjmqFSjoL8stJ5bFPP0CV3Ex7B9u63O_fKgglJECYbMq_dX3f0JVgZVlvg6_MrO7aofZltkjc-I_Eu-pJ4RfFEj-EHFXU2Dl2xPS82KahsQZAIYvdTbU7UanQSenRFUJvTx7z0xERsDtwwsjEwSijnmdLlJpd7_cSZQqyTIp5sa-IbWT6zkPCb6qE0\/s16000\/AA%20Apache.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;\"\u003ECapital expenditure funds designated for foreign attack helicopters, such as the Apache (shown above) could be diverted towards Prachanda Light Combat Helicopters\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\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=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\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 style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUnsigned editorial in Business Standard\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E5th October 22\u003C\/b\u003E\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\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\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 Indian Air Force (IAF) raised its first squadron of the light combat helicopter (LCH) on Monday, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh christening the new chopper “Prachanda”. With that, India’s aerospace monopoly, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), is on its way to mass manufacturing its second light helicopter for the army and the IAF. Last March, the government sanctioned the manufacture of 15 Prachanda LCHs for Rs 3,887 crore, or about Rs 260 crore each, while approving the expenditure of Rs 377 crore more on a production line. This, however, is only the tip of the iceberg: HAL has been told to expect orders for 65 Prachanda helicopters for the IAF and 97 for the army. And if these specialist, high-altitude, attack helicopters prove their worth on India’s Himalayan borders, there could be many more on order.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003ELCH is making waves as the world’s only attack helicopter that can land and take-off at altitudes of 5,000 metres (16,400 feet) with considerable weapons and fuel loads that meet the requirements of troops deployed in sectors such as Siachen and Kargil.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\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;\"\u003EThe government’s focus on “Atmanirbhar Bharat” (self-reliant India) and its earmarking of 68 per cent of the defence capital budget for domestic purchases would require funds designated for foreign attack helicopters, such as the Apache, to be diverted for creating a fleet of Prachanda LCHs.\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-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;\"\u003EHAL’s success in designing and eventually manufacturing the Prachanda replicates a successful production path that it first adopted with the Dhruv advanced light helicopter (ALH). The Dhruv was initially powered by the TM333 2B2 engine, obtained from French firm Turbomeca (now Safran Helicopter Engines). But HAL quickly realised that India’s rugged borders required more powerful engines and so, worked with Safran to develop the so-called Shakti engine.\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-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 one-of-a-kind, high-altitude power pack transformed the Dhruv into exactly the helicopter the Indian military needed. The initial order for 159 Dhruvs was quickly increased by 54 more helicopters and, as the obsolescent, single-engine Cheetah and Chetak helicopters are phased out of service, could increase to 400 choppers.\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-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;\"\u003EWhen the LCH entered development, its designers wasted no time in adopted the same power pack as the Dhruv ALH – twin Shakti engines – in order to achieve the same performance at high altitudes. Going by how pleased the army is with the LCH as a fire-support platform, it is estimated that HAL will eventually build at least 180 of these attack helicopters. Meanwhile, HAL turned yet again to the Indo-French Shakti engine to power what is emerging as a third successful indigenous helicopter – the eponymous Light Utility Helicopter (LUH). Since the Shakti engine is used in this helicopter in a single-engine configuration, it has required additional certification from civil aviation authorities abroad. With that completed, the LUH is well along in high-altitude flight-testing. For manufacturing multiple LUH variants, HAL has acquired 615 acres of land in Tumkur and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for a new plant.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHAL is looking to translate its success in developing three types of light helicopters into producing a medium lift helicopter – designated the Indian Multi-Role Helicopter (IMRH). This is a far more challenging task, which will require identifying a foreign partner and working with an existing design. HAL has sent out Requests for Information and has evaluated the responses. The military will now study the data and hammer out joint tri-service requirements.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1112101840656994920\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/hal-spins-success-story-with-light.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1112101840656994920"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1112101840656994920"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/hal-spins-success-story-with-light.html","title":"HAL spins a success story with light helicopters"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgjmqFSjoL8stJ5bFPP0CV3Ex7B9u63O_fKgglJECYbMq_dX3f0JVgZVlvg6_MrO7aofZltkjc-I_Eu-pJ4RfFEj-EHFXU2Dl2xPS82KahsQZAIYvdTbU7UanQSenRFUJvTx7z0xERsDtwwsjEwSijnmdLlJpd7_cSZQqyTIp5sa-IbWT6zkPCb6qE0\/s72-c\/AA%20Apache.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-5350895176832960538"},"published":{"$t":"2022-10-04T23:38:00.010-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-10-04T23:41:17.547-07:00"},"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":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"france"},{"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":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" At least 42 fighter squadrons essential, says Indian Air Force chief"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh5CZvGLmBSlQ8SLR5meGNbiWDttRDV21nt8LEAIrM8akrCY47cg4of4X7WdcNz32KMPBpxrx3k40p4Qx_THzpBPYjzksvcCQN53FeLft8DvXLQJLL3rW6nq1xmr8QWe0EQolsHvaDYpsfFXy8eheZ4J_5k8O7A_JVzHWzfnOOsFdJ9RN2pCeCw6LYe\/s1274\/AA%20Rafale.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"849\" data-original-width=\"1274\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh5CZvGLmBSlQ8SLR5meGNbiWDttRDV21nt8LEAIrM8akrCY47cg4of4X7WdcNz32KMPBpxrx3k40p4Qx_THzpBPYjzksvcCQN53FeLft8DvXLQJLL3rW6nq1xmr8QWe0EQolsHvaDYpsfFXy8eheZ4J_5k8O7A_JVzHWzfnOOsFdJ9RN2pCeCw6LYe\/s16000\/AA%20Rafale.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EProviding air defence to India's huge geographical space requires a large number of combat aircraft (Photo: An IAF Rafale fighter)\u003C\/i\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=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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, 5th Oct 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;\"\u003EThe Indian Air Force (IAF) chief, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhary, stated on Tuesday that the IAF needed to have its squadron numbers up, even if achieving the goal of 42 squadrons appeared difficult at the moment.\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-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;\"\u003EGiven the number-plating (retirement) of about 15 existing squadrons of fighters between now and the middle of the 2030s, even a best case scenario of induction of new aircraft would raise fighter squadron numbers by seven, to 39 squadrons.\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-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;\"\u003EListing out the incoming aircraft, Chaudhary said two squadrons of Tejas Mark 1 had already been inducted and four squadrons of Tejas Mark 1A were on order. In addition to those four, and to another six squadrons of Tejas Mark 2, “the IAF was committed to” six squadrons of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) and six of the multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA), making up 22 squadrons due for induction.\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-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;\"\u003EChaudhary said the 4.5-generation MRCA had been tendered for and the IAF was evaluating vendors’ responses. He said the global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that had responded had given their commitments for ensuring indigenous content and Made-in-India solutions.\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-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;\"\u003EMeanwhile, 15 fighter squadrons would retire over this decade, said Chaudhary. Three MiG-21 BISON squadrons had already retired and the remaining three squadrons would be phased out in another three years.\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-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“Those would be followed by retirement of the Jaguar fleet [which has six squadrons]. From 2025-26, the first lot of Jaguars would be phased out and the depletion would continue till 2032-33. That is the time when the three upgraded Mirage 2000 squadrons and the three upgraded MiG-29 squadrons would start depleting on having completed their total technical life. So by that time, three squadrons of BISONs, six squadrons of Jaguars and three each of Mirage 2000s and MiG-29 would have been number-plated (retired),” said Chaudhary.\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-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;\"\u003EThat would create a net gain of seven squadrons by the mid-2030s. Given the IAF’s current holding of 32 squadrons, that would mean the air force would be operating a fleet of 39 combat aircraft in 2035-36.\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-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;\"\u003EThe IAF chief ruled out making do with less than 42 squadrons, even though the induction of multi-role aircraft and force multipliers such as mid-air-refuellers and airborne warning and control aircraft, would make the IAF a far more powerful force.\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-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“Quantity matters when it comes to conflict with the adversary across the large geographical space we have to contend with. It is important for the air force to have persistence and strong air defence capability around the clock. We have to maintain a 24x7 air defence capability all across India’s airspace, so numbers are important. Given the current state of the air force, it is essential to build up the numbers,” said the air chief.\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-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\u003Cbr \/\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\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"MsoTableGrid\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none; color: black;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 104.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"105\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E13\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.45pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E13\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 186.5pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"187\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E13\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003Esquadron being built in Nashik\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 104.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"105\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMirage 2000\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 64.2pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"64\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E3\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.45pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENil\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 186.5pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"187\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EUpgraded Mirages to exit by 2032\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 104.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"105\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMiG-29UPG\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 64.2pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"64\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E3\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.45pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENil\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 186.5pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"187\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EUpgraded MiG-29 to exit by 2032\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 104.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"105\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EJaguar IS\/IM\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 64.2pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"64\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E6\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.45pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENil\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 186.5pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"187\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EExit starts 2025, finished by 2032\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 104.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"105\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMiG-21BISON\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 64.2pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"64\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E3\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.45pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENil\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 186.5pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"187\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EExit to be completed by 2025\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 104.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"105\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETejas Mark 1\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 64.2pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"64\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E2\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.45pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E2\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 186.5pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"187\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EEntered IAF service\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 104.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"105\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETejas Mark 1A\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 64.2pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"64\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENil\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.45pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E4\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 186.5pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"187\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; 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font-size: large;\"\u003ETo be built by 2032\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 104.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"105\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAMCA\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 64.2pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"64\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENil\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.45pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E6\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 186.5pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"187\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETo be built by 2035-36\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 104.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"105\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMRCA\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 64.2pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"64\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENil\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.45pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E6\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 186.5pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"187\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETo be built by 2035\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 104.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"105\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETOTAL\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 64.2pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"64\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E32\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.45pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E39\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEieY_sjXh-FPhQgIQYrCNpkrA4LWHsi5j2jIe0LAf6rVVwg9vfIFmSFv5ZRb_8dEjBE9SAXcaZcS6s-dOJ7MFKkaLorvnhT4lMfNGESnZhqqplkiBMj-eOABXwdw0eQFgWnVJJDY7WG4rJk-JYq3_cAyBnd-KGul_yOklsaXtCAo4TVALFKRgkNwLki\/s1504\/AA%20LCH2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"848\" data-original-width=\"1504\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEieY_sjXh-FPhQgIQYrCNpkrA4LWHsi5j2jIe0LAf6rVVwg9vfIFmSFv5ZRb_8dEjBE9SAXcaZcS6s-dOJ7MFKkaLorvnhT4lMfNGESnZhqqplkiBMj-eOABXwdw0eQFgWnVJJDY7WG4rJk-JYq3_cAyBnd-KGul_yOklsaXtCAo4TVALFKRgkNwLki\/s16000\/AA%20LCH2.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EIn March, the Cabinet approved procurement of 15 Light Combat Helicopters for Rs 3,887 crore, or about Rs 260 crore each\u003C\/i\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=\"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, 3rd October 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;\"\u003EMarking a major stepping-stone towards increasing the Indian military’s combat power, especially on the high-altitude Himalayan battlefield, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally inducted a new, powerfully armed, high-altitude-capable helicopter into Indian Air Force (IAF) service on Monday.\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;\"\u003EDesigned and developed ground-up by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the defence minister gave the new chopper – so far eponymously referred to as the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) – the name of Prachanda.\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;\"\u003EInducted into the IAF’s newly raised 143 Helicopter Unit, a statement issued by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) called it a “testimony to India’s growing prowess in indigenous design, development and manufacturing and a significant milestone towards ‘Atmanirbharta’ (self-reliance) in defence.”\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 March, the Union Cabinet approved the procurement of 15 Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) for Rs 3,887 crore, or about Rs 260 crore each. The Cabinet Committee also approved the creation of infrastructure worth Rs 377 crore.\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“Light Combat Helicopter Limited Series Production (LSP) is an indigenously designed, developed and manufactured, state-of-the-art modern combat helicopter\u0026nbsp;containing approximately 45 per cent indigenous content by value, which will progressively increase to more than 55 per cent for the SP (series production) version,” the MoD had announced.\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;\"\u003EIAF chief, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, said the induction of the LCH adds greatly to the IAF’s combat potential, with its “versatility and offensive potential at par or better than most attack helicopters operating globally.”\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;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\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;\"\u003EPrachanda, which follows HAL’s Dhruv advanced light helicopter (ALH) into service is the defence public sector undertaking’s indigenous Multi-Role Combat Helicopter designed and built for high altitude operations.\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;\"\u003EThat makes the LCH an ideal platform for providing infantry soldiers fire support in 15,000-16,000 feet high contested areas such as Depsang, Galwan and the heights north and south of Pangong Tso where Indian soldiers were facing off against Chinese intruders.\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;\"\u003EInfantrymen at those oxygen-deprived altitudes cannot carry heavy weaponry for long distances, but a high-altitude attack helicopter would provide them with fire support, using its on-board, 20-millimetre turret gun, 70-millimetre rockets and air-to-air missiles. It can also carry an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) and the IAF is close to choosing one.\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;\"\u003EFor delivering firepower accurately onto the enemy, the LCH is integrated with cutting-edge target-sighting systems, including an electro-optic pod and a helmet mounted display that allows a pilot to aim at a target just by looking at it.\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;\"\u003EThe LCH’s pilots are protected by armoured panels, self-sealing fuel tanks, a bulletproof windshield, damage-tolerant rotor blades and a main gearbox that can run for 30 minutes even after a bullet hits it and drains out the oil. The LCH also has an electronic warfare system that detects incoming missiles and confuses them by scattering flares and chaff.\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;\"\u003ELight Combat Helicopters are already in the MoD’s list of defence products that are embargoed for import. “With its versatile features built in for combat missions, LCH has export capability,” said the MoD.\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;\"\u003EThe military has already projected to HAL an eventual requirement of 65 Prachandas for the IAF and 97 for the army.\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;\"\u003EFor such a small helicopter, the LCH is a formidable fighting machine. Its two pilots, who are seated one behind the other in a slim tandem cockpit, can choose between a menu of weapons that they fire using a helmet pointing systems that lets a pilot aim at a target just by looking at it.\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;\"\u003EHAL’s former chief, R Madhavan, told\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EBusiness Standard\u003C\/i\u003Ethat the LCH is the lightest attack helicopter in the world, designed specifically to meet the Indian Army’s requirements. The 5.8-tonne, twin-pilot helicopter can fly at altitudes of 20,000 feet, higher than any other attack helicopter in the world.\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;\"\u003EHaving demonstrated its ability to operate from 15,000-feet high helipads above the Siachen Glacier, the LCH is an ideal weapons platform for supporting the army in areas like Galwan and Daulat Beg Oldi in Eastern Ladakh, where our soldiers are confronting Chinese intruders.\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[ENDS]\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #943634;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EGraphic: Aiming high\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\u003E·\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;The Light Compact Helicopter (LCH) was inducted into the IAF’s newly raised 143 Helicopter Unit on Monday\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #548dd4;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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\u003Cb\u003E·\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #76923c;\"\u003EPrachanda is HAL’s indigenous Multi-Role Combat Helicopter designed and built for high-altitude operations.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E·\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"color: #e36c0a;\"\u003EIt is integrated with target-sighting systems, including an electro-optic pod and helmet mounted display that allows a pilot to aim at a target just by looking at it\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #e36c0a;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #5f497a;\"\u003E·\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;The LCH’s pilots are protected by armoured panels, self-sealing fuel tanks, a bulletproof windshield, damage-tolerant rotor blades, and a main gearbox that can run for 30 minutes even after a bullet hits it\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #5f497a;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #d99594;\"\u003E·\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;It also has an electronic warfare system that detects incoming missiles and confuses them by scattering flares and chaff\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #d99594;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E·\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"color: #76923c;\"\u003EThe military has already projected to HAL an eventual requirement of 65 Prachandas for the IAF and 97 for the army\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/7586485706829983870\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/read-about-home-grown-prachanda-iafs.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7586485706829983870"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7586485706829983870"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/10\/read-about-home-grown-prachanda-iafs.html","title":" Read about the home-grown “Prachanda”, the IAF's new, light combat helicopter (LCH)"}],"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\/AVvXsEieY_sjXh-FPhQgIQYrCNpkrA4LWHsi5j2jIe0LAf6rVVwg9vfIFmSFv5ZRb_8dEjBE9SAXcaZcS6s-dOJ7MFKkaLorvnhT4lMfNGESnZhqqplkiBMj-eOABXwdw0eQFgWnVJJDY7WG4rJk-JYq3_cAyBnd-KGul_yOklsaXtCAo4TVALFKRgkNwLki\/s72-c\/AA%20LCH2.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-2600194752201328053"},"published":{"$t":"2022-09-30T22:05:00.002-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-09-30T22:05:44.990-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Internal security"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Morale"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Quiet authority: Meet General Anil Chauhan, India's new Chief of Defence Staff "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiujd0iJPhp-OP7uV8z611URRKf3LumX0lxufrIYTX7O-hAhjkoE7jmoRr3OELYuUWbZjPvDihz8OIDCQbx03CQAKlmjV6zGoHXfXRprcvKjydFoggIENgAb9oQBxgg6mxOBKWS0jnZSbprAVTK1mElxkAWuZKBFCv8U4i_hnMd6CDwxzBopuWo53oF\/s1358\/AA%20Chauhan1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"959\" data-original-width=\"1358\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiujd0iJPhp-OP7uV8z611URRKf3LumX0lxufrIYTX7O-hAhjkoE7jmoRr3OELYuUWbZjPvDihz8OIDCQbx03CQAKlmjV6zGoHXfXRprcvKjydFoggIENgAb9oQBxgg6mxOBKWS0jnZSbprAVTK1mElxkAWuZKBFCv8U4i_hnMd6CDwxzBopuWo53oF\/s16000\/AA%20Chauhan1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EGeneral Anil Chauhan is known to express his views frankly, not necessarily adopting the conventional approach\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 1st October 22\u003C\/b\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\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndia’s military has a new top man. Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Anil Chauhan, who\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003Eassumed office on Friday as India’s second Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) will wear two additional hats: He will head the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) as Secretary; and he will also be the Permanent Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC). The other three members of the COSC will be the chiefs of the army, navy and the air force.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn what might be his most weighty responsibility, Chauhan will also be the Principal Military Advisor to the defence minister on all tri-service matters\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EChauhan, whose appointment as the CDS the government announced on Wednesday, could hardly present a greater contrast than his predecessor, Gen Bipin Rawat, who was tragically killed in a helicopter crash last December, along with 12 others, near Coonoor, in Tamil Nadu. Rawat was a gregarious, outspoken commander who interacted with people, including journalists, with very little restraint. Chauhan, in contrast, is described by one of his contemporaries as a “soft-spoken, restrained personality who radiates a quiet but firm authority.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EChauhan was one of four second lieutenants that found themselves commissioned into a single regiment – 11 Gorkha Rifles – in the years that started from December 1978. Two of them, Rawat and Chauhan, have gone on to become full generals and appointed CDSs. The other two, coincidentally named Shokin Chauhan and AL Chavan, also became generals. In the tight army brotherhoods that are born from shared units and regiments, the latter two share the pride that arises from ascending together the pinnacles of rank and appointment.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Anil Chauhan knows his job like nobody else. He seldom wastes his time attempting parties and picnics. And he has the courage and integrity to disagree professionally, with his seniors, and to tolerate dissent and disagreement from his subordinates,” says Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan (Retired).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EGen Anil Chauhan is known to express his views frankly, not necessarily adopting the conventional approach. For example, while discussing the proposals for Agnipath and Agniveers – the new scheme to widen and increase the intake of short-service recruits into the military – Anil Chauhan is learned to have suggested changes that made the scheme more practical and workable than the version the defence ministry had suggested.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EChauhan has had the time to develop a bond with National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, under whom he has worked as a military advisor in the National Security Council Secretariat since he retired nine months ago and who, like him, hails from Garhwal. In June, the government changed the promotion policy permitting retired three-star generals under the age of 62 to return to service and take up the job of CDS. This policy permits such officers to serve as CDS until they reach the age of 65. That will permit Anil Chauhan to remain the tri-service chief for a little over three years.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn an army that favours officers who have spent the bulk of their service years doing counter-insurgency operations in Jammu \u0026amp; Kashmir, Chauhan is that rarity: a China specialist who has logged plenty of service years along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and the McMahon Line with China. After commanding the crucial Baramulla Division as a major general, Chauhan was promoted to lieutenant general and given command of the sensitive Tezpur corps that defends most of Arunachal Pradesh. He then served a tenure as Director General Military Operations, during which the air force carried out the Balakote air strikes in retaliation for a suicide car bomb attack in Pulwama that killed 40 Indian securitymen.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EElevated to army commander, just a step below army chief, Chauhan was posted to Fort William, Kolkata, and given charge of the Eastern Command. When he reached the age of 60 in May 2021, he retired from service. But that was only to be brought to the NSC under Doval and to eventually become India’s first lieutenant general to be brought out of retirement, promoted to full general and appointed CDS.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjKLHaaRuFTGKfLqlvoYo0OsP0jXB2D8DeoVes0dhuJVpW12aQzltRmQ8hiPRfHKwBdNbPkKoRepFq4iYmDMz8XjnJm3h1KL5xyq2dmOpKWGFsCHaHsQWnqcsvWXMiqz5aab5bgo_r83RE19Dw-HnR0zjA4etA4PCmS-BU3lhGBtsU5S0FikhwjzWoi\/s1773\/AA%20Chauhan2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"958\" data-original-width=\"1773\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjKLHaaRuFTGKfLqlvoYo0OsP0jXB2D8DeoVes0dhuJVpW12aQzltRmQ8hiPRfHKwBdNbPkKoRepFq4iYmDMz8XjnJm3h1KL5xyq2dmOpKWGFsCHaHsQWnqcsvWXMiqz5aab5bgo_r83RE19Dw-HnR0zjA4etA4PCmS-BU3lhGBtsU5S0FikhwjzWoi\/s16000\/AA%20Chauhan2.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003EOutside of working hours, the new CDS values his privacy. A good golfer, Chauhan is described by all his contemporaries as a “family man”. He has a single child, a daughter, who is studying architecture in Norway.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOver his busy career, Chauhan has had the time to write two books, including one on nuclear warfare. For the next three years, however, his job description will centre on the creation of joint theatre commands, cutting down on wasteful expenditure and the indigenisation of weapons and systems in India’s military.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/2600194752201328053\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/quiet-authority-meet-general-anil.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/2600194752201328053"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/2600194752201328053"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/quiet-authority-meet-general-anil.html","title":"Quiet authority: Meet General Anil Chauhan, India's new Chief of Defence Staff "}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiujd0iJPhp-OP7uV8z611URRKf3LumX0lxufrIYTX7O-hAhjkoE7jmoRr3OELYuUWbZjPvDihz8OIDCQbx03CQAKlmjV6zGoHXfXRprcvKjydFoggIENgAb9oQBxgg6mxOBKWS0jnZSbprAVTK1mElxkAWuZKBFCv8U4i_hnMd6CDwxzBopuWo53oF\/s72-c\/AA%20Chauhan1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-3593750551076557957"},"published":{"$t":"2022-09-29T19:52:00.025-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-09-29T20:01:58.562-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"defence planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"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"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" Crunching the numbers: \"Make in India\" fortifies defence spending "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEinNJOlz9rrt6PVVZIKdxfWE9BX7Y_wo7Z8NHjnrb1avIuCMO0m1PEnbpLJV5YkNi_px_7NnybOxbHmXrDo6xvMZKr-DvL3d1rLVPAgioLnu_wG3U7h_qBcpG8MX9Otf8iNKgcmvbO1dml35bdbmCI-g_O4ZI2nN_NKYbovGxweFA15ZC1wqd12f1kv\/s808\/1664469671-9992.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"808\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEinNJOlz9rrt6PVVZIKdxfWE9BX7Y_wo7Z8NHjnrb1avIuCMO0m1PEnbpLJV5YkNi_px_7NnybOxbHmXrDo6xvMZKr-DvL3d1rLVPAgioLnu_wG3U7h_qBcpG8MX9Otf8iNKgcmvbO1dml35bdbmCI-g_O4ZI2nN_NKYbovGxweFA15ZC1wqd12f1kv\/s16000\/1664469671-9992.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EIn 2011-12, India imported $5.7 billion worth of defence equipment. In 2022-23, it intends to import $.6.5 billion, which is a CAGR of just 1.2 per cent\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla \u0026amp; Devangshu Datta\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 30th Sept 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAn analysis of defence capital expenditure (capex) indicates increased spending during the last four or five years, along with a discernable shift towards indigenisation. Adjusted for inflation, capital allocations to the defence sector have grown at a compounded rate of around 7 per cent between the base year 2011-12 and the present (2022-23).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWhile rupee-denominated spending has grown at a little better than 8 per cent, imports have grown at just 1.2 per cent during this 11-fiscal year period. The allocation patterns have been quite uneven.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ELet’s explain how we’ve examined the data. We looked for Defence Capital Allocations, including capex scattered across several different Budget heads and Demands for Grants, to arrive at the annual expenditure.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EFor example, in the 2019-20 budget, the capital allocations for border road construction is not in the capital budget (Demand No 21), but buried as Demand No 19 under the Ministry of Defence head.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe allocations to the Coast Guard are similarly included in Demand No 19, even though it operates under the Navy, which is allocated funds under Demand No. 20.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EUntil 2016-17, capital allocations for the Defence R\u0026amp;D Organisation and Ordnance Factory Board were also part of the Ministry of Defence budget head. These scattered capital allocations have been compiled and included in capex.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThen we split the expenditure into two separate categories: First, domestic rupee-denominated spending and, second, imports which are USD-denominated.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFor six of these 12 fiscal periods (including the base year, 2011-12) defence ministry statements in Parliament gave out the ratio between domestic capex and imports. These range from 50:50 in 2018-19 to a targeted 68 per cent of domestic spending in the current fiscal with most years seeing a trend of 60 per cent of expenditure incurred domestically. Where there is no clear attribution, we’ve assumed 60 per cent of the spending was local.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe domestic capex component was adjusted for inflation, and the import component was converted into USD since all defence expenditure, even imports from France or Russia, are USD-denominated. The inflation adjustment was done using the deflator, compiled from Finance Ministry, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, and World Bank data. Overall, the GDP deflator indicates that inflation ran at an annualised 5.2 per cent. However, it has been over 9 per cent in 2021-22 and in the current fiscal (until August).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EA deflator\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Eis a\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Eratio of the value at current prices of all goods and services in the economy in a given year compared to the value during the base year, which is 2011-12 in this case.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFor converting the rupee to dollar, the median USD-INR exchange rate prevailing during the concerned fiscal periods was used. A median is a mid-point value – in a year this would be the USD-INR value which has 182 values above and 182 values below it. The USD strengthened from Rs 48-49 in 2011-12 to over Rs 81 in September 2022 with a median value of Rs 78.84\/ USD in the current fiscal.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThese approximations yield a clear picture of trends. Although the nominal allocation has grown every year, from Rs 69,476 crore (2011-12) to Rs 160,071 crore (2022-23 Budget Estimate), allocations have been uneven if we adjust them for inflation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn 2012-13, and in 2021-22, the allocation was actually lower post-inflation, than in the prior fiscal. There was a whopping 20 per cent year-on-year jump in capex in 2020-21, and there has been 10 per cent increase in 2022-23. It would appear that the creation of infrastructure and the filling of gaps in the military’s arsenal after China’s incursions into Eastern Ladakh in April 2020 are at least partly responsible for this capex hike.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHowever over this entire period, defence spending has grown at a CAGR of 7 per cent. It is noteworthy that defence spending has grown strongly by 9 per cent CAGR after 2016-17 even though the GDP growth has fallen since then.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe value of imports has fluctuated significantly, probably because this is “lumpy”. Defence imports are paid for in the year in which they are delivered, apart from a signing advance of 10-15 per cent of the contract value.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThere could be a capex spike in a year where a large contract is signed (through payment of the advance) or when a larger-than-normal delivery takes place (e.g. a full squadron of aircraft, or a brigade of tanks). There have been years such as 2018-19 and 2019-20 when Imports climbed 26.5 per cent YoY to $7.7 billion in 2018-19 and then dropped by 16 per cent to $6.5 billion in 2019-20. In each such case, there is a larger-than-normal delivery – for example, the Rafale (imports) or Tejas fighters (domestic), or the Russian S400 air defence system (imports) – to explain the bounce.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn the base year, 2011-12, India imported $5.7 billion worth of defence equipment. In 2022-23, it intends to import $.6.5 billion, which is a CAGR of just 1.2 per cent. But imports hit $7.8 billion in 2021-22, and $7.6 bn in 2020-21. It does appear that the efforts to indigenise are slowly making an impact.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThis could also be due to accelerated construction of communication infrastructure along the northern, Himalayan borders during the past few years. This means that part of the domestic capex has been allocated towards roads, barracks, etc., which necessitate the use of locally sourced cement and steel and other construction materials, rather than expensive imported weapons and sensor equipment.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/3593750551076557957\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/crunching-numbers-make-in-india.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3593750551076557957"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3593750551076557957"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/crunching-numbers-make-in-india.html","title":" Crunching the numbers: \"Make in India\" fortifies defence spending "}],"author":[{"name":{"$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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEinNJOlz9rrt6PVVZIKdxfWE9BX7Y_wo7Z8NHjnrb1avIuCMO0m1PEnbpLJV5YkNi_px_7NnybOxbHmXrDo6xvMZKr-DvL3d1rLVPAgioLnu_wG3U7h_qBcpG8MX9Otf8iNKgcmvbO1dml35bdbmCI-g_O4ZI2nN_NKYbovGxweFA15ZC1wqd12f1kv\/s72-c\/1664469671-9992.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1978853051671989306"},"published":{"$t":"2022-09-28T18:22:00.002-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-09-28T18:22:25.171-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Broadsword"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"france"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"France's Naval Group and IIT Goa to work on underwater sensors data  "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhvRqSoFK7INj8kuk1cV4Zg7eFM2zRiPWgDAg8f4pXCu-LidB6trp5QPIg7YNK5A2pFDOROUFktZ9Xxr3KmJ0QSWCk2F4lPDjyBIebmy2sYGHx4NF888LAn62z8mRuYRWwCu82AKH_GVRSxzqzOyOV2jqSGGXA5HnxssKE5O5u_iZFuILoX3W-q0EbL\/s921\/AA%20Barracuda.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"576\" data-original-width=\"921\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhvRqSoFK7INj8kuk1cV4Zg7eFM2zRiPWgDAg8f4pXCu-LidB6trp5QPIg7YNK5A2pFDOROUFktZ9Xxr3KmJ0QSWCk2F4lPDjyBIebmy2sYGHx4NF888LAn62z8mRuYRWwCu82AKH_GVRSxzqzOyOV2jqSGGXA5HnxssKE5O5u_iZFuILoX3W-q0EbL\/s16000\/AA%20Barracuda.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EDuring Sea Tech Week 2022, the two entities signed an agreement to collaborate in improving the analysis of data collected by underwater sensors, using neural systems and AI (Above: the Barracuda SSN)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 29th Sept 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EUnderscoring the growing Indo-French naval cooperation, French shipbuilders Naval Group and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Goa on Tuesday agreed to extend their already close cooperation in the field of underwater signal resolution improvement.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn Brest, during the Sea Tech Week 2022, the two entities signed an agreement to collaborate in joint research aimed at improving the analysis of data collected by underwater sensors, using neural systems and Artificial Intelligence.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIndo-French naval cooperation is entering the strategic realm. While only two of the 40 warships being constructed for the Indian Navy\u0026nbsp;are being built in foreign shipyards, several warships that ostensibly bear a “Make in India” imprimatur — such as six Scorpene submarines built by Mazagon Dock Ltd (MDL), Mumbai — carry the fingerprints of French shipbuilders, such as Naval Group.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn partnership with Naval Group, French defence electronics giant, Thales, is also competing to sell India marine and underwater systems such as sonars and the heavyweight F-21 torpedo, which will form the main armament of the Scorpene-class submarines.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENaval Group won the contest for supplying the Indian Navy\u0026nbsp;with 98 heavyweight torpedoes, having quoted the lowest price for its F-21 torpedo when the bids were opened in late-2020. However, the contract has not been signed yet.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIndia was the “featured country” in the Sea Tech Week 2022 exhibition in Brest. This is being seen as an opportunity to broaden the research and development cooperation between Naval Group and the\u0026nbsp;IIT Goa.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe two entities signed an agreement as part of the GOAT (Goa Atlantic cooperation in Marine Science and Engineering) programme, initiated during the Indo-French Knowledge summit in 2019, for exchange in education, research and innovation in the field of marine science and technology.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWithin the framework of this cooperation, specific study by Indian researchers with French technical experts will be conducted to extend the understanding of the technologies, in order to improve future industrial applications, including underwater surveillance, submarine imaging and drones.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAt a broader level, France sees India as its biggest potential customer for submarines — both conventional and nuclear. In September 2021, Naval Group lost a $90 billion Australian contract, signed in 2016 for building 12 Shortfin Barracuda submarines.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EInstead, the US and UK undertook to provide Australia with nuclear propulsion technology as incentive for joining the new AUKUS grouping, featuring the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENow it appears that France senses an opportunity in India in the submarine space. It manufactures both nuclear and conventional submarines, and that meets India’s immediate requirement for six of each. America does not build conventional submarines and, therefore, does not meet India’s dual requirement.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1978853051671989306\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/frances-naval-group-and-iit-goa-to-work.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1978853051671989306"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1978853051671989306"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/frances-naval-group-and-iit-goa-to-work.html","title":"France's Naval Group and IIT Goa to work on underwater sensors data  "}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhvRqSoFK7INj8kuk1cV4Zg7eFM2zRiPWgDAg8f4pXCu-LidB6trp5QPIg7YNK5A2pFDOROUFktZ9Xxr3KmJ0QSWCk2F4lPDjyBIebmy2sYGHx4NF888LAn62z8mRuYRWwCu82AKH_GVRSxzqzOyOV2jqSGGXA5HnxssKE5O5u_iZFuILoX3W-q0EbL\/s72-c\/AA%20Barracuda.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-4237247212416265963"},"published":{"$t":"2022-09-27T19:57:00.012-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-09-27T19:59:07.615-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Broadsword"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"defence planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Internal security"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Missiles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ordnance factories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Sweden to build new Carl-Gustaf M4 rocket launcher in India  "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi6yiaahVsT1tEAfjU8fQMPLvlHNuMYrugeGzyyg_2cT2kTGNDB8EJ8eOeT60epy4LlLdbb7Osm6zGFgRyU04AKIc8v8hiEEOCBZilRupdk6ha3KkY37L9D6zZ2Ynv4tfPNBV61_yFfHgUmprjqscmNeARQst5QhICcC1QbfWFXABi91CJuDmQckDiI\/s640\/AA%20Carl%20Gustaf.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"479\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi6yiaahVsT1tEAfjU8fQMPLvlHNuMYrugeGzyyg_2cT2kTGNDB8EJ8eOeT60epy4LlLdbb7Osm6zGFgRyU04AKIc8v8hiEEOCBZilRupdk6ha3KkY37L9D6zZ2Ynv4tfPNBV61_yFfHgUmprjqscmNeARQst5QhICcC1QbfWFXABi91CJuDmQckDiI\/s16000\/AA%20Carl%20Gustaf.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003ESaab says the legacy supply chain that has built the M3 rocket launcher in India can conveniently switch to building the new M4 version\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 28th Sept 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ESince 1976, Indian infantry platoons have been equipped with the 84 millimetre (mm) Carl-Gustaf M3 rocket launcher, developed by Swedish weapons giant, Saab, and manufactured by India’s Ordnance Factory Board (OFB).\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThis versatile weapon has proved to be a lethal infantry weapon against enemy tanks. It has also proved deadly in Jammu \u0026amp; Kashmir, blowing up enemy bunkers, or outhouses where militants have taken shelter.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EBut now Saab believes the obsolescent Carl-Gustaf M3, which is still in service with numerous militaries worldwide, is ready to be replaced by a new-generation M4 version of the rocket launcher. With the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) promoting the “Make in India” policy, Saab has applied to set up a manufacturing facility in India to build the new Carl-Gustaf M4 rocket launcher.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003EThe new M4 version, which is carried and fired by a two-man crew, has a longer range of 1,500 metres, a sophisticated new sighting system that makes it difficult to miss the target and weighs just 7.5 kg – against the 11 kg of the M3 version. Production in the new\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Arial; letter-spacing: 0.05pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003Efacility is planned to start in 2024.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ENeither the MoD, nor the army, have shown interest yet in buying the new rocket launcher. But Saab clearly believes that they will some day. Until then, India would be the manufacturing and supply hub from which Saab can supply the M4 Carl-Gustaf to militaries around the world.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAddressing the World Economic Forum at Davos last January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had raised the slogan: “Make in India; Make for the world.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E“The new company Saab FFV India, currently under registration, will make\u0026nbsp;the latest generation of the state-of-the-art [rocket launcher] in India.\u0026nbsp;Saab will also\u0026nbsp;be partnering with Indian sub-suppliers and the systems manufactured in\u0026nbsp;the facility will fully meet the requirements of ‘Make in India’, Saab stated in a press release on Tuesday.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ESaab has applied for a manufacturing licence for a 100 per cent Saab subsidiary. There is a 74 per cent cap on foreign ownership of defence firms, and 100 per cent foreign ownership is permitted only when there is going to be an inflow of high technology. Saab says it will cross that bar, with the latest technologies going into the 84 mm Carl-Gustaf M4.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E“Saab FFV\u0026nbsp;India will deploy complex technologies including the latest sighting\u0026nbsp;technology and apply advanced manufacturing techniques like carbon fibre\u0026nbsp;winding\u0026nbsp;for\u0026nbsp;the Carl-Gustaf\u0026nbsp;system\u0026nbsp;including\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;latest M4\u0026nbsp;weapon,” stated Saab.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003EGiven that the Indian Army is one of the world’s biggest users of the M3 version of the Carl-Gustaf rocket launcher, and the M3 is manufactured in India, it is only natural for the Indian army to graduate to the “Made in India” Carl-Gustaf M4\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003Esaid Görgen Johansson, a senior Saab executive.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ESaab believes that its partnership with the OFB, and with the OFB’s new, corporatized versions – Munitions India Limited (MIL) and Advanced Weapons and\u0026nbsp;Equipment India Limited (AWEIL) – which manufactured the Carl-Gustaf M3\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;its\u0026nbsp;ammunition, positions it nicely to switch to manufacturing the M4 version of the rocket launcher.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIndian companies have already been incorporated into a full-fledged supply chain for manufacturing the M3 version of the Carl-Gustaf in the OFB.\u0026nbsp;Saab believes this supply chain can be transformed into one that will support the M4.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/4237247212416265963\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/sweden-to-build-new-carl-gustaf-m4.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4237247212416265963"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4237247212416265963"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/sweden-to-build-new-carl-gustaf-m4.html","title":"Sweden to build new Carl-Gustaf M4 rocket launcher in India  "}],"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\/AVvXsEi6yiaahVsT1tEAfjU8fQMPLvlHNuMYrugeGzyyg_2cT2kTGNDB8EJ8eOeT60epy4LlLdbb7Osm6zGFgRyU04AKIc8v8hiEEOCBZilRupdk6ha3KkY37L9D6zZ2Ynv4tfPNBV61_yFfHgUmprjqscmNeARQst5QhICcC1QbfWFXABi91CJuDmQckDiI\/s72-c\/AA%20Carl%20Gustaf.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-3523809087644738915"},"published":{"$t":"2022-09-25T20:19:00.005-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-09-25T20:19:18.285-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Missiles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cost of the extended-range BrahMos cruise missile remains under $5 million each"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEijzWpVNZEwZcLz2s-C60VfwMWO265cJKoTwq3xzTzg8Z3ea1BbNHiI44IGB3-JrzA-wJBhmlNmcxZOx-KL4Ea6_A_znMWFJ_qSryftMWzk7-0TYGbSlCFZhtErTIXgbQ4dchNRmhf6j8M3UBqe_uTdDebko6tDCJhsxRYpQPQbO1CkUZSAcemtxw7V\/s1639\/BrahMos%20contract.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"956\" data-original-width=\"1639\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEijzWpVNZEwZcLz2s-C60VfwMWO265cJKoTwq3xzTzg8Z3ea1BbNHiI44IGB3-JrzA-wJBhmlNmcxZOx-KL4Ea6_A_znMWFJ_qSryftMWzk7-0TYGbSlCFZhtErTIXgbQ4dchNRmhf6j8M3UBqe_uTdDebko6tDCJhsxRYpQPQbO1CkUZSAcemtxw7V\/s16000\/BrahMos%20contract.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003ENavy buys most advanced, longest-range version of BrahMos for the first two Project 15B destroyers\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EStandard, 26th Sept 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 style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EFor the first time, evidence from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) reveals that the latest and most advanced variant of one of India’s most closely-guarded weapon systems – the indigenous, dual-role, extended-range BrahMos cruise missile – works out to\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Eabout Rs 34 crore ($4.85 million) each\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E.\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-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\"\u003EOn Thursday, the MoD announced that the navy\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Ehad ordered the ship-borne version of the supersonic BrahMos “at an overall approximate cost of\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;₹1,700 crore under the Buy-Indian category.”\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe announcement revealed that the BrahMos missile systems being acquired were “dual role capable,” meaning that they could destroy targets on land, while also having the ability to strike enemy warships.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe MoD did not reveal the number of missiles procured through the latest contract. However, this information was inadvertently revealed through an official MoD photograph that accompanied the announcement.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe photograph of the contract document stated that it was an “Agreement between [Brahmos Aerospace and the MoD] for supply of 35 combat and 03 practice Brahmos missiles for two Project-15B ships.”\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe two Project-15B warships that will receive these BrahMos systems are currently being built in Mazagon Dock Ltd, Mumbai (MDL). They are the destroyers, INS Visakhapatnam and INS Mormugao.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EApproximately Rs 200 crore would be spent on each destroyer’s missile launchers, command centre and radar, reveal sources in BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) – the Indo-Russian joint venture (JV) that builds the BrahMos missile.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThat leaves about Rs 1,300 crore for 38 BrahMos missiles, putting the cost of each missile at about Rs 34 crore ($4.85 million).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThis is significantly higher than earlier estimations\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;that the army and navy paid about $ 3.2 – 3.5 million for each of their BrahMos missiles. However, those earlier missile variants had ranges of just 295 kilometres, while INS Visakhapatnam and INS Mormugao will be armed with longer-range missiles that can strike targets out to 400 kilometres.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe range of earlier versions of the BrahMos was kept below 300 kilometres, since the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) places this range restriction on sales involving a non-MTCR country. India was admitted into the MTCR only in 2016, after which Brahmos could legitimately build and sell missiles with ranges above 300 km.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EA costlier BrahMos variant is the air-launched cruise missile (ALCM), which is carried in an under-belly pod by the Sukhoi-30MKI fighter. Developed by the IAF, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and the Defence R\u0026amp;D Organisation (DRDO), t\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Ehis is half a tonne lighter than the regular BrahMos and shorter by about 50 centimetres.\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\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWhile the BrahMos ALCM is the lightest and the shortest, it is not the cheapest.\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EIn October 2012, the Indian cabinet allocated $ 1.1 billion to the IAF for acquiring 200 BrahMos ALCMs. That puts the unit cost of the BrahMos ALCM at $5.5 million.\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-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;\"\u003EOne reason for the higher cost is that each BrahMos ALCM functions autonomously in its launch and command and control functions, since it would be launched several hundred kilometres from base, out of range of the regular BrahMos command and control centre. Each ALCM launcher has its own command centre, a “peripheral control device”, which checks the health of the missile before it leaves the launcher.\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\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EParadoxically, the BrahMos ALCM effectively has the longest range of all the variants: Over 1,000 kilometres. It is carried for several hundred kilometres by the Sukhoi-30MKI. After it is released from the fighter, it can travel another 300-400 kilometres, under the missile’s own propulsion system.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIndia has been promoting the sale of the BrahMos missile system to partner countries in the Indo-Pacific, such as Vietnam. However only the Philippines has actually inked a contract for the BrahMos: A $375 million deal for the anti-ship variant of the BrahMos.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWith the Pentagon’s expenditure figures placing the cost of the latest variant of the US Tomahawk missile at below $2 million, the cost of the BrahMos might just be too much.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/3523809087644738915\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/cost-of-extended-range-brahmos-cruise.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3523809087644738915"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3523809087644738915"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/cost-of-extended-range-brahmos-cruise.html","title":"Cost of the extended-range BrahMos cruise missile remains under $5 million each"}],"author":[{"name":{"$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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEijzWpVNZEwZcLz2s-C60VfwMWO265cJKoTwq3xzTzg8Z3ea1BbNHiI44IGB3-JrzA-wJBhmlNmcxZOx-KL4Ea6_A_znMWFJ_qSryftMWzk7-0TYGbSlCFZhtErTIXgbQ4dchNRmhf6j8M3UBqe_uTdDebko6tDCJhsxRYpQPQbO1CkUZSAcemtxw7V\/s72-c\/BrahMos%20contract.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-6010503672861609449"},"published":{"$t":"2022-09-23T01:03:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-09-23T01:03:26.961-07:00"},"category":[{"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 Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Missiles"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" Navy buys “enhanced range” BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles for Rs 1,700 crore"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgt6UIRoo9Wk6vThSYByNyhQ_q4qZXd7QolWxWunXVFefFsRQf8yuaOqDVtNyIjnsOXXpcWYVxiBWZNHIX9_Q6jqMnFOhGsZlnNMwRXTOnKZxKvqhpuXufQRKUCnjGFBBwcvnoBVCiWQ0kdhaFaRYvwS5sVCG6d-r9L6XQRTEBQ1JCeBLK8PKN9Yh3b\/s1366\/AA%20Ranvir.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"961\" data-original-width=\"1366\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgt6UIRoo9Wk6vThSYByNyhQ_q4qZXd7QolWxWunXVFefFsRQf8yuaOqDVtNyIjnsOXXpcWYVxiBWZNHIX9_Q6jqMnFOhGsZlnNMwRXTOnKZxKvqhpuXufQRKUCnjGFBBwcvnoBVCiWQ0kdhaFaRYvwS5sVCG6d-r9L6XQRTEBQ1JCeBLK8PKN9Yh3b\/s16000\/AA%20Ranvir.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003ELatest BrahMos lethal against warships and shore targets at 400 km (Above: being fired from INS Ranvir\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 23rd Sept 22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EProviding impetus to “Aatmanirbharta” (self-reliance) in defence production, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a contract on Thursday with the Indo-Russian joint venture (JV) – BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) – for buying the latest version of the BrahMos missile for its newest warships.\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESo far, BrahMos missiles have had a range of 295 kilometres, in order to adhere to the parameters of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), which restricts missile sales involving a non-MTCR country to a maximum range of 300 km.\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHowever, with India’s admission into the MTCR, a new generation of BrahMos missiles, with ranges of 400 km and more, can legitimately be built by the Indo-Russian JV.\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe surface-to-surface BrahMos missiles were bought for “an overall approximate cost of\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan\u003E₹\u003C\/span\u003E1700 crore under the Buy-Indian category,” stated the MoD on Thursday.\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThese new BrahMos missiles will be “dual-role capable”, announced the navy, which means that its warships can fire them at targets on land, as well as at enemy warships.\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\u0026nbsp;\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“It is notable that BAPL [is] making a crucial contribution to augment the new generation surface-to-surface missiles (SSMs) with enhanced range and dual role capability for land as well as anti-ship attacks,” stated the MoD after signing the contract.\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\u0026nbsp;\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“These missiles are going to significantly enhance the operational capability of Indian Navy (IN) fleet assets,” it said.\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\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBrahMos Aerospace JV was established through an Indo-Russian Inter-Government Agreement (IGA) in February 1998 for designing, developing, producing and marketing the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe JV’s share capital of $250 million was contributed by India and Russia in the ratio of 50.5 per cent and 49.5 per cent respectively. The share capital was enhanced by $50 million to pay for developing the aircraft version of the missile, which is fired from the Sukhoi-30MKI fighter.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAdditionally, the Defence R\u0026amp;D Organisation also contributed Rs 370 crores towards the infrastructure, technologies and production facilities for building the missile system.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/6010503672861609449\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/navy-buys-enhanced-range-brahmos.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6010503672861609449"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6010503672861609449"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/navy-buys-enhanced-range-brahmos.html","title":" Navy buys “enhanced range” BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles for Rs 1,700 crore"}],"author":[{"name":{"$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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgt6UIRoo9Wk6vThSYByNyhQ_q4qZXd7QolWxWunXVFefFsRQf8yuaOqDVtNyIjnsOXXpcWYVxiBWZNHIX9_Q6jqMnFOhGsZlnNMwRXTOnKZxKvqhpuXufQRKUCnjGFBBwcvnoBVCiWQ0kdhaFaRYvwS5sVCG6d-r9L6XQRTEBQ1JCeBLK8PKN9Yh3b\/s72-c\/AA%20Ranvir.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-8290082400545466732"},"published":{"$t":"2022-09-21T06:21:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-09-21T06:21:03.558-07:00"},"category":[{"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":"Inside Tales"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Morale"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Military reviewing long-running traditions: Calls them “colonial practices”"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiNQc6M8yaObHd7yiDard6T2ke1ry3lTPwvkxJQaPN526j3qvdXV2wWa6NJnfl9x0QLqIb2qDuVZ0qzxVLG4PPtMAp4lQC-UPh4vMDLK1atgA6CnulIXi8HTn93j91sFNPNugN55eS6dWpRSHBwtvX8_aMVu0uzB2j9vh3_-nFnvhKhDWTJpNRLj-fw\/s1161\/AA%20soldier.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"770\" data-original-width=\"1161\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiNQc6M8yaObHd7yiDard6T2ke1ry3lTPwvkxJQaPN526j3qvdXV2wWa6NJnfl9x0QLqIb2qDuVZ0qzxVLG4PPtMAp4lQC-UPh4vMDLK1atgA6CnulIXi8HTn93j91sFNPNugN55eS6dWpRSHBwtvX8_aMVu0uzB2j9vh3_-nFnvhKhDWTJpNRLj-fw\/s16000\/AA%20soldier.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\u003EThe RSS agenda of renaming units, places and monuments is pushing generals into making clear their political choices\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\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-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E21st Sept 2022\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;\"\u003EMany Indian men and women who join the armed forces are motivated less by patriotic fervour and more by the military lifestyle – one that is marked by tradition, pomp and splendour, with procedures, practices and drills that are very similar to armies, navies and air forces around the world.\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-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;\"\u003EIndia’s military, which was a British-led force till the time of independence, inherited the traditions and professional practices of the British armed services – with marked similarities such as navy captains “going down with the ship”; and infantry attacks on strong enemy positions being led by a junior officer – this band of brave-hearts called “the forlorn hope.”\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-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;\"\u003EIndia’s army, however, is considering “doing away with British colonial legacy”, for which “it is essential to move away from the archaic and ineffective prac(tice).\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-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 Army Headquarters (AHQ) on Wednesday, the Adjutant General (AG) Lieutenant General Bansi Ponnappa chaired a discussion on whether to do away, or retain, a range of “colonial” practices and traditions. These are listed out in a document that has been reviewed by Business Standard.\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-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;\"\u003EUnder discussion on Wednesday were “customs and traditions”, army uniforms and accoutrements and regulations in general. This is unlikely to go down well with the military, in which soldiers, sailors and airmen take enormous pride in their uniforms.\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-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;\"\u003EAlso being reviewed for change are the names of buildings, roads and establishments named after foreigners. This bears echoes of the renaming of roads in Delhi, such as Aurangzeb Road.\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-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;\"\u003ESenior generals say this drive to “Indian-ise” the Indian military has its roots in the ideology of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which has asked the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to replace colonial symbols, practices and traditions with “Indian” ones.\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-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 marks the end of an unwritten compact between India’s political class and its apolitical military: This agreement has always granted the military its own functional autonomy and the freedom to fight in the manner it deems fit. In exchange, the military excludes itself from the political realm, leaving the elected political leadership to compete for power and to govern and administer the country.\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-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 political bargain is rooted in the concept of “objective control” of the military, theorised by American political scientist Samuel Huntington. That is based on the notion that allowing the military its own functional space dis-incentivises it from interfering in the political realm, creating a professional and apolitical military.\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-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;\"\u003EHuntington’s alternative, which is the practice of “subjective control”, assumes that a military is inherently inclined to be political and is best kept out of the political space by actively tying it down to alternative realms.\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-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;\"\u003EAlso under examination on Wednesday were tried and tested leadership practices, such as the “grant of Honorary Commissions”. This creates the space for junior commissioned officers (JCOs), who have been promoted on merit from the junior most recruit’s rank, to be granted an honorary commission – the equivalent of officer rank. This has proven to be a powerful motivational tool for JCOs.\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-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;\"\u003EThe coffin of a soldier or leader killed in the line of duty has been traditionally carried during her ceremonial funeral on a gun carriage. Queen Elizabeth’s coffin was carried on the weekend on a 123-year-old gun carriage. But the government now wants this “colonial practice” reviewed.\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-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;\"\u003EAlso under review is the practice of affiliating Indian Army units with foreign (mainly British) units, based on hard battles fought together before independence. Also being reviewed are pre-independence “battle honours” that the British awarded to Indian battalions and regiments that subdued “Indian states and freedom”. This has been discussed in the past, with Indian officers reasoning that gallantry is gallantry in the execution of legitimate orders, irrespective of who was at the receiving end.\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-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;\"\u003EAlso under scrutiny is India’s affiliation with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which pays for the upkeep of cemeteries where soldiers from various countries – including Indians – were laid to rest after being killed in battle. These include the Kohima Cemetery in Nagaland, which houses the remains of soldiers killed in what a panel of eminent historians has voted as the most consequential battle of World War II. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has always paid for keeping these cemeteries in perfect condition. India will have to decide whether it can do the same.\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-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;\"\u003EAlso being reassessed are: “Officers’ mess procedures\/ traditions and customs”. In 2020, the government invoked “Atmanirbhar Bharat” (self-reliant India) to halt the supply of tax-free foreign liquor to officers through the Canteen Stores Department (CSD). Officers now fear the colonial bogey will be raised to further restrict liquor supply.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/8290082400545466732\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/military-reviewing-long-running.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8290082400545466732"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8290082400545466732"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/military-reviewing-long-running.html","title":"Military reviewing long-running traditions: Calls them “colonial practices”"}],"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\/AVvXsEiNQc6M8yaObHd7yiDard6T2ke1ry3lTPwvkxJQaPN526j3qvdXV2wWa6NJnfl9x0QLqIb2qDuVZ0qzxVLG4PPtMAp4lQC-UPh4vMDLK1atgA6CnulIXi8HTn93j91sFNPNugN55eS6dWpRSHBwtvX8_aMVu0uzB2j9vh3_-nFnvhKhDWTJpNRLj-fw\/s72-c\/AA%20soldier.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-3078874470381127798"},"published":{"$t":"2022-09-20T07:33:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-09-20T07:33:05.082-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"defence planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Morale"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ordnance factories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Navy’s “Make in India” approach puts 90% of its capex back into Indian economy: Navy chief"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjwgpWe5cpW59si5gVZitnqax6P3bmyv0XWpS0rWzY4uI_ukm08KcCFC3K2VJDJwp9BpKVCUxBfz-yImrWP0tkPd9YFlCavM5fF4nbqff4m6adA1agzMsE8sjdNBxNXxLa6ALtlD0TvEa1NBID3DOn5-VD3kdo1assfhQdjaFD5TP5w3faZzn8f8Rdn\/s1086\/AA%20Navy.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"721\" data-original-width=\"1086\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjwgpWe5cpW59si5gVZitnqax6P3bmyv0XWpS0rWzY4uI_ukm08KcCFC3K2VJDJwp9BpKVCUxBfz-yImrWP0tkPd9YFlCavM5fF4nbqff4m6adA1agzMsE8sjdNBxNXxLa6ALtlD0TvEa1NBID3DOn5-VD3kdo1assfhQdjaFD5TP5w3faZzn8f8Rdn\/s16000\/AA%20Navy.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 20 Sept 2022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe navy chief, Admiral R Hari Kumar, said the Indian Navy’s emphasis on “Make in India” and “Atmanirbharta” involves giving 88 per cent of its future contracts to Indian firms, generating employment and building skills in the domestic economy.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" 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=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E“In addition to national security, the Indian Navy is committed to “\u003Ci\u003Erashtra nirman\u003C\/i\u003E” and “\u003Ci\u003EAtmanirbharta\u003C\/i\u003E,” said the “chief of naval staff” (CNS).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHe said that India built its first indigenous warship, INS Ajay, in 1961. However, that builders’ approach has gathered such momentum that, during the past seven years, the navy has inducted 29 indigenous warships.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" 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=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe CNS divulged that the recently inducted aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, had 76 per cent local content. He promised that, by 2047, all Indian Navy equipment would be 100 per cent indigenous.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" 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=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EThe session was attended by nearly one thousand delegates and was live-streamed on AIMA’s social media channels.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAsked how reliable Soviet and Russian equipment had been in India’s military, the CNS affirmed that the equipment had been reliable and it had served its purpose.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" 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=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EReferring obliquely to New Delhi’s lease of two Russian, nuclear-propelled, attack submarines, both named INS Chakra, Kumar stated that Russia had been providing and supporting equipment that India could not get from others.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAsked what lessons the Indian military had drawn from the Russia-Ukraine war, the navy chief said that a key lesson was that it is easy to start a war but a major challenge to terminate one.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" 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=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EThe admiral also pointed to lessons in naval blockade and to the use of drones and precision munitions. Another key lesson was in using the press and social media to take the fight to the cognitive domain. “One doesn’t know whom to believe,” he said, referring indirectly to disinformation in modern warfare.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAdmiral Kumar pointed out that China had been present in Indian Ocean since 2008 when it first made an entrance, citing piracy control as the purpose. From that foothold, the People’s Liberation Army (Navy) now has 5-8 warships in the Indian Ocean at all times, including research and fishing vehicles.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" 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=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“We keep a watch on them at all times, but our capability development is not based on a particular country,” he said.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" 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=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Indian Ocean is regarded as the key to India’s future security and economy, it is also\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;the world’s busiest waterway and of interest of many regional and extra-regional countries. This interest must translate into greater spending on the navy, said India's navy chief.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" 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=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EHe was speaking at the 49th National Management Convention hosted by the All India Management Association (AIMA).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" 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=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EExplaining the benefits of the Agnipath recruitment scheme, which he was involved in formulating since 2020 when he was the Vice Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Kumar said that the idea came from the 1999 Kargil report, which had suggested lowering the military’s average age from 32 years to about 25 years.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" 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=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EKumar stated that, besides lowering the military’s age profile, the scheme would integrate the forces with society by having an average of one soldier from every block.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" 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=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EHe said the scheme would provide a trained and disciplined workforce to industry and the government as 75 per cent of the young soldiers would be discharged from the military after serving seven years.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"m-2153360592729771155body\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Mr Kirloskar said that the growing involvement of the military with Indian industry was a good sign for India’s industrialization. He said critical technologies tend to be developed first for defence applications before trickling down for civilian usage.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/3078874470381127798\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/navys-make-in-india-approach-puts-90-of.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3078874470381127798"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3078874470381127798"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/navys-make-in-india-approach-puts-90-of.html","title":"Navy’s “Make in India” approach puts 90% of its capex back into Indian economy: Navy chief"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjwgpWe5cpW59si5gVZitnqax6P3bmyv0XWpS0rWzY4uI_ukm08KcCFC3K2VJDJwp9BpKVCUxBfz-yImrWP0tkPd9YFlCavM5fF4nbqff4m6adA1agzMsE8sjdNBxNXxLa6ALtlD0TvEa1NBID3DOn5-VD3kdo1assfhQdjaFD5TP5w3faZzn8f8Rdn\/s72-c\/AA%20Navy.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1168323358700154552"},"published":{"$t":"2022-09-19T18:30:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-09-19T18:30:05.283-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Internal security"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Centre to meet Nagaland underground leaders today, kick-start peace talks"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; 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; font-style: italic; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhVPNiB6Ge-bZZi9M4qZjsgAwpqKW6TBaSVo_78eXRIBLBeIXDbBpannGk8rpSh55XO1CwQziX9sWktqS8WVGv8ankZ76mP0FO222dQyd31IJss_uNa4HOjxhkaVqc8RrXGHrBs1LKrm2D7o25NMlQ7_mCXy5wMkGjjFfbDjo3hgNmBYderp2GPfdBD\/s1251\/AA%20Muivah.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"571\" data-original-width=\"1251\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhVPNiB6Ge-bZZi9M4qZjsgAwpqKW6TBaSVo_78eXRIBLBeIXDbBpannGk8rpSh55XO1CwQziX9sWktqS8WVGv8ankZ76mP0FO222dQyd31IJss_uNa4HOjxhkaVqc8RrXGHrBs1LKrm2D7o25NMlQ7_mCXy5wMkGjjFfbDjo3hgNmBYderp2GPfdBD\/s16000\/AA%20Muivah.jpg\" \/\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\u003EFor 25 years, the Naga underground has had a ceasefire with the government, but little peace as Naga factions fight one another (Above:\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPM Narendra Modi with NSCN -IM General Secretary T Muivah in New Delhi in 2015)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 20 Sept 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ECentral government officials are due to meet members of the main Naga underground group on Tuesday, to resume talks on the stalled Naga peace process.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFor the last 25 years, there has been a ceasefire between the Government of India (GoI) and the biggest Naga separatist group – the Isak Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah-led faction of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (called the NSCN-IM). Meanwhile, Naga underground factions killed each other in an internecine contest for power and extortion rights.\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-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;\"\u003ENagaland has always been a battleground for the 35 Naga tribes. From the mid-19\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003Ecentury, they battled to a standstill British armies seeking to control the Naga Hills. In 1956, they took up guns against the Indian army in the country’s longest-running insurgency.\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-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;\"\u003EAn hour from the state capital, Kohima, at the gateway to Khonoma village, is a memorial slab engraved with 46 names --- all residents of that one village who died fighting the Indian Army. Close by Khonoma is Nerhema village, which celebrates one of its sons, Captain N Kenguruse of the Indian Army, who won a Mahavir Chakra in Kargil, laying down his life fighting for India.\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-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;\"\u003ETo New Delhi’s credit, it has intervened pro-actively in Nagaland, unlike in Jammu \u0026amp; Kashmir where it has remained politically passive. In June 1995, Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao met the NSCN-IM’s Muivah and Swu in Paris. HD Deve Gowda met the NSCN-IM in Zurich in February 1997, leading to the May 1997 ceasefire. The Centre’s “special interlocutors” have had almost 100 rounds of successful talks with the NSCN-IM.\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\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EEven so, violence has racked the region. In June 2015, a Naga ambush killed 18 and wounded another 18 Indian solders. The Indian Army retaliated by crossing into Myanmar and attacking Naga underground camps. With dialogue renewed with the Nagas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a Nagaland Peace Accord in August 2015.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn the ongoing talks, the NSCN-IM has dropped two key demands: a sovereign Nagaland with its own constitution, army and currency; and the integration of all Naga-inhabited areas, including in the neighbouring states of Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.\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-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;\"\u003EThe breakthrough came when Swu and Muivah accepted it was impossible to peel off territory from Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam to create a “Greater Nagaland”, or Nagalim. Even if New Delhi were to agree to this, Articles 3 and 4 of the Constitution of India require the concerned state legislatures to accede to the proposal.\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-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;\"\u003EThe NSCN-IM, therefore, settled for an autonomous administrative mechanism for Naga-inhabited areas, of the kind already created for other hill areas, such as the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils created for Leh and Kargil. In the long term, the NSCN-IM could hope for a Nagalim through the mechanism of a States Reorganization Commission, as was done in the 1950s.\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-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;\"\u003ESince then, the NSCN-IM has been unhappy with successive special interlocuters – RN Ravi and AK Mishra, both former Intelligence Bureau officials – for omitting important political concessions that New Delhi had allegedly made. These include allowing Nagaland its own flag and anthem and will form much of the agenda for the meeting.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1168323358700154552\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/centre-to-meet-nagaland-underground.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1168323358700154552"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1168323358700154552"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/centre-to-meet-nagaland-underground.html","title":"Centre to meet Nagaland underground leaders today, kick-start peace talks"}],"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\/AVvXsEhVPNiB6Ge-bZZi9M4qZjsgAwpqKW6TBaSVo_78eXRIBLBeIXDbBpannGk8rpSh55XO1CwQziX9sWktqS8WVGv8ankZ76mP0FO222dQyd31IJss_uNa4HOjxhkaVqc8RrXGHrBs1LKrm2D7o25NMlQ7_mCXy5wMkGjjFfbDjo3hgNmBYderp2GPfdBD\/s72-c\/AA%20Muivah.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1377224516975713397"},"published":{"$t":"2022-09-15T17:23:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-09-15T17:23:07.735-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"france"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"nuclear"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Strenthening defence ties with Paris provide hope for French submarine deal"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg5D-liSMBITAWrc_8I7SkvJHyiAmP0TTpUOvc6clm7Jy0eJ4khjxlOH6_8h1-nPEuNYhasp5HwKCp4o-8rL4TYiQStKxEIr4cVYV_YnZ_uVSyHw-PSgCBiDPNc-Ux4WD-BVO-O6jQl_r8vswx5gzCRDjYQ5lh5C-kNDYoxVFO6RuwlmRCAvC2p7uY9\/s640\/1663252777-1051.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"480\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg5D-liSMBITAWrc_8I7SkvJHyiAmP0TTpUOvc6clm7Jy0eJ4khjxlOH6_8h1-nPEuNYhasp5HwKCp4o-8rL4TYiQStKxEIr4cVYV_YnZ_uVSyHw-PSgCBiDPNc-Ux4WD-BVO-O6jQl_r8vswx5gzCRDjYQ5lh5C-kNDYoxVFO6RuwlmRCAvC2p7uY9\/s16000\/1663252777-1051.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-style: italic;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-large;\"\u003EPrime Minister Narendra Modi with France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna, in New Delhi\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 16th Sept 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EParis is pressing home an opportunity to consolidate its strategic defence partnership with India. Through visiting French foreign minister, Catherine Colonna, President Emmanuel Macron has conveyed the offer to New Delhi of a “no-limits” defence and security partnership, with full operational cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFor France, which is still reeling from Australia’s cancellation of a $90 billion order for Shortfin Barracuda conventional submarines from French shipbuilders, Naval Group, India offers an irresistable strategic opportunity.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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 lies in the Indian Navy’s proposed acquisition of six submarines with air-independent propulsion (AIP), designated Project 75-I – a tender that is currently in the doldrums. Of the five foreign original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that responded to New Delhi’s tender, only two met the tender requirement of having a “sea proven AIP.” The other three handed over lists of about 20 reasons for not bidding.\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-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;\"\u003EA common reason was the MoD’s insistence on “impossibly high indigenisation”. The ministry demanded 45 per cent indigenisation in the first submarine and 60 per cent over all six boats in the order. OEMs say such high indigenisation is impossible.\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-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 the circumstances, former navy admirals say that Project 75-I should be cancelled and the acquisition of six AIP submarines begun anew, alongside the acquisition of six nuclear-propelled attack submarines (known by the acronym, SSNs).\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-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;\"\u003EParis would once never have considered the sale of nuclear submarine technology to India. But now, with the UK and US\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;closing ranks against China in the Western Pacific, there is a precedent for supplying nuclear submarines to India. In Sept 2021, as incentive for joining AUKUS, the US and UK undertook to provide Australia with nuclear submarine propulsion technology.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWith Canberra wasting no time in cancelling the Barracuda order, France termed this “a stab in the back”. It has set the stage for Naval Group to offer New Delhi the technology that goes into its Barracuda nuclear submarine, as well as conventional Shortfin Barracuda boats.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EIndia’s oceanic geography, spread over 7,500 kilometres of coast, requires the Indian Navy to operate small, short-range, conventional submarines; as well as large, long-endurance, nuclear-propelled boats (submariners call their vessels boats).\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-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\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 style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Pakistan-centric Project 75-I seeks six submarines for operations in the shallow Arabian Sea. Like the six Scorpene boats\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Ebuilt in Mazagon Dock Ltd (MDL) under Project 75, the Project 75-I tender seeks submarines that can operate in just 8 metres of water. This is essential, since the waters 25 kilometres seaward from Karachi are just 40 metres deep. Only small boats, such as\u003C\/span\u003Et\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Ehe 1,565-tonne Scorpenes, can operate in such shallow waters without scraping the bottom.\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-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;\"\u003EIndia also needs larger submarines for the Bay of Bengal coast, where the continental shelf falls sharply and, just 5 kilometres seaward from Visakhapatnam, the ocean bed is 3,000 metres deep. These submarines would need to be nuclear powered, possessing the endurance to sail submerged to four crucial south-east Asian straits – Malacca, Sunda, Lombok and Ombai-Wetar – to block Chinese warships from entering the Indian Ocean from the South China Sea.\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-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\"\u003EWith a requirement of both nuclear and conventional submarines, India cannot replicate the all-nuclear submarine model of the US and France. Not having built conventional submarines for decades, Washington cannot participate in Project 75-I. That leaves only\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003ERussia and France with the technology and building infrastructure to supply India both conventional and nuclear propelled submarines. However neither has a conventional submarine with a sea-proven AIP system.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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 1999, the cabinet committee on security (CCS) pegged the Indian Navy’s sanctioned submarine strength at 24 boats, to be built in 30 years, i.e. by 2029. With 23 years gone, not even the first six submarines – the Scorpene-class – have been fully delivered.\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-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\"\u003EProject 75-I, which was classified as a Strategic Partner (SP) category procurement, is moving even slower. Five OEMs --\u003C\/span\u003EDaewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) of Korea; Navantia of Spain; Rosoboronexport of Russia, HDW of Germany and Naval Group of France --\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Eresponded to New Delhi’s request for proposals (RfP) by the due date of July 2021.\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-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;\"\u003EThree out of these five – the Russians, French and Spanish -- were eliminated since they failed to meet the MoD’s technical requirement of having a “sea proven air independent propulsion (AIP).” That left only HDW (Germany) and DSME (Korea) in the fray, but even these two shipyards are facing problems.\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\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EKorean Banks, with are owed large sums by DSME, may not allow it to bid, as the banks see too many financial risks in the current Indian RfP.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIndustry sources say that DSME hasn’t got Korean government approval to sell India submarines, even though Seoul is a major defence ally of Washington. Furthermore, Korea may be reluctant to see India to emerge as a rival submarine builder in Asia.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThat leaves just HDW of Germany as a foreign partner in the SP tender. The MoD, which is wary of the idea of proceeding with a single bidder, has asked HDW to make two bids – one bid to each of the two Indian SP shipyards: MDL and Larsen \u0026amp; Toubro.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIndustry sources say that, if the Indian RfP founders, New Delhi would have to find a political solution for getting both nuclear and conventional submarine technology. That would probably mean a government-to-government arrangement with Paris, or the involvement of an Indian business house.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1377224516975713397\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/strenthening-defence-ties-with-paris.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1377224516975713397"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1377224516975713397"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/strenthening-defence-ties-with-paris.html","title":"Strenthening defence ties with Paris provide hope for French submarine deal"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg5D-liSMBITAWrc_8I7SkvJHyiAmP0TTpUOvc6clm7Jy0eJ4khjxlOH6_8h1-nPEuNYhasp5HwKCp4o-8rL4TYiQStKxEIr4cVYV_YnZ_uVSyHw-PSgCBiDPNc-Ux4WD-BVO-O6jQl_r8vswx5gzCRDjYQ5lh5C-kNDYoxVFO6RuwlmRCAvC2p7uY9\/s72-c\/1663252777-1051.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-4242847456106203238"},"published":{"$t":"2022-09-15T04:34:00.011-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-09-15T04:43:04.983-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"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":"Morale"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Video interview: In successive \"disengagements\" in Ladakh, India has ceded ground to the Chinese"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjxvVrCw8eWQGRvuTqTDbCljq02OyGxKaLLeBqXxiK68SBp9MRiX5vecQlnp9QTfb-zlMQk9pozsIVMD4mQlhPIIko26ZNkyhp_qDvv_eh_0ohe8X69Dpto7jIH7fsop7Nj51OxI3oIfJUhlXlKZTLBYeT8J_PQbN2a7wpN5fdKulCxUm3OXCxRXpKC\/s300\/Unknown.jpeg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"168\" data-original-width=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjxvVrCw8eWQGRvuTqTDbCljq02OyGxKaLLeBqXxiK68SBp9MRiX5vecQlnp9QTfb-zlMQk9pozsIVMD4mQlhPIIko26ZNkyhp_qDvv_eh_0ohe8X69Dpto7jIH7fsop7Nj51OxI3oIfJUhlXlKZTLBYeT8J_PQbN2a7wpN5fdKulCxUm3OXCxRXpKC\/s16000\/Unknown.jpeg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/7wx2pj9p.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me\/L0\/https:%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv=oNbB277GITw\/1\/010001834076ad12-d294066e-35fa-41b3-920f-3d58957b7c91-000000\/SbggKndz777dxJeyPyBkGhRsVs8=287\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oNbB277GITw\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \u0026quot;Segoe UI\u0026quot;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); color: #0f1419; font-size: 23px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \u0026quot;Segoe UI\u0026quot;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); color: #0f1419; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EKaran Thapar interviews me on The Wire\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \u0026quot;Segoe UI\u0026quot;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); color: #0f1419; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E. We discuss Prime Minister Narendra Modi's\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \u0026quot;Segoe UI\u0026quot;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); color: #0f1419; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E  “extremely damaging” statement in June 2020 statement, when he said there are no Chinese on Indian territory and never have been.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \u0026quot;Segoe UI\u0026quot;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); color: #0f1419; font-family: arial; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \u0026quot;Segoe UI\u0026quot;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); color: #0f1419; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EIn saying this, soon after 20 Indian soldiers were killed by a Chinese lynch mob in Galwan River valley, Modi squarely \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \u0026quot;Segoe UI\u0026quot;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); color: #0f1419; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003Eendorsed China's claim that the Indian troops had entered Chinese territory.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \u0026quot;Segoe UI\u0026quot;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); color: #0f1419; font-family: arial; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn the interview, I also spoke at length about the earlier disengagements at Galwan, Pangong Lake and Gogra. In all three of these disengagements, buffer zones have come up in such a way that India can no longer patrol on territory that it claims as Indian and where previously Indian soldiers could patrol.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/4242847456106203238\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/video-interview-in-successive.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4242847456106203238"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4242847456106203238"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/video-interview-in-successive.html","title":"Video interview: In successive \"disengagements\" in Ladakh, India has ceded ground to the Chinese"}],"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\/AVvXsEjxvVrCw8eWQGRvuTqTDbCljq02OyGxKaLLeBqXxiK68SBp9MRiX5vecQlnp9QTfb-zlMQk9pozsIVMD4mQlhPIIko26ZNkyhp_qDvv_eh_0ohe8X69Dpto7jIH7fsop7Nj51OxI3oIfJUhlXlKZTLBYeT8J_PQbN2a7wpN5fdKulCxUm3OXCxRXpKC\/s72-c\/Unknown.jpeg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-4555584215527234673"},"published":{"$t":"2022-09-09T07:27:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-09-09T07:27:12.175-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Land systems"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Missiles"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Army clears Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjarWs6vPIuVMz1aYk54Llmn1vLJD6bHTsirrZI1vnS0B6T4TNPQBvajravIIGi-vY6Z2Prd-Kk_QlYZaikVoHlynVLaNZxTlSxpNchPJApbCJJ7aDOM1YfQSYgaSzBKVNRvitsfAatSXg3k-Qnkzoex7BxmRUXaPAfncBR1ycQmMwk4joFKwLk4AdK\/s1439\/AA%20QRSAM.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"956\" data-original-width=\"1439\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjarWs6vPIuVMz1aYk54Llmn1vLJD6bHTsirrZI1vnS0B6T4TNPQBvajravIIGi-vY6Z2Prd-Kk_QlYZaikVoHlynVLaNZxTlSxpNchPJApbCJJ7aDOM1YfQSYgaSzBKVNRvitsfAatSXg3k-Qnkzoex7BxmRUXaPAfncBR1ycQmMwk4joFKwLk4AdK\/s16000\/AA%20QRSAM.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EIAF not to rely on Israeli Spyder QRSAMs (Quick\u0026nbsp;reaction surface-to-air-missile). The Indian Army today successfully conducted six flight-tests of an indigenous, 30 km-range QRSAM system at Chandipur, off Odisha\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 9th Sept 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOn the morning of February 27, 2019, Pakistani fighter aircraft crossed the Line of Control (LoC) near Naushera, in what they called Operation Swift Retort – a retaliatory strike on India to avenge the previous day’s strike by the Indian Air Force (IAF) on a terrorist establishment in Balakot, in Pakistan.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn the fog of war that prevailed that morning, both sides claimed downing a fighter from the other side. But what went uncontested was that a single missile, fired at an IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter from an Israeli Spyder quick reaction surface-to-air missile (QRSAM) system that the IAF had deployed to protect Srinagar Air Base, had shot down the chopper and killed six passengers and a single civilian on the ground.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe IAF is no longer going to rely on Israeli Spyder QRSAMs. On Thursday, the Indian Army successfully conducted six flight-tests of an indigenous QRSAM system at Chandipur, off the Odisha coast.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe QRSAM, which has a range of 30 kilometres, was designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Today’s test launches constituted the final part of evaluation trials by the Indian Army.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThey involved firing at high-speed aerial targets that were mimicking incoming aircraft in various profiles. The aim was to evaluate the QRSAM’s capability to shoot down all kinds of incoming threats – manned aircraft, drones and missiles – in all profiles.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAccording to a ministry of defence (MoD) press release on Thursday, the incoming threat profiles included “long-range medium-altitude; short-range high-altitude manoeuvring target; low radar signature with receding and crossing target; and finally salvo launch with two missiles fired in quick succession. The system performance was also evaluated under day and night operation scenarios,” said a DRDO statement.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EAn MoD press release stated: “During these tests, all the mission objectives were met establishing pin-point accuracy of the weapon system with state-of-the-art guidance and control algorithms, including warhead chain.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The performance of the system has been confirmed from the data captured by a number of range instruments like telemetry, radar and electro-optical tracking systems (EOTS) deployed by the test range. Senior officials from DRDO and the Indian Army participated in the launches,” said the MoD release.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe development of the indigenous QRSAM by the DRDO was sanctioned in 2014 with a project cost of Rs 476.43 crore. It was to be completed by July 2017, but that date was extended owing to “technology challenges,” according to the 43\u003Csup\u003Erd\u003C\/sup\u003Ereport of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Defence.\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-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;\"\u003EThursday’s tests were conducted in the final deployment configuration. That means that the missile systems included all the indigenously-developed sub-systems that it incorporated. That included the missile with an indigenous radio frequency (RF) seeker, a mobile launcher, fully automated command and control system, surveillance and multi-function radars.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe QRSAM system is unique in its ability to operate on the move, searching for and tracking enemy targets; and then fire on a short halt. The missile is\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Elaunched from a canisterised launcher that carries six missiles.\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\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe system has fully automated command and control, active array battery surveillance radar, active array battery multifunction radar and launcher. Both radars are four-walled, with 360-degree coverage.\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-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;\"\u003EThe single-stage, solid propellant missile has a mid-course inertial navigation system with a two-way data link and terminal active seeker that the DRDO has developed indigenously.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/4555584215527234673\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/army-clears-quick-reaction-surface-to.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4555584215527234673"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4555584215527234673"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/army-clears-quick-reaction-surface-to.html","title":"Army clears Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM)"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjarWs6vPIuVMz1aYk54Llmn1vLJD6bHTsirrZI1vnS0B6T4TNPQBvajravIIGi-vY6Z2Prd-Kk_QlYZaikVoHlynVLaNZxTlSxpNchPJApbCJJ7aDOM1YfQSYgaSzBKVNRvitsfAatSXg3k-Qnkzoex7BxmRUXaPAfncBR1ycQmMwk4joFKwLk4AdK\/s72-c\/AA%20QRSAM.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1626790705248877221"},"published":{"$t":"2022-09-07T18:12:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-09-07T18:12:05.735-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Broadsword"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Civil aviation"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"france"},{"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":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"LCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"MoD seeks roadmap for aero-engine ecosystem"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi2rgv1Z8mJe44KmCeSE5-8S4iJgVh_yb1OcxvvqrRPc1DabdLXcL8rgBA6CTHSlcv_nIoUF6iWs7N98dXrALmyVzqbyIWPVRKkB2mYwaCxsc-H8R2xPv7MWl1TLL6JwRwn0EauDdUKbxS0YUiN7WHqfsKpeQ-5msC2e2XbTsjLovzjjewhirVs197B\/s1677\/AA%20engine.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"946\" data-original-width=\"1677\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi2rgv1Z8mJe44KmCeSE5-8S4iJgVh_yb1OcxvvqrRPc1DabdLXcL8rgBA6CTHSlcv_nIoUF6iWs7N98dXrALmyVzqbyIWPVRKkB2mYwaCxsc-H8R2xPv7MWl1TLL6JwRwn0EauDdUKbxS0YUiN7WHqfsKpeQ-5msC2e2XbTsjLovzjjewhirVs197B\/s16000\/AA%20engine.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EIndigenising gas turbine engines\u0026nbsp;would\u0026nbsp;save the defence ministry Rs 300,000 crore in the next 20 years\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; 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=\"line-height: normal; 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\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; 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, 8th Sept 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; 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=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAn Indian defence consulting group, Insighteon Consulting, conducted an interactive war-game from August 23-25, to develop a roadmap for an aero engine ecosystem in India.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; 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=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIt was concluded that developing indigenous aero engines was a strategic necessity. The proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and low-cost cruise missiles, and the restrictions placed by foreign governments on the export of their engines and components, made it a national security imperative to develop indigenous aero engines and resilient supply chains for them.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; 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=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EParticipants acknowledged that the “Make in India” initiative had saved the ministry of defence (MoD) more than Rs 100,000 crore in foreign exchange outflow in\u0026nbsp;the last five years. Similarly, indigenising gas turbine engines\u0026nbsp;would\u0026nbsp;save the MoD Rs 300,000 crore in the next 20 years.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; 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=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EParticipants in the war-game included scientists and technologists who have been closely associated with indigenous engine-development programmes. The include retired scientists from the Defence R\u0026amp;D Organisation (DRDO), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL), the DRDO’s Gas Turbine Research Organisation (GTRE), representatives from private firms such as Godrej Aerospace, Paninian India and Bharat Forge, retired defence officers, bureaucrats, diplomats and think tank members.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIt was acknowledged that the field of aero-engine development is not level for the current qualified, and globally certified, private sector players and for academic institutions. Instead, due to a trust deficit and the absence of inclusive policies for involving private players, aero engine research and development (R\u0026amp;D) remains a monopoly of the public sector.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; 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=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIt was concluded that the GTRE’s indigenous Kaveri engine project, which was being developed for the Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA), offered a negative model of development.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; 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=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWhile the Tejas needs an engine with 82-90 kiloNewtons (kN) of peak thrust, the Kaveri only managed 72 kN during flight testing in Russia. The lack of testing infrastructure in India caused a delay of six years in the Kaveri engine development.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; 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=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ECurrently, when the DRDO needs to test an engine, it is flown, along with a large flight test team, to the Gromov Flight Research Institute outside Moscow. Here, the engine is fitted onto a Russian IL-76 aircraft and its performance evaluated in flight. Before flight tests, it must undergo ground checks at Moscow’s Central Institute of Aviation Motors, in simulated altitudes up to 15 kilometers (49,200 feet). Creating such a flight-testing facility in India would save hundreds of crores and a great deal of time.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; 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=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EUnfit for the Tejas, it was decided that the Kaveri engine should be used in the future as a “dry aero-engine”, which means without afterburner thrust. This was felt to be sufficient for powering the unmanned fighter aircraft that are planned for the future – such as the RPSA, the Ghatak and other 3-8 tonne platforms.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; 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=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIt was felt that the importance of the small aero engine segment, which powered UAVs and low-cost cruise missiles, was underestimated. With India spending an increasing share of its defence budget on these, the small engine market for the next 20 years would be Rs 61,000 crores.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; 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=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIt was concluded that co-development of engines with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) overseas would not result in new designs or modification\/upgrade capability. For that, India would need to continue its efforts to develop indigenous engines in mission mode.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; 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=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAs a first step, the MoD needed to impose restrictions on itself on import of small aero engines, by adding them to the “positive indigenisation list”. Furthermore, the DRDO and NAL should be encouraged to release tenders for smaller engines to private entities, not just to GTRE\/HAL.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; 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=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIt was recommended that the development of small engines should follow the 1 + 2 model, i.e. be developed by a consortium of a DPSU\/DRDO laboratory, working with two private sector companies.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; 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=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFinally, it was decided that a new structure, titled National Commission for Aero Engine Development (NCAED), should be created in order to have a single head under which design, development and production would come. It was felt this would promote a seamless, coordinated development programme.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe consultants felt that, with the nature of warfare changing, there is a move towards smaller and more numerous weapons systems. This trend is most visible in the dramatic changes in aerial warfare with the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled UAVs or drones. HAL has already begun work on such systems, such as its futuristic Combat Air Teaming System (CATS). This has three separate components – CATS Warrior (Teaming drone), CATS Hunter (air-launched cruise missile) and Alpha-S (glider drone), all of which are unmanned systems, controlled by the pilot from the mothership via secure data links, and equipped with electro-optical and infrared sensors.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; 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=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThese smaller, unmanned systems require smaller, less powerful and less expensive engines.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1626790705248877221\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/mod-seeks-roadmap-for-aero-engine.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1626790705248877221"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1626790705248877221"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/mod-seeks-roadmap-for-aero-engine.html","title":"MoD seeks roadmap for aero-engine ecosystem"}],"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\/AVvXsEi2rgv1Z8mJe44KmCeSE5-8S4iJgVh_yb1OcxvvqrRPc1DabdLXcL8rgBA6CTHSlcv_nIoUF6iWs7N98dXrALmyVzqbyIWPVRKkB2mYwaCxsc-H8R2xPv7MWl1TLL6JwRwn0EauDdUKbxS0YUiN7WHqfsKpeQ-5msC2e2XbTsjLovzjjewhirVs197B\/s72-c\/AA%20engine.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-5458218891239680466"},"published":{"$t":"2022-09-06T19:01:00.004-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-09-06T19:02:51.647-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Internal security"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Land systems"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ordnance factories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"BEL, Smiths Detection, to build high-tech scanners within three years"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjL5EkFmqj0p8XEVBG_lMSUFeEHmq9e9FnhVy92RwMZ3oYkd4BMTRJXjTZ0G5GrNCQb2vkc2nIzwTjPNH9xSWo6akgWzjXi_yp7_FUCd9t4MhkTcoT3JSfJ3vKiTAuyi4yeyH_6gP93ucHMfema59RzfD5IaQMMh2eaIbnGi_5jLSZlTCVrhEzFSngN\/s867\/AA%20Smiths%201.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"531\" data-original-width=\"867\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjL5EkFmqj0p8XEVBG_lMSUFeEHmq9e9FnhVy92RwMZ3oYkd4BMTRJXjTZ0G5GrNCQb2vkc2nIzwTjPNH9xSWo6akgWzjXi_yp7_FUCd9t4MhkTcoT3JSfJ3vKiTAuyi4yeyH_6gP93ucHMfema59RzfD5IaQMMh2eaIbnGi_5jLSZlTCVrhEzFSngN\/s16000\/AA%20Smiths%201.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EBEL will handle front-end market requirements and support localisation of projects, while Smiths Detection will provide screening technology\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 7th Sept 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWith India’s growing requirement for large scale scanning of containers, vehicles, critical infrastructure, stadiums and defence facilities, defence public sector undertaking Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) is readying to manufacture high-energy X-ray screening facilities in India.\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 style=\"background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETowards this objective, BEL has announced the inking a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Smiths Detection India for manufacturing technologically advanced scanners -- mobile as well as stationary.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 12pt 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBEL officials say they cannot divulge specific scanner requirements and numbers, but the MoU estimates that BEL could begin producing scanners within three years.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 12pt 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EUK-headquartered Smiths Detection\u0026nbsp;has been operating in\u0026nbsp;India\u0026nbsp;for over 20 years. In\u0026nbsp;October 2021,\u0026nbsp;Smiths Detection opened its new Global Technology Development Centre in Bangalore. This will be a global hub for developing and delivering new digital technologies for customers across the aviation, defence, urban security, and ports and borders industries.\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 style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOver the last 6-8 years, Smiths Detection has operated four stationary scanning systems. It has also operated eight mobile scanners in six port locations – Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (three scanners), Paradip, Kolkata, Visakhapatnam, Kamaraj Port Trust and New Mangalore Port Trust.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgQ5jD70xdsP0cssKPNZRVUiORY4t-8tikWjc71sHcfiqEP8Hm8BeVzMSE3zPyzomDEfEzZ44y7pjNEoAUa49o0ka5f5SGJIVUwAxqqwPSUvc-yu1PsjOZDkArVlzm2CzwQBWNQ72ijuIQ1jDSEDP_WkgcoLr3utS7h3BnhmZ3dyad22ol3yHrelUlK\/s909\/AA%20Smiths%202.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"485\" data-original-width=\"909\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgQ5jD70xdsP0cssKPNZRVUiORY4t-8tikWjc71sHcfiqEP8Hm8BeVzMSE3zPyzomDEfEzZ44y7pjNEoAUa49o0ka5f5SGJIVUwAxqqwPSUvc-yu1PsjOZDkArVlzm2CzwQBWNQ72ijuIQ1jDSEDP_WkgcoLr3utS7h3BnhmZ3dyad22ol3yHrelUlK\/s16000\/AA%20Smiths%202.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENow, however, with increased movement of people and goods around critical infrastructure, land borders and urban sensitive points, there is a growing requirement for screening technologies in India. To facilitate ease of doing business and to enhance safety, the Indian government is prioritising port and land border security.\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 style=\"background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMoreover, the requirement for advanced X-ray scanning technology is being driven by defence facilities, which need to screen large volumes of vehicles entering sensitive areas.\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 style=\"background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAnd with New Delhi promoting vehicular cross-border trade at sensitive border locations such as Poonch in Jammu, Uri in Kashmir and Nathu La in Sikkim, there is a requirement for large, mobile scanners to increase the throughput of these facilities.\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 style=\"background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn addition, there is a requirement for being able to scan containers on a moving train, as has been implemented at JNPT.\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 style=\"background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Though defence is its mainstay, BEL has been continuously exploring opportunities in allied non-defence areas like\u0026nbsp;homeland security\u0026nbsp;and network and cyber security. Through this tie-up with\u0026nbsp;Smiths Detection, BEL will look at catering to the emerging market for high-energy scanning systems, yet another step in the direction of “Atmanirbharta” (self-reliant\u0026nbsp;India),” said Bhanu Prakash Srivastava of BEL.\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 style=\"background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThis MoU marks Smiths Detection’s first manufacturing operation in\u0026nbsp;India. BEL will handle front end requirements in the market and support the localisation of projects. Smiths Detection will provide its screening technology. The MoU is for five years and can be extended further by mutual consent.\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 style=\"background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ELast September, the government had announced that a Mobile X-Ray Container Scanning System (MXCS) had been installed at Paradeep Port, at a cost of Rs 30 crore. It said the scanner could scan up to 25 containers per hour, enabling industry to move out their containers quickly and securely.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/5458218891239680466\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/bel-smiths-detection-to-build-high-tech.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5458218891239680466"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5458218891239680466"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/bel-smiths-detection-to-build-high-tech.html","title":"BEL, Smiths Detection, to build high-tech scanners within three years"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjL5EkFmqj0p8XEVBG_lMSUFeEHmq9e9FnhVy92RwMZ3oYkd4BMTRJXjTZ0G5GrNCQb2vkc2nIzwTjPNH9xSWo6akgWzjXi_yp7_FUCd9t4MhkTcoT3JSfJ3vKiTAuyi4yeyH_6gP93ucHMfema59RzfD5IaQMMh2eaIbnGi_5jLSZlTCVrhEzFSngN\/s72-c\/AA%20Smiths%201.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-3813385008352704260"},"published":{"$t":"2022-09-05T19:15:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-09-05T19:15:01.438-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Missiles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"nuclear"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"HAL-L\u0026T consortium bags Rs 860 crore ISRO contract for five polar rockets"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjxpW_XIDTLihU9Luwb55wpVMhpAXPHoeRBIUVbCH5gdeE4y9jOxkFAXs3e8jUX-JOXW7nmqsnzY0IA1ixDPNaGNq9S4giF3KR9pmI8zkixaCKVE8yZTEEZm79KA7rvw62cWVpfhGuN_VUAKcLNlhT6dQPojngh6i_V1sXTHHtaVOpnz0fnRkleSVLk\/s834\/AA%20PSLV.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"458\" data-original-width=\"834\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjxpW_XIDTLihU9Luwb55wpVMhpAXPHoeRBIUVbCH5gdeE4y9jOxkFAXs3e8jUX-JOXW7nmqsnzY0IA1ixDPNaGNq9S4giF3KR9pmI8zkixaCKVE8yZTEEZm79KA7rvw62cWVpfhGuN_VUAKcLNlhT6dQPojngh6i_V1sXTHHtaVOpnz0fnRkleSVLk\/s16000\/AA%20PSLV.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EISRO's workhorse rocket, the PSLV, has launched 319 customer satellites, from 33 countries, since 1990\u003C\/i\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\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=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 6th Sept 22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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\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;\"\u003EA space consortium formed by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and Larsen \u0026amp; Toubro (L\u0026amp;T) was awarded a Rs 860 crore contract for the next five Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLVs), pointing to the healthy growth and consolidation of the domestic space and satellite launch industry,\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“(The) HAL-L\u0026amp;T consortium bagged a Rs 860 crore contract for end-to-end realisation of five PSLVs over a period of four years from NewsSpace India Limited (NSIL)”, it was announced on Monday during the inaugural session of the 7\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Bengaluru Space Expo 2022.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOver the years, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO’s) workhorse, PSLV, has carried out more than 52 successful flights and the rocket has attained operational status.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EISRO has been providing satellite launch services since 1990 through the PSLV, launching 319 customer satellites from 33 countries. In September 2016, a PSLV injected 104 satellites into orbit – a world record.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETo enable India’s maturing space industry to scale up high-technology manufacturing, and to encourage the development of a production base that could meet the needs of the Indian space programme, ISRO formed a separate commercial entity, NSIL.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EISRO set up NSIL with the stated mission of “Enabling Indian industries to scale up a high-technology manufacturing base for the space programme through technology transfer mechanisms, catering to emerging global commercial small satellite launch service market, satellite services for various domestic and international application needs and enabling space technology spin-offs for betterment of mankind through industry interface.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENSIL is now an “A” category company under the Department of Space. It is the nodal agency for PSLV production by Indian industry consortiums. In addition, to cater for the emerging global small satellite launch service market it has taken up the development of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) through Indian industry.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAs part of its mandate, NSIL had invited s of Interest (EoIs) on August 16, 2019, for realization of five PSLV-XL Launch Vehicles by Indian industry. Based on competitive bidding the HAL-led consortium emerged as the successful bidder.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/3813385008352704260\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/hal-l-consortium-bags-rs-860-crore-isro.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3813385008352704260"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3813385008352704260"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/hal-l-consortium-bags-rs-860-crore-isro.html","title":"HAL-L\u0026T consortium bags Rs 860 crore ISRO contract for five polar rockets"}],"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\/AVvXsEjxpW_XIDTLihU9Luwb55wpVMhpAXPHoeRBIUVbCH5gdeE4y9jOxkFAXs3e8jUX-JOXW7nmqsnzY0IA1ixDPNaGNq9S4giF3KR9pmI8zkixaCKVE8yZTEEZm79KA7rvw62cWVpfhGuN_VUAKcLNlhT6dQPojngh6i_V1sXTHHtaVOpnz0fnRkleSVLk\/s72-c\/AA%20PSLV.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-8175275304402932877"},"published":{"$t":"2022-09-04T18:55:00.007-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-09-04T18:55:57.802-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Infotech"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UAV"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Sea control, or sea denial? Defining India's strategic intent in the Indian Ocean"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjtXcuyXW8JuhlxDMcR84Zq8FChsneOF4t34SnGEpOHntfuXPRbVdvbLNoTFr_eElEWlh7KxepmqHH8AlEn4Gv-j-05QIjjdv-r3gAU95NT5cuYC0Ivazf6V4C_oaUJohPrCyXtEacOKAMAYWyNcH4lAJrLJbXQNfh08dvww1c3PlBPCkj6z5eISrqr\/s844\/AA%20Vikrant.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"298\" data-original-width=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjtXcuyXW8JuhlxDMcR84Zq8FChsneOF4t34SnGEpOHntfuXPRbVdvbLNoTFr_eElEWlh7KxepmqHH8AlEn4Gv-j-05QIjjdv-r3gAU95NT5cuYC0Ivazf6V4C_oaUJohPrCyXtEacOKAMAYWyNcH4lAJrLJbXQNfh08dvww1c3PlBPCkj6z5eISrqr\/s16000\/AA%20Vikrant.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\u003EShould the Indian Navy be building more aircraft carriers? Or should it be relying more on a fleet of submarines?\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\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 style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUnsigned editorial in Business Standard\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E5th September 2022\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe commissioning of the aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, while undoubtedly a triumph for indigenous design and construction, raises three important issues. First, even after having taken 17 years to build, from steel cutting in 2005 to commissioning in 2022, the Vikrant is not yet operational. Flying trials will only be carried out only after the navy takes this floating airfield to sea. These trials involve checking out the integration between on-board aircraft facilities, aircraft launch and retrieval systems and the Russian designed Aviation Facility Complex, which integrates all flying operations. The defence ministry estimates that these trials would take another 12-18 months to complete. The navy claims that such time frames are in line with how long other advanced navies, such as those of the UK and France, have taken to design and construct carriers. The Royal Navy, with its rich history and experience of building aircraft carriers, took almost two decades to contruct its flagship, the 65,000-tonne Queen Elizabeth. INS Vikrant is significantly smaller, at 45,000 tonnes, and should have taken less time. Even so, it is true that the carrier’s flight operations can only be tested after the air wing is on board and the navy has taken over operational command and control.\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 style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe second question relates to the Vikrant’s indigenisation. The defence ministry claims that the carrier is 76 per cent Indian, but does not back that with details of what has been indigenised and what was procured from abroad. The construction of the carrier’s hull, superstructure, flight deck and its compartments mainly involves the low-tech job of cutting and welding steel, which the defence ministry claims has been 95 per cent indigenised. This seems credible, given that the production of warship-grade steel has been indigenised and Indian steel plants have supplied 26,000 tonnes of this specially strengthened steel for the Vikrant. However, the challenge of indigenising warship building lies less in the “float” dimension (hull and superstructure) and more in the “move” category (engines, gearbox, propellers and shafting); and the “fight” category (radar and sonar sensors, guns, missiles, torpedoes and software for integration, command and control software). In these last two categories, indigenisation is estimated to remain below 50 per cent.\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 style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe third question, a strategic one, is about whether India needs more aircraft carriers and, if so, how many. One school of naval thought would like the Indian Navy to execute a “sea denial” strategy, denying adversaries access to the Indian Ocean with a fleet of submarines. Others would rely on a strategy of “sea control”, in which aircraft carrier battle groups (CBGs) control large swathes of ocean with aircraft and missiles. For this, India would need at least three operational CBGs; two for India’s Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal coastlines and a third, larger, carrier for long distance power projection wherever the need arises. A fourth carrier would be needed as a reserve for when any of the three operational carriers require refit or repair. This requires the navy to make do for this decade with two carriers, INS Vikramadity and INS Vikrant, while Cochin Shipyard builds a second indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-2) and another shipyard, perhaps Larsen \u0026amp; Toubro’s Kathupalli Shipyard, builds a third. India, meanwhile, will need to define its strategic intent clearly.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/8175275304402932877\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/sea-control-or-sea-denial-defining.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8175275304402932877"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8175275304402932877"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/sea-control-or-sea-denial-defining.html","title":"Sea control, or sea denial? Defining India's strategic intent in the Indian Ocean"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjtXcuyXW8JuhlxDMcR84Zq8FChsneOF4t34SnGEpOHntfuXPRbVdvbLNoTFr_eElEWlh7KxepmqHH8AlEn4Gv-j-05QIjjdv-r3gAU95NT5cuYC0Ivazf6V4C_oaUJohPrCyXtEacOKAMAYWyNcH4lAJrLJbXQNfh08dvww1c3PlBPCkj6z5eISrqr\/s72-c\/AA%20Vikrant.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-9191739991417541729"},"published":{"$t":"2022-09-01T19:08:00.006-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-09-01T19:10:26.966-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Broadsword"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ordnance factories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Reflections on overseeing an ocean: India to commission its second aircraft carrier"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiZV5SB6_O4XqEXy2IzMeyUlFxmiq33OtJ5OJxAlBGEF3Hbyhak7U9oHiFoyLSJOqcVv9oMjg-sSAX3U20TpF2d1uOKc0vEvO4s_hJXH0bQhuc17aKOjicZf3y7PVCHKJ4EfCGbheEWzuAiif1BSuJjTPmzr0zm0lQ6gWIm26FVNRvfeRMR3X098-fZ\/s1280\/INS%20Vikrant%20a.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"853\" data-original-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiZV5SB6_O4XqEXy2IzMeyUlFxmiq33OtJ5OJxAlBGEF3Hbyhak7U9oHiFoyLSJOqcVv9oMjg-sSAX3U20TpF2d1uOKc0vEvO4s_hJXH0bQhuc17aKOjicZf3y7PVCHKJ4EfCGbheEWzuAiif1BSuJjTPmzr0zm0lQ6gWIm26FVNRvfeRMR3X098-fZ\/s16000\/INS%20Vikrant%20a.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EAs INS Vikrant (pictured here) joins the navy’s fleet, there remains a worrying lack of clarity in New Delhi about where it should focus its limited resources\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\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\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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, 2nd Sept 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;\"\u003EOn Friday, when Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikrant is commissioned into the navy’s fleet, we will join a group of just five countries that each operate more than one aircraft carrier. In addition to the 44,000-tonne INS Vikramaditya, bought from Russia, we will have the brand new 45,000-tonne INS Vikrant. China, Italy and the United Kingdom also have two carriers each. The United States (US) Navy – the 900-pound gorilla of aircraft carrier operations – has 11 carriers, each displacing about 100,000 tonnes, projecting American power across the globe.\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-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;\"\u003EWhile our two carriers might appear to constitute a respectable power projection capability, they would seldom translate into more than a single combat-ready carrier. The US Navy’s Marine Tracker website, which tracks the deployment of major American warships, reveals that, as of August 29, only three US Navy carrier strike groups (CSG) were operationally deployed – less than a quarter of America’s carriers. The US Navy also has seven Wasp-class landing helicopter docks (LHD) – amphibious assault ships that embark F-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft, Sea Harriers or F-35 Lightening II vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighters; and a Marine Expeditionary Unit consisting of more than 2,000 combat ready marines. Of America’s seven LHDs, just four are operationally deployed.\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-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;\"\u003ESimilarly, the Indian Navy’s two aircraft carriers would mostly amount to just a single operationally deployed carrier. To have two carriers operationally available, the naval fleet must have three aircraft carriers since, most of the time, one of those three would be in the dockyard for maintenance. The navy projects its requirement for two deployed carriers in simple terms: One for the east coast (the Bay of Bengal and Malacca Strait) and a second for the west coast (Arabian Sea, the Pakistan coast and West Asia). But of late, the navy brass has begun advocating for a third deployed carrier to carry out power projection at longer ranges across the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). But operationally deploying three carriers would require a four-carrier fleet. So the navy’s requirement is not just for a second indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-2) but also for a third one (IAC-3), along with its own aviation group and the destroyers, frigates, corvettes, replenishment vessels and submarines needed for three carrier battle groups (CBGs). Meanwhile, as in most navies, an internal debate rages between the “sea control” proponents of decisive naval battle, in which aircraft carriers play a decisive role; and “sea denial” advocates in which dispersed battleships and submarines occupy centre stage.\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-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\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\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjFxANCZxp9O9TgjrCv2eoHj_MKLj7LcByLlgY-8jZKHWHWrlXKJUmjI5fSRpsrQM2WG9QsRRvhfwjwQGgmakagYrnG4NH0nNARjL8t0o-xmjojBOAliYOsne8FsZRDJSIljv8ZhJE-9gFOT21bbVYRdZ4fZiP_39hLw7jMsoEo7mJadtb_xMnJ29Xy\/s844\/AA%20Vikrant.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"298\" data-original-width=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjFxANCZxp9O9TgjrCv2eoHj_MKLj7LcByLlgY-8jZKHWHWrlXKJUmjI5fSRpsrQM2WG9QsRRvhfwjwQGgmakagYrnG4NH0nNARjL8t0o-xmjojBOAliYOsne8FsZRDJSIljv8ZhJE-9gFOT21bbVYRdZ4fZiP_39hLw7jMsoEo7mJadtb_xMnJ29Xy\/s16000\/AA%20Vikrant.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003EWhat is certain is that India would need enormous financial resources for creating such forces. Former US Senator Everett Dirksen, known for his acerbic wit, famously cautioned against how government spending spiralled out of control: “A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking real money.\" However, aircraft carriers and large warships, like no other weapons platforms, have peacetime use as much as during wartime, serving as a diplomatic tool for showing the flag to allies, partners and adversaries alike. In addition, naval forces have an unparalleled capability for dispensing humanitarian aid and disaster relief (HADR), as the Indian Navy did after the Asian tsunami of 2004, earning an enviable reputation as a force that could reach all across the Indian Ocean littoral in peacetime as in war. Just as a large fleet of strategic transport aircraft has given the Indian Air Force a capability that has utility both in peacetime and war, a fleet of large and capable warships provide the capability to reach across an ocean both in peace and in war.\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;\"\u003EThe US Congress has recognised this explicitly. America’s latest National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) – the US federal law that specifies the annual defence budget and expenditures under various heads – has for the first time given the navy legal and budgetary powers to discharge a clear peacetime, as well as its combat, role.\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-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;\"\u003EThe new US formulation says: “The Navy shall be organized, trained and equipped for\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003Ethe\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003Epeacetime promotion of national security interests and prosperity\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003Eof the United States\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003Eand\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003Eprompt and sustained combat incident to operations at sea.” Inserted in bold\/italics is the new wording that emphasizes peacetime and economic missions. All navies are about the overt display of presence. The newly-framed US law continues to recognise the US Navy’s warfighting role, while enabling it to remain within the four corners of the law in discharging a peacetime role as well.\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-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;\"\u003EGiven India’s putative role as a net security provider in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), and the upholder of global commons such as the sea lines of communication (SLOCs) that carry 70 per cent of global trade through these waters, the navy faces the stark question: What challenges must it overcome in discharging this role? New Delhi’s regional partners in restraining a belligerent China – primarily the US, Japan, Australia and Singapore\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;-- would like the Indian Navy to lock down the IOR, while the other partners can focus on deterring the People’s Liberation Army (Navy), or PLA(N) in the vicinity of the first and second island chains in the South China Sea. This would not be easy, given the PLA(N)’s mind-boggling expansion, with Chinese warship building yards in Dalian constructing four-five large and sophisticated destroyers simultaneously.\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-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;\"\u003EFurthermore, commissioning a second aircraft carrier, howsoever satisfying, does little to assuage New Delhi’s apprehensions about its 3,488-kilometre line of actual control (LAC), as the Sino-Indian land border is called. As a consequence of the PLA’s multiple encroachments across the LAC in the summer of 2020, some of which remain to be cleared, Beijing has made sure that New Delhi’s strategic attention is fixed on the LAC, rather than on the Indian Ocean. The unsettled land border with China, where it has won a war in 1962 and continues to enjoy a military advantage, remains India’s primary security concern. Meanwhile the vast oceanic reaches of the Indian Ocean, which India can dominate more easily, remain at the fringes of its attention.\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-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;\"\u003EWith India being the only member-country of the Quadrilateral that shares a land border with China, its preoccupation with the LAC is not well understood by its partner countries. The US and Australia have noted that India’s stakes in the IOR are greater than in the high Himalayas. New Delhi must show resolve, they say, since India’s own economic prosperity depends upon keeping open its SLOCs in the Indian Ocean. On a day when the Indian Navy commissions its second aircraft carrier, there remains a worrying lack of clarity in New Delhi about where it should focus its attention and its meagre financial resources.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/9191739991417541729\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/reflections-on-overseeing-ocean-india.html#comment-form","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/9191739991417541729"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/9191739991417541729"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/09\/reflections-on-overseeing-ocean-india.html","title":"Reflections on overseeing an ocean: India to commission its second aircraft carrier"}],"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\/AVvXsEiZV5SB6_O4XqEXy2IzMeyUlFxmiq33OtJ5OJxAlBGEF3Hbyhak7U9oHiFoyLSJOqcVv9oMjg-sSAX3U20TpF2d1uOKc0vEvO4s_hJXH0bQhuc17aKOjicZf3y7PVCHKJ4EfCGbheEWzuAiif1BSuJjTPmzr0zm0lQ6gWIm26FVNRvfeRMR3X098-fZ\/s72-c\/INS%20Vikrant%20a.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-4317306513904366099"},"published":{"$t":"2022-08-29T19:36:00.004-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-08-29T19:36:27.654-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"LCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ordnance factories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" Tejas Mark 2 fighter to get cabinet sanction this week"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh9i4D_0MWikWZH7buVP-MMb-GZaAR6PACyP1zT55XgqJvEDrOh_d0oHzD1bPSaHu2t91cnaD4pwjflGL62E2F_k8yB3IlHam58xxl6h99qRI6elMgHStsV9PsWfHl6oXx6_Xmd95PsNmhoIkn1ZOSmifNlvG4bwqhH-i9rnzn2pjZWJ0VHK6LrZZIE\/s1164\/AA%20Tejas%20Mk%201.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"777\" data-original-width=\"1164\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh9i4D_0MWikWZH7buVP-MMb-GZaAR6PACyP1zT55XgqJvEDrOh_d0oHzD1bPSaHu2t91cnaD4pwjflGL62E2F_k8yB3IlHam58xxl6h99qRI6elMgHStsV9PsWfHl6oXx6_Xmd95PsNmhoIkn1ZOSmifNlvG4bwqhH-i9rnzn2pjZWJ0VHK6LrZZIE\/s16000\/AA%20Tejas%20Mk%201.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EDevelopment of the Tejas Mark 2 fighter will cost Rs 10,000 crore, and is scheduled to be completed by 2030 (Photo: the Tejas Mark 1)\u003C\/span\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=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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, 30th Aug 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 style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThis week, a case is scheduled to be placed before the Union Cabinet, for the grant of financial sanction and permission to proceed with the design and development of the Tejas Mark 2 – a more capable version of the indigenous Tejas Mark 1 light combat aircraft (LCA).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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 Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will accord clearance this week for the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) to go ahead with the design, development, testing and certification of the Tejas Mark 2 fighter,” sources in the Ministry of Defence told\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EBusiness Standard\u003C\/i\u003E.\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-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;\"\u003EThe new Tejas Mark 2 fighter is expected to be rolled out in a two-year timeframe, and its first flight will take another one year, say ADA officials. Then flight-testing and certification is expected to take another five years. That means the Tejas Mark 2 will only become operationally available around 2030.\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-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;\"\u003EIt is estimated that the entire project, including the building of a small number of prototypes for flight testing, will require a budget of Rs 10,000 crore rupees.\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-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\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-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe initial Tejas batches, which included 40 Tejas Mark 1 fighters and 83 Tejas Mark 1A (still under development), were developed as light fighters to replace the profusion of antiquated MiG-21 and MiG-27 light fighters in the Indian Air Force (IAF).\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-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;\"\u003EHowever, the Tejas Mark 2 variant, which is still on the drawing board, will be a larger aircraft, falling in the medium fighter category rather than the category of light fighters.\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-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;\"\u003ENumerous additional capabilities that the IAF and navy want incorporated into the Tejas Mark 2, will increase the weight of the 14.5-tonne Tejas Mark 1 by three tonnes, taking it into the 17.5-tonne medium fighter class.\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-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;\"\u003EWhile the two Tejas Mark 1 squadrons and four Tejas Mark 1A squadrons can be regarded as replacements for the last of the lightweight MiGs, the IAF is now billing the Tejas Mark 2 fighters as replacements for the Mirage 2000 and Jaguar medium fighters, rather than for the lightweight MiGs that are retiring soon.\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-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;\"\u003EMuch of the Tejas Mark 2’s increased weight and size comes from a more powerful and sophisticated engine demanded by the IAF and the navy. They believe that the 83 KiloNewtons (kN) of peak power provided by the current engine – the General Electric (GE) F-404IN20 engine – is inadequate for the sudden acceleration, sharp climbing and sustained turning needed in a modern fighter.\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-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;\"\u003ETo equip the Tejas Mark 2 with the power needed in the modern battlefield, ADA is powering the Mark 2 with a GE F-414INS6 engine (hereafter F-414) that delivers 98 kN of peak power.\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-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;\"\u003EUpgrading the Tejas’ engine is equally essential for the LCA (Navy), which needs a surge of engine power for getting airborne in just 200 metres of runway that is available on an aircraft carrier’s deck. The navy has demanded that ADA should develop a twin-engine fighter for carrier deck operations.\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-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;\"\u003EGE has already supplied the first F-414 engines for the Tejas Mark 2. These are being accommodated, along with larger air intakes, in the extra fuselage space available in the expanded Mark 2 fighter.\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-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;\"\u003EBesides a new engine, the internals of the Tejas Mark 2 are being rearranged, to make them more accessible and maintenance friendly. Rearrangement will improve space utilisation, accessibility, and make maintenance quicker, reducing the turn-around time between operational missions.\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-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;\"\u003EFinally, the Tejas Mark 2 will feature upgraded avionics that are faster, lighter and smarter than the previous generation in the Mark I. This would improve combat performance and operational security. A key upgrade involves fitting indigenous Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar to replace the current ELTA EL\/M-2032 multi-mode radar.\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-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;\"\u003EThe transformation of the Tejas Mark 2 from a light to a medium fighter has taken place incrementally over the preceding decade.\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-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 2009, the Tejas Mark 2 was categorized as a “re-engined” version of the Tejas Mark 1, with the F-404IN engine replaced by the F-414.\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-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;\"\u003EDuring the three years it took to buy the F-414 engine, the IAF kept demanding additional systems and improvements in the existing ones. By 2014, when the Tejas Mark 2’s preliminary design review (PDR) was conducted, the aircraft’s fuselage had been stretched by half a metre and it was one-and-a-half tonnes heavier.\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-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;\"\u003EOn the positive side, the Tejas Mark 2 would also be able to carry 4.5 tonnes of payload (mainly weapons load and external fuel). This is a full tonne more than the Tejas Mark 1’s maximum payload of 3.5 tonnes.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/4317306513904366099\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/tejas-mark-2-fighter-to-get-cabinet.html#comment-form","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4317306513904366099"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4317306513904366099"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/tejas-mark-2-fighter-to-get-cabinet.html","title":" Tejas Mark 2 fighter to get cabinet sanction this week"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh9i4D_0MWikWZH7buVP-MMb-GZaAR6PACyP1zT55XgqJvEDrOh_d0oHzD1bPSaHu2t91cnaD4pwjflGL62E2F_k8yB3IlHam58xxl6h99qRI6elMgHStsV9PsWfHl6oXx6_Xmd95PsNmhoIkn1ZOSmifNlvG4bwqhH-i9rnzn2pjZWJ0VHK6LrZZIE\/s72-c\/AA%20Tejas%20Mk%201.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-101723512195856660"},"published":{"$t":"2022-08-25T06:41:00.005-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-08-25T06:42:53.125-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Civil aviation"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Software"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" First indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, to be commissioned on September 2   "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgjEj0LrTWGhuKorGSqFkvFBy4WxKMFK57_NM5z7OsAenJ_yUgYa_zIq8NMCqIR_EdU5QgvslQyA9zjWcB237cofQMqVLVOTe8sfokosmR0AMoMzc27I1yE56jIK-ND9tGC1qW0MIe2V2Yo0REDNUhX_uPc4aXE7hu15tMjYGc-BYo4sV7kNh5X1caX\/s1280\/INS%20Vikrant%20b.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"853\" data-original-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgjEj0LrTWGhuKorGSqFkvFBy4WxKMFK57_NM5z7OsAenJ_yUgYa_zIq8NMCqIR_EdU5QgvslQyA9zjWcB237cofQMqVLVOTe8sfokosmR0AMoMzc27I1yE56jIK-ND9tGC1qW0MIe2V2Yo0REDNUhX_uPc4aXE7hu15tMjYGc-BYo4sV7kNh5X1caX\/s16000\/INS%20Vikrant%20b.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EINS Vikrant embarks about 30 aircraft, including MiG-29K fighters, and Kamov-31 and MH-60R Seaking multi-role helicopters\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; 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font-size: large;\"\u003EAt Kochi, on September 2, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over the commissioning of the country’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-1), the culmination of what the navy described on Thursday as “the most prestigious warship building project in the maritime history of India.”\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 18pt;\"\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“It is indeed a proud moment for our great nation, as with commissioning of\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIndian Naval Ship (INS) Vikrant, India has joined an elite list of five seafaring nations having the niche capability to indigenously design and build an aircraft carrier of over 40,000 tonnes,” said the navy.\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;\"\u003EINS\u0026nbsp;Vikrant will also be by far the largest warship to have ever been built in an Indian shipyard. Vikrant means “victorious” and “gallant”.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIAC-1, which has\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Ecost about Rs 20,000 crore to build,\u003C\/span\u003Eis the namesake of an illustrious predecessor. Initially built as a Royal Navy aircraft carrier, Her Majesty’s Ship (HMS) Hercules, the first INS Vikrant became an Indian warship in March 1961. It remained in service till 1997, playing a vital role in the 1971 war by blockading what was then East Pakistan.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe reborn INS Vikrant was designed by the Warship Design Bureau (WDB), the navy's in-house design establishment. It was constructed by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), a public sector shipyard under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping \u0026amp; Waterways.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe job of an aircraft carrier is to achieve air superiority far out at sea and, to do so, INS Vikrant carries on board an air wing consisting of 30 aircraft. These include MiG-29K fighter jets, Kamov-31 and MH-60R Seaking multi-role helicopters, and the indigenous Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters and Light Combat Aircraft (Navy).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EINS Vikrant is equipped with a ski-jump for launching aircraft, and a set of three ‘arrester wires’ for dragging them to a halt when they return after completing their mission. This combination of methods is known as “short take off but arrested recovery (STOBAR).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Vikrant has been in production since April 2005, when the ceremony of “steel cutting” was conducted. To boost the carrier’s indigenous content, the warship grade steel that it is made of was successfully indigenised by the Steel Authority of India (SAIL), in collaboration with the Defence Research \u0026amp; Development Organisation.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIt took almost four years to fabricate the hull and the ship’s keel was laid in February 2009. The first phase of construction ended with the launch of the ship in August 2013. It took to the sea in August 2021 and has carried out multiple rounds of trials since then.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe carrier, which is 262 metres long and 62 metres wide, displaces approximately 43,000 tonnes when it is fully loaded. P\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Eowered by four gas turbines that generate 88 MegaWatts of\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003Epower, INS Vikrant\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003Eworks up a maximum speed of 28 knots (52 kilometres per hour) and has an endurance of 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km).\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe warship has about 2,200 separate compartments, which house the machinery and a crew of around 1,600 personnel, include specialised cabins for women officers and sailors.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EINS Vikrant is designed with a high degree of automation for operating machinery, for ship navigation and survivability. It is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and systems. These include the latest medical facilities, a modular operation theatre, a physiotherapy clinic, an intensive care unit, laboratories, a computerised tomography scanner, X-Ray machines, dental complex, isolation ward and telemedicine facilities.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe navy says INS Vikrant symbolises the unity of India, as products from 18 states and union territories of India have gone into its making. These include products from Ambala, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Daman \u0026amp; Diu, Hyderabad, Howrah, Indore, Jalandhar, Kachch, Kota, Kanpur, New Delhi Panaji, Pune, Silvassa, Thiruvananthapuram and Vishakhapatnam.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/101723512195856660\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/first-indigenous-aircraft-carrier-ins.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/101723512195856660"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/101723512195856660"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/first-indigenous-aircraft-carrier-ins.html","title":" First indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, to be commissioned on September 2   "}],"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\/AVvXsEgjEj0LrTWGhuKorGSqFkvFBy4WxKMFK57_NM5z7OsAenJ_yUgYa_zIq8NMCqIR_EdU5QgvslQyA9zjWcB237cofQMqVLVOTe8sfokosmR0AMoMzc27I1yE56jIK-ND9tGC1qW0MIe2V2Yo0REDNUhX_uPc4aXE7hu15tMjYGc-BYo4sV7kNh5X1caX\/s72-c\/INS%20Vikrant%20b.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-6879047308216079043"},"published":{"$t":"2022-08-24T19:48:00.003-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-08-24T19:48:18.710-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"france"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Amidst \"Atmanirbhar Bharat\" (self-reliant India) buzz, Boeing says its Super Hornet fighter makes economic and operational sense"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj5cGjDsXSOs-UuxzJ2_p1z9-VeR-eF2t4jTDNOo_vgLnvyl95befbYj7XEVgpaQ5IR6NvwWre_gkMeWhCEF2dWfuQn27PaixUYFBTetnc0m2d3u5l-UmQDekJOsikUrY7KiWt2PWZHDLBbSoW8XEM89uojSSj-9SjcBoMslhExg15d36Bt6TAbE3NK\/s828\/AA%20Super%20Hornet.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"828\" data-original-width=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj5cGjDsXSOs-UuxzJ2_p1z9-VeR-eF2t4jTDNOo_vgLnvyl95befbYj7XEVgpaQ5IR6NvwWre_gkMeWhCEF2dWfuQn27PaixUYFBTetnc0m2d3u5l-UmQDekJOsikUrY7KiWt2PWZHDLBbSoW8XEM89uojSSj-9SjcBoMslhExg15d36Bt6TAbE3NK\/s16000\/AA%20Super%20Hornet.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003EBoeing reveals plans to bolster its Make-in-India claims and continue contributing to India’s indigenous aerospace and defence\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"im\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: #500050;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003Eby Ajai Shukla\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 25th Aug 2022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: #500050;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELast month\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E,\u0026nbsp;The Boeing Company’s F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornet carrier-deck fighter demonstrated its ability to get airborne from a ski-jump, using the standard launch system that Indian\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003Epilots\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;use. With the French Dassault Rafale fighter having already proved its ability in a similar operational demonstration, these two fighters are going toe-to-toe to convince India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) that their fighter has the teeth to best suit India’s defence requirements.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"im\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAddressing a media gathering in New Delhi, Boeing officials divulged plans to indigenise components and sub-systems, strengthening the company's Make-in-India claims and building on a successful track record of contributing to India’s indigenous aerospace and defence ecosystem.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“As part of this effort, Boeing anticipates $3.6 billion in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003Epositive\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Eeconomic impact to the Indian aerospace and defence industry over the next 10 years, with the F\/A-18 Super Hornet as India’s next carrier-based fighter. The economic impact would be over and above Boeing’s current offset obligations and plans in the country,” said Salil Gupte, President of Boeing India.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"im\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBoeing already exports a range of defence and aerospace components worth over $1 billion each year from production lines in India. The firm employs close to 4,000 people in India, with another 7,000 working in its supply chains.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBoeing sources from more than 300 local companies of which a quarter are Indian firms.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe company points out that these figure will rise significantly if India chooses the Super Hornet for both its indigenous aircraft carriers, Indian Navy Ship (INS) Vikrant and the still-to-be-sanctioned INS Vishal.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Indian Navy has tendered for 26 fighters, but projects a long-term requirement of 57 carrier-deck fighters. Of these, eight are to be twin-seat variants.\u003Cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;The Rafale twin-seat variant cannot land or take-off from a carrier and so will have to be based on land.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"im\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E“The Block III Super Hornet we are offering to the Indian Navy has the most advanced and critical capability. Boeing is investing in advanced technologies and capabilities on our Block III Super Hornet and the F-15EX today so we will be ready for the future. The Indian Navy will benefit from these investments for decades to come,” said Gupte.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBoeing says it will also leverage investments made in the Boeing India Engineering \u0026amp; Technology Center (BIETC), which has a pool of 3,000-plus engineers and innovators in Bengaluru and Chennai to drive growth and innovation, and advance work in materials, manufacturing technologies and methods, and the “Digital World.”\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENotwithstanding its\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003Elaudable\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Eemployment generation figures, Boeing’s central argument rests on the Super Hornet’s\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003Eoperational\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Ecredentials as the world’s premier carrier deck fighter.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"im\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E“Designed from its inception as a carrier-based fighter for high-loading, high stress operations, the Super Hornet Block III will bring advanced, next-generation capabilities for the Indian Navy,” said Steve Parker, who oversees bombers and fighters for Boeing Defence.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe Indian Navy is learning the aircraft carrier ropes from the US Navy, which is widely regarded as the world’s premier exponent of carrier operations.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EDriving cooperation on aircraft carrier design is an Indo-US joint working group on aircraft carrier technology cooperation (JWG-ACTC). It has functioned for over a decade to optimise cooperation. The group looks for ways to enhance the efficiency of India’s aircraft carrier, such as getting fighters to take off quickly (the sortie generation rate), the best way of getting aircraft and weapons up onto the deck, what sort of catapult the carrier should have, its arresting gear and how the systems are inter-workable with the Super Hornets that fly off a US carrier.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EShould the Super Hornet be selected, there are other components that can be installed on a carrier to enhance inter-operability with other US Navy systems. These include a precision landing system called Magic Carpet that is built into the Super Hornet as a standard capability, and is designed to assist the pilot in landing on an aircraft carrier.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMagic Carpet reduces the pilot’s workload enormously. In the normal course,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003Ea\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;pilot would mak\u003Cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003Ee\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;about 300 corrections to the landing gear in about 15-18 seconds. That is reduced to one-third with a Magic Carpet. Even the most difficult night landings start feeling benign. Boeing claims it has shown it to the Indian Navy as part of its operational demonstration – it is so precise that it engages the third wire every time, causing wear and tear on only that wire.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/6879047308216079043\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/amidst-atmanirbhar-bharat-self-reliant.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6879047308216079043"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6879047308216079043"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/amidst-atmanirbhar-bharat-self-reliant.html","title":"Amidst \"Atmanirbhar Bharat\" (self-reliant India) buzz, Boeing says its Super Hornet fighter makes economic and operational sense"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj5cGjDsXSOs-UuxzJ2_p1z9-VeR-eF2t4jTDNOo_vgLnvyl95befbYj7XEVgpaQ5IR6NvwWre_gkMeWhCEF2dWfuQn27PaixUYFBTetnc0m2d3u5l-UmQDekJOsikUrY7KiWt2PWZHDLBbSoW8XEM89uojSSj-9SjcBoMslhExg15d36Bt6TAbE3NK\/s72-c\/AA%20Super%20Hornet.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-8594390358318277434"},"published":{"$t":"2022-08-18T18:52:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-08-18T18:52:27.323-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"france"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"West Asia"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Navy confronts hard decisions on the need for a third aircraft carrier"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi8mFaOacsbwYZt6ypnUYyRU5_9RGpf53HRfPTchrF7ugg9MEWgK55i9UlHSZqFGPSReqC7ETNKA_Jargs-goX3viXgwGAQa2SLsfnVEJdwUhcWNChlNloKD6KPHTDqBDT7b-5-79iz7Rwzt5IVT0sY_SFLdLMc32TH2ZEEGhe1idpREUM-fYy0NIM0\/s1714\/AA%20Vikramaditya%202.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1071\" data-original-width=\"1714\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi8mFaOacsbwYZt6ypnUYyRU5_9RGpf53HRfPTchrF7ugg9MEWgK55i9UlHSZqFGPSReqC7ETNKA_Jargs-goX3viXgwGAQa2SLsfnVEJdwUhcWNChlNloKD6KPHTDqBDT7b-5-79iz7Rwzt5IVT0sY_SFLdLMc32TH2ZEEGhe1idpREUM-fYy0NIM0\/s16000\/AA%20Vikramaditya%202.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EINS Vikramaditya, India's only aircraft carrier, which would be joined this month by the newly built INS Viraat\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E15th August 2022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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;\"\u003ELast week, an opinion column in this newspaper argued for the early construction of a second indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-2) for the Indian Navy. The first indigenous carrier, IAC-1, which has been constructed by Cochin Shipyard Ltd, will soon be commissioned as INS Vikrant. Alongside INS Vikramditya, which was bought from Russia in 2014, the Navy will then operate two 44,000-tonne carriers.\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;\"\u003EThe proposed 65,000-tonne IAC-2, which would take at least another decade in construction, would be the fleet’s third carrier. With one of those under repair or refit at any given time, the Navy would still have two carriers available and ready for operations.\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;\"\u003EThe measure of an aircraft carrier’s power is its air wing. A carrier roughly embarks one aircraft for each 1,000 tonnes of displacement. Both Vikramaditya and Vikrant displace 44,000 tonnes, allowing each to embark 25-30 fixed wing aircraft, along with 10 helicopters of various kinds. The planned third carrier – the 65,000-tonne IAC-2 – would pack significantly more air power. It would go into battle with 54 fighters (three squadrons of 18 fighters each), enough aircraft for fleet air defence, as well as strikes ashore.\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 addition, IAC-2 would embark about 10 helicopters, for anti-submarine warfare (ASW), airborne early warning (AEW) and casualty evacuation tasks. Its larger size would also allow it to embark tactical airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft, such as the Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye – a priceless asset in the air battle.\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;\"\u003EIAC-2 would be imposing enough on the basis of its integral air power alone. But, in fact, IAC-2 would not fight alone. It would be the flagship of a carrier battle group (CBG) that would also include submarines, destroyers, frigates and corvettes, in addition to its own weaponry. These capital warships would give the CBG formidable anti-submarine, anti-surface and anti-aircraft firepower.\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;\"\u003EYet, there are several reasons why the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has not ordered the building of IAC-2. First, there is no consensus within the military on the need for a third carrier. The proposal to build one has been publicly questioned by the former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat; and by successive Indian Air Force (IAF) chiefs. Given this opposition, the navy has a difficult task ahead to convince the other two services, as well as elements in the navy itself that India needs a third, large, expensive carrier.\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\u003Cbr \/\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\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgqfTZpPGcLSuCwcckuju9nlnr_05EHYjpUO8ZRuRFb2QXlS-Ai_x6McDEI8ld-8Bzl6zz44JaF86jMjk6NsNEtgQ8F7b63frLRM_LU39604dZQSyLm0sHDbf3KcTaXr91rYfYBmigVbI0kpfPnaEiL6Drr6SPgENGGZvJRMQ_bIIAO0muMVUNDzdhy\/s1608\/AA%20Vikramaditya%201.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1072\" data-original-width=\"1608\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgqfTZpPGcLSuCwcckuju9nlnr_05EHYjpUO8ZRuRFb2QXlS-Ai_x6McDEI8ld-8Bzl6zz44JaF86jMjk6NsNEtgQ8F7b63frLRM_LU39604dZQSyLm0sHDbf3KcTaXr91rYfYBmigVbI0kpfPnaEiL6Drr6SPgENGGZvJRMQ_bIIAO0muMVUNDzdhy\/s16000\/AA%20Vikramaditya%201.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIf you can’t lose it, you can’t use it\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\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;\"\u003ESecond, the navy faces a major hurdle in obtaining the budget needed for what critics now bill as a “Rs 100,000 crore carrier”. In fact, that figure is overblown. The cost of IAC-1 has come to about Rs 20,000 crore; and the MoD Cost Committee has fixed the cost of IAC-2 at Rs 40,000 crore. That caters for IAC-2’s larger size (65,000 tonnes, to INS Vikrant’s 44,000 tonnes), for its more sophisticated and expensive weapons and sensors, and for inflation.\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;\"\u003EThe purported Rs 100,000 crore figure also includes the cost of an entire air wing, including fighters, helicopters and combat support aircraft. The Navy will have already paid for two air wings – 45 MiG-29K\/KUB fighters were bought a decade back, while another 57 “multi-role carrier-borne fighters (MRCBF) are currently being acquired. Since only two CBGs would be sailing at any given time (with the third carrier in the dockyard), the Navy needs only two air wings, not three.\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 style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EIndia’s tri-service planners believe that the MRCBF’s\u003C\/span\u003Ebeing evaluated for carrier deck operations – Boeing’s F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornet and Dassault’s Rafale – have\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003Eonly a “l\u003C\/span\u003Eimited affordability.”\u0026nbsp;That leads to a “we cannot afford to lose it” mindset and, thence, to the conclusion: “we cannot afford to use it”. The Navy must acquire only platforms that it can afford to lose and, therefore, to use.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EThird, the Navy has unwisely embraced the British and French notion that carriers must be a muscular 65,000 tonnes for the traditional carrier mission of obtaining sea control over a designated oceanic space. Instead of starting with size, naval planners must first identify the carrier’s operational role. This flows out of the National Security Strategy (NSS), which is framed by the National Security Council. The NSS dictates the carrier’s mission capabilities, from which emerge its size, design, weapons and sensors.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EInstead of that\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;derivative process, South Block planners have committed themselves to advice from a US-India “joint working group” (JWG) on carrier design. This is going ahead with a US Navy-style “power projection carrier,” with formidable air power, as well as surface and sub-surface strike capability within the CBG. There has been little examination of whether the Navy’s requirements would be better met by a French-type “strike carrier”, which had an air wing built around the Etendard\/Super Etendard surface strike aircraft, with a few F-8 Crusaders for fighter type roles that involved protecting the strike aircraft.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe French “shore strike” model is relevant for the Navy, since one of its vital objectives is to keep the service relevant by influencing the all-important land battle. The newest French carrier,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003ECharles de Gaulle,\u003C\/i\u003Eservices this objective by embarking the Rafale multi-role fighter, which has both air defence and shore-strike capability\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Technology Perspective and Capability Roadmap of 2018 (TPCR-18), which projects future weapons profiles, is silent on the type of carrier the IAC-2 should be.\u0026nbsp;All that the TPCR-18 says is: Aircraft Carrier, Quantity 01.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIgnoring an aircraft carrier pedigree\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFourth, the Navy has failed to live up to its 60-year-old pedigree of operating aircraft carriers. Both IAC-1 and INS Vikramaditya should be carrying at least 44 aircraft, going by the benchmark of one aircraft for every 1,000 tonnes of carrier. However, both vessels are short of that benchmark because the Navy – ignoring its own design capability, have contracted with a Russian design bureau for designing the aviation complexes of both INS Vikramaditya and IAC-1.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFifth, Indian test pilots complain that the Navy has blindly accepted US statements that the E-2C Hawkeye cannot be launched from a ski-jump. They say the US firms have a vested interest in perpetuating that myth, in order to put a catapult as the launch system on IAC-2.\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;\"\u003EPerfected by the US Navy since World War II, a conventional catapult has a steam-driven piston system along the flight deck, which “catapults” the aircraft to 200 kilometres per hour, fast enough to get airborne.\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;\"\u003EThe catapult that the Indian Navy is considering for IAC-2 uses a powerful electro-magnetic field to accelerate the fighter to take-off speed. Developed by General Atomics and called the “electro-magnetic aircraft launch system” (EMALS), this is on the latest US Navy carriers, starting from the USS Gerald R Ford.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBoth current Indian carriers operate as STOBAR (short take-off but arrested recovery) vessels, but it remains to be decided whether IAC-2 would be a STOBAR carrier, or a CATOBAR (catapult assisted take-off, but arrested recovery) vessel. The possibility of putting an EMALS-assisted CATOBAR system on IAC-2 is being discussed in the JWG.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFinally, IAC-2’s size and specifications would depend upon whether the Indian Navy has an operational role for twin-seat Super Hornets, which would make it worth putting in the additional crew requirements that would be needed.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIt is noteworthy that the Defence R\u0026amp;D Organisation is developing the indigenous twin-engine deck-based fighter (TEDBF) as a single-seat fighter. The future lies in “manned-unmanned teaming” or (MUM-T), which is the joint operation of manned and “unmanned airborne assets” (UAS) towards a shared mission objective.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMUM-T UAS is increasingly regarded as one of the key innovations that will define future airpower. The system will incorporate smart, connected and modular UAS, connected by a distributed network of intelligence that will act as force multipliers for the manned aircraft. Overall, it is expected to enhance the team’s capabilities, while keeping the pilot out of harm’s way, but still in control.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/8594390358318277434\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/navy-confronts-hard-decisions-on-need.html#comment-form","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8594390358318277434"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8594390358318277434"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/navy-confronts-hard-decisions-on-need.html","title":"Navy confronts hard decisions on the need for a third aircraft carrier"}],"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\/AVvXsEi8mFaOacsbwYZt6ypnUYyRU5_9RGpf53HRfPTchrF7ugg9MEWgK55i9UlHSZqFGPSReqC7ETNKA_Jargs-goX3viXgwGAQa2SLsfnVEJdwUhcWNChlNloKD6KPHTDqBDT7b-5-79iz7Rwzt5IVT0sY_SFLdLMc32TH2ZEEGhe1idpREUM-fYy0NIM0\/s72-c\/AA%20Vikramaditya%202.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1227081101056173446"},"published":{"$t":"2022-08-17T23:48:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-08-17T23:48:12.652-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"LCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" HAL signs MoU establishing footprint in Malaysia"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEil1StrjaBK0w4tN_BVPNZY-nNCQW5SiSTyEMhCH14CaawSYJ_z6dpWhhM94yEhMhixwwaWC8nlHtR4cgiCQET92PB0yIfH8uSn-Aas-bR6itfekFADlj_T14yLdyjtcbs2zjfjvNQbnxOGgojPvK-zEUkM9CpZOXt4jQOtzK2_ES569LCJXPQwVvri\/s1519\/AA%20Tejas.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"957\" data-original-width=\"1519\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEil1StrjaBK0w4tN_BVPNZY-nNCQW5SiSTyEMhCH14CaawSYJ_z6dpWhhM94yEhMhixwwaWC8nlHtR4cgiCQET92PB0yIfH8uSn-Aas-bR6itfekFADlj_T14yLdyjtcbs2zjfjvNQbnxOGgojPvK-zEUkM9CpZOXt4jQOtzK2_ES569LCJXPQwVvri\/s16000\/AA%20Tejas.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EHAL bid in Oct 2021 for supplying 18 fighters to Malaysia. The Tejas stands a fair chance as it meets all the RMAF parameters,” says HAL\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 18th Aug 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWith Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) having fielded the Tejas Mark 1A fighter in a Malaysian tender for 18 fighter lead-in trainers (FLITs), the company is preparing for what would be a first success in exporting the Indian fighter.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOn Thursday, the Bengaluru-headquartered aerospace giant announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with its representative in Kuala Lumpur, called Forte Drus, for tapping new opportunities in exporting weaponry to Malaysia.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The office in Malaysia will help HAL in tapping the new business opportunities for Fighter Lead-in Trainer (FLIT), LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) and other requirements of Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) like Sukhoi-30 MKM and Hawk upgrades,” said HAL.\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\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 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“HAL had submitted a proposal to Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), Malaysia during October 2021 for supply of 18 FLIT LCAs against a global tender issued by RMAF. The final winner of the tender is expected to be declared soon by Malaysian authorities. LCA Tejas stands a fair chance of selection in the bid as it meets all the parameters sought by RMAF,” said a HAL media release on Thursday.\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\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222;\"\u003EIn addition to offering the Tejas LCA in Kuala Lumpur's global tender for 18 advanced jet trainers, HAL sees business opportunities in Malaysia for maintenance and upgrade of their Sukhoi-30MKM and Hawk trainer fleets.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Further, being one of the largest producers of Russian origin Sukhoi-30 aircraft, HAL has capabilities to extend the required support for RMAF’s Sukhoi-30 MKM fleet, which is facing low serviceability issues due to ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis,” said HAL.\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; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHAL has also offered to support the RMAF for upgrading their Hawk fleet. Other HAL platforms like HTT-40 basic trainer, Dornier-228 light maritime reconnaissance aircraft, Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) and the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) have the potential to be inducted by RMAF in the future says HAL.\u0026nbsp;\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\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 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EConsidering these factors, HAL’s office in Kuala Lumpur plans to take up market promotion of HAL’s products and services in Malaysia, and across the South East Asian region.\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\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 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“It will reinforce commitment of India in supporting the Malaysian Defence Forces and industry for sustainable aerospace and defence landscape in Malaysia,” stated HAL.\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; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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;\"\u003EThe RMAF tender is for 18 fighters with an option for 18 more. This would be an inviting first export order for the Tejas.\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-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAccording to the Malaysian news media, the other contestants in the fray are: Pakistani-Chinese JF-17 Thunder, Russia’s MiG-35, China’s Catic, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50, Turkey Aerospace industries (TAI) Hürjet, and Italy’s Leonardo with the M-346.\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-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-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAerospace industry analysts say price will be an important issue for the RMAF, which is expecting to pay in the region of $900 million for 18 fighters, or $50 million per fighter. It is understood that HAL is offering the Tejas at that price.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Korean fighter is understood to be slightly more expensive than the Tejas and the Russian MiG-35 far more so. Meanwhile, the Chinese are believed to have slashed the price of the JF-17 by about 30 per cent, a loss it will bear in order to capture the market.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1227081101056173446\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/hal-signs-mou-establishing-footprint-in.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1227081101056173446"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1227081101056173446"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/hal-signs-mou-establishing-footprint-in.html","title":" HAL signs MoU establishing footprint in Malaysia"}],"author":[{"name":{"$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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEil1StrjaBK0w4tN_BVPNZY-nNCQW5SiSTyEMhCH14CaawSYJ_z6dpWhhM94yEhMhixwwaWC8nlHtR4cgiCQET92PB0yIfH8uSn-Aas-bR6itfekFADlj_T14yLdyjtcbs2zjfjvNQbnxOGgojPvK-zEUkM9CpZOXt4jQOtzK2_ES569LCJXPQwVvri\/s72-c\/AA%20Tejas.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-2744670711790754989"},"published":{"$t":"2022-08-15T19:26:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-08-15T19:26:10.066-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"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":"shipbuilding"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"PM Narendra Modi calls for innovation in defence products"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh4RuDXriEKLaZiWgdCYlHDaHSwb7XQb5fre_5cmBHXtlfcQT3IyXKB4eUmfDW8d3Bva46qq4Qa8gkXeMvKb6sdoGABYC9AHOLm0XlT3E776wUln8iLZ21iFrlwWOZszto09w_qdx1MX0V7turZDexMVq1rtr-6VXL2ojkXaXlgZ3_wN-g3p7ejnSas\/s1250\/AA%20Red%20Fort.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"622\" data-original-width=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh4RuDXriEKLaZiWgdCYlHDaHSwb7XQb5fre_5cmBHXtlfcQT3IyXKB4eUmfDW8d3Bva46qq4Qa8gkXeMvKb6sdoGABYC9AHOLm0XlT3E776wUln8iLZ21iFrlwWOZszto09w_qdx1MX0V7turZDexMVq1rtr-6VXL2ojkXaXlgZ3_wN-g3p7ejnSas\/s16000\/AA%20Red%20Fort.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2 class=\"alternativeHeadline\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 400; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EPM: \"The world is seeing that India is changing. There is hope from India and the reason is the skills of 1.3 billion Indians\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 16th Aug 22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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;\"\u003ESpeaking from the Red Fort in Delhi on Independence Day 2022, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi called upon the private sector to embrace innovation, in order to play a key role in the Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) initiative.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EVoicing his oft-stated conviction that “India can make for the world,” Modi commended the military for taking forward Atmanirbhar Bharat into the realm of technological innovation.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EAs always, the government’s new initiative came with a catchy new slogan. Citing former PM Lal Bahudar Shashtri’s iconic slogan, \"Jai Jawan Jai Kisan,” and affixing PM Atal Vihari Vajpayee’s \"Jai Vigyan\" to it, PM Modi took it a step further by adding: “Jai Anusandhan” (hail to innovation).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EPlacing the onus for innovation on the citizenry, Mr Modi said: “[In] self-reliant India, [innovation] becomes the responsibility of every citizen, of every government, every unit of society. Self-reliant India is not a government agenda or a government program. This is a mass movement of the society, which we have to take forward.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EThe world is seeing that India is changing. There is hope from India and the reason is the skills of 130 crore Indians,” said the PM.\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-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;\"\u003EThe government has been drawing attention to its innovation programmes through statements and answers to questions in Parliament. On July 29, the Minister of State for Defence, Ajay Bhatt, tabled a written answer to a question in the Lok Sabha, listing out measures the government had taken to promote innovation.\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-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;\"\u003EThe answer stated that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) had launched a scheme called “Innovations for Defence Excellence” (iDEX) which was a medium for funding micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and start-ups that had submitted blueprints for innovative projects.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EPM Modi had launched iDEX in April 2018, billing it as the MoD’s flagship for technological innovation. iDEX was to provide start-ups with a platform for co-creation and co-development in defence and aerospace technology.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EUnder iDEX, defence start-ups and MSMEs are encouraged to present technological solutions to functional problems that the military periodically raises as “challenges”. Innovators are encouraged to engage directly with the military through the iDEX Open Challenge and to showcase what they have to offer. Selected applicants get a chance to pitch to the iDEX grand jury and qualify for grants and investments.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ELast month, iDEX signed its 100th contract in New Delhi with with a firm called Pacify Medical Technologies Pvt Ltd.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“With these actions of the Government, the expenditure on defence procurement from foreign sources which used to be 46 per cent of the overall expenditure has reduced to 36 per cent in the last four years\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003Ei.e.\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;2018-19 to 2021-22,” the MoD stated in Parliament last month.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EiDEX is funded and managed by the “Defence Innovation Organization” (DIO), which is registered as a “not for profit” company as per Section 8 of the Companies Act 2013. Its founder members are the two biggest defence public sector undertakings (DPSUs): Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd and Bharat Electronics Ltd.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe MoD has reserved certain projects and products for innovators. In March, it announced the reservation of 18 major defence platforms for industry-led design and development.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ELast year, the MoD had notified three “Positive Indigenisation Lists”, reserving a total of 310 defence products and another 2,958 items for DPSUs. These lists embargoed the import of products beyond specified timelines.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/2744670711790754989\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/pm-narendra-modi-calls-for-innovation.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/2744670711790754989"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/2744670711790754989"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/pm-narendra-modi-calls-for-innovation.html","title":"PM Narendra Modi calls for innovation in defence products"}],"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\/AVvXsEh4RuDXriEKLaZiWgdCYlHDaHSwb7XQb5fre_5cmBHXtlfcQT3IyXKB4eUmfDW8d3Bva46qq4Qa8gkXeMvKb6sdoGABYC9AHOLm0XlT3E776wUln8iLZ21iFrlwWOZszto09w_qdx1MX0V7turZDexMVq1rtr-6VXL2ojkXaXlgZ3_wN-g3p7ejnSas\/s72-c\/AA%20Red%20Fort.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-8318595722317380543"},"published":{"$t":"2022-08-13T07:02:00.005-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-08-13T07:02:45.261-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Land systems"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" Indigenously developed artillery gun to fire 21-gun salute on Independence Day"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEirW8yo7N1uB2DsQ_PTkGVPYCyeRD27H_tzDq70J9b65G-bmVwT9h3qqwp2K-uJBIVgU9T0L4QbIO0Yy1WGGtOKFU6fOmmhL72P1ScLabylk5zRBzUcJqt6IagQz2FIG9SfIqBPMo_0Hx9Aj5qsGCid0cmuzYqemfOUR8STidfWUd029Wq4DLuw5gWl\/s1484\/AA%20ATAGS.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"468\" data-original-width=\"1484\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEirW8yo7N1uB2DsQ_PTkGVPYCyeRD27H_tzDq70J9b65G-bmVwT9h3qqwp2K-uJBIVgU9T0L4QbIO0Yy1WGGtOKFU6fOmmhL72P1ScLabylk5zRBzUcJqt6IagQz2FIG9SfIqBPMo_0Hx9Aj5qsGCid0cmuzYqemfOUR8STidfWUd029Wq4DLuw5gWl\/s16000\/AA%20ATAGS.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EATAGS has a unique all-electric drive, as well as the unique ability to fire six-round bursts with propellent up to Zone 7\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 13th Aug 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFor the first time, the thunderous 21-gun salute that is fired during the salute to the tricolour at Red Fort on Independence Day will be fired by indigenously developed guns – the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS), developed by the Defence R\u0026amp;D Organisation in collaboration with Tata Aerospace \u0026amp; Defence and with Bharat Forge Ltd.\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; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The moment is significant since this year marks 75 years of India’s independence and also the first time an indigenously developed gun will be fired on the occasion,” said an announcement from Bharat Forge on Saturday.\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; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe gun salute is a dramatic, centuries-old military salute or mark of respect, that involves firing guns or artillery. The military unit or warship that fires its guns effectively demonstrates to the person or institution being saluted that it is disarming itself and rendering itself harmless since, at least in earlier times, it took a significant amount of time to reload the guns.\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; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe tradition of gun salutes is as old as the invention of gunpowder and guns. Great\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EBritain created a formal ranking of individuals and states, specifying who was entitled to how many gunshots. States, such as Hyderabad and Jammu \u0026amp; Kashmir that were entltled to gun salutes were known as “salute states”.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWhen India became a sovereign country in 1947, it was, like other sovereign countries, entitled to a 21-gun salute. Since then, on state occasions such as Republic Day and Independence Day, and during the visits of other countries’ heads of state, the playing of the national anthem is accompanied by the firing of a 21-gun salute.\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; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETo fire the salute precisely, there is a special ceremonial battery from 2281 Field Regiment stationed in Delhi. The firing of 21 rounds at exactly the same interval is a task of great precision and the ceremonial battery trains to get it exactly correct.\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; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\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; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe ATAGS is an indigenous 155 mm x 52 caliber howitzer gun. The howitzer, which has been developed under the Indian Army's artillery modernization programme has, during its test firing programme, fired a shot to a world record beating range of 48 km.\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; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe ATAGS has a unique all-electric drive, as well as the unique ability to fire six-round bursts with propellent up to Zone 7, generating pressures in the gun chamber that could blow up lesser barrels.\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; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The ultra-modern towed gun is manufactured with cutting-edge technology, with shoot and scoot capability and can fire a complete range of NATO Standard and in service ammunition,” said Bharat Forge. The gun also boasts of a high mobility in desert and mountainous terrains.\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; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\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; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ECommenting on the occasion, Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar said, “The initiative to use this indigenously developed gun will stand as a testament to India’s growing capacity of developing arms and ammunition indigenously. The gun has been specifically customised both in terms of blank firing and sound attributes so that it will be useful for ceremonial purposes.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/8318595722317380543\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/indigenously-developed-artillery-gun-to.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8318595722317380543"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8318595722317380543"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/indigenously-developed-artillery-gun-to.html","title":" Indigenously developed artillery gun to fire 21-gun salute on Independence Day"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEirW8yo7N1uB2DsQ_PTkGVPYCyeRD27H_tzDq70J9b65G-bmVwT9h3qqwp2K-uJBIVgU9T0L4QbIO0Yy1WGGtOKFU6fOmmhL72P1ScLabylk5zRBzUcJqt6IagQz2FIG9SfIqBPMo_0Hx9Aj5qsGCid0cmuzYqemfOUR8STidfWUd029Wq4DLuw5gWl\/s72-c\/AA%20ATAGS.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-4987391706168827555"},"published":{"$t":"2022-08-10T07:35:00.008-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-08-12T06:49:36.337-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"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"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Review of Shyam Saran's new book: Where does Indian stand in Chinese perceptions?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgKsVl4eNb7SXL1-YmFbw4Yk-x4K4rZZa1DoLsRsdlRE6vLsbIrSuQmFFhcNM4rv2E1sjoUQAXY3V3avPBKS6693ypxV_UEQYL2kd3CoY9kMB8OFut8cwzprT2pv99FtrKc804TfAn3aVUyxFCpubm4WOgXDe3B5LG73vq776Tq1aVx7Sks7i4Q83q6\/s640\/1660065668-2893.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"479\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgKsVl4eNb7SXL1-YmFbw4Yk-x4K4rZZa1DoLsRsdlRE6vLsbIrSuQmFFhcNM4rv2E1sjoUQAXY3V3avPBKS6693ypxV_UEQYL2kd3CoY9kMB8OFut8cwzprT2pv99FtrKc804TfAn3aVUyxFCpubm4WOgXDe3B5LG73vq776Tq1aVx7Sks7i4Q83q6\/s16000\/1660065668-2893.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 22.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHow China Sees India and the World\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 22.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Shyam Saran\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 22.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EJuggernaut Books, 2022\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 22.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E286 pages\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 22.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003ERs 799\/-\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #47525e;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 22.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #47525e;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 22.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #47525e;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAfter his first well-received publication in 2018,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EHow India Sees the World: Kautilya to the 21st Century\u003C\/i\u003E, Shyam Saran has scored another success with his second book,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EHow China Sees India and the World\u003C\/i\u003E. This is a succinct, pithy reader for the China novice to bring herself up to speed, while also presenting more experienced China hands with a concise compilation of facts. In 18 short chapters (the longest of which is just 24 pages), Saran covers a great deal of ground, dividing the chapters into diverse subjects such as: “A Chinese Narrative of its History”, “The Emergence of China as a Maritime Power” and “India as a Teacher by Negative Example.” There are both problems and solutions in such a methodology. On the one hand, the book lends itself to being used as a reference text, with the reader going straight, via the contents page,\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;to the chapter she would like to reference. On the other hand, while the broad subjects are easy to access, the limited length of the chapters prevents the author from going too deep into individual subjects.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 22.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #47525e;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 22.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #47525e;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMr Saran’s credentials for authoring a book on China are exceptional, perhaps even unique. He has served in the Indian embassy in China after learning how to speak and read Mandarin fluently. Over the course of a distinguished diplomatic career, he has represented India in numerous vital negotiations, such as those that led up to the US-India nuclear deal. At the apex of his career, Mr Saran has served as India’s Foreign Secretary, as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Nuclear Affairs and Climate Change and as Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board. Unlike so many diplomats, administrators and even spies, Mr Saran trekked on foot practically every significant inch of the border that he – as one of India’s most trusted ambassadors – was responsible for safeguarding on crucial negotiating tables.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 22.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #47525e;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 22.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #47525e;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMr Saran begins this riveting book by describing the geo-political underpinnings of the Chinese civilisation, the heartland of which lies in the middle reaches of the Huang He (Yellow River) and the Yangzi Jiang (Yangzi River). Anthropologists have already observed that whichever political authority has controlled this homeland of 400 million Han Chinese, has almost inexorably extended their writ beyond it.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 22.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #47525e;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 22.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #47525e;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMr Saran, almost by implication, extends this phenomenon. It would appear that the existence of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as a geopolitical entity is shaped by the tussle between the unifying force of central government in the North; and the expanding, potentially fragmentary, economic prosperity of the South. Thus, the periodic internal tensions that we witness between the government in Beijing and the coastal regions of the southern seaboard can be traced back for the last 2,000 years.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 22.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #47525e;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 22.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #47525e;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe author forcefully rebuts Beijing’s carefully constructed modern narrative that its ambitous trade initiatives, such as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), date far back in history in the form of the various Silk Routes, which had Beijing as the hub. He says:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;“An imagined history is being put forward to seek legitimacy for China’s claim to Asian hegemony”… with the Western, and even Indian elite, subscribing to this view. But Mr Saran correctly points out that little in history supports the proposition that China was ever the centre of the Asian universe and its economic hub.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 22.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #47525e;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 22.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #47525e;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe ambivalent Chinese attitude towards soldiering is evident from the proverb that you can conquer the empire on horseback, but you cannot rule it from there. However, notwithstanding the occasional denigration of the soldier’s trade in the Chinese tradition, the country’s literature betrays as much admiration for physical and military prowess as that of any other. Chinese classics and histories frequently describe wars and the ancient concept of the Mandate of Heaven, which assumes that a righteous ruler will win power through triumph in combat. As a China expert from Australian National University, Rafe de Crispigny, pithily observes: “Regardless of rituals and claims to moral virtue, each emperor held power because he was the recognised descendent of the man who won the last civil war, and each kept his throne for just so long as the most powerful army in the empire continued to obey him. Whether he sought merely to hold his position, to expand his territory, or just to deal with enemies on the border, force was the ultimate argument of each Chinese ruler.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 22.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #47525e;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 22.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #47525e;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMr Saran, who has dealt extensively as foreign secretary with the Tibet question in the Sino-India territorial dispute, unsurprisingly rebuts Beijing’s continuing claim over Tibet on the grounds that, at several points in history, the Chinese emperor ruled from Beijing or Changan over the entire Tibet plateau. He points out that, in the 7th century, Tibet too became a powerful empire under its king, Srongtsen Gampo. Under the fifth Dalai Lama, Tibet attacked Ladakh, an outbreak of hostilities that ended only with the signing of the Tingmosgang Treaty in 1684. This drew a boundary between the two sides, which incorporated familiar names: The border bisected Pangong Lake and further south was set at Demchok River. Mr Saran concludes that the 2020-21 clashes in Ladakh might have arisen from Beijing misinterpreting the customary boundary, which was never attached to the treaty document.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 22.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #47525e;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 22.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #47525e;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMr Saran’s book will be widely read amongst South Asia scholars. It would be extremely useful if a second, expanded, edition be published with greater detailing.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/4987391706168827555\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/review-of-rahim-sterlings-youngster.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4987391706168827555"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4987391706168827555"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/review-of-rahim-sterlings-youngster.html","title":"Review of Shyam Saran's new book: Where does Indian stand in Chinese perceptions?"}],"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\/AVvXsEgKsVl4eNb7SXL1-YmFbw4Yk-x4K4rZZa1DoLsRsdlRE6vLsbIrSuQmFFhcNM4rv2E1sjoUQAXY3V3avPBKS6693ypxV_UEQYL2kd3CoY9kMB8OFut8cwzprT2pv99FtrKc804TfAn3aVUyxFCpubm4WOgXDe3B5LG73vq776Tq1aVx7Sks7i4Q83q6\/s72-c\/1660065668-2893.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1564212332346517726"},"published":{"$t":"2022-08-07T08:21:00.006-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-08-07T08:23:12.200-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"france"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ordnance factories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" Agreed in India-US 2+2 dialogue: First ever repair of US Navy Ship in India; ‘Charles Drew’ arrives at L\u0026T’s Kattupalli shipyard"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEixH0iHTmU-TwVR-arEmRd1tu6xY9rEqkPLQ_H_X1Zmw4__hTRZM1ZK1kkIogcLT-enyE0u2t8cptMK25l-xUUSCtJ9YaD-7oCOaFGHmIbl1R37GFbLmhqJ7sNrAT2J2Gy50JHJ9Gr6HMdQlwANuv8kK_7vSLlPaK29UH_VhiIyXKPmFm6jyWAeMVih\/s1275\/AA%20Drew.jpg\" style=\"font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"950\" data-original-width=\"1275\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEixH0iHTmU-TwVR-arEmRd1tu6xY9rEqkPLQ_H_X1Zmw4__hTRZM1ZK1kkIogcLT-enyE0u2t8cptMK25l-xUUSCtJ9YaD-7oCOaFGHmIbl1R37GFbLmhqJ7sNrAT2J2Gy50JHJ9Gr6HMdQlwANuv8kK_7vSLlPaK29UH_VhiIyXKPmFm6jyWAeMVih\/s16000\/AA%20Drew.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EMoD calls the repair of a US Navy Ship in a floating dock a “red-letter day for Indian shipbuilding”\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 7th Aug 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAdding a new, strategic dimension to the burgeoning Indo-US military partnership, US Navy Ship (USNS) Charles Drew arrived at L\u0026amp;T’s Katupalli Shipyard at Ennore, near Chennai, on August 07 for undertaking repairs and maintenance..\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThis will be the first time ever that a US Navy ship is being repaired in an Indian shipyard.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAccording to senior MoD officials, New Delhi had proposed during the 2 + 2 dialoge in April that the US Navy could avail of the services and expertise of Indian shipyards.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EEnabling the repair of US Navy vessels in Indian shipyards was the conclusion of the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) in 2016. The LEMOA eases the exchange of goods and warlike stores between the two navies.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Indian side offered that, with the US “pivot to the Indo-Pacific”, there would be 200-250 US Navy vessels at any given time in the Indo-Pacific. These could be serviced in Indian shipyards, rather than sail all the way to American shipyards in the Pacific.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe USNS Charles Drew will be at Kattupalli shipyard for a period of 11 days and undergo repairs in various areas, said the MoD\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAfter the Indian offer, US Navy teams visited Indian shipyards and evaluated their potential for handling US warships. A short-list of suitable shipyards was prepared, in which Mazagon Dock Ltd (MDL) in Mumbai and L\u0026amp;T’s Katupalli shipyard were short-listed for this task.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EGiven the size of the 41,000-tonne USNS Charles Drew, L\u0026amp;T’s massive shipyard at Katupalli was awarded the contract.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The event signifies the capabilities of Indian shipyards in the global ship repairing market. Indian shipyards offer wide ranging and cost-effective ship repair and maintenance services, using advanced maritime technology platforms,” said a MoD press release on Sunday.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe US was already using Indo-Pacific bases at Diego Garcia and Singapore for maintenance and ship repair. It will now have the option of a third base.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EDefence Secretary Ajay Kumar described the arrival of USNS Charles Drew for repairs as the harbinger of a maturing Indian shipbuilding industry.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Today, India has six major shipyards with turnover of nearly $2 billion. We are making ships not only for our own requirements. We have our own design house capable of making all kinds of state-of-the-art ships. The country’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier, INS Vikrant, is a shining example of the growth of the Indian shipbuilding industry,” stated the MoD.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EPointing out the high technology levels of Indian shipyards, Kumar said: “Under the new innovation ecosystem, vessels capable of undertaking autonomous missions have been built by Goa Shipyard Limited and some of our start-ups. The shipbuilding industry today is not just carrying out conventional things, but is also amalgamating the latest technologies with it,” he said.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Defence Secretary asserted that US-India ties have been expanding and are based on common values and beliefs in an open, inclusive and rule-based order in Indo-Pacific and rest of the global commons.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Indian defence exports have seen a massive increase in the last four-five years. Exports, which were worth about Rs 1,500 crore in 2015-16, have now grown by 800% to around Rs 13,000 crore. A major destination for Indian exports is the US,” said Ajay Kumar.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-indent: 36pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ERear Admiral Michael Baker, who is the Defence Attaché at the US Embassy at New Delhi, said: “Our shipping industries positively contribute to a free and open Indo-Pacific by partnering to deliver effective, efficient, and economical repair of military vessels.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1564212332346517726\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/agreed-in-india-us-22-dialogue-first.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1564212332346517726"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1564212332346517726"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/agreed-in-india-us-22-dialogue-first.html","title":" Agreed in India-US 2+2 dialogue: First ever repair of US Navy Ship in India; ‘Charles Drew’ arrives at L\u0026T’s Kattupalli shipyard"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEixH0iHTmU-TwVR-arEmRd1tu6xY9rEqkPLQ_H_X1Zmw4__hTRZM1ZK1kkIogcLT-enyE0u2t8cptMK25l-xUUSCtJ9YaD-7oCOaFGHmIbl1R37GFbLmhqJ7sNrAT2J2Gy50JHJ9Gr6HMdQlwANuv8kK_7vSLlPaK29UH_VhiIyXKPmFm6jyWAeMVih\/s72-c\/AA%20Drew.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1837540176774406928"},"published":{"$t":"2022-08-04T20:39:00.002-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-08-04T20:39:24.138-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Building a blue-water navy: India needs another aircraft carrier and Super Hornets to fly off it"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi7qlcA6xIIbZ6t294ICan347zqHUrtGxciC1X-qIXU46TBoiI9aS5SeVMCu1ALmsA-BSMYemJf3NNgdz0D6UxY0jjYOBey4Q_6QwFrZx7T9--s0Uczim7vTtX5LHdgwKuV6lEfKVTndW26sOKRLu_QIepxWQqm7A_L-pXjsfnQqCoXZi3EMvrRJtfj\/s1320\/AA%20carrier.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"545\" data-original-width=\"1320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi7qlcA6xIIbZ6t294ICan347zqHUrtGxciC1X-qIXU46TBoiI9aS5SeVMCu1ALmsA-BSMYemJf3NNgdz0D6UxY0jjYOBey4Q_6QwFrZx7T9--s0Uczim7vTtX5LHdgwKuV6lEfKVTndW26sOKRLu_QIepxWQqm7A_L-pXjsfnQqCoXZi3EMvrRJtfj\/s16000\/AA%20carrier.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EThe decision on building a second indigenous aircraft carrier,\u0026nbsp;which\u0026nbsp;the navy is pushing for, will be crucial in determining India’s maritime future\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003Eby Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 5th Aug 22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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;\"\u003ELast week, when Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) handed over Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikrant to the Indian Navy, the shipyard was left with a large, empty berth where India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, or IAC-1, had been under construction. Now, demanding answers were two questions: First, is there going to be a second indigenous carrier? And, if yes, what would be the size and specifications of IAC-2? The navy’s answers to those questions will determine India’s naval power for decades to come.\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-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 addressing these issues the navy must remember two simple truths: First, an aircraft carrier exists to take its air wing into battle. And second, the types of aircraft in a carrier’s air wing and the efficiency with which they can be sustained in battle is the ultimate determinant of a carrier’s worth. By both these measures, the Indian Navy has fallen short. Its carriers have not generated the air power needed to justify the enormous expense of a carrier battle group – which includes the cost of the carrier itself, its air wing and the destroyers, frigates, corvettes and submarines that form a self-sufficient “carrier battle group” (CBG) needed to establish “sea control” over oceanic spaces that are hundreds, even thousands, of nautical miles away from our shores.\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-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;\"\u003ESince independence, India has cumulatively operated three aircraft carriers. The second INS Vikrant, which will be commissioned soon, will be the fourth. Two of these, the original INS Vikrant (19,000 tonnes) and the INS Viraat (28,000 tonnes) have been decommissioned, leaving the navy with only one serving carrier: The 44,000-tonne INS Vikramaditya. When the resurrected INS Vikrant joins the fleet later this month, the 45,000-tonne carrier will be the second serviceable carrier. As a rough approximation, an aircraft carrier can embark one aircraft for every 1,000 tonnes of displacement. That means that neither the earlier Vikrant, nor the Viraat, were able to embark more than a squadron of fighters (16-18 aircraft), along with the 4-5 helicopters needed for fleet tasks, such as anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and airborne early warning and control (AEWC). Even the INS Vikramaditya cannot embark more than about 25 fighters, which leaves it short of air power in crucial battle spaces and missions.\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-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;\"\u003EThat is why the navy is pushing hard for IAC-2 to be a 65,000-tonne, flat deck carrier that is designed and built in India, with technical and tactical consultation from the US Navy – the global masters in aircraft carrier operations. For this, the two countries have constituted a “Joint Working Group” on aircraft carrier technology cooperation under the Defence Technology and Trade Initiative. If this carrier comes to pass, it will embark some 55 fixed wing fighters, ASW and utility helicopters and – in a first for the Indian Navy – aircraft like the fixed wing, radome-equipped E2C Hawkeye for extended maritime domain awareness (MDA) missions. Such aircraft are critical for establishing sea control and a flat deck carrier with a catapult launch facility is essential for launching them.\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-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 MiG-29K that India ordered for INS Vikramaditya and IAC-1 has been a poor choice, being unable to absorb the pounding that carrier-based fighters receive while landing, when the pilot slams down his fighter at a precise spot on the deck so that it can engage a row of arrestor wires that drag the aircraft to a halt. However, after buying 45 MiG-29K\/KUBs from Russia, naval acquisition managers have sent out a Request for Information (RFI)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Efor 26 MRCBF (multi-role carrier-borne fighters). Evidently only two aircraft meet the specifications: the marine version of Dassault’s Rafale fighter; and Boeing’s F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornet, the US Navy’s workhorse that flies from all 11 of its carriers. The Super Hornet is the better choice, as is evident from the plethora of disadvantages in buying its rival, the Rafale – Marine.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFirst, the Rafale – Marine does not come in a twin-seat version. The Indian Navy, which has specified that it requires eight twin-seat and 18 single-seat fighters, would only get that configuration in the Super Hornet. If, on the other hand, the navy were to buy 26 Rafale – Marine fighters, the eight twin-seaters would be available for training ashore, or for combat missions flown from ashore, but not for combat missions flown from the carrier deck. The IAF might conceivably use the French fighters in combat, but only from on-shore bases. On the other hand, if Super Hornets were to be bought, they would all – single seat as well as twin-seat versions – fly combat missions from the carrier, ensuring better use of our limited budget.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESecond, flying the Super Hornet would ensure high inter-operability between the fighters, the aircraft carrier and a number of other platforms that the Indian military has bought, or could do so. They include the E\/A-18G Growler, a highly specialised electronic warfare (EW) aircraft that accompanies the Super Hornets on missions, blinding enemy radar and thus enhancing survivability – a tandem capability that no other carrier-borne fighter in the world enjoys. The US government has not yet agreed to supply India the Growler, but is likely to do so in the future. But if the Indian Navy does not buy the Super Hornet now, they would effectively be closing the door on Growlers for ever.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThird, the interoperable platforms also include MH-60R Seahawk helicopters, the P-8I multi-mission maritime aircraft and the MQ-25 Stingray autonomous, carrier-borne tankers. If the Indian Navy does not buy the Super Hornet now, it may also be denying itself access to MQ-25 tankers, from US carriers in the future. The MQ-25, today a carrier-borne tanker, is likely to be modified for additional roles in the future. The Indian Navy has big ambitions at sea in the autonomous domains, including air. The Super Hornet could open the doors for this, if the US grants access to the MQ-25 someday, as US-India relations flower.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFourth, the US Navy might also link the availability of EMALS\/ AAG from General Atomics for the next indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-2) to the strategic closeness that a sale of Super Hornets would bring. Fifth, a Super Hornet sale to India would create a higher degree of inter-operability with US naval forces in the Indo Pacific, as well as with the Quad militaries (both Australia and the US operate Hornets.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESixth, the acquisition of Super Hornets would allow the Indian Navy continued access to the most capable combat aviation assets in the Indo-Pacific (the US has 11 carriers against only one French and one British carrier). The US Navy has employed aircraft carriers effectively for a century and working with them would help the Indian Navy absorb the best practices at sea. Some 700+ Hornets have accumulated a million plus arrestments at sea, against France’s far lesser experience of flying 40+ Rafale-Marines from a single aircraft carrier for 20-odd years. In fact, endorsement is best provided by the French Navy, which sends its pilots to the US to learn the art of tail-hooking. Finally, working with the US would help the Defence R\u0026amp;D Organisation learn global best practices in carrier operations as they design and develop the “twin-engine deck-based fighter” (TEDBF).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1837540176774406928\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/building-blue-water-navy-india-needs.html#comment-form","title":"11 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1837540176774406928"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1837540176774406928"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/building-blue-water-navy-india-needs.html","title":"Building a blue-water navy: India needs another aircraft carrier and Super Hornets to fly off it"}],"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\/AVvXsEi7qlcA6xIIbZ6t294ICan347zqHUrtGxciC1X-qIXU46TBoiI9aS5SeVMCu1ALmsA-BSMYemJf3NNgdz0D6UxY0jjYOBey4Q_6QwFrZx7T9--s0Uczim7vTtX5LHdgwKuV6lEfKVTndW26sOKRLu_QIepxWQqm7A_L-pXjsfnQqCoXZi3EMvrRJtfj\/s72-c\/AA%20carrier.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"11"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-2766536732186841225"},"published":{"$t":"2022-08-03T18:13:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-08-03T18:13:14.277-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Morale"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Backgrounder: Taiwan ignores threats from China, braces itself for the aftermath of Nancy Pelosi's visit"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjBgxtUVltWsHBHC7SOi3W2ndVm56K9UCP7UOJIUMnDQMkKvgf6f1R-r2RUit2r7ON4jMdNBWmTXW4Ans2bTPybWxB9C0qgyf0JfX2-hFgFUW3Gq14GIpZ5JOXsTtZ1k4MmqkJ0xhUtbGo_4AQw_W5QifbjPevr0c8nJNpOXmA9uEf8Nk0OE_tyQrIJ\/s924\/AA%20Pelosi.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"514\" data-original-width=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjBgxtUVltWsHBHC7SOi3W2ndVm56K9UCP7UOJIUMnDQMkKvgf6f1R-r2RUit2r7ON4jMdNBWmTXW4Ans2bTPybWxB9C0qgyf0JfX2-hFgFUW3Gq14GIpZ5JOXsTtZ1k4MmqkJ0xhUtbGo_4AQw_W5QifbjPevr0c8nJNpOXmA9uEf8Nk0OE_tyQrIJ\/s16000\/AA%20Pelosi.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EHours after Pelosi's visit, 27 Chinese warplanes enter Taiwan's air defence zone\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 4th Aug 22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETriggering a major escalation of tensions between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the United States (US), a top American official – Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi – landed in Taipei, Taiwan on Tuesday, ignoring furious threats from Beijing that China would treat this as a violation of its sovereignty and respond with military force.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAmerica has trodden carefully in its relations with communist China, especially on the issue of Taiwan. Senior US officials have avoided Taiwan, and only one US president, Dwight D Eisenhower, has visited the island in 1960. The last high-ranking American official to visit Taiwan was one of Pelosi’s predecessors in 1997 – Newt Gingrich, the House Speaker at that time.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn its strategic signalling, Beijing has messaged consistently that it regards any threat to Taiwan, or any move towards independence by the Republic of China (ROC) government, as an existential threat to the PRC. Such a threat would be met with military force and, if necessary, the use of nuclear weapons.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe PRC has also announced live-fire military drills encircling Taiwan, in a move that Taipei's defence ministry said threatened the island's key ports and urban areas. At some points, Chinese operations will come within 20 km of Taiwan's shoreline, according to coordinates shared by the PLA.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETaiwan's 23 million people have lived for decades under the shadow of a potential invasion. Now, that threat has intensified under President Xi Jinping, China's current leader and the most assertive one in a generation.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“If Pelosi insists on visiting Taiwan, China will take resolute and strong measures to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the PRC’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, warned on Monday. “Those who play with fire will perish by it.”\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn a phone call to his counterpart, Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against “meddling” with the island.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“One China” policy\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOver the years, Beijing’s hardball diplomacy has coerced numerous countries, including the US, into dealing with Taiwan within the “One China” frameword.\u0026nbsp;This is the PRC’s official position, which holds that there is only one sovereign state called China, with the PRC serving as its sole, legitimate government. The “One China” principle “acknowledges that all Chinese, on either side of the Taiwan Strait, maintain there is but One China and Taiwan is a part of it.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe US technically does not support Taiwan’s independence. Through diplomatic pressure, Beijing tries to keep the ROC isolated on the world stage and opposes countries having official exchanges with Taipei.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETaiwan Relations Act, 1979\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBeijing will never condone direct relations between the US and Taiwan, since it regards Taiwan as a mere renegade province, awaiting re-unification with the mainland. To cater for this sensitivity, President Jimmy Carter passed the Taiwan Relations Act in 1979, which laid down provisions that govern the unofficial relations between Washington and Taipei.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 is not a defence treaty. It does not guarantee American military intervention if the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;attacks Taiwan. However, it does state that “the United States will make available to Taiwan such defense articles and defense services in such quantity as may be necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain sufficient self-defense capabilities.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETaiwan’s defence forces are small but well-equipped and effective. Its air force has over 300 fighter aircraft, including F-16s and Mirage 2000s. The ROC’s navy, which will be called upon to block the PRC’s amphibious landings, deploys four destroyers, 22 frigates, 13 corvettes and four submarines. Even so, the PLA will enjoy a heavy numerical advantage.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EDecisions about the weaponry that the US will provide Taiwan are to be determined in Washington by the President and Congress. America's policy of “strategic ambiguity” merely dissuades Taiwan from a unilateral declaration of independence, while dissuading the PRC from unilaterally unifying Taiwan with the PRC.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETaiwan: a troubled history\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ETaiwan is an island off the eastern coast of China, to which the Chinese Nationalists (the Kuomintang, or KMT), led by Chiang Kai-shek, retreated in 1949 after they were defeated in an armed revolution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe CCP gained control of the mainland, where it established an ideological communist state, the PRC. Meanwhile the KMT, established itself in Taiwan as the ROC, eventually evolving into a liberal democracy.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe US initially recognized Taiwan’s government as the legitimate government of China. But after Washington and Beijing formally established diplomatic relations in 1979, the US-Taiwan relationship entered a decades-long period of diplomatic limbo.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWashington and Taipei behaved like allies — yet neither maintains an official embassy in the other’s capital. US presidents have long avoided interacting with their Taiwanese counterparts, even over the phone, to avoid angering Beijing.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ENow, Nancy Pelosi has managed to do what several US presidents were unable, or unwilling, to do. China, however, continues to claim Taiwan as its own territory and has repeatedly threatened military force to seize the island. US military forces are now bracing themselves for the aftermath of Pelosi’s visit.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/2766536732186841225\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/backgrounder-taiwan-ignores-threats.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/2766536732186841225"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/2766536732186841225"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/backgrounder-taiwan-ignores-threats.html","title":"Backgrounder: Taiwan ignores threats from China, braces itself for the aftermath of Nancy Pelosi's visit"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjBgxtUVltWsHBHC7SOi3W2ndVm56K9UCP7UOJIUMnDQMkKvgf6f1R-r2RUit2r7ON4jMdNBWmTXW4Ans2bTPybWxB9C0qgyf0JfX2-hFgFUW3Gq14GIpZ5JOXsTtZ1k4MmqkJ0xhUtbGo_4AQw_W5QifbjPevr0c8nJNpOXmA9uEf8Nk0OE_tyQrIJ\/s72-c\/AA%20Pelosi.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-5723650557470580657"},"published":{"$t":"2022-08-02T17:26:00.003-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-08-02T17:26:20.144-07:00"},"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":"LCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russia"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Retiring the MiG-21: Time to expedite procurement of the Tejas light fighter"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhK0pqmekSd_m1rwe23FXIxt6_QnE82GTPs7lhVSrVdbOT_Q3q8nfa_Tp7NhyPzuWgH2D71T86pZXO-30mtvRxQvhUg-ecyVtoljMQypczTxrEixPITtZj1R75ORWjzFh3zY-RAf5vTz7nyb144BE6Kq-YxIgg9NROhelnRkaQObTN2argdAIdWAkPn\/s1500\/AA%20MiG-21.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhK0pqmekSd_m1rwe23FXIxt6_QnE82GTPs7lhVSrVdbOT_Q3q8nfa_Tp7NhyPzuWgH2D71T86pZXO-30mtvRxQvhUg-ecyVtoljMQypczTxrEixPITtZj1R75ORWjzFh3zY-RAf5vTz7nyb144BE6Kq-YxIgg9NROhelnRkaQObTN2argdAIdWAkPn\/s16000\/AA%20MiG-21.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E874 MiG-21s entered IAF service since 1963. Some 400 of these were lost to crashes, killing over 200 IAF pilots\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUnsigned editorial in Business Standard\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E3rd August 2022\u003C\/b\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\u003Cbr \/\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;\"\u003EFor decades now, there has been a grim inevitability about the periodic news of another, and then yet another, crash of the Indian Air Force’s (IAF’s) frontline MiG-21 fighter, all too often accompanied by the bleak announcement that the pilot, often two of them, had been unable to bale out and had lost their lives. The statistics are astonishing: Of 874 MiG-21 fighter variants that entered IAF service since 1963, more than 400 – or almost half the overall number – were lost to crashes. Some 200 IAF pilots lost their lives in these flying accidents because, for one reasons or another, they were unable to eject and parachute to safety. There are now only a few dozen of these fighters remaining in IAF service but the crash of a twin-seater MiG-21 Type 69 trainer near Barmer demonstrated on Sunday that they continue to extract a ghastly toll of young lives.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe MiG-21 is the most-produced supersonic jet aircraft in aviation history, with 60 countries having built or flown 11,500 of these aircraft. Yet, there are also reasons for why the MiG-21s earned the sobriquet: Flying Coffins or Widow Makers. First and foremost, the MiG-21 is the most difficult of fighters to fly. To take off for its primary mission, which was originally to carry out high-speed, high-altitude interceptions of US bombers, it has to be accelerated to a speed of 340 kilometres per hour on the ground – almost twice the velocity of most contemporary fighters. It lands at almost the same speed, leaving very little time for the pilot(s) to react to any emergency. Second, ejecting from it is a hazardous business with spinal injuries inevitable when a pilot’s backbone encounters the atmosphere at speeds significantly higher than other fighter aircraft. This may be leading to a reluctance amongst pilots to eject from the fighter in good time. Former IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, hinted at this during a television interview on Monday while lamenting the high number of pilot deaths in MiG-21 crashes over the years. “\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E200-plus pilots have been killed in [MiG-21] crashes. They are supposed to eject. Why did they not eject? That is what pains me,” said Dhanoa, an experienced MiG-21 pilot who has baled out from a stricken fighter.\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-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFinally, in the assessment of combat aviation experts, as well as IAF courts of inquiry, an undeniable reason for the high number of MiG-21 crashes is the inability of the military procurement machinery, especially the ministry of defence (MoD), to procure modern fighter aircraft, in the large numbers needed to replace the remaining MiG-21 squadrons. The Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) project was designed to provide a large number of light, inexpensive fighters that would replace the MiG-21. But instead of working hand-in-glove with the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) to develop and certify the Tejas, the IAF kept demanding greater capabilities from the Tejas, leading to cascading delays in bringing the indigenous fighter into service. Now, with two squadrons of the Tejas Mark 1 in service and four squadrons of the Tejas Mark 1A on order, there is genuine hope that large numbers of Tejas fighters can replace the MiG-21. The IAF and the MoD must also expedite the long-delayed procurement of 114 multi-role, twin-engine fighters, which will be needed to replace heavier IAF aircraft so that squadron numbers remain at the desired number of 42.\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/5723650557470580657\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/retiring-mig-21-time-to-expedite.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5723650557470580657"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5723650557470580657"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/08\/retiring-mig-21-time-to-expedite.html","title":"Retiring the MiG-21: Time to expedite procurement of the Tejas light fighter"}],"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\/AVvXsEhK0pqmekSd_m1rwe23FXIxt6_QnE82GTPs7lhVSrVdbOT_Q3q8nfa_Tp7NhyPzuWgH2D71T86pZXO-30mtvRxQvhUg-ecyVtoljMQypczTxrEixPITtZj1R75ORWjzFh3zY-RAf5vTz7nyb144BE6Kq-YxIgg9NROhelnRkaQObTN2argdAIdWAkPn\/s72-c\/AA%20MiG-21.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-4816601060697565727"},"published":{"$t":"2022-07-28T23:00:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-07-28T23:00:23.478-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ordnance factories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"First indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, handed over to the Navy"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjYxc2rXPmTIn7pN0qFkCrb3itQk2exfNyizkRqyVpCZOlxJ34ec8xgQhsDn0frZ6fQsZt8pxtphnd19rIhkXM9g0-vpxhxh98aVzRaOB2pIcPz6PR7xsaVG4znQ6x4moF0aIwNXXsFBKUrOvp_4HgB6_kHqtep97Bc2eZovqAa8GsYAJZ80lm5vCsm\/s1410\/22Jul%20small.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"931\" data-original-width=\"1410\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjYxc2rXPmTIn7pN0qFkCrb3itQk2exfNyizkRqyVpCZOlxJ34ec8xgQhsDn0frZ6fQsZt8pxtphnd19rIhkXM9g0-vpxhxh98aVzRaOB2pIcPz6PR7xsaVG4znQ6x4moF0aIwNXXsFBKUrOvp_4HgB6_kHqtep97Bc2eZovqAa8GsYAJZ80lm5vCsm\/s16000\/22Jul%20small.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBuilt at an overall cost of close to Rs 20,000 crores ($2.7 billion), the carrier’s keel was laid in Feb 2009, followed by launching in Aug 2013\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 29th July 22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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;\"\u003EOn a cold, blustery morning in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in March 1961, India’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, ran up the Indian Navy flag on Her Majesty’s Ship (HMS) Hercules, a Royal Navy aircraft carrier that was being repurposed as Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikrant.\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 style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EUntil the Vikrant was decommissioned on Jan 31, 1997, she served the Indian Navy well.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003EDuring the 1971 war, INS Vikrant blockaded Bangladesh, with its Seahawk fighter aircraft wreaking carnage on Chittagong and Cox’s Bazaar.\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;\"\u003ESince 1997, the Vikrant has been a floating maritime museum, moored off Mumbai. But good navies resurrect their battleships. On Thursday, at Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL), India’s first aircraft carrier was reborn as the first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC).\u003Cb\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\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-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-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFor Indian warship builders and especially for CSL, the Vikrant is a triumph. Beginning with constructing 3,200-tonne, Leander-class frigates in the 1970s and progressively building heavier, 6,200-tonne Delhi-class and 7,400-tonne, Kolkata-class destroyers; Indian shipbuilding reached a pinnacle on Thursday when CSL handed over to the Navy the 45,000-tonne INS Vikrant.\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“Designed by the navy's in-house Directorate of Naval Design (DND) and built by CSL, a public sector shipyard under the Ministry of Shipping (MoS), the carrier is christened after her illustrious predecessor, (INS Vikrant), India's first aircraft carrier which played a vital role in the 1971 war,” stated a Ministry of Defence (MoD) media release on Thursday.\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;\"\u003EThe 262 metre-long aircraft carrier is significantly larger and more advanced than her 19,500-tonne namesake. The resurrected INS Vikrant is powered by four gas turbines that generate 88 MegaWatts (MW) of\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003Epower, working up a maximum speed of 28 knots (52 kilometres per hour).\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;\"\u003EBuilt at an overall cost of close to Rs 20,000 crores, the carrier’s keel was laid in Feb 2009, followed by launching in Aug 2013.\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“With an overall indigenous content of 76 per cent, IAC is a perfect example of\u0026nbsp;Aatma Nirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India). With the delivery of Vikrant, India has joined a select group of nations having the niche capability to indigenously design and build an aircraft carrier,” stated the MoD.\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;\"\u003EThe IAC will now be formally commissioned as INS Vikrant, bolstering India's operational profile in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and its quest for a blue water Navy that can project power to distant areas of interest.\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;\"\u003EINS Vikrant’s strike power will come from an assortment of fixed wing and rotary aircraft. Its air wing will comprise of about 30 aircraft, including MIG-29K\/KUB fighter jets, Kamov-31 and MH-60R multi-role helicopters, as well as the indigenous Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) and Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) (Navy).\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;\"\u003EThe Vikrant’s fixed wing aircraft are designed to operate using the STOBAR (short take- off with barrier arrested landing) principle. This requires the aircraft to take off using a ski-jump, and to land by snagging a tail-hook on arrester wires on the carrier’s deck that drag it to a halt.\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;\"\u003EINS Vikrant’s 76 per cent indigenisation comes from sourcing large amounts of indigenous equipment and machinery from Indian industry, including from Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL), Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Keltron, Kirloskar, Larsen \u0026amp; Toubro, Wartsila India and over 100 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).\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;\"\u003EThe requirement of indigenisation has developed an ancillary supply chain, generated employment, and ploughed back skillsets. A major spin-off has been the development in India of warship grade steel, through a partnership between the navy, the Defence R\u0026amp;D Organisation (DRDO) and the Steel Authority of India (SAIL). This has made India self-sufficient in warship grade steel, enabling its use in all contemporary and future warships.\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;\"\u003EThe delivery of INS Vikrant to the Navy has been preceded by extensive harbour and sea trials between Aug\u0026nbsp;2021 and Jul 20\u003Ci\u003E2\u003C\/i\u003E2\u003Ci\u003E,\u003C\/i\u003Ewhich checked theship's build quality and performance, including its hull, main propulsion, auxiliary equipment, aviation facilities, weapons and sensors and its sea-keeping and manoeuvring capabilities.\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;\"\u003E“The delivery of Vikrant today is the culmination of a long design, build and trials phase, during which both Indian Navy and CSL had to overcome unprecedented technical and logistic challenges including COVID-19 pandemic and a changed geo-political scenario,” stated the MoD.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/4816601060697565727\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/first-indigenous-aircraft-carrier-ins.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4816601060697565727"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4816601060697565727"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/first-indigenous-aircraft-carrier-ins.html","title":"First indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, handed over to the Navy"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjYxc2rXPmTIn7pN0qFkCrb3itQk2exfNyizkRqyVpCZOlxJ34ec8xgQhsDn0frZ6fQsZt8pxtphnd19rIhkXM9g0-vpxhxh98aVzRaOB2pIcPz6PR7xsaVG4znQ6x4moF0aIwNXXsFBKUrOvp_4HgB6_kHqtep97Bc2eZovqAa8GsYAJZ80lm5vCsm\/s72-c\/22Jul%20small.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-5988455935811387921"},"published":{"$t":"2022-07-28T01:11:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-07-28T01:11:22.273-07:00"},"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":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"HAL signs $100 million contract with Honeywell for indigenous trainer engines  "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhjlYjr9YHbUNQlfy34o3B8xEowOlDAE5oB7VEvyLgoW1MTGGz43FFHrDZMkDHv77eb8mD4koWtqtqXprLcaZqtkB1c32zURrbR5-O3bsoOfQP_5QkUvwqsd6kNnPohHm0DzvIZwYNLiJkIdXQZt5vQ3MCY7f0UxKtko495ugpx7E5O-Komrxec1TYi\/s1531\/AA%20engine.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"919\" data-original-width=\"1531\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhjlYjr9YHbUNQlfy34o3B8xEowOlDAE5oB7VEvyLgoW1MTGGz43FFHrDZMkDHv77eb8mD4koWtqtqXprLcaZqtkB1c32zURrbR5-O3bsoOfQP_5QkUvwqsd6kNnPohHm0DzvIZwYNLiJkIdXQZt5vQ3MCY7f0UxKtko495ugpx7E5O-Komrxec1TYi\/s16000\/AA%20engine.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EHome-grown HTT-40 basic trainer proves itself against Swiss rival, the Pilatus PC-7 Mark II\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 28th July 22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has signed a US $100 million contract with US engine maker Honeywell, for 88 engines to power the indigenous Hindustan Turbo Trainer – 40 (HTT-40), on which army, navy and Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots will first learn to fly.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E“HAL signed a contract worth over US$100 million for supply and manufacture of 88 TPE331-12B engines\/kits along with maintenance and support services to power the HTT-40,” stated a Ministry of Defence (MoD) press announcement\u003C\/span\u003Eon Wednesday\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“HAL has successfully developed Basic Trainer Aircraft (HTT-40) to address the basic training requirements of the IAF.\u0026nbsp; There is potential requirement of 70 aircraft.\u0026nbsp; The contract for the same with IAF is under advanced stage of approval”, announced R Madhavan, HAL’s Chairman and Managing Director.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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 designing and developing the HTT-40, HAL has proven a point against a sceptical IAF, which opposed the HTT-40, blocked development funding, and demanded that the expensive Pilatus PC-7 Mark II Swiss trainer be imported and the HTT-40 programme scuttled.\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-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“There is no need for [the HTT-40 trainer]”, IAF boss Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne, said dismissively at the Aero India show in February 2013. “We have the Pilatus PC-7. It’s a proven aircraft. The project HAL plans is from scratch. Our indications are that the cost will be too high. There is no need for all this.”\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-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;\"\u003EAn incensed HAL took up the challenge, and committed Rs 350 crore of internal HAL funds to the HTT-40 project. A team of young, talented HAL designers worked without IAF assistance to bring the aircraft to flight in 2016.\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-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;\"\u003EWhile the final price of the HTT-40 is still being negotiated between HAL and the IAF, Business Standard learns it is in the range of Rs 50-55 crore – about the same as a Pilatus PC-7 Mark II today.\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-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;\"\u003EThe HTT-40 is a propeller-driven aircraft for “Stage-1” training of rookie pilots. After 80 hours of basic training on the HTT-40, pilots will move on to “Stage-2” training on the HAL-built Kiran Mark II jet trainer. Those selected to fly fighter aircraft move on to “Stage-3” training on the Hawk advanced jet trainer (AJT). Only after that will they graduate to flying frontline fighters in the IAF’s combat squadrons.\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-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;\"\u003EThe advanced systems in the HTT-40 include a pressurised cockpit (which allows flight at high altitudes), “zero-zero” ejection seats (which allow ejection even from a static aircraft), and a state-of-the-art, glass cockpit display with “in-flight simulation” that permits flight instructors to electronically simulate various system failures, allowing the rookie pilot to handle the “emergency”.\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-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;\"\u003EThe IAF, which currently imparts basic training to army and navy pilots in addition to its own, calculates that it needs 181 basic trainer aircraft. It has already bought 75 Pilatus PC-7 Mark II trainers. After building and inducting 72 HTT-40s in IAF training schools, there will still be a requirement for 34 more basic trainers. If the HTT-40 performs well, that order will also go to HAL.\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Our TPE331-12 family of engines has proven itself in operations all over the world, and we have committed to support and deliver engines as well as kits within the stipulated schedule to meet the requirements of the IAF,” said Eric Walters, of Honeywell Defense \u0026amp; Space.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\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 style=\"font-family: verdana; 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margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003C\/i\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\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEixlPALAXF94v7XdVNb1jDV1a0Ge8aA2tn1obTRUzvcZuicPb4aJ7sdtCk2ofEPY2AUCeX8Y2sGiBDGjwLz6ri55X7gAQVV8_szqp43SHsRr5Hai2g2DdoVxdEpLClGQhwzVw8dMY95B2N9pBiQ1KDMaUv-QTjVD3KNNwGlm2huCtzYg3yUQ1qLv-Jr\/s876\/AA%20iDEX.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"653\" data-original-width=\"876\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEixlPALAXF94v7XdVNb1jDV1a0Ge8aA2tn1obTRUzvcZuicPb4aJ7sdtCk2ofEPY2AUCeX8Y2sGiBDGjwLz6ri55X7gAQVV8_szqp43SHsRr5Hai2g2DdoVxdEpLClGQhwzVw8dMY95B2N9pBiQ1KDMaUv-QTjVD3KNNwGlm2huCtzYg3yUQ1qLv-Jr\/s16000\/AA%20iDEX.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EiDEX officials signing the 100th contract for defence innovation with Pacify Medical Technologies Pvt Ltd in New Delhi\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, July 27, 2022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn April 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a project named iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence), billed as the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) flagship for technological innovation. iDEX was to encourage start-ups and provide them a platform for co-creation and co-development in defence and aerospace technology.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOn Tuesday, iDEX signed its 100th contract in New Delhi with with a firm called Pacify Medical Technologies Pvt Ltd.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESpeaking on the occasion, Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar said: “We are confident that iDEX will make India the biggest defence innovation ecosystem in the world.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOn its website, iDEX is defined as: “An ecosystem to foster innovation and technology development in defence and aerospace by engaging innovators and entrepreneurs to deliver technologically advanced solutions for modernising the Indian military.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EiDEX is funded and managed by the “Defence Innovation Organization” (DIO), which is a ‘not for profit’ company as per Section 8 of the Companies Act 2013. Its founder members are the two biggest defence public sector undertakings (DPSUs): Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL).\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“iDEX will function as the executive arm of DIO, carrying out all the required activities while DIO will provide high level policy guidance to iDEX,” says the iDEX website.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“With these actions of the Government, the expenditure on defence procurement from foreign sources which used to be 46 per cent of the overall expenditure has reduced to 36 per cent in the last four years\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003Ei.e.\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;2018-19 to 2021-22,” the MoD stated in Parliament on Monday.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EDefence start-ups and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are encouraged to present technological solutions to functional problems that the military periodically raises as “challenges”.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EInnovations judged to be technologically viable are considered for funding and for being accorded an “acceptance of necessity” (AoN), which is the entry into the military’s potentially lucrative procurement pipeline.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn a little over four years iDEX, has sought to be a game changer in the defence acquisition eco-system through highly publicised programmes such as the Defence India Start-up Challenges (DISC), and Prime and Open Challenges.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“DISCs are launched with problem statements (PS) from armed forces and Ordnance Factory Board\/Defence Public Sector Undertakings (OFB\/DPSUs) for resolution by innovators,” says the iDEX website.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOpen Challenges are directed at India’s “next generation of engineers, capable of developing technologies in autonomous systems, intelligent machines, advanced materials, predictive algorithms, or even rocket engines, for the most sophisticated applications in defence and aerospace domains.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe iDEX Open Challenge seeks out their technology capabilities. “If you think you have an idea, technology or a product that has use in defence and aerospace, then iDEX Open Challenge is the right opportunity for you to grab,” states the iDEX website.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EInnovators, startups and MSMEs are encouraged to engage directly with the military through the iDEX Open Challenge and to showcase what they have to offer. Selected applicants are offered a chance to pitch to the iDEX grand jury and qualify for grants and investments.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESimilarly iDEX Prime (Sprint) provides an opportunity for innovators to design and develop specified military equipments, such as boats for Special Forces, with the MoD paying half the development cost, up to a ceiling of Rs 10 crore.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe “technology development” head in the defence budget has traditionally been allocated single-digit, or double-digit, amounts for these high-tech development projects. This year, however, in the 2022-23 capital budget, a substantial Rs 1,365 crore has been allocated.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Till date, iDEX has launched iDEX Prime, seven rounds of DISC (including DISC SPRINT) and five rounds of OC, receiving more than 4,000 applications from individual innovators, MSMEs and start-ups. More than Rs 250 crore worth of projects have been allocated and procurement of 14 items worth over Rs 400 crore have been cleared. iDEX has also been able to generate thousands of jobs and attract India’s talent back to the country,” said the MoD in a statement on Monday.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn the last four years, 17 start-ups in 14 projects have already been accorded the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) by Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) for trial and procurement. 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margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Ministry of Defence (MoD) revealed in Parliament on Friday the names of eighteen major defence platforms that can no longer be imported. Instead, they will henceforth be indigenously designed and developed (D\u0026amp;D) by domestic industry.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E“In continuous pursuit of achieving self-reliance in defence manufacturing under ‘\u003Ci\u003EAatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan\u003C\/i\u003E’ and in sync with the announcement made in the Union Budget 2022-23 that allocated 25 per cent of the defence R\u0026amp;D budget for industry-led R\u0026amp;D, 18 major platforms have been identified and announced by the MoD for industry led D\u0026amp;D,” stated the MoD in a written response to a Parliamentary question.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThese include army platforms, such as a light-weight tank, self-healing minefields and “plug-and-play housing” for soldiers posted at extreme altitudes. 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padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4cm;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"113\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 148.6pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"149\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003ELight-weight tank\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"99\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 134.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"135\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4cm;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"113\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 148.6pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"149\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003ESelf-healing minefields\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"99\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 134.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"135\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4cm;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"113\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 148.6pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"149\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003EUnmanned autonomous AI-based land robot\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"99\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 134.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"135\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4cm;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"113\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 148.6pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"149\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E127 mm naval gun\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"99\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 134.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"135\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4cm;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"113\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 148.6pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"149\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; 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border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4cm;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"113\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 148.6pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"149\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003EAutonomous AI-based land robot\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; 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font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 148.6pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"149\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003ELithium-ion\/ Lithium-sulphur cells [replacing conventional hydrocarbons]\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"99\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 134.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"135\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4cm;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"113\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 148.6pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"149\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003ECommunication systems: AFNET switches, routers, encryptors \u0026amp; VOIP phones\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"99\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 134.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"135\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4cm;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"113\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 148.6pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"149\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003EElectro-optical pod (to be subsequently upgraded to EO\/IR) with high-res sensing\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"99\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 134.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"135\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4cm;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"113\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 148.6pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"149\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E‘Plug and Play’ housing\/ infrastructure for soldiers posted at extreme altitudes\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"99\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 134.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"135\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4cm;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"113\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 148.6pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"149\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"99\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 134.65pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"135\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4cm;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"113\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EDefence industry watchers point out that, starting from August 2020, the MoD has issued three lists of defence equipment, the import of which is embargoed. The August 2020 list incrementally bans the import of 101 items, with the embargo growing wider each year.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003EIn June 2021, an additional list of 108 defence items was issued by the MoD, progressively banning their import. Invoking\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E“Atmanirbhar Bharat” repeatedly, the second list – termed\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E“Positive Indigenisation List” – took up to 209, the number of defence items that must be compulsorily procured from Indian companies, the number rising each year out to 2025.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EOn New Year’s Day, 2021, 69 items from the first list were embargoed for import. On January 01, 2022, another 60 items came under the ban. Another 25 will be embargoed for import at the end of 2022; 25 more at the end of 2023; another 21 at the end of 2024 and nine on the New Year of 2026.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIt is unclear how this latest import embargo list dovetails with the previous two lists.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe defence industry is sceptical about whether these lists create any pressure to indigenise. The army is already procuring the K9 Vajra system that Larsen \u0026amp; Toubro (L\u0026amp;T) builds under a South Korean licence outside Pune, so banning the import of tracked guns is superfluous.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EMeanwhile, the DRDO, along with private firms Kalyani Group and Tata Aerospace and Defence, is already developing towed artillery guns and Pinaka multi-barrelled rocket launchers. Similarly, the army’s entire requirement of tanks has long been built at Chennai and its infantry combat vehicles at Medak. Banning the import of platforms that are already being built in India serves little purpose.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ESimilarly, there is little purpose in embargoing the import of naval warships, when most of them are already being built in Indian shipyards. According to official navy figures, of 48 warships under construction, 46 are being built in India; only two frigates are being constructed in Russia.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ESimilarly, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is already building the majority of the air force’s fighter and trainer aircraft in India, with the recent exception of the Rafale. Banning the import of aircraft such as the Tejas Mark 1A and the Light Combat Helicopter serve little purpose, since these are indigenously designed and manufactured aircraft, as is the HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E“These 18 platforms (announced on Friday) have been distributed between four indigenous routes prescribed in the Defence Acquisition Procedure-2020, namely, Make-I, Make-II, Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) and Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX),” said the MoD.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E“These 18 platforms have been identified after extensive consultations between the services, DRDO and the defence industry,” said the MoD.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAccording to the MoD, most of the platforms – 14 out of the 18 named – are to be developed under the Make-I procedure of the Defence Acquisition Procedure of 2021..\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ETwo major weapons platforms are slated to be developed under the “Special Purpose Vehicle” (SPV) model: a high altitude, long endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and, separately, the Indian multi-role helicopter (IMRH).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EA single weapon system – a “low orbit pseudo-satellite” – is proposed to be developed under the innovations for defence excellence (iDEX)” procedure.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EFinally, another single weapon system – an “anti-jamming system for multiple platforms” – is proposed to be developed under the Make-II procedure.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Bookman Old Style\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAccording to the Minister of State for Defence, “These major platforms… have been identified taking into consideration multiple factors like the capabilities of Indian industry, being cost effective, faster and scalable; current technological advancements; requirement of future warfare; operational challenges; need for import substitution etc.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/7448774452092777718\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/mod-bans-import-of-18-major-defence.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7448774452092777718"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7448774452092777718"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/mod-bans-import-of-18-major-defence.html","title":"MoD bans import of 18 major defence platforms"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhtwr8Gi7Wjic_8YgpqH_V4iT6LpT46PNOnA3fT9StLH7p3BFpwRSlH3tRtXOSxhyom58cpmQvAC-UOBC4W1GXAlBqUQ4HUPxJjshin9urJSqYqJRkLHDGKDYzReDC6kyutJjoY2mmddmwbBzKSqb8hTNxwN07qoBGzlv7D-sNZpqTJ1AqtiTTEkPTu\/s72-c\/AA%20Arjun.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-7130179481403314790"},"published":{"$t":"2022-07-20T18:38:00.009-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-07-20T18:38:42.386-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"france"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Boeing’s Super Hornet fighter completes testing in India"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjZ7R-35ORMO7J_BI1PfhxLgji-tgjchwRvDe1DqIeIuCKXoYbGIz7N1J-IlI_ztq0gh8Q3BKxaYgrDHOAd31eB1oYZFiIdZxQiogS99mZ1x8KzlTnJ6WRf-qWQDhvt894tStmtrW2PJVGr_ExTUnw78FWDwAG7JwGqnr4-jnyqZtDBi9-v84irScQK\/s2100\/AA%20ski-jump.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1578\" data-original-width=\"2100\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjZ7R-35ORMO7J_BI1PfhxLgji-tgjchwRvDe1DqIeIuCKXoYbGIz7N1J-IlI_ztq0gh8Q3BKxaYgrDHOAd31eB1oYZFiIdZxQiogS99mZ1x8KzlTnJ6WRf-qWQDhvt894tStmtrW2PJVGr_ExTUnw78FWDwAG7JwGqnr4-jnyqZtDBi9-v84irScQK\/s16000\/AA%20ski-jump.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003ERafale fighter also passed testing in January, but does not have twin-seat variant, which the Indian Navy requires\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cp\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=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai 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 Standard, 21st July 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;\"\u003EAfter successfully demonstrating its ability to land on, and take off from, the ski-jumps that equip India’s two aircraft carriers, The Boeing Company (Boeing) is confident that the aircraft it is offering – the F\/A-18 Super Hornet Block III – is in pole position to win the\u0026nbsp;Indian Navy’s tender for initially 26, increasing to 57, multi-role carrier-based fighters (MRCBF).\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;\"\u003E“Even though the Super Hornet was initially designed to operate from a catapult-launch environment, the jet is so powerful that it is able to easily achieve ski-jump launches again under its own power with heavy payloads,” said Alain Garcia, Boeing’s defence head in India.\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;\"\u003EChallenging Boeing’s Super Hornet in the MRCBF race is the naval version of the French Rafale fighter – called the Rafale Marine. However, the Rafale Marine has only a single-seat version, while the Indian Navy requires both single-seat and twin-seat variants.\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;\"\u003EA two-seat fighter offers several unique advantages, such as mission flexibility, higher fleet utilization and the ability to carry out high workload missions that require a second crew member. Furthermore, a twin-seat fighter can also be used as a trainer.\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;\"\u003E“The competitor (the Rafale Marine) does not offer a two-seat, carrier-capable platform. So the fact that we can offer a two-seat platform that is carrier capable gives a lot of flexibility from a training perspective and a mission perspective to the Indian Navy,” said Garcia.\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;\"\u003EIn January, the Rafale Marine had undergone tests at the “shore based test facility” (SBTF) in Goa to demonstrate its ability to operate off India’s two aircraft carriers – INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant. Now it was the turn of the Super Hornet.\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;\"\u003EDuring the testing in Goa, two US Navy F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornets completed multiple ski-jumps, roll-in and fly-in arrested landings, as well as performance flights, in a variety of weights in the air-to-air, air-to-ground, and air-to-surface configurations, meeting the Indian Navy’s test requirements, Boeing announced on Wednesday.\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;\"\u003E“With the Super Hornet Block III, the Indian Navy would not only get the most advanced\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;\"\u003Eplatform but would also benefit from tactics, upgrades and knowledge related to the\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;\"\u003Enaval aviation ecosystem that the US Navy offers,” Garcia said.\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;\"\u003EBoeing announced on Wednesday that the Super Hornet tests in Goa had been preceded by internal testing in 2020 at Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland. That had included eight ski-jump take-offs, in various weights and configurations, and had demonstrated the Super Hornet’s ability to operate from a “short take-off but arrested recovery” (STOBAR) aircraft carrier.\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;\"\u003EThe Super Hornet Block III is the US Navy’s premier fighter, with over 800 aircraft delivered around the world and over 2.5 million flight hours logged. The US Navy intends to retain the Super Hornet in service till beyond 2035.\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;\"\u003ETowards this end, multi-billion-dollar investments have been made to increase the Super Hornet Block III’s airframe life to 10,000 hours, from 6,000 hours in the Block II, reduce the radar cross-section, and incorporate an advanced cockpit with a large area display.\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;\"\u003EPublished figures reveal that the Super Hornet Block III has the lowest cost per flight hour of all the US military’s fighter aircraft. It has been designed, ground up, for carrier operations and requires no modifications for operating on the deck, hangar and lifts of Indian carriers.\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;\"\u003EThe F\/A-18 Super Hornet Block III uses the General Electric F-414 engine, which is from the same family that powers the Tejas Mark I fighter and could go on to power its Mark 1A and Mark 2 versions. This commonality will result in efficiencies of scale, reducing the cost of engines, which amount to one-third the cost of a fighter aircraft.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/7130179481403314790\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/boeings-super-hornet-fighter-completes.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7130179481403314790"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7130179481403314790"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/boeings-super-hornet-fighter-completes.html","title":"Boeing’s Super Hornet fighter completes testing in India"}],"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\/AVvXsEjZ7R-35ORMO7J_BI1PfhxLgji-tgjchwRvDe1DqIeIuCKXoYbGIz7N1J-IlI_ztq0gh8Q3BKxaYgrDHOAd31eB1oYZFiIdZxQiogS99mZ1x8KzlTnJ6WRf-qWQDhvt894tStmtrW2PJVGr_ExTUnw78FWDwAG7JwGqnr4-jnyqZtDBi9-v84irScQK\/s72-c\/AA%20ski-jump.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-5765542983078231478"},"published":{"$t":"2022-07-20T05:18:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-07-20T05:18:01.566-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"france"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russia"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Boeing's Super Hornet Block III undergoes smooth testing in Goa"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/video.g?token=AD6v5dw4IYtnUDaqiwjlJoLJEgcGvKKwX2GerKl5MVvELWq91M9d7_HS80kFxJ4A2SV0K0lteli0KRqM22YdS2aaTQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EBoeing's F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornet seems to be leading the race to supply the Indian Navy with a deck-based fighter. The Rafale Marine doesn't have a twin-seat variant,\u0026nbsp;something that the Indian Navy badly wants.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/5765542983078231478\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/boeings-super-hornet-block-iii.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5765542983078231478"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5765542983078231478"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/boeings-super-hornet-block-iii.html","title":"Boeing's Super Hornet Block III undergoes smooth testing in Goa"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Broadsword"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13076780076240598482"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-7211647731169615908"},"published":{"$t":"2022-07-19T20:03:00.005-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-07-19T20:03:47.223-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"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":"shipbuilding"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"As rupee falls against dollar, defence firms seek shield on rate variation   "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhnw5BxC1fAOPZ3NkAkjGmZudqbHg_mX8LbIphaHOVmOt0PC9qOnBfJPAzc8lp4t0dIixHnMlhQiJcpJZQNrPBo5CJIJ3Iwq_4mQu53r35vN2jM9ynbjECTlIGa1QUoJ2SlKgARCixsGLBadLxvHVvtPDw__AIy4FWe_FtvrGWIN2ZrlSFEB-IqM40Z\/s2546\/AA%20OFB.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1640\" data-original-width=\"2546\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhnw5BxC1fAOPZ3NkAkjGmZudqbHg_mX8LbIphaHOVmOt0PC9qOnBfJPAzc8lp4t0dIixHnMlhQiJcpJZQNrPBo5CJIJ3Iwq_4mQu53r35vN2jM9ynbjECTlIGa1QUoJ2SlKgARCixsGLBadLxvHVvtPDw__AIy4FWe_FtvrGWIN2ZrlSFEB-IqM40Z\/s16000\/AA%20OFB.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;\"\u003EThe dollar has appreciated against the rupee, while the Euro and the pound have remained largely flat vis-à-vis the rupee\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 20th July 22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe exchange rate of US dollar vis-à-vis Indian Rupee has fallen to Rs 79.74 to the dollar, down from Rs 74.55 a year ago. This 6.96 per cent fall in rupee against dollar in just one year is making private Indian defence companies consider petitioning the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for protection against exchange rate variation (ERV).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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 non-manpower allocations to the three services in 2022-23 adds up to Rs 222,511 crore. 50 per cent of that, or Rs 111,255 crore, can be conservatively assumed to be going to foreign original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). ERV accounts for another 6.96 per cent of that, or Rs 7,743 crore. If the rupee falls further, that figure will increase.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EIt is mainly the dollar that has appreciated against the rupee, while the Euro and the United Kingdom pound have remained largely flat vis-à-vis the rupee in recent years.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EIndia’s private defence firms had last campaigned for ERV protection after being bruised by the rupee’s fall from Rs 44 a dollar in October 2010 to below Rs 56 just a few months later. Even “indigenous” defence systems contain many imported components and sub-systems, so any depreciation in the rupee’s value raises India’s production costs and hits profitability.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EForeign OEMs bid for MoD contracts in foreign currency. If they emerge as the lowest bidder (L1), the MoD pays them in foreign currency. Indian OEMs say that the concept of “equal treatment” and a “level playing field” demands that the same payment methodology should be extended to Indian firms who emerge as L1 in a tender.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIndian companies compete in international contracts under significant disadvantages. They must look for risk cover at significant cost, especially for projects that run over three-to-five year periods or longer. This whittles away the principles of level playing field and promoting indigenous defence capability.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EIn MoD tenders, private Indian companies are expected to compete against foreign vendors, which are not affected by ERV; and against DPSUs, which already enjoy MoD protection.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EIn 2013, industry body Ficci had sent a detailed paper to MoD, seeking a level playing field for the private sector against foreign OEMs and defence public sector undertakings (DPSUs).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EFicci had suggested that all bidders, including DPSUs, submit their commercial bids on a multi-currency format, with imported components quoted in foreign exchange (forex), and components sourced in India quoted in rupees. Since 2006, foreign vendors and private Indian companies have been submitting multi-currency bids. But DPSUs bid entirely in rupees, while separately indicating the forex component of the bid.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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 winner of a contract, i.e. the L-1 (lowest-cost) vendor, is selected by reducing all quotes to their rupee value on the day of opening of the bids. For this, the forex component in the bids of foreign vendors and private Indian companies are converted to Indian rupees at the selling rate of State Bank of India, Parliament Street, New Delhi.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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 Defence Procurement Procedure of 2006 (DPP-2006) and subsequent revisions mandate that a DPSU winning a contract would enjoy ERV protection on the forex content that it had indicated in its bid.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EDPP-2011 provided similar ERV protection to private Indian companies, but only for global tenders, i.e. acquisitions categorised as ‘Buy (Global)’. In acquisitions that are confined to domestic vendors, i.e. ‘Buy (Indian)’ category, no ERV protection is provided to anyone. But DPSUs get ERV protection in single-vendor cases, or when they are nominated for production. According to Ficci, “it needs to be seen how this will be interpreted in case of private companies”.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EMoD has grappled for long with ERV issues. In 2003, a committee headed by Shashanka Bhide of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) had recommended that MoD must hedge the forex component of defence contracts against fluctuation. That recommendation remains ignored to this day.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Bhide committee determined that hedging forex risk would add two per cent to the cost of a defence contract, but not hedging was likely to cost an extra 4-5 per cent. This loss would naturally be larger during markedly negative periods for the rupee, like in the past year.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EIn 1993, as a part of the liberalisation and deregulation reforms initiated by the Narasimha Rao government, the Indian rupee (INR) has officially been following a market-determined exchange rate for foreign exchange. In this, the price is determined by demand for and supply of foreign exchange – with intervention by the Reserve Bank of India from time-to-time.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe MoD provides foreign exchange for direct import of defence equipment, as well as for nominated procurements from DPSUs, thus\u0026nbsp;bearing almost 95 per cent of the foreign currency risk\u0026nbsp;in defence procurement contracts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/7211647731169615908\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/as-rupee-falls-against-dollar-defence.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7211647731169615908"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7211647731169615908"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/as-rupee-falls-against-dollar-defence.html","title":"As rupee falls against dollar, defence firms seek shield on rate variation   "}],"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\/AVvXsEhnw5BxC1fAOPZ3NkAkjGmZudqbHg_mX8LbIphaHOVmOt0PC9qOnBfJPAzc8lp4t0dIixHnMlhQiJcpJZQNrPBo5CJIJ3Iwq_4mQu53r35vN2jM9ynbjECTlIGa1QUoJ2SlKgARCixsGLBadLxvHVvtPDw__AIy4FWe_FtvrGWIN2ZrlSFEB-IqM40Z\/s72-c\/AA%20OFB.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1690492705802453918"},"published":{"$t":"2022-07-18T07:58:00.017-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-07-18T08:03:57.467-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"defence planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The PM's self-delusional mis-statements about defence manufacturing and R\u0026D"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi2qVaIFwR1NOgyUFHqKn16-GfAa2kpdltCZ1jjFHjBnBMeh7U3Ke-EHob9BXBSSb7KLubwMAFKH6Y3fFoci1ad-jqy9Ic-k7fxE6ZjoZiqyR3Hl27y2_USRgbJmfm_zldhwpsAQXEvGs5HO1Hum4jeeTmTTDztoDFJhlG8hu6XAO_6PbYmhpyUoUhm\/s1674\/Screenshot%202022-07-18%20at%207.27.32%20PM.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1048\" data-original-width=\"1674\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi2qVaIFwR1NOgyUFHqKn16-GfAa2kpdltCZ1jjFHjBnBMeh7U3Ke-EHob9BXBSSb7KLubwMAFKH6Y3fFoci1ad-jqy9Ic-k7fxE6ZjoZiqyR3Hl27y2_USRgbJmfm_zldhwpsAQXEvGs5HO1Hum4jeeTmTTDztoDFJhlG8hu6XAO_6PbYmhpyUoUhm\/s16000\/Screenshot%202022-07-18%20at%207.27.32%20PM.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003EEXTRACT FROM DEFENCE MINISTRY STATEMENT\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThis is an extract from an official release the Ministry of Defence put out today. Simply speaking, it is just making up nonsense and putting the words in the mouth of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cstyle class=\"WebKit-mso-list-quirks-style\"\u003E\n\u003C!--\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\n p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{mso-style-unhide:no;\n\tmso-style-qformat:yes;\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmargin:0cm;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;\n\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;\n\tmso-fareast-language:EN-US;}\np.MsoListParagraph, li.MsoListParagraph, 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l0:level8\n\t{mso-level-number-format:alpha-lower;\n\tmso-level-tab-stop:none;\n\tmso-level-number-position:left;\n\ttext-indent:-18.0pt;}\n@list l0:level9\n\t{mso-level-number-format:roman-lower;\n\tmso-level-tab-stop:none;\n\tmso-level-number-position:right;\n\ttext-indent:-9.0pt;}\n\n--\u003E\n\u003C\/style\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EApparently the PM said (his remarks are in \u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003Eblue lower case\u003C\/span\u003E, my remarks in \u003Cspan style=\"color: #cc0000;\"\u003ECAPITALISED RED\u003C\/span\u003E):\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E“The defence sector of India used to be very strong even before independence.”\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"color: #cc0000;\"\u003ENO, MODI-JI, EVERYONE KNOWS WE HAD ZERO DEFENCE INDUSTRY IN 1947.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-indent: -18pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-indent: -18pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E“At the time of independence, there were 18 Ordnance factories in the country where many types of military equipment, including artillery guns, were made.”\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"color: #cc0000;\"\u003EHE WAS SILENT ON THE FACT THAT THERE ARE 40 ORDNANCE FACTORIES IN INDIA TODAY!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-indent: -18pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-indent: -18pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E“India was an important supplier of defence equipment in World War 2.”\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"color: #cc0000;\"\u003ENO, Mr PM, WE WERE NOWHERE NEAR BEING A MAJOR DEFENCE SUPPLIER!”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-indent: -18pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-indent: -18pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E“Our howitzers, machine guns made at the Ishapur Rifle Factory were considered the best.”\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"color: #cc0000;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;MODI-JI, WILL YOU THEN TELL US WHY, UNTIL THE 1962 CHINA WAR, OUR INFANTRY WAS USING AN OUTDATED, BOLT ACTION RIFLE?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; text-indent: -18pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-indent: -18pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E“We used to export a lot.”\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"color: #cc0000;\"\u003ENO WE DID NOT. ONLY NOW ARE WE TRYING TO BOOST EXPORTS.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"text-indent: -18pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"text-indent: -18pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;\"\u003EDuring the Corona period, India made strides in economy, manufacturing and science.\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"color: #cc0000;\"\u003ENO, WE DID NOT. THE ECONOMY TANKED AND REMAINS AT A LOW EBB\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-indent: -18pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-indent: -18pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6;\"\u003E“During the initial decades of independence, there was no focus on the development of defence production and research and development was severely limited, due to it being restricted to the government sector.”\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"color: #cc0000;\"\u003ETHE PROBLEM WAS NOT JUST THAT, BUT ALSO AROSE FROM THE FACT THAT THE PRIVATE SECTOR WAS KEPT OUT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\"\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\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBUT AT LEAST, IN THOSE DAYS THE PRIME MINISTER DID NOT LIE TO THE COUNTRY. AND A MANUFACTURING BASE WAS ESTABLISHED THAT SUPPORTS DEFENCE R\u0026amp;D TODAY.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1690492705802453918\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/the-pms-self-delusional-mis-statements.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1690492705802453918"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1690492705802453918"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/the-pms-self-delusional-mis-statements.html","title":"The PM's self-delusional mis-statements about defence manufacturing and R\u0026D"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi2qVaIFwR1NOgyUFHqKn16-GfAa2kpdltCZ1jjFHjBnBMeh7U3Ke-EHob9BXBSSb7KLubwMAFKH6Y3fFoci1ad-jqy9Ic-k7fxE6ZjoZiqyR3Hl27y2_USRgbJmfm_zldhwpsAQXEvGs5HO1Hum4jeeTmTTDztoDFJhlG8hu6XAO_6PbYmhpyUoUhm\/s72-c\/Screenshot%202022-07-18%20at%207.27.32%20PM.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-3968502849095006692"},"published":{"$t":"2022-07-17T19:03:00.007-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-07-17T19:03:52.695-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"russia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Boeing fighter shows it can operate off Indian carriers: demonstrates ski-jump take-off"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; text-align: left;\"\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\/AVvXsEg5paYlb6UorM847uRl_vV3jlskEa2ONPylJNk-L-IkfQT7wWhMAqMfdX9S7LGTcDGtufMXMV1fvvof0Vb8s1_jBdAWwWYKEaXjGkr21_LS3fkfmAmCy0J-015aNWBQ4P7jPA56k-fVUVmx9Q6C9DOj5hOUbbM2RiORel-W9Umw_ziP3eAezyuCOEF4\/s2374\/AA%20Super%20Hornet.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1434\" data-original-width=\"2374\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg5paYlb6UorM847uRl_vV3jlskEa2ONPylJNk-L-IkfQT7wWhMAqMfdX9S7LGTcDGtufMXMV1fvvof0Vb8s1_jBdAWwWYKEaXjGkr21_LS3fkfmAmCy0J-015aNWBQ4P7jPA56k-fVUVmx9Q6C9DOj5hOUbbM2RiORel-W9Umw_ziP3eAezyuCOEF4\/s16000\/AA%20Super%20Hornet.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe acquisition of a capable, long-range carrier-borne fighter will be critical for India’s naval power projection in the Indian Ocean Region\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 18th July 22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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 an important demonstration of its ability to operate from Indian aircraft carriers, a US Navy F\/A-18 Super Hornet roared down the runway of the Indian Navy’s shore-based test facility (SBTF) in Goa and got airborne at the end, leaping off the “ski-jump” that equips the decks of Indian aircraft carriers.\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;\"\u003E“Boeing’s F\/A-18 Super Hornet successfully completed operational demonstration tests at Indian Naval Station Hansa in Goa, India, showcasing its ability to effectively and safely operate off Indian Navy carriers,” announced The Boeing Company on Friday.\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;\"\u003EThe F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornet, which operates as the primary fighter on all 11 US Navy aircraft carriers, is one of the leading contenders in the Indian Navy’s tender for 57 multi-role carrier-based fighters (MRCBF). A strong challenger is the naval version of the French Rafale fighter – called the Rafale Marine.\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=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWith clear inadequacies in the Russian MiG-29Ks that India bought to operate off the INS\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EVikramaditya\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;and INS\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EVikrant\u003C\/i\u003E, and a power shortfall in the naval version of the Tejas fighter, the acquisition of a capable, long-range MRCBF will be critical for India’s naval power projection in the Indian Ocean Region.\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;\"\u003EEstablishing the Super Hornet’s credentials further last week, Boeing and the US Navy successfully demonstrated the ability of the latest Super Hornet variant – the Block III F\/A-18 Super Hornet – to control three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from a manned fighter.\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 combination of fighter and UAVs was flight-tested while carrying out “manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T).” In this mode, a Block III F\/A-18 Super Hornet acts as a mothership that remotely commands and controls three UAVs.\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“The software development, connectivity to the fighter and the flight tests were completed in less than six months. Manned-unmanned teaming is a key capability for the US Navy,” announced Boeing in a media statement on Friday.\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;\"\u003EDuring the test flights, F\/A-18 pilots entered commands into a tablet, which were processed and transmitted to the UAV’s through the Block III fighter’s hardware. “The UAVs executed all commands given by F\/A-18 pilots during tests over a two-week period,” said Boeing.\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;\"\u003E“This successful MUM-T demonstration represents a significant step toward the Navy’s vision for Distributed Maritime Operations. It highlights the potential of unmanned concepts to expand and extend the Navy’s reach,” said Scott Dickson, Boeing’s director for Multi-Domain Integration.\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;\"\u003E“As part of a Joint All-Domain Command and Control network, teams of UAV conducting ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) missions, led by the latest Super Hornets, equipped with network-enabled data fusion and advanced capabilities, would provide warfighters across the Joint Force with significant information advantage,” said Boeing.\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;\"\u003EBoeing system engineers connected Block III’s adjunct processor, known as the Distributed Targeting Processor – Networked (DTP-N), with a third-party tablet to team with the UAVs. The software development, tablet connection to the fighter and all flight tests were completed in less than six months.\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;\"\u003E“Block III Super Hornet is executing its guarantee of hardware – installed today – that is ready to receive the software of the future,” said Ben LeGrand, Boeing director of Mission Systems. “Block III Super Hornet will integrate third-party systems and software with minimal modifications.”\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;\"\u003EWith the largest digital touch screen in any fighter cockpit, the Super Hornet claims to be an industry leader in the development and installation of the hardware and processing power needed for future digital capabilities and growth.\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;\"\u003EUsing an analogy from American football, Boeing says: “Future fighter pilots will be the quarterback of the skies, orchestrating commands and controlling UAVs from the integrated Block III touch-screen cockpit… Block III Super Hornet is the bridge to the future and is a risk reducer for the Navy that is delivering on teaming, networking and interoperability now.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/3968502849095006692\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/boeing-fighter-shows-it-can-operate-off.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3968502849095006692"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3968502849095006692"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/boeing-fighter-shows-it-can-operate-off.html","title":"Boeing fighter shows it can operate off Indian carriers: demonstrates ski-jump take-off"}],"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\/AVvXsEg5paYlb6UorM847uRl_vV3jlskEa2ONPylJNk-L-IkfQT7wWhMAqMfdX9S7LGTcDGtufMXMV1fvvof0Vb8s1_jBdAWwWYKEaXjGkr21_LS3fkfmAmCy0J-015aNWBQ4P7jPA56k-fVUVmx9Q6C9DOj5hOUbbM2RiORel-W9Umw_ziP3eAezyuCOEF4\/s72-c\/AA%20Super%20Hornet.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-3853198555163272668"},"published":{"$t":"2022-07-17T08:01:00.005-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-07-17T08:01:27.180-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"france"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Missiles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"INS Sindhudhvaj drops anchor at retirement port; only 7 Kilos still in service"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi6L3irORzdqPp7ElXO5JdQVNkOum9o0G0TfjHVeng2Bw62WzQxvWJm9BaBvMfgG6Y-rv27pycSCNEaNxOqqLhkdYm-USDrVkj-4IaHWrL4pr9mbOYRpIl-RflL554G1sBq_WVN0iJ3hKmDk1N9EF1XiVwc9VE6QxV8sg3tTtGvZbWgQCr4sBdolXzc\/s1280\/Pix%20(3).jpeg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"854\" data-original-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi6L3irORzdqPp7ElXO5JdQVNkOum9o0G0TfjHVeng2Bw62WzQxvWJm9BaBvMfgG6Y-rv27pycSCNEaNxOqqLhkdYm-USDrVkj-4IaHWrL4pr9mbOYRpIl-RflL554G1sBq_WVN0iJ3hKmDk1N9EF1XiVwc9VE6QxV8sg3tTtGvZbWgQCr4sBdolXzc\/s16000\/Pix%20(3).jpeg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EAs flagbearer of\u0026nbsp;atmanirbharta\u0026nbsp;‘retires’ after 35 years of distinguished service, India faces submarine shortfall\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cp\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\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=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\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;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 18th July 22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\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;\"\u003EAt sunset on Saturday, with an overcast sky adding to the solemnity of the occasion, the decommissioning pennant of Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sindhudhvaj was lowered and the Kilo-class submarine retired after 35 years of distinguished service.\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;\"\u003EDemonstrating the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003Eesprit-de-corps\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;of the submarine arm, the decommissioning was attended by 15 of the Sindhudhvaj’s former commanding officers (COs), including the Commissioning CO – Commodore SP Singh (Retired) – and by 26 veterans of the commissioning crew.\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;\"\u003EWith the retirement of INS Sindhudhvaj, the 10 Kilo-class submarines that India bought from Russia between 1986 and 2000 are now down to seven conventional boats (as the navy calls submarines).\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;\"\u003EINS Sindhurakshak sank in Mumbai after a cataclysmic explosion in August 2013 that killed all 18 sailors on board.\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;\"\u003EINS Sindhuvir was transferred to the Myanmar navy in March 2020 as a goodwill gesture.\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;\"\u003EOne more Kilo-class submarine is earmarked to be given to the Defence Research \u0026amp; Development Organisation for use as a test-bed in developing the air-independent propulsion that will power 12 indigenous submarines to be built in the future.\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;\"\u003EThe Kilo-class boats are called the Sindhughosh-class, after the lead vessel in the series. They are diesel-electric submarines that displace 3,000 tonnes, can dive to a depth of 300 meters, have a top speed of 18 knots, and can operate solo for 45 days with a crew of 53.\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;\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 Kilo-class is a highly trusted conventional boat, with an estimated 62 in service in nine navies. They were the Indian Navy’s first submarines that could fire anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles from underwater.\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;\"\u003EIncrementally replacing the Kilo-class boats are six French Scorpene submarines, being built under licence by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Mumbai. Termed the “Kalvari-class” after the lead vessel, four have been inducted, while the remaining two are likely to join the fleet before the end of 2023.\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;\"\u003EWith the navy’s requirement of conventional submarines standing at 24, there is a critical need to expedite the planned acquisition of six more conventional submarines under Project 75-I. Tenders are being finalised to build these in India under the “strategic partner” initiative, but it will still take at least a decade to complete the contracting and construction. Until then, the Indian Navy faces a dangerous capability shortfall in the underwater realm.\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;\"\u003E“Sindhudhvaj, as the name suggests, was the flag bearer of indigenisation and the Indian Navy's efforts towards achieving\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAtmanirbharta\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;in the Russian-built Sindhughosh-class submarine,” said the navy.\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;\"\u003E“She had many a firsts to her credit including operationalisation of the indigenised sonar USHUS, the indigenised satellite communication systems, Rukmani and MSS, an inertial navigation system and an indigenised torpedo fire control system,” it 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 Sindhudhvaj successfully undertook mating of the boat with the Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSRV) and was the only submarine to be awarded a trophy for innovation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.\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;\"\u003EIn addition to seven remaining Kilo-class boats, the navy is operating four Shishumar-class conventional submarines, which are German-designed.\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;\"\u003EThe navy has also leased an Amur-class nuclear-powered submarine from Russia, to learn the ropes of operating nuclear-powered boats.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/3853198555163272668\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/ins-sindhudhvaj-drops-anchor-at.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3853198555163272668"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3853198555163272668"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/ins-sindhudhvaj-drops-anchor-at.html","title":"INS Sindhudhvaj drops anchor at retirement port; 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font-size: x-large; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiDn003EIr0YFtAgBO82TTGseJoFKywLrsGjuDNcvkj4DouHd4QZ9-h47LCSuTWGNgx7ND8oZRqBPxH6jJeVlpPIB5cu3q1r4wFbPvslTyabvU8afpRE1lEQClVKI1Z0_-CGJGpJK1Q1y0PUuu9Ro8Fy921mTvCDz1XUJUgsxVj6PBC95rhwsc-6E3j\/s1024\/AA%20Himgiri.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1024\" data-original-width=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiDn003EIr0YFtAgBO82TTGseJoFKywLrsGjuDNcvkj4DouHd4QZ9-h47LCSuTWGNgx7ND8oZRqBPxH6jJeVlpPIB5cu3q1r4wFbPvslTyabvU8afpRE1lEQClVKI1Z0_-CGJGpJK1Q1y0PUuu9Ro8Fy921mTvCDz1XUJUgsxVj6PBC95rhwsc-6E3j\/s16000\/AA%20Himgiri.jpg\" \/\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\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EINS Himgiri, the second frigate of seven in Project 17A, being launched at Garden Reach shipyard in 2020\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; 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font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EIndian Navy Ship (INS) Dunagiri\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E, one of seven stealth frigates that India is constructing under Project 17A, will be launched into the Hooghly River near Kolkata on Friday.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ELaunching is a critically important landmark in the building of a warship. It means the ship can float, while the rest of the build, especially the superstructure, is carried out.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003ELike all the frigates of Project 17A, INS Dunagiri is named after a mountain range in\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;the country. This began with Project 17\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003Ewhich yielded three frigates:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EINS Shivalik\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003Ein 2010,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EINS Satpura\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003Ein 2011 and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EINS Sahyadri\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003Ein 2012.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E‘Dunagiri’\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;is the fourth warship of Project 17A. These highly advanced,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E6,600-tonne,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003Eguided missile frigates are follow-on vessels of the three-frigate Project 17, known as the Shivalik-class. However, Project 17A frigates have improved stealth features, advanced weapons and sensors and platform management systems.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E‘\u003Ci\u003EINS Dunagiri’\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;is the reincarnation of an earlier frigate with the same name\u003Ci\u003E,\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;which was part of the six-frigate\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003ELeander\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;class. The first two warships of Project 17A –\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EINS Nilgiri\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EINS Himgiri\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;– were launched in 2019 and 2020 at MDL and GRSE respectively. The third ship,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EINS\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EUdaygiri\u003C\/i\u003E, was launched at MDL in May this year.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn the earlier\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EINS\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EDunagiri’s\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;33 years of operational service from May 1977 to Oct 2010, she had witnessed various challenging operations and multinational exercises, said the navy on Thursday.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The launch of the fourth ship within such a short span is a testimony to the impetus provided towards self-reliant shipbuilding with a focused approach,” said the MoD.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 14.2pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAll the Project 17A guided missile frigates have been designed in-house by the Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design (DND). The DND has successfully spear-headed the design of numerous classes of indigenous warships in the years gone by.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E“This is a testimony of the nation’s unwavering efforts towards ‘Aatmanirbharta’ as 75 per cent of the orders for the warships’ equipment and systems are also being placed on indigenous firms, including MSMEs (medium, small and micro enterprises).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 14.2pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Nilgiri-class, as the Leander-class frigates are called after the first-of-class vessel, were the first Indian warships that saw the\u0026nbsp;navy carrying out significant levels of design and indigenisation.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; 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India’s first home-built carrier will be delivered to the navy soon"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEigi_NHq0n9D2x52Tsqa8KJwatD7dE4IGFF1LdThkQHh1GUsrLg0PWUnft5rwYtdrWyIDwNbS7G_3o5cXk7fuXrhJek_MzKAFlLrhctWyfOBmjNGdYGNAIhTpJL7E5Par_wI9taKL44iETg7-TwXVH5fXt7oGd9blCZSV-vhXVhk6zf7sEHdi3bsc_M\/s1600\/Pix%20%20(4).jpeg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1066\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEigi_NHq0n9D2x52Tsqa8KJwatD7dE4IGFF1LdThkQHh1GUsrLg0PWUnft5rwYtdrWyIDwNbS7G_3o5cXk7fuXrhJek_MzKAFlLrhctWyfOBmjNGdYGNAIhTpJL7E5Par_wI9taKL44iETg7-TwXVH5fXt7oGd9blCZSV-vhXVhk6zf7sEHdi3bsc_M\/s16000\/Pix%20%20(4).jpeg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003EThe MoD now faces a critical decision about whether to build a second indigenous aircraft carrier\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\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\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 Standard, 11th July 22\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;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIndia’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-1),\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EINS Vikrant\u003C\/i\u003E, successfully completed the fourth and final phase of sea trials, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on Sunday.\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;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EDuring this outing, the navy carried out integrated trials of most of the equipment and systems onboard the 44,000-tonne carrier, including critical Aviation Facilities Complex equipment, which controls the operations of aircraft from the aircraft carrier.\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;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The ship’s delivery is being targeted in end-July 22, followed by commissioning of [INS Vikrant] in August 22 to commemorate ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav,’” the MoD stated.\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; 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font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EINS Vikrant\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;will complement the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EINS Vikramaditya\u003C\/i\u003E, currently the navy’s lone carrier, which was acquired from Russia in 2013. The indigenous carrier will be the navy’s flagship.\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;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAccording to the MoD, “The indigenous design and construction of the [IAC-1] by the Indian Navy and Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) is a shining example in the nation’s quest for ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Make in India Initiative,’ with more than 76 per cent indigenous content.”\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;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThis has grown the country’s indigenous shipbuilding capabilities, and developed a large number of ancillary industries. “[It has] provided employment opportunities for over 2,000 CSL workers and 12,000 employees in ancillary industries,” said the MoD.\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;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe IAC-1, which is being delivered vastly late and over-budget, embarked on its maiden sea trials last August. This was followed by the second and third phases of sea trials in October 21 and January 22 respectively.\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;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EDuring these multiple trials, CSL and the navy carried out endurance testing of propulsion machinery, electrical and electronic suites, deck machinery, life-saving appliances and the ship’s navigation and communication systems.\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;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHowever, the full integration and trials of the Aviation Facilities Complex, which controls the operations of the carrier’s MiG-29K\/KUB fighter aircraft, will be carried out by the navy only after the warship’s commissioning.\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;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWith\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EINS Vikramaditya\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EINS Vikrant\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;in service, the MoD will have to make a critical decision about whether to go ahead with constructing a second indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-2).\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;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFormer Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat, before his death in a helicopter crash last December, had openly questioned the enormous expense – estimated at about\u0026nbsp;~50,000 crore\u0026nbsp;—\u0026nbsp;on a third carrier. The Indian Air Force (IAF) too has opposed IAC-2, arguing that it can provide air support more effectively from IAF bases ashore.\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;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHowever, former navy chief, Admiral Karambir Singh, has not minced his words in defending the need for IAC-2. “As a navy, we are absolutely clear about the need for a third carrier. Air operations are absolutely integral to naval operations, so air power at sea is absolutely required,”\u0026nbsp;Singh\u0026nbsp;said on the eve of Navy Day last December.\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;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Navies are all about reach and sustenance. For an aspirational country like India, which wants to become a $5-trillion economy, you have to be able to (project power) outwards. We cannot be a navy that is tethered to the shore,” Karambir Singh 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;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHe\u0026nbsp;also revealed that the MiG-29K\/KUB fighters, 45 of which were acquired to operate from\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EINS Vikrant\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EINS Vikramaditya\u003C\/i\u003E,\u0026nbsp;would be replaced by the new Multi-Role Carrier Based Fighter (MRCBF) that is currently being tendered.\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;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe navy’s requirement of 57 MRCBFs could be acquired alongside the IAF’s separate procurement of 114 medium fighters, for which a tender is expected soon.\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;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWith the Defence R\u0026amp;D Organisation’s (DRDO’s) confidence high after its success with the Tejas fighter, it intends to offer an indigenous rival to the MRCBF.\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;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESingh\u0026nbsp;revealed last December: “A new development has been the Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF), which the DRDO has offered us. If that happens, we will have an indigenous deck-based fighter for the navy.”\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;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EINS Vikrant\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;is 262 metres long, 62 metres wide and 59 metres high including the superstructure. It has 14 deck levels, including five in the superstructure, says the navy.\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;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFor normal operations, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EVikrant\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;cruises at 18 knots (33 kmph), a speed at which it has an endurance of about 7,500 nautical miles (13,800 kilometres). Italian shipbuilder, Fincantieri, provided consultancy for the propulsion system.\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;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe ship, which is designed for a crew of 1,700, has over 2,300 compartments. These include specialised cabins to accommodate women officers.\u0026nbsp;There is a high degree of automation for machinery operation, ship navigation and survivability.\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;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOriginally planned to be built with imported steel, the DRDO and Steel Authority of India (SAIL) developed and manufactured indigenous warship-grade steel. As a result, the Vikrant is built from SAIL’s DMR 249A and B grade steel.\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;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ERaw materials that have gone into\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EINS Vikrant\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;include 23,000 tonnes of steel, 2,500 km of electrical cable, 150 kilometres of pipes, 2,000 valves, as well as finished products such as anchor capstans, rigid hull boats, galley equipment, air conditioning and refrigeration plants, steering gear, over 150 pumps and motors, communication equipment and the ship’s combat network systems.\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;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOver 50 large Indian manufacturers have been directly involved in this project.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/237649142363410846\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/ins-vikrant-finishes-sea-trials-indias.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/237649142363410846"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/237649142363410846"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/ins-vikrant-finishes-sea-trials-indias.html","title":"INS Vikrant finishes sea trials; India’s first home-built carrier will be delivered to the navy soon"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEigi_NHq0n9D2x52Tsqa8KJwatD7dE4IGFF1LdThkQHh1GUsrLg0PWUnft5rwYtdrWyIDwNbS7G_3o5cXk7fuXrhJek_MzKAFlLrhctWyfOBmjNGdYGNAIhTpJL7E5Par_wI9taKL44iETg7-TwXVH5fXt7oGd9blCZSV-vhXVhk6zf7sEHdi3bsc_M\/s72-c\/Pix%20%20(4).jpeg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-8884740681158355972"},"published":{"$t":"2022-07-08T19:30:00.004-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-07-08T19:30:48.087-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"france"},{"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":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" HAL and Safran create JV to develop helicopter engines"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi7_eAS46wtCXsdoE1DAxhZaK8ua1tFQNtKjPSEUx9i1kwjQ9164fZJnb3uGmuYBfp1EzAOkrrcwvPLjYix3EOZHMO2NCk6FU72PSvrn43Q6MjnUvSyn_olVsMV0s5m95M6WKWoO-GvkZHzkjPLmokyr6V25ty10VLIkawW7TBXYWuewMbNGETsv5_S\/s2112\/AA%20Siachen.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1586\" data-original-width=\"2112\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi7_eAS46wtCXsdoE1DAxhZaK8ua1tFQNtKjPSEUx9i1kwjQ9164fZJnb3uGmuYBfp1EzAOkrrcwvPLjYix3EOZHMO2NCk6FU72PSvrn43Q6MjnUvSyn_olVsMV0s5m95M6WKWoO-GvkZHzkjPLmokyr6V25ty10VLIkawW7TBXYWuewMbNGETsv5_S\/s16000\/AA%20Siachen.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EHAL and Safran's existing relationship has yielded the excellent Shakti engine that powers three highly\u0026nbsp;successful helicopters built by HAL\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\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\u003EBy Ajai 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 Standard, 9th July 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;\"\u003EAmongst the most ground-breaking technological successes notched up by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) are its single-engine and twin-engine helicopters – in the former segment, the eponymous Light Utility Helicopter (LUH); and in the latter segment the Dhruv advanced light helicopter (ALH), the Rudra attack helicopter and the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH).\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;\"\u003EThe common feature in all these choppers is the remarkable Shakti engine, which is powerful enough to propel them to the dizzying heights of Kargil, or the Saltoro Ridge, where the Indian Army is deployed in posts like Sonam and Bana Top, at altitudes above 20,000 feet.\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;\"\u003EFor the soldiers at these posts, a helicopter’s arrival could spell the difference between freezing or warmth, casualty evacuation or pulmonary failure – effectively between life or death.\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;\"\u003EOn Friday, their survival prospects received a boost, when HAL signed an agreement with French engine-maker, Safran Helicopter Engines, to create a new joint venture (JV) that will develop helicopter engines for India’s future needs.\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;\"\u003EAfter a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by HAL Chairman and Managing Director R Madhavan and Franck Saudo, CEO Safran Helicopter Engines, a statement said: “Both partners will extend their long-lasting partnership by establishing a new aero-engine company in India. It will be dedicated to the development, production, sales and support of helicopter engines and one of its main objectives will be to meet the requirements of HAL and Ministry of Defence’s future helicopters, including the 13-ton IMRH (Indian Multi-Role Helicopter).”\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“This MoU demonstrates once again the commitment of both Safran Helicopter Engines and HAL to the Indian Government’s vision of “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” or achieving self-reliance – particularly in defence technologies,” said HAL.\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“Safran Helicopter Engines has been our valued partner for several decades. We now look forward to utilize this opportunity to leverage HAL’s experience in manufacturing of more than 15 types of aircraft and helicopter engines to jointly co-develop and manufacture engine with immediate focus on IMRH and its naval variant the Deck Based Multi Role Helicopter (DBMRH),” said Madhavan.\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;\"\u003E“We are proud to further expand our structuring partnership with HAL, which began more than 50 years ago, and which was recently illustrated with the development and production of the Shakti engine and the inauguration of our joint venture Helicopter Engines MRO Pvt Limited (HE-MRO). With a fleet of over 1,000 engines, India’s armed forces are one of the largest operators of Safran-designed helicopter engines”, said Saudo.\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“HAL and Safran Helicopter Engines already have multiple partnerships, including the Shakti engine, which powers HAL-produced helicopters, including the Dhruv, Rudra and the LCH. The Ardiden 1U variant (of the Shakti engine) also powers the new LUH. More than 500 Shakti engines have already been produced,” said HAL.\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;\"\u003EThrough HE-MRO joint venture in Goa, HAL and Safran Helicopter Engines will also provide MRO services for TM333 and Shakti engines already in service with India’s military. It will be operational by the end of 2023, said a HAL-Safran joint statement.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/8884740681158355972\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/hal-and-safran-create-jv-to-develop.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8884740681158355972"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8884740681158355972"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/hal-and-safran-create-jv-to-develop.html","title":" HAL and Safran create JV to develop helicopter engines"}],"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\/AVvXsEi7_eAS46wtCXsdoE1DAxhZaK8ua1tFQNtKjPSEUx9i1kwjQ9164fZJnb3uGmuYBfp1EzAOkrrcwvPLjYix3EOZHMO2NCk6FU72PSvrn43Q6MjnUvSyn_olVsMV0s5m95M6WKWoO-GvkZHzkjPLmokyr6V25ty10VLIkawW7TBXYWuewMbNGETsv5_S\/s72-c\/AA%20Siachen.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-4073909263832957833"},"published":{"$t":"2022-07-08T19:12:00.006-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-07-08T19:12:42.987-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Boeing delivers 150th Poseidon maritime recce aircraft"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhoX7ohQnq1NCfbc1wD42pLwV8uGhFzZnTJ0fExS8FgBLzHxrJxpsfIiEwEQEXMadRs2yZ1mRk5wQCekFFRSLE6bSW1GFUshNEniQDhb6zsXIrsSIKnVuklA7M2sq-6iKBIas5ihnc3ns6F7vXHadA0nifMUhxgtPgfZypPKq0HG-j-CZ34P5ie7BfB\/s500\/P-8%20Image%20mediumres.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"333\" data-original-width=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhoX7ohQnq1NCfbc1wD42pLwV8uGhFzZnTJ0fExS8FgBLzHxrJxpsfIiEwEQEXMadRs2yZ1mRk5wQCekFFRSLE6bSW1GFUshNEniQDhb6zsXIrsSIKnVuklA7M2sq-6iKBIas5ihnc3ns6F7vXHadA0nifMUhxgtPgfZypPKq0HG-j-CZ34P5ie7BfB\/s16000\/P-8%20Image%20mediumres.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EUS officials believe that the Indian Navy’s fleet of 12 Poseidons could increase to 25-35 aircraft\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;\"\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 9th July 22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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;\"\u003EIn 2013, the US and Indian Navies became the first to fly Boeing’s new P-8 Poseidon multi-mission maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft. On Thursday, the 150th Poseidon took to the skies over Puget Sound, Seattle.\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;\"\u003EIn the 450,000 mishap-free hours the Poseidon has flown, it has been acknowledged as the world’s most fearsome submarine hunter. It’s list of users has grown rapidly: India has operationalised a fleet of 12 Poseidons, the US Navy has bought 112; the Royal Navy flies 9, the Australian Navy operates 12 and the Norwegian Navy has five. New Zealand will Join the list of Poseidon users later this year, South Korea in 2023 and Germany in 2024.\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;\"\u003E“There are now 150 P-8s around the world delivering confidence and an unmatched capability to our global customers,” said Stu Voboril of P-8 Programs, Boeing. “Our focus has been, and will be, on delivering the world’s best maritime patrol aircraft.”\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;\"\u003EIn 2009, the Indian Navy signed a contract for eight P-8I aircraft for US $2.1 billion, which were delivered ahead of schedule. That contract included options for four additional aircraft, for which another billion-dollar contract was signed in 2016.\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;\"\u003EThe navy’s purchase of 12 P-8I aircraft for US $3.1 billion, and Washington’s decision to supply them to India alongside the first deliveries to the US Navy, highlighted two major changes. First, a new readiness in Washington to sell New Delhi cutting edge weaponry without tiresome quibbling over “changing the regional arms balance.” Second, the P-8I buy demonstrated New Delhi’s willingness to spend top dollar to back its regional ambitions with top-of-the-line military capabilities.\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;\"\u003EBased in INS Rajali, a naval air station at Arakonam, near Chennai, the P-8Is –\u0026nbsp;designated Indian Naval Air Squadron 312-A –\u0026nbsp;fly 8-hour missions over the Indian Ocean to seek out pirates, suspicious cargo vessels, hostile warships and submarines. Its enhanced internal fuel tanks allow it to fly 1,100 kilometers to a point of interest, patrol the area for six hours, and then fly back 1,100 kilometres to Arakonam. With aerial refuelling, this range can be doubled.\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;\"\u003EThe P8-I consists of advanced sensors and weaponry integrated onto a Boeing 737-800 aircraft, modified with the enhanced wings of a 737-900 that allow the carriage of weapons. It marries a tried and tested sensor and weapons suite with a specially developed Boeing 737 aircraft. Since reliability and endurance are crucial, it was logical to base the Poseidon on the world’s most widely flown airliner (a 737 lands or takes off somewhere in the world every three seconds).\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;\"\u003EThe CFM-56 engines that are standard fitment on recent 737s also power the Poseidon. These are modified with larger generators that churn out the power for the MMA’s sensors and control systems. In addition, there is an auxiliary power unit that provides electricity even when the main engines are switched off.\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;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\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;\"\u003EThe P-8I’s punch lies in its sophisticated sensors. A multi-mode radar picks up aircraft, surface ships and submarines. Another belly-mounted radar looks backwards, like an electronic rear-view-mirror. Any suspected threat could be investigated further: sonobuoys are dropped to zero in on suspected enemy submarines, radioing back any suspicious sounds that they pick up. A submarine would be picked up also by a magnetic anomaly detector (MAD) on the P-8I’s tail.\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;\"\u003EFor dealing with these threats, the\u0026nbsp;Poseidon is armed to the teeth. It has 11 “hard points”, or weapons stations: two under each wing for Mark 82 depth charges or Harpoon anti-ship missiles; five stations inside the weapons bay for Mark 54 torpedoes that cannot be slung outside since they must be kept warm; and two hard points up front for combat search and rescue (SAR) equipment or for additional depth bombs.\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;\"\u003EAlternatively, the P8-I, which is data-linked with Indian submarines, can pass on the location of the enemy submarine. The Indian submarines can then zero-in on the intruder and fire torpedoes to destroy it.\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;\"\u003EUS officials are optimistic that India will eventually buy 25-35 Poseidons, given the growing need for “maritime domain awareness” over the Indian Ocean, where the Indian Navy plays the role of regional gatekeeper.\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;\"\u003EThese tasks were earlier performed by the Indian Navy’s Tupolev-142 Bear long-range maritime patrol aircraft that were bought from the Soviet Union in 1988. With the arrival of the Poseidons, the Tupolev-142 fleet was retired in 2017\u0026nbsp;\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;\"\u003ETo\u0026nbsp;augment the surveillance and reconnaissance capability provided by twelve P8-Is, the navy is also proceeding with acquiring eight new Medium Range Maritime Reconnaissance (MRMR) aircraft, and a fleet of Sea Guardian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/4073909263832957833\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/boeing-delivers-150th-poseidon-maritime.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4073909263832957833"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4073909263832957833"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/boeing-delivers-150th-poseidon-maritime.html","title":"Boeing delivers 150th Poseidon maritime recce 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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhoX7ohQnq1NCfbc1wD42pLwV8uGhFzZnTJ0fExS8FgBLzHxrJxpsfIiEwEQEXMadRs2yZ1mRk5wQCekFFRSLE6bSW1GFUshNEniQDhb6zsXIrsSIKnVuklA7M2sq-6iKBIas5ihnc3ns6F7vXHadA0nifMUhxgtPgfZypPKq0HG-j-CZ34P5ie7BfB\/s72-c\/P-8%20Image%20mediumres.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-7947571009991927708"},"published":{"$t":"2022-07-05T19:45:00.002-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-07-05T19:45:28.863-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Civil aviation"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ordnance factories"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"French aircraft engine maker SAFRAN to set up India unit"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgR3XZGeuxrN6Qu6fA6zpBtaepo6dzacug9iSBAyLjOdxmRiwyZ0hvD1--FI4R_ysHoj4i4CZjRoKLFiKBNCQvTLFLJ-qcw9i9pqGrHGIREtwRIY8eriTuF8WsH4r-qOb6Rhsz0pyVHCC9ezZlWC8tcegZHluG8sZ_U5MWhp_T6n5x2HSbom9IhGh4T\/s2832\/AA%20Kaveri.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1568\" data-original-width=\"2832\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgR3XZGeuxrN6Qu6fA6zpBtaepo6dzacug9iSBAyLjOdxmRiwyZ0hvD1--FI4R_ysHoj4i4CZjRoKLFiKBNCQvTLFLJ-qcw9i9pqGrHGIREtwRIY8eriTuF8WsH4r-qOb6Rhsz0pyVHCC9ezZlWC8tcegZHluG8sZ_U5MWhp_T6n5x2HSbom9IhGh4T\/s16000\/AA%20Kaveri.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EDefence Minister welcomes Safran to be a part of joint development production projects (photo: DRDO working on the Kaveri engine)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 6th July 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EA delegation of French aircraft equipment Safran Group, led by its CEO Mr Olivier Andries, called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi on Tuesday.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E“During the meeting, Andries briefed Rajnath Singh on Safran’s plans to set up a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in India for overhauling the LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines in use by Indian and foreign commercial airlines,” said a defence ministry (MoD) press release on Tuesday.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003ESafran is one of the leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of advanced aircraft engines for civil and fighter jets. Among its most successful products is the M88 jet engine that powers the Rafale fighter.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003ESafran is one of the options being weighed by the MoD for partnering the Defence R\u0026amp;D Organisation in developing the indigenous Kaveri engine that would power home-built aircraft, such as the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E“The MRO facility through direct foreign investment of $US 150 million in Hyderabad is expected to create 500-600 highly skilled jobs. The facility will be able to overhaul over 250 engines per year in the beginning,” said the MoD.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003ESafran’s CEO also apprised Rajnath Singh about the plan to inaugurate two subsidiaries – Safran Aircraft Engines and Safran Electrical \u0026amp; Power India Pvt Ltd – that will both come up in Hyderabad. Safran Electrical \u0026amp; Power India Pvt Ltd will produce harnesses for civil and fighter jets.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EIn addition, Safran plans to set up a joint venture (JV) with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) in Bengaluru called Safran-HAL Aircraft Engines.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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 joint venture between Safran and HAL will produce rigid piping for aircraft engines including helicopter engines. The JV is expected to hire 160 new highly skilled personnel.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003ESafran Aircraft Engines, which will be set up on 10 acres of land in a Hyderabad special economic zone (SEZ) with an investment of Euro 36 million, will produce parts and components for advanced aircraft engines including rotating seals.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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 Safran CEO outlined his company’s long-term plans for co-development and co-production of advanced jet engines and transfer of technology as per the existing Government of India policy. He also briefed Rajnath Singh on Safran’s capabilities in areas of technology beyond aircraft engines.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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 defence minister welcomed new facilities in Hyderabad and the joint venture in Bengaluru. He stressed the importance India attaches to the strategic partnership with France.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003ESingh invited Safran for more\u0026nbsp;co-development and co-production projects in India, in tune with\u0026nbsp;‘Make in India,\u0026nbsp;Make for the World’\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ plans.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E“We are a big market. However, we are increasingly focused on making in India for addressing the needs in a competitive manner and supplying to friendly foreign countries.\u0026nbsp;You can\u0026nbsp;leverage all the competitive advantages India offers, including the cost advantages and availability of trained\u0026nbsp;manpower,” Rajnath Singh said.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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 Raksha Mantri\u0026nbsp;asserted that both countries can contribute to each other's capability building.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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\"\u003ESafran Aircraft Engines\u0026nbsp;(previously\u0026nbsp;Snecma) is a French aerospace engine manufacturer headquartered in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Courcouronnes\" title=\"Courcouronnes\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;\"\u003ECourcouronnes\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, France. It designs, makes and maintains\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aircraft_engines\" title=\"Aircraft engines\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;\"\u003Eengines\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;for commercial and military\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aircraft\" title=\"Aircraft\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;\"\u003Eaircraft\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;as well as\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rocket_engines\" title=\"Rocket engines\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;\"\u003Erocket engines\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;for\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Launch_vehicle\" title=\"Launch vehicle\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;\"\u003Elaunch vehicles\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Satellites\" title=\"Satellites\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;\"\u003Esatellites\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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\"\u003ESome of Snecma’s most notable developments include the\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Snecma_M88\" title=\"Snecma M88\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;\"\u003EM88\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;for the\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rafale\" title=\"Rafale\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;\"\u003ERafale\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rolls-Royce\/Snecma_Olympus_593\" title=\"Rolls-Royce\/Snecma Olympus 593\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;\"\u003EOlympus 593\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;engine\u0026nbsp;for the\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Concorde\" title=\"Concorde\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;\"\u003EConcorde\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CFM56\" title=\"CFM56\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;\"\u003ECFM56\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\/\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CFM_International_LEAP\" title=\"CFM International LEAP\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;\"\u003ECFM-LEAP\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;for single-aisle airliners, and Vulcan\u0026nbsp;engines for the\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ariane_5\" title=\"Ariane 5\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;\"\u003EAriane 5\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;rocket.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/7947571009991927708\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/french-aircraft-engine-maker-safran-to.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7947571009991927708"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7947571009991927708"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/french-aircraft-engine-maker-safran-to.html","title":"French aircraft engine maker SAFRAN to set up India unit"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgR3XZGeuxrN6Qu6fA6zpBtaepo6dzacug9iSBAyLjOdxmRiwyZ0hvD1--FI4R_ysHoj4i4CZjRoKLFiKBNCQvTLFLJ-qcw9i9pqGrHGIREtwRIY8eriTuF8WsH4r-qOb6Rhsz0pyVHCC9ezZlWC8tcegZHluG8sZ_U5MWhp_T6n5x2HSbom9IhGh4T\/s72-c\/AA%20Kaveri.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1385111384795306559"},"published":{"$t":"2022-07-02T10:13:00.006-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-07-02T10:13:43.188-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"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":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MMRCA"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"DRDO's indigenous stealth drone makes its maiden flight"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhwlJ-9U11N7CJ7nQHCeiu9adTuSbYLhTQ8ZUf_1Fy0mxZnHUnnBx3YQOw7WUl2B6whKHpN2rg3lMZjEqMUwrLWP-8doFudYcir1cZ845tDe6xoab8j0JXu0MHW39eGxSQltCd_x7aY0RbEewccTYbxyIPVK3Mp6r2GHaTzzC037LTHsDGOjOZzev8r\/s2364\/AA%20AURA.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1570\" data-original-width=\"2364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhwlJ-9U11N7CJ7nQHCeiu9adTuSbYLhTQ8ZUf_1Fy0mxZnHUnnBx3YQOw7WUl2B6whKHpN2rg3lMZjEqMUwrLWP-8doFudYcir1cZ845tDe6xoab8j0JXu0MHW39eGxSQltCd_x7aY0RbEewccTYbxyIPVK3Mp6r2GHaTzzC037LTHsDGOjOZzev8r\/s16000\/AA%20AURA.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\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=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai 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 Standard, 2nd July 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;\"\u003EThe Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the maiden flight of its “Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator” from the Aeronautical Test Range, Chitradurga, Karnataka on Friday.\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;\"\u003E“Operating in a fully autonomous mode, the aircraft exhibited a perfect flight, including take-off, way point navigation and a smooth touchdown,” the DRDO announced in a press release.\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;\"\u003E“[The aircraft] is powered by a small turbofan engine. The airframe, undercarriage and entire flight control and avionics systems used for the aircraft were developed indigenously,” stated the DRDO.\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;\"\u003E“This flight marks a major milestone in terms of proving critical technologies towards the development of future unmanned aircraft and is a significant step towards self-reliance in such strategic defence technologies,” the DRDO added.\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;\"\u003EThe stealth drone, also referred to as an Unmanned Combat Airborne Vehicle (UCAV), has been designed and developed by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru, one of the DRDO’s premier avionics research laboratories.\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;\"\u003EThe UCAV is a precursor to the Ghatak armed stealth drone program called the Autonomous Unmanned Research Aircraft, or AURA. The ADE has described the AURA as a self-defending, high-speed, reconnaissance UAV with a weapons firing capability.\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;\"\u003EThis secretive weapon system came to public notice in 2010, when the DRDO acknowledged the existence of the “Indian Unmanned Strike Aircraft” (IUSA), a drone built of lightweight composite materials and capable of delivering laser-guided strike weapons.\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;\"\u003EIt has been decided that the Kaveri engine, developed by the DRDO’s Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) would power the AURA. The Kaveri was developed for powering the Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA), but has not been able to develop the power needed for a supersonic fighter aircraft.\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;\"\u003EIn 2012, in a written reply to a question in Parliament, the then Defence Minister AK Antony stated: “Kaveri spin-off engine can be used as a propulsion system for Indian Unmanned Strike Air Vehicle (USAV).”\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;\"\u003EAntony revealed to Parliament that the unmanned aircraft project had been sanctioned in March 1989 at an estimated cost of Rs 383 crore and was to be completed by December 1996. With technological difficulties dogging the project, the completion date was extended to December 2009 and the financial allocation was enhanced to Rs 2,839 crore.\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;\"\u003EStealth aircraft have tended to adopt the design that is referred to as a “flying wing”. This is a tailless, fixed-wing design that has no fuselage. Its crew, payload, fuel, and equipment are housed inside the main wing structure. It works by\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Ebalancing its airflow and centre of gravity so that no tail is needed.\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;\"\u003EOne of the most famous aircraft with a “flying wing” design is the US Air Force’s legendary B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, which is earmarked for delivering nuclear weapons from the air.\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;\"\u003EAnother successful unmanned, stealth design is that of Lockheed Martin’s RQ-170 Sentinel unmanned drone, which earned the sobriquet of the “Beast of Kandahar” after being deployed to Afghanistan. Another design that is moving towards completion is the European NeuroN, the development of which is led by Dassault.\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;\"\u003EWhile non-stealth armed drones, such as the US-built Reaper and Predator, have taken a heavy toll of terrorist lives, the Indian Air Force will necessarily require stealth drones, such as the UCAV, to survive in highly contested air environments, such as over Pakistan.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1385111384795306559\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/drdos-indigenous-stealth-drone-makes.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1385111384795306559"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1385111384795306559"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/07\/drdos-indigenous-stealth-drone-makes.html","title":"DRDO's indigenous stealth drone makes its maiden flight"}],"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\/AVvXsEhwlJ-9U11N7CJ7nQHCeiu9adTuSbYLhTQ8ZUf_1Fy0mxZnHUnnBx3YQOw7WUl2B6whKHpN2rg3lMZjEqMUwrLWP-8doFudYcir1cZ845tDe6xoab8j0JXu0MHW39eGxSQltCd_x7aY0RbEewccTYbxyIPVK3Mp6r2GHaTzzC037LTHsDGOjOZzev8r\/s72-c\/AA%20AURA.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-6899105314511725308"},"published":{"$t":"2022-06-30T23:17:00.003-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-06-30T23:17:35.952-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Broadsword"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"defence planning"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Morale"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" Broadsword comment: One recruit, one salary"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEilZhniN1EroxzJuJpkwtPxhNQxSTgGTrpcK169pqsV5Z5GH67Mnjrhn3uBQIXtM70WlG-Ryro2c8RXa7wzrL2jchiWCF1IBC5l2rp8ycSaxFJcxVtXkBzcNuQ1CambGDHywB6WSWaDwVojUGXTX4TypkghTtuUG2QBZ_KCU_Aj6NI7uas-yJPwTeZS\/s640\/1656608206-7914.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"362\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEilZhniN1EroxzJuJpkwtPxhNQxSTgGTrpcK169pqsV5Z5GH67Mnjrhn3uBQIXtM70WlG-Ryro2c8RXa7wzrL2jchiWCF1IBC5l2rp8ycSaxFJcxVtXkBzcNuQ1CambGDHywB6WSWaDwVojUGXTX4TypkghTtuUG2QBZ_KCU_Aj6NI7uas-yJPwTeZS\/s16000\/1656608206-7914.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EAgnipath\u0026nbsp;pits batchmates against one another, creating incentives for each other’s failure rather\u0026nbsp;than\u0026nbsp;success\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cp\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EStandard, 1st July 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EThe government, deaf to protests, is going ahead with implementing the so-called\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath Yojana\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003Erecruitment scheme that it announced without warning on June 14. Without much explanation of its benefits and drawbacks, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has presented it as a “transformative measure” that will change the recruitment pattern of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers’\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;(hereafter, soldiers, sailors and airmen who join under the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath Yojana\u003C\/i\u003E) from the current long-service, 15-year bond that culminates in a lifelong pension; to a mainly short-service contract under which annual tranches of recruits will serve for four years. After that, 75 per cent of them go home without a pension. This has evoked sharp anger amongst unemployed youth, who have already missed out on more than 100,000 military recruitment vacancies over two years of lockdown, and will miss out on more until recruitment begins afresh.\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;\"\u003EPensions have become, especially after the implementation of “One Rank, One Pension” in 2015, an unaffordable chunk of the annual defence budget. In the current year’s (Financial Year 2022-23) defence allocation of Rs 525,120 crore, a whopping 23 per cent – about Rs 119,696 crore – is allocated for pensions. Add to that the salary payroll for serving soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians (hereafter “soldiers”), and personnel costs rise to 54 per cent of the entire defence budget.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiR94OawedZHZmx6nGqGzyoNg16AmGkbHremuQWprGoUEUMLDdMCXrQPdlWSKLbr1Fe2KPdCGPiaoq11y3ws_vsGiVqxYkfQXnKv71ZjP5NvRjws9GY0DQFL1OsLvuSNATiZyh1b2b6gZFfF8VlSyrGB4BWOHcUtu5M1cfJgPwfkJ1Kwmz8ZsSbNtX7\/s712\/1656608235-7408.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"712\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiR94OawedZHZmx6nGqGzyoNg16AmGkbHremuQWprGoUEUMLDdMCXrQPdlWSKLbr1Fe2KPdCGPiaoq11y3ws_vsGiVqxYkfQXnKv71ZjP5NvRjws9GY0DQFL1OsLvuSNATiZyh1b2b6gZFfF8VlSyrGB4BWOHcUtu5M1cfJgPwfkJ1Kwmz8ZsSbNtX7\/s16000\/1656608235-7408.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EThe objective of the\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAgnipath Yojana\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003Eis clearly to whittle down pension liabilities. Of each annual batch of recruits – 46,000 recruits for each of the first four years, 90,000 in the fifth year; and 125,000 from the sixth year onwards – one-quarter will be chosen to be retained in service. This means that, from the 10\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Csup style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003Eyear onwards,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAgnipath\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003Ewill yield 31,250 soldiers each year (25 per cent of 125,000) for extended service tenures, while another 93,750 will head home after completing their four-year service tenures.\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EThe defence ministry has decided that the selected\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;will be enrolled in the army, navy and air force under their respective Service Acts for a period of four years. They will form a distinct rank in the military, different from any other existing ranks. Upon completing four years of service,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;will be offered an opportunity to apply for permanent enrolment in the military. Selection will be the exclusive jurisdiction of the Armed Forces. Enrolment will be based on “All India, All Class” basis and the eligible age will be between 17 years and six months to 21 years.\u003C\/span\u003E\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;\"\u003EThe defence ministry claims there will be a range of benefits from\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath\u003C\/i\u003E. It says the rank and file would\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003Ebe younger, fitter, more mentally robust and more technologically savvy, with the\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;average age dropping from the current 32 years to a youthful 27. These youthful soldiers, the MoD argues, would provide a bank of disciplined employees, who could side-step smoothly into government and factory jobs. To ease this transition, the government has reserved jobs for retiring\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers,\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;including 10 per cent of vacancies in central armed police forces (CAPFs), the Coast Guard, in defence ministry civilian posts and in 16 defence public sector undertakings. Some 85 private firms have promised jobs to retiring\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers.\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;To ease his transition into civilian life, the defence ministry will give each\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EAgniveer\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;a “Seva Nidhi” package at the end of the four-year engagement, amounting to a tax-free Rs 11-12 lakhs. Even so, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveer’s\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;remuneration, which starts at Rs 30,000 per month and rises over three years to Rs 40,000 per month, ensures that he (women are not yet covered by this scheme) remains at a lower pay grade than even the junior-most soldier in the unit.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFinancial implications apart, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EYojana\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;should not be implemented at the cost of a unit’s combat effectiveness. For a military like India’s, which is operationally committed around the year on two-and-a-half fronts – China, Pakistan and in Jammu \u0026amp; Kashmir – treating soldiers equally has always been an article of faith and a basic principle of combat leadership. If there are two separate pay grades for soldiers who perform the same battlefield functions, it will not be long before the one drawing lower pay turns on his better paid compatriot. He will reason – and, sooner or later voice his belief – that since the other is paid better, he must take on higher risk in operations and discharge his battlefield functions better as well. This will be the inevitable outcome of introducing differential recruitment and service models within the same combat unit.\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;\"\u003EThe greatest unknown in this risky initiative lies in the way human relationships will play out – not just between the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E, who will be competing with their fellows for permanent jobs beyond their four-year tenures – but also between the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;and the existing full-time soldiers. It should be obvious to military leaders, steeped in the regimental system that is itself based on long term loyalties – that\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;pits batchmates against one another, creating incentives for each other’s failure rather than for each other’s success. Instead of soldiers functioning like brothers-in-arms and comrades who put their lives on the line for each other, the structure of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath Yojana\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;encourages compatriots to view each other as competitors, the success of one coming at the expense of another. Everyone knows that out of every four batchmates, only one is going to be retained in service and that too on more favourable terms than hithertofore. How this plays out will perhaps hold the keys to the success or failure of Agnipath.\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;\"\u003EEvery country that has implemented major military personnel and manpower reforms has done so with great deliberation and awareness of the high cost of failure. Nowhere are the risks so high as in India, where the defence allocations are tiny, relative to the size of the force. Yet, incredibly, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath Yojana\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;was announced hurriedly without even a small-scale pilot project to validate the key assumptions and beliefs. Instead of circulating the proposed project widely and holding consultations and discussions, the military has rushed headlong towards implementation. It is still not too late to take a step back and obtain buy-in from the most important stakeholders – the military’s combat units.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/6899105314511725308\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/broadsword-comment-one-recruit-one.html#comment-form","title":"6 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military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" At NATO’s Madrid summit, Sweden and Finland invited to join the Atlantic Alliance"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjrGW_d9eXtqoxhb8lhOlrCCGnFPgFvJwUj9M2UA4H57coddReMenCSevHAvt-rC7ZQON7k6iHPxHn6cZ-K07rl707e_DY1NyHOX1-araLcpcp7MXqEccg-cs-q0fq5ObNmWgf7sQv31OeokBiwuNpX1k0KS2nuXUtyJrHBXMPRk-hVzk7i-sQsqxxP\/s2430\/AA%20NATO.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"2430\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjrGW_d9eXtqoxhb8lhOlrCCGnFPgFvJwUj9M2UA4H57coddReMenCSevHAvt-rC7ZQON7k6iHPxHn6cZ-K07rl707e_DY1NyHOX1-araLcpcp7MXqEccg-cs-q0fq5ObNmWgf7sQv31OeokBiwuNpX1k0KS2nuXUtyJrHBXMPRk-hVzk7i-sQsqxxP\/s16000\/AA%20NATO.jpg\" 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l0:level8\n\t{mso-level-start-at:0;\n\tmso-level-number-format:bullet;\n\tmso-level-text:;\n\tmso-level-tab-stop:288.0pt;\n\tmso-level-number-position:left;\n\ttext-indent:-18.0pt;\n\tmso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;\n\tfont-family:Wingdings;}\n@list l0:level9\n\t{mso-level-start-at:0;\n\tmso-level-number-format:bullet;\n\tmso-level-text:;\n\tmso-level-tab-stop:324.0pt;\n\tmso-level-number-position:left;\n\ttext-indent:-18.0pt;\n\tmso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;\n\tfont-family:Wingdings;}\n\n--\u003E\n\u003C\/style\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E29th June 2022\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe ongoing NATO Summit in Madrid, scheduled to be held on Wednesday and Thursday, is a historic moment for the Transatlantic Alliance. A day after Turkey dropped its objections, NATO leaders formally invited Finland and Sweden to join the alliance.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe legislatures of all 30 current member-countries must vote to amend the NATO founding treaty to accept the new members. This has in the past taken up to a year, but is expected to be much quicker for the two Scandinavian countries.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAttended by the leaders of all 30 NATO countries and key NATO partners from Europe and Asia, the Madrid summit will unprecedentedly also include NATO’s Asia-Pacific partners.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EResponding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Summit will advance collective efforts to strengthen the rules-based international order.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAmongst the key summit outcomes will be the endorsement of a new Strategic Concept, the first update since 2010 for this key document which describes how NATO will address threats and challenges in its security environment.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EIn response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the new Strategic Concept will guide efforts to safeguard security, and counter the systemic challenges posed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and the deepening strategic partnership between Russia and PRC.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ENATO’s new Strategic Concept describes its core tasks as deterrence and defence, crisis prevention and management, and cooperative security. It will guide NATO’s responses to transnational threats, such as cyber-attacks and the security implications of climate change.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EResponding to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, NATO’s defensive plans have been activated, placing 40,000 troops under NATO command. Allies have also doubled NATO’s battlegroups on the eastern flank, from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ENATO leaders at the summit will endorse a strengthened defensive force posture, with a 360-degree view across land, air, sea, cyber, and space, and an emphasis on more combat-credible forward capabilities on the eastern flank.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EResponding to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the US has deployed over more 20,000 troops to Europe, bringing to 100,000 the number of American troops there. In addition, President Joe Biden has announced the following additional actions to strengthen NATO’s defensive posture.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003E\u003Cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EEstablishment of a permanent V Corps Forward Command Post in Poland to improve US – NATO interoperability across the eastern flank.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 36pt;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003E\u003Cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ECommitment to maintain an additional Brigade Combat Team in Europe, which the United States will position in Romania.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003E\u003Cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EStep up rotational deployments in the Baltic region, building interoperability and intensifying training with these Allies. “We will maintain a persistent, heel-to-toe presence in the region and will intensify training with our Baltic Allies,” stated Washington.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003E\u003Cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAn agreement to work with Spain to increase the number of US destroyers stationed in Rota from four to six.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003E\u003Cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EPlacing two squadrons of F-35 aircraft in the UK and additional air defence in Italy and Germany.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"\u003E\u003Cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EProcessing NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, which they applied for on May 18 under NATO’s Open Door policy. This provides a path to membership for any European state that can contribute meaningfully towards furthering the principles of the Washington Treaty and contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E“The US strongly supports the applications by Sweden and Finland and has prepared all necessary materials for the U.S. Congress to carry out their advice and consent responsibilities, once accession talks have concluded and Allies sign the accession protocols, which is expected to occur in the coming days,” said the White House.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EFor the first time, NATO’s Asia-Pacific partners – the leaders of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and Republic of Korea – will participate in a Summit.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAllies will also consult with Georgia to express support for its sovereignty, territorial integrity, and Euro-Atlantic aspirations. Allies will also approve expanded programs to support the defensive needs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, and Moldova.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAhead of the summit, the NATO allies submitted updated plans for meeting their commitment under the Wales Pledge to increase national defence expenditures. 2022 is projected to be the eighth consecutive year of increased defence spending by non-US allies.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EMany allies now spend well above NATO’s benchmark of 2 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Nine Allies will meet or exceed this commitment this year, 19 Allies have clear plans to meet it by 2024, and five more Allies have made commitments to meet it thereafter.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EBy end-2022, NATO Allies will have spent an additional $350 billion on defence in real terms since 2014. At the Summit, leaders will decide on significant increases over coming years to NATO’s commonly-funded military and civilian budgets.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ETo strengthen cyber resilience and defence, allied leaders will build on last year’s adoption of a new cyber defence policy for NATO. Building on lessons learned from the Ukraine conflict, Allies will decide on using NATO as a coordination platform. The US has offered its “robust national capabilities” as part of this support network.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/2042460815692688215\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/at-natos-madrid-summit-sweden-and.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/2042460815692688215"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/2042460815692688215"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/at-natos-madrid-summit-sweden-and.html","title":" At NATO’s Madrid summit, Sweden and Finland invited to join the Atlantic Alliance"}],"author":[{"name":{"$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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjrGW_d9eXtqoxhb8lhOlrCCGnFPgFvJwUj9M2UA4H57coddReMenCSevHAvt-rC7ZQON7k6iHPxHn6cZ-K07rl707e_DY1NyHOX1-araLcpcp7MXqEccg-cs-q0fq5ObNmWgf7sQv31OeokBiwuNpX1k0KS2nuXUtyJrHBXMPRk-hVzk7i-sQsqxxP\/s72-c\/AA%20NATO.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-7697883824812649756"},"published":{"$t":"2022-06-28T07:40:00.006-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-06-28T07:41:36.427-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"strategy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" INS Satpura arrives ất Pearl Harbour in Hawaii to participate in RIMPAC-22"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjh95sI1GM1hDFYzAcznkyRg8PHKlvO4UKNHkx4E6SsqYSOoUs-gYGkVnF1b7Qujg0KODKTW-_70zNkRO-nw3zop-_7sJsdDuL1j76HFt8JtWkpwcupWQCpDlRyCObuu8OLDQ5rVJGx46qk4q-XqgmDIsv9_BlmFioAp3R4jNaVX9pq2Q8vOqaWSNF6\/s2100\/Screenshot%202022-06-28%20at%208.05.59%20PM.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1398\" data-original-width=\"2100\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjh95sI1GM1hDFYzAcznkyRg8PHKlvO4UKNHkx4E6SsqYSOoUs-gYGkVnF1b7Qujg0KODKTW-_70zNkRO-nw3zop-_7sJsdDuL1j76HFt8JtWkpwcupWQCpDlRyCObuu8OLDQ5rVJGx46qk4q-XqgmDIsv9_BlmFioAp3R4jNaVX9pq2Q8vOqaWSNF6\/s16000\/Screenshot%202022-06-28%20at%208.05.59%20PM.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Arial, sans-serif\" lang=\"EN-IN\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003EINS Satpura entered Pearl Harbour in Hawaii on 27 Jun 22 to participate in the 22nd biennial, multi-lateral Rim of\u0026nbsp;the Pacific exercise (RIMPAC-22). The exercise is organised by the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDPACOM)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003EINS Satpura and one P-8I Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft from the Indian Navy will be participating in one of the largest multilateral, US Navy-led exercises, the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise 2022.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003EThe exercise will see over six weeks of intense operations and training, aimed at enhancing interoperability and building trust among the navies of friendly foreign countries.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"\u003E27 countries are participating in the current edition of the multi-dimensional exercise.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EINS Satpura is an indigenously designed and built, 6000-tonne, guided missile stealth frigate. It is equipped to seek and destroy air, surface and underwater adversaries. A frontline unit of Eastern Fleet based at Visakhapatnam, INS Satpura is currently on an extended operational deployment in the 75th year of India’s Independence\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/7697883824812649756\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/ins-satpura-arrives-at-pearl-harbour-in.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7697883824812649756"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7697883824812649756"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/ins-satpura-arrives-at-pearl-harbour-in.html","title":" INS Satpura arrives ất Pearl Harbour in Hawaii to participate in RIMPAC-22"}],"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\/AVvXsEjh95sI1GM1hDFYzAcznkyRg8PHKlvO4UKNHkx4E6SsqYSOoUs-gYGkVnF1b7Qujg0KODKTW-_70zNkRO-nw3zop-_7sJsdDuL1j76HFt8JtWkpwcupWQCpDlRyCObuu8OLDQ5rVJGx46qk4q-XqgmDIsv9_BlmFioAp3R4jNaVX9pq2Q8vOqaWSNF6\/s72-c\/Screenshot%202022-06-28%20at%208.05.59%20PM.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-4486399138645529184"},"published":{"$t":"2022-06-24T19:22:00.007-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-06-24T19:23:41.033-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Civil aviation"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Boeing recognises Tata Aerospace \u0026 Defence as “Supplier of the Year”"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg3mK4sNE6ESa5cG7ingTofRj6wl42176yKCjN7FlBT2-phYBJdeCA5wa1h1V9BXKKRFyttEUTF30MGITB0LYhFcjp3KRnEy4x5Hc-MaVf870TpZBdmxzIN0GJpB-gT7Ppc4ZID80wmteA9qH_s9PBI5-wDzh-bXXK-D8OvV7jtHCKUezpcr_1cC2Ux\/s640\/1652839023-7136.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"479\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg3mK4sNE6ESa5cG7ingTofRj6wl42176yKCjN7FlBT2-phYBJdeCA5wa1h1V9BXKKRFyttEUTF30MGITB0LYhFcjp3KRnEy4x5Hc-MaVf870TpZBdmxzIN0GJpB-gT7Ppc4ZID80wmteA9qH_s9PBI5-wDzh-bXXK-D8OvV7jtHCKUezpcr_1cC2Ux\/s16000\/1652839023-7136.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;\"\u003EIndian suppliers are being recognised regularly by Boeing. Another Indian firm, Rossell TechSys, has twice been nominated “Supplier of the Year\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 25th June 22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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;\"\u003ETata Aerospace \u0026amp; Defence was recognized on Friday by The Boeing Company (Boeing) with the coveted award of “Supplier of the Year.” The Indian company was amongst nine suppliers that were awarded out of more than 11,000 suppliers to Boeing worldwide.\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;\"\u003E“The award is given to a supplier who contributes to Boeing’s success by sharing risk and through long-term relationships that support and advance our strategic objectives,” stated Boeing.\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;\"\u003EIn a press release on Friday, Boeing announced that, for the first time, it was also recognizing firms for “proactively managing supply chain quality, readiness and\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;health and delivering on Boeing’s commitment to advance global sustainability.”\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;\"\u003EAccording to a press release by Boeing, the award categories are: Supplier Diversity, Outstanding Performance, Alliance, Pathfinder, Supply Chain Visibility, Collaboration, Sustainability,\u0026nbsp;Risk Management and Support \u0026amp; Services. For the first time, a Sustainability Supplier of the Year was awarded to demonstrate the importance of collaboration to drive sustainability across the supply chain.\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;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\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“Each Boeing Supplier of the Year delivered impressive performance as our entire industry collaborated to drive stability through a challenging environment,” said William Ampofo of Boeing Global Services.\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;\"\u003E“They did an outstanding job maintaining our high standards – a focus on operational excellence, quality and reliability – that allow Boeing to continue to earn the trust of our stakeholders, customers and the flying public.”\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;\"\u003EBoeing stated that it works with nearly 11,000 active suppliers worldwide and spends approximately $37 billion in supplier payments every year.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAnother Indian firm, Rossell TechSys, has twice been nominated “Supplier of the Year” by Boeing in the last decade.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/4486399138645529184\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/boeing-recognises-tata-aerospace.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4486399138645529184"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/4486399138645529184"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/boeing-recognises-tata-aerospace.html","title":"Boeing recognises Tata Aerospace \u0026 Defence as “Supplier of the Year”"}],"author":[{"name":{"$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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg3mK4sNE6ESa5cG7ingTofRj6wl42176yKCjN7FlBT2-phYBJdeCA5wa1h1V9BXKKRFyttEUTF30MGITB0LYhFcjp3KRnEy4x5Hc-MaVf870TpZBdmxzIN0GJpB-gT7Ppc4ZID80wmteA9qH_s9PBI5-wDzh-bXXK-D8OvV7jtHCKUezpcr_1cC2Ux\/s72-c\/1652839023-7136.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1517642300349266687"},"published":{"$t":"2022-06-24T18:50:00.033-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-06-24T22:53:52.292-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Missiles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"DRDO, Navy successfully test short-range, anti-air missile"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEinV3jHLNJhFa7dg3JIea2BASvoczYNQV_c6tj61h9tcUUSCxtSE7aWNsuARRsNVkNcYjKH4KPAMTZ_tqNvMaqlG6iYESL5-kOWdFv26VY1BIEK6Gf6E0YK7hbAlQFPdQ3iitwA3KCIwnNCTqX1wH2AFtacIEcJV6Y5VgHJU9jUDY21Eme_estSO3mt\/s640\/1656080245-7163.png.jpeg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"479\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEinV3jHLNJhFa7dg3JIea2BASvoczYNQV_c6tj61h9tcUUSCxtSE7aWNsuARRsNVkNcYjKH4KPAMTZ_tqNvMaqlG6iYESL5-kOWdFv26VY1BIEK6Gf6E0YK7hbAlQFPdQ3iitwA3KCIwnNCTqX1wH2AFtacIEcJV6Y5VgHJU9jUDY21Eme_estSO3mt\/s16000\/1656080245-7163.png.jpeg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EThe VL-SRSAM, which is derived from the DRDO's highly successful Astra Mk-1 air-to-air missile is an indigenous upgrade to the Israeli Barak 1 SAM system on Indian warships\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\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 7.5pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 25th June 22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\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 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIndian naval warships just became more heavily protected and difficult to strike with aircraft and anti-ship missiles, with the successful flight-test of the Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) on Friday.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\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 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe VL-SRSAM, which the Defence Research \u0026amp; Development Organisation (DRDO) has indigenously developed for the Indian Navy, was fired from an Indian warship at a high speed aerial target that was mimicking an incoming enemy aircraft.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\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 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIndia’s most modern naval warships, such as the Visakhapatnam-class destroyers and Nilgiri-class frigates, are equipped with multiple layers of defence against their biggest threats – enemy aircraft and sea-skimming anti-ship missiles.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\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 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe first line of defence is provided by the Indo-Israeli medium range surface to air missiles (MR-SAMs), which are capable of shooting down hostile aerial threats at ranges out to 70 kilometres.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHowever, the MR-SAM can only engage targets that are flying at altitudes above 30 metres.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIf the incoming aircraft or anti-ship missiles is a “sea skimmer”, that is flying at an altitude below 30 metres, the warship will use a VL-SRSAMs to destroy the target. The VL-SRSAM can engage incoming aircraft at any altitude between 3 metres and 4,000 metres and at a distance of 25-30 kilometres.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\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 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003EDuring mid-course flight, the VL-SRSAM missile uses a fibre-optic, gyroscope-based, inertial guidance\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333; text-decoration: none;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003Emechanism. With-lock-on-before-launch (LOBL) and lock-on-after-launch\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003E(LOAL) capability, the missile receives mid-course update\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;via datalink\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003E. Then, in the terminal phase, the missile switches to active radar homing\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003E.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\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 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe VL-SRSAM is an indigenous upgrade to the two-decade-old Israeli Barak 1\u0026nbsp;surface to air missile system onboard Indian warships.\u0026nbsp;It is derived from the DRDO’s highly successful Astra\u0026nbsp;Mark-1 air-to-air missile, which was recently fired successfully from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\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 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESeveral countries that have developed successful air-to-air missiles have modified them into other formats: The US converted the AIM-7 Sparrow into the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow. The French MICA missile has a land-launched variant called VL-MICA.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\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 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe platform provides an integrated solution that incorporates both the missile and weapon control system (WCS). Equipped with 360° interception capability, it can detect and engage threats from different directions.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\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 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe VL-SRSAM missile has a smokeless exhaust\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;and a jet-vane-driven thrust vector control that enables quick reaction time on vertical launch.\u0026nbsp;The VL-SRSAM system is conceived for area as well as point defence to protect naval platforms.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\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 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EEach vertical launch system (VLS) holds forty missiles in a twin, quad-pack canister configuration. Each carries eight missiles for hot launch, which can be installed in an arrangement of multiple launch systems based on availability of space on the warship.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\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 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn its first tests the DRDO successfully test fired two\u0026nbsp;VL-SRSAMs\u0026nbsp;on February 22, 2021. The maiden launch tested the efficacy of the VLS and missile's maximum and minimum range. Both the missiles fired successfully intercepted their targets with pinpoint accuracy.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn the second test on December 7, 2021, the VL-SRSAM\u0026nbsp;was successfully fired by the DRDO from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha. The launch was conducted from a vertical launcher against an electronic target at a very low altitude. The aim was to validate integrated operation of all weapon system components including the vertical launcher unit with controller, canisterised flight vehicle and weapon control system.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\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 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe DRDO has planned to offload the manufacture of the missile to a private sector firm, making it one of the first major weapons platforms to be produced by a private industry under the aegis of Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) project.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHowever, the company that will manufacture the VL-SRSAM has not yet been identified.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\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 7.5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThere are also plans to use it as a short-range air defence system for Indian Air Force.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/1517642300349266687\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/drdo-navy-successfully-test-short-range.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1517642300349266687"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/1517642300349266687"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/drdo-navy-successfully-test-short-range.html","title":"DRDO, Navy successfully test short-range, anti-air missile"}],"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\/AVvXsEinV3jHLNJhFa7dg3JIea2BASvoczYNQV_c6tj61h9tcUUSCxtSE7aWNsuARRsNVkNcYjKH4KPAMTZ_tqNvMaqlG6iYESL5-kOWdFv26VY1BIEK6Gf6E0YK7hbAlQFPdQ3iitwA3KCIwnNCTqX1wH2AFtacIEcJV6Y5VgHJU9jUDY21Eme_estSO3mt\/s72-c\/1656080245-7163.png.jpeg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-7620042243996818302"},"published":{"$t":"2022-06-21T08:33:00.019-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-06-22T03:21:36.638-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Morale"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Saving money to skilling soldiers: Agnipath's bold battle plan for military"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjz1jNUfUP3rmSdxhqGYLc5bZO7_A0XvyrDyJwgM9d0yiQOpC3T6YPx1WY2kxT6PISLC7S-3dUpWTHX2VbuKuBOX-if5jAwt1Lv_b-48bkb7zddaFhlttMXUssRoLY5kwrAZ8-NUyRX8usFgcQe8dF2ksUY89GIU7c1-0yrNiwhoAwBDdxI8ybD9cVh\/s2570\/AA%20heptr.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1794\" data-original-width=\"2570\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjz1jNUfUP3rmSdxhqGYLc5bZO7_A0XvyrDyJwgM9d0yiQOpC3T6YPx1WY2kxT6PISLC7S-3dUpWTHX2VbuKuBOX-if5jAwt1Lv_b-48bkb7zddaFhlttMXUssRoLY5kwrAZ8-NUyRX8usFgcQe8dF2ksUY89GIU7c1-0yrNiwhoAwBDdxI8ybD9cVh\/s16000\/AA%20heptr.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EA key element of Agnipath service model is that only 25% of each batch, which has been chosen to remain in service, goes on to eventually draw a pension\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; 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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 21 Jun 22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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;\"\u003EFrustrated job-seekers are rioting in the streets over the government’s announcement of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath Yojana\u003C\/i\u003E. This “transformative” measure, imposed by the government without warning, is intended to change the recruitment pattern of soldiers from the current long-service, 15-year contract that culminates in a lifelong pension; to a mainly short-service contract that will see soldiers serving for four years, after which most go home without a pension.\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;\"\u003EA key moment in these young soldiers’ careers will come when they complete four years of service. At that juncture, they can apply to continue in service and, based on their abilities, up to 25 per cent of a batch can remain in service. These soldiers will switch over from short-service to long-service contracts, going on to form the backbone of the military.\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;\"\u003EThe key element in this service model is that only 25 per cent of each batch, which has been chosen to remain in service, goes on to eventually draw a pension. Lower pensions would save money for greater capital spending on equipment modernisation – a key step towards battlefield effectiveness.\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;\"\u003EIn the current year’s (2022-23) defence allocation of Rs 525,120 crore, a whopping 23 per cent – about Rs 119,696 crore – is allocated for pensions. An even larger share will go on salaries for serving soldiers, sailors and airmen (hereafter “soldiers”), taking personnel costs to more than 50 per cent of the defence budget.\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;\"\u003EAn unarguable benefit from short-term service under Agnipath will be a younger military that is more attuned to the rigours of the battlefield. Lieutenant General Anil Puri, the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) general who has been a leading light in the formulation of Agnipath, estimates that the military’s average age will drop from the current 32 years to a youthful 27 years. A younger military, or so the DMA argues, would be fitter, more mentally robust, dynamic and more technically savvy than older soldiers.\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;\"\u003EThe Ministry of Defence (MoD) is also arguing that Agnipath would result in the skilling of soldiers, increasing the average technological levels when they are released back into society. Recruits who join after passing the 10\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;class will be given a 12\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;class certificate. Recruits who join after passing the 12\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;class will get a diploma. Puri says these promotions will be based on the assumption that recruits had imbibed skills such as “physical education”; and “supply chain management”, learned while delivering ammunition and supplies to forward troops. Credit is also given for learning how to handle sophisticated weaponry and specialist vehicles.\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;\"\u003EThis increased technological savvy amongst the populace is expected to incrementally increase as greater numbers of youngsters re-enter civilian life after their four-year military tenures. From 46,000 recruits in the first four years of Agnipath, the number of recruits taken in during the fifth year will leap to 90,000; and to 125,000 from the sixth year onwards. That means that, from the 10\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;year onwards, Agnipath will yield 25,000 soldiers (20 per cent of 125,000) for extended service tenures, while 100,000 will head home after completing their four-year service tenures.\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;\"\u003EGiven that, currently, about 50,000 soldiers enter service each year and a similar number go home, this deficit would have to be bridged from somewhere.\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;\"\u003EAnother key point of concern is: Where are the jobs for the 100,000 young men discharged from service each year? The MoD argues that these trained and disciplined soldiers would side-step smoothly into government and factory jobs.\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;\"\u003EIn fact, the transition is more difficult. Government data studied by Business Standard shows that just 2.4 per cent of ex-servicemen who applied for a post-retirement job were actually able to get one. Neither state nor central governments have been able to recruit enough to fill the reserved quotas. Between 32 Central ministries, 22,168 positions are reserved for veterans. However, only 1.60 per cent of those have been filled. Of the 1.15 million positions in the Indian Railways, veterans have managed to fill only 1.4 per cent of them, according to government figures.\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;\"\u003EThat said, the government has announced the reservation of greater numbers of vacancies for recruits who have completed their four-year military service tenures. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has announced the reservation of 10 per cent of job vacancies in CAPFs (central armed police forces) and Assam Rifles for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E. This includes a three-year age relaxation beyond the prescribed upper age limit, which has been relaxed further to five years for the first batch of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E. This constitutes a significant reversal by the MHA from decades of resisting the allocation of job vacancies in the CAPFs for retired soldiers. The MHA is assuming that these hardened veterans would require little training beyond a few weeks of orientation.\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;\"\u003EKeeping pace with the MHA, the MoD has also announced a 10 per cent reservation quota for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;in ministry jobs, including the Coast Guard, defence civilian posts and in 16 defence public sector undertakings. This would be in addition to existing reservations for ex-servicemen.\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;\"\u003EPrivate industry has also promised the government job vacancies for retired\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E. Puri says that 85 private firms, including Bharat Forge, the Reliance Group and even foreign firms such as Apple have promised job reservations for retired\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E. Like the CAPFs, these firms are assuming that the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers’\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;ingrained discipline would make them model workers.\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;\"\u003EPerhaps the greatest unknown in this bold initiative lies in the way human relationships play out – not just between the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E, who will be competing with their fellows for permanent jobs beyond their four-year tenures – but also between the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;and the existing full-time soldiers who are steeped in the regimental system, which is based on long term loyalties. How this plays out will perhaps hold the keys to the success or failure of Agnipath.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #e06666; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003ETrial by fire\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAdvantages:\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=\"color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E·\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Younger military, with the average age dropping from 32 to 27 yrs\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E·\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Skilling will increase average technological levels when they are released back in society\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;\"\u003E·\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;This increased tech savvy will increase as Agnipath recruitment jumps from 46,000 in the first four years to 125,000 from the sixth year.\u003C\/span\u003E\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;\"\u003EConcerns:\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;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E·\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;From year-10 on,\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EAgnipath will yield 25,000 full-time soldiers, roughly half the number that join the services each year\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E·\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Lack of jobs for men discharged from service each year\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #d5a6bd; font-size: large;\"\u003E·\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Business Standard analysis shows that that just 2.4 per cent of ex-servicemen who applied for a post-retirement job were actually able to get one\u003C\/span\u003E\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f6b26b; font-size: large;\"\u003EHow the govt proposes to cope\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;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f1c232; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E·\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Home ministry announced 10 per cent reservation of job vacancies in central armed police forces and Assam Rifles for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f1c232; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f1c232; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E·\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Defence ministry has also announced a 10 per cent reservation quota for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;in ministry jobs, including the Coast Guard, defence civilian posts and in 16 defence public sector undertakings\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f1c232; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f1c232; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E·\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;85 private firms, including Bharat Forge, Reliance Group and foreign firms such as Apple, have promised job reservations for retired\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/7620042243996818302\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/saving-money-to-skilling-soldiers.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7620042243996818302"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7620042243996818302"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/saving-money-to-skilling-soldiers.html","title":"Saving money to skilling soldiers: Agnipath's bold battle plan for 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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjz1jNUfUP3rmSdxhqGYLc5bZO7_A0XvyrDyJwgM9d0yiQOpC3T6YPx1WY2kxT6PISLC7S-3dUpWTHX2VbuKuBOX-if5jAwt1Lv_b-48bkb7zddaFhlttMXUssRoLY5kwrAZ8-NUyRX8usFgcQe8dF2ksUY89GIU7c1-0yrNiwhoAwBDdxI8ybD9cVh\/s72-c\/AA%20heptr.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-5327432066064027195"},"published":{"$t":"2022-06-19T06:59:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-06-19T06:59:46.779-07:00"},"category":[{"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":"Morale"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Military says Agnipath recruitment scheme is here to stay; recruitment begins in August"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjWQWPJhHZ3iOLs1PixSOpzqAgk8IKzjRpbFP-30zmhNsMjAKrxz6Ko4DER2ZSuTR6ZHZjFWrnh_w0bLR_W9gHIh4sbG538d6IOfnWFnNlLE4BYYFngiR5B7t8p42DqIZcj8wpMN3pOj1BPLO4pAhiK0A3wAo9rPl8jDgopP_O9u5vVAAoh0VpRqNdx\/s640\/1655634590-3994.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"479\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjWQWPJhHZ3iOLs1PixSOpzqAgk8IKzjRpbFP-30zmhNsMjAKrxz6Ko4DER2ZSuTR6ZHZjFWrnh_w0bLR_W9gHIh4sbG538d6IOfnWFnNlLE4BYYFngiR5B7t8p42DqIZcj8wpMN3pOj1BPLO4pAhiK0A3wAo9rPl8jDgopP_O9u5vVAAoh0VpRqNdx\/s16000\/1655634590-3994.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003ELt Gen Anil Puri, the military’s frontman in defending the scheme, said:\u0026nbsp;'Agnipath\u0026nbsp;will not be rolled back. Why should it be rolled back?\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 19th Jun 22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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;\"\u003EDownplaying the violent protests against the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;recruitment scheme that continue to rock Uttar Pradesh, Telangana and Bihar, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Sunday fielded the military’s top manpower planners in a press conference to send out the message: “Agnipath is here to stay.”\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;\"\u003ELieutenant General Anil Puri, additional secretary in the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), who was at the forefront of conceiving and structuring the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath Yojana\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;and is now the military’s frontman in defending the scheme, told the press conference in Delhi: “\"The\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;scheme will not be rolled back. Why should it be rolled back?\"\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;\"\u003EConveying the impression of a strong government, Puri said the concessions that the MoD had made in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;scheme were not forced by protests and arson, but because they were already in the works.\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;\"\u003EThe generals spelt out a recruitment schedule that made it clear it was too late to backtrack on this pathbreaking scheme.\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;\"\u003ELieutenant General C Bansi Ponnappa, the army’s Adjutant General and top manpower planner, said army recruitment would start in the first half of August and the first\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;will come in by the first week of December, followed by a second lot in February.\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;\"\u003EPonappa said the army would hold 83 recruitment rallies and touch \"every village\" in the country. With the 2011 census placing the country’s village count at 6,40,930, this requires each rally to carry out recruitment from an average of 7,722 villages. This is clearly an exaggeration.\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;\"\u003EThe air force too said it would enrol the first batch of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;by December and training would begin before the New Year.\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;\"\u003EThe navy, however, will be the first service to get off the blocks. The first batch of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;would reach the Chilka Lake in Odisha for training by November 21.\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;\"\u003EThe unanticipated protests have forced the government to announce several ad hoc concessions. These include a 10 per cent quota in MoD jobs, which include the Coast Guard, defence civilian posts, and all 16 defence public sector undertakings. This reservation would be over and\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;above the existing job reservations for ex-servicemen.\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;\"\u003EIn addition, the government hastily announced a 10 per cent quota for retired\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), which include the Central Reserve Police Force, the Border Security Force, the Central Industrial Security Force, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, the Seema Suraksha Bal and the Assam Rifles, the last of which comes under the MoD.\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;\"\u003EFrom the outset, Puri has been instructed to convey the message that saving money, by reducing the number of pensioners, or by lowering the salary payroll of serving soldiers, was not a key objective of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath\u003C\/i\u003E. Instead, the main aim was to lower the age profile of the military from the current average of 32 years to a more sustainable average of 27 years.\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;\"\u003EPuri also used the lure of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveer\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;jobs to quell public unrest and stop arson on the streets. He said any candidate who faces a police case cannot apply for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/5327432066064027195\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/military-says-agnipath-recruitment.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5327432066064027195"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5327432066064027195"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/military-says-agnipath-recruitment.html","title":"Military says Agnipath recruitment scheme is here to stay; recruitment begins in August"}],"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\/AVvXsEjWQWPJhHZ3iOLs1PixSOpzqAgk8IKzjRpbFP-30zmhNsMjAKrxz6Ko4DER2ZSuTR6ZHZjFWrnh_w0bLR_W9gHIh4sbG538d6IOfnWFnNlLE4BYYFngiR5B7t8p42DqIZcj8wpMN3pOj1BPLO4pAhiK0A3wAo9rPl8jDgopP_O9u5vVAAoh0VpRqNdx\/s72-c\/1655634590-3994.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-6500719266164220384"},"published":{"$t":"2022-06-18T19:01:00.011-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-06-19T18:49:52.044-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Morale"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"“Agnipath” intake to grow from 46K annually in first 4 years, to 125K per year"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiZZyii1HNIxl-9opppo-IDecN6dsrI5AEyrfiUBL3zbmP4qG3yGm6jMn7pnekeQ5-RFFIEQmoiZIf7ns7lOlHaBIsQ9GlKidBLgQEShJq-jtGEll323xJLIWkrBpT4jvukSjemWafj8LNgOTvtZQlPbveRAL9cc5fJiKeJ47iTKt0B_XDbaxFak8hA\/s640\/1642252088-5902.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"479\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiZZyii1HNIxl-9opppo-IDecN6dsrI5AEyrfiUBL3zbmP4qG3yGm6jMn7pnekeQ5-RFFIEQmoiZIf7ns7lOlHaBIsQ9GlKidBLgQEShJq-jtGEll323xJLIWkrBpT4jvukSjemWafj8LNgOTvtZQlPbveRAL9cc5fJiKeJ47iTKt0B_XDbaxFak8hA\/s16000\/1642252088-5902.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003EThe Agnipath scheme hopes to transform India’s military in about 15 years into a volunteer force, with an average age of 27 years\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\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\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 Standard, 19th June 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;\"\u003EDoubling down on implementation of the “\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath Yojana\u003C\/i\u003E” recruitment scheme, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) stated today that the number of volunteers being recruited under the scheme would rise from 46,000 volunteers in each of the first four years, to 90,000 volunteers in the fifth year, and to 125,000 in the sixth year.\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;\"\u003EThe trajectory of those numbers will transform India’s military in about 15 years into a volunteer force, with an average age of 27 years.\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;\"\u003E\"In the times to come, [the soldier’s average age] will come down to 26 years from 32 years. In six-seven years, we will be at 27 years of age at average,\" stated Lieutenant General Anil Puri, additional secretary in the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), who the MoD fielded on television on Saturday to defend the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath Yojana\u003C\/i\u003E.\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;\"\u003EStressing that Agnipath was not about cutting personnel costs, Puri stated that the scheme’s primary objective was to make the military younger, dynamic and technology savvy.\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;\"\u003E“Don’t take this as a financial exercise. Instead, focus on the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;[the volunteers recruited under\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003E'Agnipath\u003C\/i\u003E] and the youth,\" said Puri, adding, “There is no financial chapter in this project because [reducing manpower cost] is not the aim of the exercise.”\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;\"\u003EThe induction of women under the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;scheme would be progressive, said Puri, and women would not be allowed combat roles.\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;\"\u003EThe general explained why the army believes that\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;will greatly improve the quality of personnel who join the three services: “There are 25 volunteers for each vacancy in the army, navy and air force. A second cut will be imposed at four years of service [when 75 per cent of a year’s intake is discharged from service]. This is the requirement of the times. The country deserved the best. Its soldiers must be adaptable to modern technology.”\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;\"\u003EPuri also elaborated upon the skilling of the volunteers who join under\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath.\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;“We will give 10\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;class pass recruits a 12\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;class certificate. And recruits who have passed the 12\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;class will get a diploma,” he said.\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;\"\u003EAsked what subjects the volunteer recruits would be taught, Puri cited “physical education” as a skill for which credit would be given; and “supply chain management”, for learning how to deliver ammunition trucks to the forward line of troops. Credit would also be given for learning how to handle sophisticated equipment, such as specialist vehicles and weapons.\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;\"\u003EWith street violence continuing over the perception that the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;scheme would result in job opportunities lost, the government brought forward the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and industry to promise preferential employment for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;who had completed their tenure of service.\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;\"\u003EThe MHA tweeted on Saturday: “The MHA decides to reserve 10 per cent vacancies for recruitment in CAPFs (central armed police forces) and Assam Rifles for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E, completing four years under the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;scheme.”\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;\"\u003EThe MHA also tweeted that it would “give three years age relaxation beyond the prescribed upper age limit, to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;for recruitment in CAPFs and Assam Rifles. Further, for the first batch of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E, the age relaxation will be for 5 years beyond the prescribed upper age limit.”\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;\"\u003EThis constitutes a significant reversal by the MHA from several decades of resisting the allocation of job vacancies for retired MoD personnel in CAPF recruitment.\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;\"\u003EPuri said the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;who joined paramilitary and police forces would be effective with very little training. The MHA would only need to put them through a finishing school, in which they would need only a two-to-three week orientation.\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;\"\u003EIn the face of ongoing protests, the MoD also announced a 10 per cent quota in ministry jobs, spread across the Coast Guard and defence civilian posts and all 16 defence public sector undertakings. This would be in addition to existing reservations for ex-servicemen.\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EReaching out to industry\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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;\"\u003EThe government has also canvassed private industry for job vacancies to be allocated to retired\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E. Anurag Jain, secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has spoken to 85 industries, including Bharat Forge, the Ambani Group and foreign companies such as Apple for job reservations to retired\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E.\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;\"\u003E\"Industry leaders have told the government: ‘You give us discipline, we will do the finishing school', so hiring Agnipath graduates will not be a problem,\" said Puri.\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;\"\u003EApple’s India chief, Virat Bhatia, told Jain: “We’ll assemble an Apple (computer) in two months with these guys,” according to Puri\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;\"\u003EThe general sounded a stern warning against the street violence that has been led by youngsters worried by potential job losses.\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;\"\u003E“In the next 48 hours, recruitment will start. The youth need to [get off the streets] and get their certificates and get fit [since Covid-19 lockdowns have restricted their fitness levels],” said Puri. “We do not stand for arson under any circumstances.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/6500719266164220384\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/agnipath-intake-to-grow-from-46k.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6500719266164220384"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/6500719266164220384"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/agnipath-intake-to-grow-from-46k.html","title":"“Agnipath” intake to grow from 46K annually in first 4 years, to 125K per year"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiZZyii1HNIxl-9opppo-IDecN6dsrI5AEyrfiUBL3zbmP4qG3yGm6jMn7pnekeQ5-RFFIEQmoiZIf7ns7lOlHaBIsQ9GlKidBLgQEShJq-jtGEll323xJLIWkrBpT4jvukSjemWafj8LNgOTvtZQlPbveRAL9cc5fJiKeJ47iTKt0B_XDbaxFak8hA\/s72-c\/1642252088-5902.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-3936537052591486417"},"published":{"$t":"2022-06-14T19:59:00.005-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-06-19T18:48:47.206-07:00"},"category":[{"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":"Internal security"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Morale"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"New MoD short service model recruits “Agniveers” for four-year tenures"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjkx2b9gcyQAG5nQPC7dW4wdqfVo4XDUkD_iblp-_wAuVtLwGJnVYawF3P_c4WpDjXQvxZGVGQl-3zchA3Rb1rkWtEMmW7OZkAF4L5azmZHEhUxy5hW7zwK2ELHtSosDq6f3LP8MwaPL21lTjYuO7iOXurFGr-fRErofPLki2CUjmtbTzp0RbuLfuVY\/s1161\/AA%20soldier.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"770\" data-original-width=\"1161\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjkx2b9gcyQAG5nQPC7dW4wdqfVo4XDUkD_iblp-_wAuVtLwGJnVYawF3P_c4WpDjXQvxZGVGQl-3zchA3Rb1rkWtEMmW7OZkAF4L5azmZHEhUxy5hW7zwK2ELHtSosDq6f3LP8MwaPL21lTjYuO7iOXurFGr-fRErofPLki2CUjmtbTzp0RbuLfuVY\/s16000\/AA%20soldier.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 15th June 22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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;\"\u003EIn what the government has billed as “transformative reform,” the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on Tuesday a recruitment scheme – named “\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath Pravesh Yojana\u003C\/i\u003E” – which it expects will lower the average age of the armed forces by four-to-five years.\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;\"\u003EThis will be done by recruiting and inducting young men, referred to in filmi-style as\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E, for four-year tenures of service in the military.\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;\"\u003EAs many as\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E46,000\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003Eare to be recruited this year, with presumably a similar number in each following year. That adds up to a total of 1,84,000 recruits in four years before the first batch of Agniveers enters the retirement zone.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFrom each batch of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E, the government will retain the best. Up to 25 per cent of each year’s intake, or 11,500 selected\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E, will be chosen to remain in service.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The dividends of a short military service to the nation, society and the youth of the nation are immense. This includes inculcation of patriotism, team work, enhancement of physical fitness, ingrained loyalty for the country and availability of trained personnel to boost national security in times of external threats, internal threats and natural disasters,” said the MoD.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe opposition, however, has slammed Agnipath as a device to kick the unemployment can down the road.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Congress Party’s chief spokesperson, Randeep Singh Surjewala said: “What employment will there be for the tens of thousands of youths who will be discharged from service each year? The government cannot provide jobs to millions of able-bodied youths today. Retired\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers,\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;trained in using weapons and with no employment in sight will be law and order problems, perhaps even contributing to armed private militias.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EHowever, some senior retired officers say there is no choice but to switch to a short-service manpower model, which will lower personnel costs and leave more money for equipment.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFormer army commander, Lieutenant General HS Panag points out: “At the start of World War 2, the Indian Army was just 200,000-strong. During the war, it built up to 2.5 million soldiers and, by 1946 was demobilized to a strength of just 300,000 soldiers. This shows it is possible to train soldiers for much shorter periods than we currently do and to expand and contract the size of the army according to our requirements and budgets.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFinancing\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgnipath\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn their first year,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;will be paid a customized package of Rs 30,000 per month, rising incrementally each year to Rs 40,000 in the fourth year. In addition, they will be paid risk and hardship allowances on par with the three services.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"MsoNormalTable\" style=\"background-color: #cdd4e9; border-collapse: collapse; width: 585px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"height: 56.1pt;\"\u003E\u003Ctd rowspan=\"2\" style=\"border: 1pt solid black; height: 56.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 47.85pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"64\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EYear\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: black; border-top-width: 1pt; height: 56.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 86.35pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"115\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ECustomised Package (Monthly)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: black; border-top-width: 1pt; height: 56.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 97pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"129\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EIn Hand (70%)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: black; border-top-width: 1pt; height: 56.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 108.5pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"145\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EContribution to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveer\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;Corpus Fund (30%)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: black; border-top-width: 1pt; height: 56.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"132\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EContribution to corpus fund by GoI\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"height: 14.1pt;\"\u003E\u003Ctd colspan=\"4\" style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 14.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 391.1pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"521\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EAll figures in Rs (Monthly Contribution)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"height: 14.1pt;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: black; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; height: 14.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 47.85pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"64\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E1\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Year\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 14.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 86.35pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"115\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E30000\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 14.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 97pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"129\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E21000\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 14.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 108.5pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"145\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E9000\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 14.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"132\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E9000\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"height: 14.1pt;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: black; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; height: 14.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 47.85pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"64\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E2\u003Csup\u003End\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Year\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 14.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 86.35pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"115\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E33000\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 14.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 97pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"129\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E23100\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 14.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 108.5pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"145\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E9900\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 14.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"132\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E9900\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"height: 14.1pt;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: black; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; height: 14.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 47.85pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"64\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E3\u003Csup\u003Erd\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Year\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 14.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 86.35pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"115\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E36500\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 14.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 97pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"129\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E25580\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 14.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 108.5pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"145\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E10950\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 14.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"132\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E10950\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"height: 14.1pt;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: black; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; height: 14.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 47.85pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"64\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E4\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Year\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 14.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 86.35pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"115\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E40000\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 14.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 97pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"129\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E28000\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 14.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 108.5pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"145\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E12000\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 14.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"132\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E12000\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"height: 28.1pt;\"\u003E\u003Ctd colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: black; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; height: 28.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 231.2pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"308\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ETotal contribution in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveer\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;Corpus Fund after four years\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 28.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 108.5pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"145\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ERs 5.02 Lakh\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 28.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"132\"\u003E\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ERs 5.02 Lakh\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"height: 42.1pt;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: black; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; height: 42.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 47.85pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"64\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EExit (after 4 years)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd colspan=\"4\" style=\"border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 42.1pt; padding: 4pt; width: 391.1pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"521\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ERs 11.71 Lakh as SevaNidhi Package\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E(Including, interest accumulated on the above amount as per the applicable interest rates would also be paid)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThroughout their service, 30 per cent of their salary – a sum of Rs 9,000 per month in the first year, rising incrementally to Rs 12,000 per month in the fourth year – will be paid into a so-called “\u003Ci\u003EAgniveer\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;corpus fund”.\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;\"\u003EBy the end of the fourth year, each\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveer\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;would have deposited Rs 5.02 lakhs into the corpus fund. The government will match that contribution. From this, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;would be paid an approximate amount of Rs 11.71 lakhs as a “Seva Nidhi package,” supplemented by the interest that would have accrued on this saving.\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;\"\u003E“\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EThe Seva Nidhi will be exempt from Income Tax. There shall be no entitlement to gratuity and pensionary benefits.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EAgniveers\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;will be provided non-contributory Life Insurance Cover of Rs 48 lakh for the duration of their engagement period in the Indian Armed Forces,” stated a MoD release on Tuesday.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E“The scheme will lead to much more youthful and technically adept war fighting force by ensuring a fine balance between youthful and experienced personnel in the Armed Forces,” stated the MoD.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/3936537052591486417\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/new-mod-short-service-model-recruits.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3936537052591486417"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3936537052591486417"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/new-mod-short-service-model-recruits.html","title":"New MoD short service model recruits “Agniveers” for four-year tenures"}],"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\/AVvXsEjkx2b9gcyQAG5nQPC7dW4wdqfVo4XDUkD_iblp-_wAuVtLwGJnVYawF3P_c4WpDjXQvxZGVGQl-3zchA3Rb1rkWtEMmW7OZkAF4L5azmZHEhUxy5hW7zwK2ELHtSosDq6f3LP8MwaPL21lTjYuO7iOXurFGr-fRErofPLki2CUjmtbTzp0RbuLfuVY\/s72-c\/AA%20soldier.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-986428756335067810"},"published":{"$t":"2022-06-09T23:20:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-06-09T23:20:05.813-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Inside Tales"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Broadsword assesses: Who will be appointed the next Chief of Defence Staff?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi76AlxDUCUyl_4Ml0CRQuvGOfjCGNztTc-lNSJeNS-pS_IpsGnjMwJDpFDFItzbXTm7-WOL8BqQPIYHMIWZ4858y6F9sc1ECRlbmW4dvALJaE55CHf6Gxw1s-HjWnR1nyoRXXZ3ojiFmz2fvKKUDHmqIfZdJaNYn6PEPDdEjJMZzTbyFsY88X-0gIT\/s2060\/AA%20Chauhan.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1340\" data-original-width=\"2060\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi76AlxDUCUyl_4Ml0CRQuvGOfjCGNztTc-lNSJeNS-pS_IpsGnjMwJDpFDFItzbXTm7-WOL8BqQPIYHMIWZ4858y6F9sc1ECRlbmW4dvALJaE55CHf6Gxw1s-HjWnR1nyoRXXZ3ojiFmz2fvKKUDHmqIfZdJaNYn6PEPDdEjJMZzTbyFsY88X-0gIT\/s16000\/AA%20Chauhan.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn the opinion of Broadsword, the general who is poised to be the next CDS: Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan (Retired).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EService record: \u0026nbsp;Lt Gen Anil Chauhan has served as the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO). He retired as the General Officer Commander-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Eastern Command. In army-speak, he was the Eastern Army Commander. The Eastern Army, which has a huge area of responsibility, is ranked alongside the Northern Army as one of the army's two most sensitive commands.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAge conditions: He retired on May 31st, 2021, when he turned 60. That means he would fulfil the 62 years condition till May 31st, 2023. He will remain in contention for almost a year.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESeniority: Lt Gen Anil Chauhan is senior to all three service chiefs. So there would be no embarrassing seniority-related friction in the event of his being appointed CDS, or tri-service chief.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ECurrent occupation: Chauhan is working in the office of the National Security Council. The influential National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, has come to know him well and Chauhan has had the time to build a relationship.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ELike General Bipin Rawat, Chauhan is from the 11th Gurkha Rifles. Both of them are from Uttarakhand.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/986428756335067810\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/broadsword-assesses-who-will-be.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/986428756335067810"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/986428756335067810"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/broadsword-assesses-who-will-be.html","title":"Broadsword assesses: Who will be appointed the next Chief of Defence Staff?"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi76AlxDUCUyl_4Ml0CRQuvGOfjCGNztTc-lNSJeNS-pS_IpsGnjMwJDpFDFItzbXTm7-WOL8BqQPIYHMIWZ4858y6F9sc1ECRlbmW4dvALJaE55CHf6Gxw1s-HjWnR1nyoRXXZ3ojiFmz2fvKKUDHmqIfZdJaNYn6PEPDdEjJMZzTbyFsY88X-0gIT\/s72-c\/AA%20Chauhan.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-3798352257767627751"},"published":{"$t":"2022-06-09T22:22:00.003-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-06-09T22:22:31.486-07:00"},"category":[{"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":"Morale"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" Chief of Defence Staff: Unsettled questions"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgGIs-KvCmRB7TAjoqRboTwegYK5n829I7MP1GuWwHiCH9BorbHBBzW00vb8pV96GQZXNt5EjKXYz1jO3lD2pQMHRLk7p6sOJHGuvuK3osIyqxsA3R_6q_8EKl7aGZ0PINB_nbCxoLy954cceviiRlRDZPzySBK8R_Durx-piJq9KQyMjZPkf7FyVFQ\/s1280\/Pic%205-%20Raksha%20Mantri%20Shri%20Rajnath%20Singh%20Addressing%20the%20Naval%20Commanders'%20Conference.jpeg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"519\" data-original-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgGIs-KvCmRB7TAjoqRboTwegYK5n829I7MP1GuWwHiCH9BorbHBBzW00vb8pV96GQZXNt5EjKXYz1jO3lD2pQMHRLk7p6sOJHGuvuK3osIyqxsA3R_6q_8EKl7aGZ0PINB_nbCxoLy954cceviiRlRDZPzySBK8R_Durx-piJq9KQyMjZPkf7FyVFQ\/s16000\/Pic%205-%20Raksha%20Mantri%20Shri%20Rajnath%20Singh%20Addressing%20the%20Naval%20Commanders'%20Conference.jpeg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EDefence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses the Naval Commanders' Conference\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EUnsigned editorial in Business Standard\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E10th June 22\u003C\/b\u003E\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;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ESince the unfortunate death of the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat, in a helicopter crash last December, India’s strategic community has waited expectantly for the appointment, or at least naming, of his successor. While that wait continues, the government announced this week the eligibility conditions it would expect its tri-service chief to meet. Few have failed to perceive the noticeable difference between the CDS the government wanted in 2019 and what it seems to want today. It is disconcerting that the government has modified the eligibility criteria for appointment as CDS so early in the life of the institution. This raises the question: Was the structure of the CDS, as conceived by the government’s top decision-makers, fundamentally flawed?\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;\"\u003EThe most obvious difference between the 2019 eligibility conditions and the ones the government has promulgated now is that a lieutenant general, vice admiral or air marshal (referred to collectively as lieutenant generals hereafter) who has retired up to two years ago can now be recalled to serve as a CDS for up to three years, until he reaches the age of sixty-five. It is unclear why the defence ministry is opening the post for retired officers. Do the three serving chiefs and 17-odd serving army commanders, all of them senior lieutenant generals, not provide the government with adequate options. Why would the government keep open the option of recalling to service a lieutenant general who has retired as far back as two years ago and is rusty in his knowledge of current developments, and have him supersede three serving service chiefs to take over as CDS. In these circumstances, appointing a retired lieutenant general as CDS would only give rise to suspicion that the eligibility criteria were framed in order to elevate that particular individual. Experience has shown that allowing retired officers to return to service in elevated positions usually does not turn out well.\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;\"\u003ENor would recalling to service a retired lieutenant general, to tenant the post of CDS, provide an answer to the contentious questions relating to the CDS’s precedence and seniority. Currently, the three service chiefs, all the equivalent of full generals, are senior to the defence secretary. Army commanders (who hold the rank of lieutenant generals) are the equivalent of secretaries. The 2019 order creating a CDS appointed him a “secretary” and the head of the Department of Military Affairs (DMA). That created a conundrum: If the service chiefs are senior to the defence secretary, how can the CDS – by virtue of being a secretary heading the DMA – be the equivalent of the defence secretary and, therefore, junior to the three army chiefs? There would be rough edges to the policy even within the three services since, technically, an army commander, who is junior to the service chiefs, could supersede them to become CDS. The new CDS policy must address these nettlesome issues.\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;\"\u003EThat said, there is an inescapable need to appoint a CDS to take forward the military’s agenda of equipment modernisation, manpower rationalisation and, perhaps most urgently, the creation of integrated, tri-service theatre commands. Other CDS responsibilities that brook no delay are his role as advisor to the Nuclear Command Authority and implementation of the Five-Year\u0026nbsp;Defence\u0026nbsp;Capital\u0026nbsp;Acquisition\u0026nbsp;Plan and the Two-Year Roll-On Annual Acquisition Plans (AAP).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/3798352257767627751\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/chief-of-defence-staff-unsettled.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3798352257767627751"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3798352257767627751"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/chief-of-defence-staff-unsettled.html","title":" Chief of Defence Staff: Unsettled questions"}],"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\/AVvXsEgGIs-KvCmRB7TAjoqRboTwegYK5n829I7MP1GuWwHiCH9BorbHBBzW00vb8pV96GQZXNt5EjKXYz1jO3lD2pQMHRLk7p6sOJHGuvuK3osIyqxsA3R_6q_8EKl7aGZ0PINB_nbCxoLy954cceviiRlRDZPzySBK8R_Durx-piJq9KQyMjZPkf7FyVFQ\/s72-c\/Pic%205-%20Raksha%20Mantri%20Shri%20Rajnath%20Singh%20Addressing%20the%20Naval%20Commanders'%20Conference.jpeg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-8525914688067851394"},"published":{"$t":"2022-06-08T19:59:00.007-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-06-10T02:55:45.360-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Infotech"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"MoD’s Technology Development Fund limit raised five-fold to Rs 50 crore per project"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgs4FWbdg2gH6uPY9I_yi5yVAUru9jNgzSm7JDwo9TzpCWzZMVu5ePDavwp6lPr2D9qCOiX4go_vIYkPHiJFz7Q3GkxrSNYqbtjcz2TkvBucFuIdog3eUAVA09I_eM9_5HbM4wZcgjlQ2lrNi1hHNBf_VQtVQRNUdZygktvFrSv_2u0ROy_oulWsSCI\/s2202\/AA%20BrahMos.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1640\" data-original-width=\"2202\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgs4FWbdg2gH6uPY9I_yi5yVAUru9jNgzSm7JDwo9TzpCWzZMVu5ePDavwp6lPr2D9qCOiX4go_vIYkPHiJFz7Q3GkxrSNYqbtjcz2TkvBucFuIdog3eUAVA09I_eM9_5HbM4wZcgjlQ2lrNi1hHNBf_VQtVQRNUdZygktvFrSv_2u0ROy_oulWsSCI\/s16000\/AA%20BrahMos.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\u003EThe BrahMos Aerospace assembly line in Hyderabad, into which numerous MSMEs feed their most innovative products\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\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\u003EBy Ajai 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 Standard, 9th June 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;\"\u003EThe limit of funding of innovative defence projects under the Technology Development Fund (TDF) has been raised on Wednesday to Rs 50 crore per project, from the present limit of Rs 10 crore.\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;\"\u003EThe TDF scheme, executed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), supports indigenous development of components, products, systems and technologies by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and start-ups.\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;\"\u003ETo facilitate increased funding for innovative TDF products, the Union Budget for 2022-23 has reserved 25 per cent of the defence R\u0026amp;D budget for private industry, start-ups and academia. “The enhanced funding is in line with the budget announcement and it will further boost the vision of ‘Aatmanirbharta’ (self-reliance) in defence,” said the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in a statement.\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;\"\u003E“The TDF Scheme aims to provide a major fillip to the defence manufacturing sector by encouraging the industry to innovate and develop defence technologies in order to place India on the self-reliance trajectory. The scheme facilitates up to 90 per cent of the total project cost and allows industry to work in consortium with another industry\/academia.”\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;\"\u003E“With the enhanced funding, the industry and start-ups will be able to develop more complex technologies for existing and future weapon systems and platforms. Till date, 56 projects have been sanctioned under TDF scheme,” said the MoD.\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;\"\u003E“With increases in funding limits, potent systems will get developed and bigger companies will get supported along with MSMEs. This will be a massive win-win for all. A clear procurement path after development will mean industry can boldly invest in capabilities,” says Abhishek Jain of Zeus Numerix, a small firm that has won praise for innovation.\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;\"\u003EThere are four schemes under which small defence firms can approach the MoD for funding innovative projects: iDEX (Innovation for Defence Excellence); iDEX Prime; the TDF and Make II and Make III projects, the modalities of which are explained in the Defence Acquisition Procedure of 2020 (DAP-2020).\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;\"\u003EThe TDF aims at developing products for the military, but also for other strategic industries such as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). As with iDEX products, an order to the prime developer benefits all the MSMEs that function in its supply chain.\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;\"\u003EIn the decade between 2009-2019, the TDF was allocated Rs 544 crore. In four of those years, the allocation was zero.\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;\"\u003EiDEX is a smaller scheme, run by the military, which seeks innovative solutions for specified functional challenges that are encountered on the ground. It has a limit of Rs 1.5 crore.\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;\"\u003EFor example, an MSME called Zeus Numerix was declared winner of the iDEX challenge during the Aero India 2021 air show in Bengaluru last year, for developing simulation software that makes warships near-invisible to radar.\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;\"\u003EIf things go as per plan, Zeus would get funding, typically from iDEX Prime to ease the transition of their innovative product into large-scale manufacturing in large numbers.\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;\"\u003EMeanwhile, an MSME irreverently named BigBangBoom Solutions won the iDEX challenge for developing “see-through armour.” This allows 360-degree situational awareness to a tank crew by mounting cameras outside the tank, capturing a 360 degree view, and stitching together the separate images from those cameras into a single image through data fusion.\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;\"\u003E“The current funding levels under iDEX are insufficient to support cutting-edge innovation. It allows for optimisation of various systems, but not basic fundamental research. For funding projects involving basic research, allocation of Rs 50 crore, which the MoD has just allowed, would be required,” says Praveen Dwarkanath, who runs BigBangBoom.\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;\"\u003EThe government told Parliament on March 25 that it has provided iDEX with budgetary support of Rs 498 crore for the five years from 2021-2026, with the objective of providing financial support to nearly 300 start-ups\/MSMEs\/individual innovators.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/8525914688067851394\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/mods-technology-development-fund-limit.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8525914688067851394"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/8525914688067851394"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/mods-technology-development-fund-limit.html","title":"MoD’s Technology Development Fund limit raised five-fold to Rs 50 crore per project"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgs4FWbdg2gH6uPY9I_yi5yVAUru9jNgzSm7JDwo9TzpCWzZMVu5ePDavwp6lPr2D9qCOiX4go_vIYkPHiJFz7Q3GkxrSNYqbtjcz2TkvBucFuIdog3eUAVA09I_eM9_5HbM4wZcgjlQ2lrNi1hHNBf_VQtVQRNUdZygktvFrSv_2u0ROy_oulWsSCI\/s72-c\/AA%20BrahMos.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-392348010974337060"},"published":{"$t":"2022-06-07T20:17:00.021-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-06-08T04:48:15.374-07:00"},"category":[{"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":"Infotech"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Inside Tales"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Government notifies eligibility for Chief of Defence Staff: Here's who are eligible to become the tri-service chief."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; 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font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai 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 Standard, 8th June 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Ministry of Defence (MoD) issued three notifications on Tuesday, specifying the professional qualifications and age limitations for military generals to be eligible for appointment as Chief Of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian armed forces.\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;\"\u003EIndia’s military has had just one CDS, or tri-service chief: General Bipin Rawat, who was CDS from January 2020 until his death in a helicopter crash in December 2021. The post has since lain vacant.\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;\"\u003ENow the MoD has issued three separate notifications: One each for the army, navy and the Indian Air Force (IAF). Officers from all three services are required to meet broadly the same two qualifications.\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;\"\u003EFirst, an officer must be either serving, or retired, in the rank of general or lieutenant general. Second, his age should be below 62 years on the date of his appointment. The central government has reserved the right to extend the tenure of the CDS to a maximum of 65 years.\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;\"\u003E“The Central Government may, if considered necessary, in public interest, so to do,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003Eappoint as Chief of Defence Staff, an officer who is serving as Lieutenant General or\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003EGeneral or an officer who has retired in the rank of Lieutenant General or General but\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003Ehas not attained the age of sixty-two years on the date of his appointment: Provided that the Central Government may, if considered necessary, in public interest, so to do, extend the service of the Chief of Defence Staff for such period as it may deem necessary subject to a maximum age of sixty-five years,\" states the government notification dated June 6, 2022.\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003ETwo additional notifications spell out similar eligibility conditions for the navy and the IAF respectively.\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;\"\u003EAssuming the CDS appointment is filled on July 1, 2022, eligibility would be restricted to all serving army generals and lieutenant generals, navy admirals and vice admirals, and IAF air chief marshals and air marshals; all of whom are below 62 years of age since officers at these ranks retire at the age of 60.\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;\"\u003EIn addition, officers of these ranks who retired on or after June 30, 2020 will be eligible for appointment as CDS.\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;\"\u003EAmongst senior military officers, the guessing games have begun over what choices the government will make in appointing the next CDS. Most believe that the next CDS would be appointed from the army, not only because it is the biggest and most influential service but also because General Rawat’s untimely death left the army CDS’s term unfinished.\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;\"\u003EIt is also unlikely that all serving generals, admirals and air marshals will be considered for the post of CDS. Instead, only army, navy and air force commanders-in-chief will be eligible.\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;\"\u003EThose conditions open the doors to the serving army chief, General Manoj Pande, his vice chief Lt Gen BS Raju and seven lieutenant generals commanding the seven army theatres.\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;\"\u003EAlso eligible for promotion to CDS are six army commanders-in-chief, who retired on or after July 1, 2020; and who will therefore be under 62 years of age at the end of the month.\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;\"\u003EThe 15 serving and retired army commanders eligible for CDS, therefore, are: Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi and Lt Gen Yogesh Joshi from Northern Command; Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita and Anil Chauhan from Eastern Command; Lt Gen Yogendra Dimri from Central Command; Lt Gen Alok Kler and Lt Gen AS Bhinder from South Western Command; Lt Gen JS Nain and Lt Gen Chandi Prasad Mohanty from Southern Command; Lt Gen Nav Kumar Khanduri and Lt Gen RP Singh from Western Command; Lt Gen SS Mahal and Lt Gen R Shukla from the Army Training Command (ARTRAC) and Lt Gen Ajai Singh from the Andaman \u0026amp; Nicobar Command (ANC). In addition, former vice chief Lt Gen Satinder Saini, is also eligible.\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;\"\u003EHowever, given the current central government’s penchant for surprise announcements, nobody is ruling out the appointment of a surprise candidate.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/392348010974337060\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/government-notifies-eligibility-for.html#comment-form","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/392348010974337060"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/392348010974337060"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/government-notifies-eligibility-for.html","title":"Government notifies eligibility for Chief of Defence Staff: Here's who are eligible to become the tri-service chief."}],"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\/AVvXsEhSXFmhpafiQQx9DibIee21wFd3vxFOdU95dB8iplFuXmnKaf702aSfwHdgnKlZpUXHqROzssPlnSpKjv5ug96no1gdI2B7X9VL4HZKRcUic9VXKT5ndIiQnwrJX-fpq-zYWsugLtndJzQVVdwnkj_CsZssfWjyhzCWbhpsaphoUqCgjTE00mDhS8VI\/s72-c\/AA%20CDS.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-7431511356877373372"},"published":{"$t":"2022-06-06T17:40:00.006-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-06-06T17:41:59.144-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"HAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Air Force"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shipbuilding"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"MoD green-lights acquisitions worth Rs 76,390 crore (US $10 billion)   "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; color: #222222; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh03E0nkFIIJ4eXFoZ80UWS_r-cCG9gcEfP12h_-2Wr5cnEGf9vn0NY0y45vsHvubHcX6PMcCVZfJpdSdfm6Mr9eEG2EFTq3JS06lew5h6M3b8ZLMsfZwrIpe4iDBFfnJhjp4hyfOA0OdwRNn6RfHUVkFfRjko5jweWuKG8NXghtbGm-moojhq8uSBV\/s2098\/AA%20Kavaratti.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1390\" data-original-width=\"2098\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh03E0nkFIIJ4eXFoZ80UWS_r-cCG9gcEfP12h_-2Wr5cnEGf9vn0NY0y45vsHvubHcX6PMcCVZfJpdSdfm6Mr9eEG2EFTq3JS06lew5h6M3b8ZLMsfZwrIpe4iDBFfnJhjp4hyfOA0OdwRNn6RfHUVkFfRjko5jweWuKG8NXghtbGm-moojhq8uSBV\/s16000\/AA%20Kavaratti.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003ENavy to build seven next-generation corvettes for Rs 36,000 crore (photo: ASW corvette INS Kavaratti)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 7th June 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the defence ministry’s apex procurement body chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh,on Monday green lighted armed forces capital acquisition proposals for the military amounting to Rs 76,390 crore.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe defence ministry has announced that the clearance is under the high-priority categories of ‘Buy (Indian)’, ‘Buy \u0026amp; Make (Indian)’ and ‘Buy (Indian - Indian Designed, Developed and Manufactured),’ or ‘Buy Indian (IDDM)”.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“This will provide a substantial boost to the Indian defence industry and reduce foreign spending significantly,” stated the ministry.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EWhile that is true, it is noteworthy that the defence ministry has only accorded “Acceptance of Necessity” (AoN) for the purchases, which is just the first stage of a long-winded acquisition process. It can take anything from five-to-fifteen years for an AoN to translate into a contract and for the actual delivery of military equipment and platforms.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFor the Indian Navy, the DAC accorded AoNs for procurement of seven next generation corvettes (NGC), at an estimated cost of approximately Rs 36,000 crore.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“These NGCs will be versatile platforms for a variety of roles, viz. surveillance missions, escort operations, deterrence, surface action group (SAG) operations, search and attack and coastal defence,” stated the defence ministry.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003ECorvettes are the smallest vessels in the category of capital warships. They are traditionally between 500-to-2000 tonnes, while a frigate, the size class above a corvette, is roughly between 2,000-to-5,000 tonnes. In modern usage, the types of ships below corvettes are coastal patrol craft, missile boats and fast attack craft.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe navy has specified that the corvettes must have a range that exceeds 4,000 nautical miles and must be capable of sailing at 27 knots. The 120 meter long, single-hull corvette must have low radar, acoustic, magnetic, visual and infra-red signatures. It wants active towed array sonar and two light-weight torpedo launchers fitted to the corvettes.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E“These NGCs would be constructed based on the new in-house design of the Navy, using the latest technology of ship building and would contribute to furthering the government’s initiative of SAGAR (Security and Growth for all in the Region),” said the MoD.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“For the Indian Army, the DAC accorded fresh AoNs for procurement of rough terrain forklift trucks (RTFLTs), bridge laying tanks (BLTs), wheeled armoured fighting vehicles (Wh AFVs) with anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) and weapon locating radars (WLRs) through domestic sources with emphasis on indigenous design and development,” said the defence ministry.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EFor the Indian Air Force (IAF), the DAC accorded AoNs for manufacture by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) of Dornier-228 reconnaissance aircraft, and Sukhoi-30 MKI aero-engines.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E“The focus [will be] on enhancing indigenization, particularly on indigenising aero-engine material,” said the DAC.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\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; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn pursuance of the government’s vision for digital transformation in defence, the DAC approved the “Digital Coast Guard” project under the Buy (Indian) acquisition category. Under this project, a secure, pan-India network will be established for digitising various surface and aviation operations, logistics, finance, and human resource processes in the Coast Guard.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/7431511356877373372\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/mod-green-lights-acquisitions-worth-rs.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7431511356877373372"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/7431511356877373372"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/mod-green-lights-acquisitions-worth-rs.html","title":"MoD green-lights acquisitions worth Rs 76,390 crore (US $10 billion)   "}],"author":[{"name":{"$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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh03E0nkFIIJ4eXFoZ80UWS_r-cCG9gcEfP12h_-2Wr5cnEGf9vn0NY0y45vsHvubHcX6PMcCVZfJpdSdfm6Mr9eEG2EFTq3JS06lew5h6M3b8ZLMsfZwrIpe4iDBFfnJhjp4hyfOA0OdwRNn6RfHUVkFfRjko5jweWuKG8NXghtbGm-moojhq8uSBV\/s72-c\/AA%20Kavaratti.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-5837198869928614626"},"published":{"$t":"2022-06-03T19:25:00.003-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-06-03T19:25:24.760-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Civil aviation"},{"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":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Private Sector"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"More military airport help for civil airlines operations"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh5yCVjqaRahZ1zPD0fCU0uQJ0hPSGJg_SmXFqHTmCqdsFeqjAzAlg0h4lT0e9azJ56XsrfpdZGSdPVIpvQr641a0QUkwTZHlRU7HHpNPK6aauoWIhaNxL2drVI3PIg4O8j6GJ2LeJF_bE_zQG10fNxn1LALzD9OzJxy-06s0CZgl1nSbiBLv6QnbQS\/s640\/1654285425-2867.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"479\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh5yCVjqaRahZ1zPD0fCU0uQJ0hPSGJg_SmXFqHTmCqdsFeqjAzAlg0h4lT0e9azJ56XsrfpdZGSdPVIpvQr641a0QUkwTZHlRU7HHpNPK6aauoWIhaNxL2drVI3PIg4O8j6GJ2LeJF_bE_zQG10fNxn1LALzD9OzJxy-06s0CZgl1nSbiBLv6QnbQS\/s16000\/1654285425-2867.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EOther than the 23 military air bases that allow civil airlines to operate, 7 more IAF bases have agreed to support operations\u003C\/i\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 4th June 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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 relationship between civil and military aviation is so close that it often goes unnoticed. As many as 23 airports regularly used by civil airlines, are Indian\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;Air\u0026nbsp;Force\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E(IAF) or Navy bases. Landing in Pune, Goa, Srinagar or Chandigarh, even frequent fliers seldom realise they are at a military base, even if they notice IAF fighters parked at a distance. Their plane parks in what is called a \"civil enclave\", where passenger facilities like check-in counters and baggage collection are located.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOn Friday, the government announced that seven more military airports will increase their contribution to civil aviation by giving working assistance and land to the Airports Authority of India (AAI).\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E“In line with the government’s programme of ‘Ude Desh ka Aam Nagarik’\u0026nbsp;(UDAN) and to facilitate the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS),\u0026nbsp;the IAF has\u0026nbsp;facilitated working permission and handing over of defence\u0026nbsp;land\u0026nbsp;by Ministry\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;Defence (MoD) to Airports Authority of India\u0026nbsp;at seven locations,\u0026nbsp;viz,\u0026nbsp;Bagdogra,\u0026nbsp;Darbhanga,\u0026nbsp;Adampur,\u0026nbsp;Utarlai,\u0026nbsp;Sarsawa,\u0026nbsp;Kanpur and Gorakhpur,” said an MoD release.\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;The AAI will\u0026nbsp;now be\u0026nbsp;utilising these IAF airfields to operate civil flights under the RCS UDAN scheme. The MoD is handing over approximately 40 acres of land for development\u0026nbsp;of civil terminals\u0026nbsp;and necessary airfield\u0026nbsp;infrastructure for commencing RCS flights, said the MoD.\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;\"\u003E“Moreover,\u0026nbsp;IAF\u0026nbsp;is also in the process of handing over defence\u0026nbsp;land for\u0026nbsp;expansion of civil airports at six locations,\u0026nbsp;over and above those covered under RCS, viz. Srinagar, Thanjavur,\u0026nbsp;Chandigarh,\u0026nbsp;Leh,\u0026nbsp;Pune and Agra.\u0026nbsp;This will facilitate\u0026nbsp;expansion of the existing terminals and facilities to accommodate enhanced number\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;passengers and cargo infrastructure,” stated the MoD.\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 lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) believes that, with new airlines flying to new destinations in India's aviation boom, it makes good economic sense to create \"civil enclaves\" in existing military airfields, rather than spend Rs 500-600 crore building a separate airport.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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 IAF uncomplainingly obliged when this meant including just a couple of civil flights a day. But now, with numerous scheduled airlines jostling for business, there is increasing friction between the IAF’s military requirements, and the AAI’s need to provide infrastructure to many more airlines, all clamouring for more operating time and better civilian facilities.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003ENewer and bigger airliners make newer and bigger demands on military airfields. Instead of the 6,000-foot-long runways at many IAF bases, today's wide-bodied aircraft need 7,500 feet. And aprons (parking areas in front of terminal buildings) that accommodated two earlier-generation aircraft, must now be expanded to cater to three or four larger modern aircraft.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EAAI officials complain, off the record, that civil aviation growth is being stunted by the IAF's reluctance to make space for civil operations. They cite examples like Pune, which is both a home base of the IAF's front line Sukhoi-30MKI fighters, as well as a fast-growing civilian traffic hub. The IAF has only partially granted airlines’ requests for landing and take-off slots, because morning and evening timings that suit passengers clash with the training schedules of Su-30MKI fighters.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EAir traffic controllers are another sore point: the IAF says its ATCs are overworked just handling fighter training. With restrictions on how long an ATC can be on duty, the IAF doesn't have enough manpower to extend operating hours for civil traffic.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/5837198869928614626\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/more-military-airport-help-for-civil.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5837198869928614626"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5837198869928614626"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/more-military-airport-help-for-civil.html","title":"More military airport help for civil airlines operations"}],"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\/AVvXsEh5yCVjqaRahZ1zPD0fCU0uQJ0hPSGJg_SmXFqHTmCqdsFeqjAzAlg0h4lT0e9azJ56XsrfpdZGSdPVIpvQr641a0QUkwTZHlRU7HHpNPK6aauoWIhaNxL2drVI3PIg4O8j6GJ2LeJF_bE_zQG10fNxn1LALzD9OzJxy-06s0CZgl1nSbiBLv6QnbQS\/s72-c\/1654285425-2867.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-5831186743988312741"},"published":{"$t":"2022-06-02T21:46:00.004-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-06-02T21:46:53.082-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Broadsword"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Defence Production"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Army"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"US military"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Evaluating the arsenal: The army is severely short of artillery"},"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\/AVvXsEiujJfC0N3ieENNMIPie9hLwwBGkhHz_3tKIztsI3EmguR4TzZEpRJyqcT6YJis4EfWFCWV2Yh4GEC8I-LY-fLs6p_uipqvB02TuXy4J9AHf-8SbyxOHcCTpzZh_P2bnsfAfghxXSP4IQs5TaGmHpidUTjbett4DbHl4paFdZ2XLH7TelIcncl6t4GA\/s620\/1654189316-4503.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"152\" data-original-width=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiujJfC0N3ieENNMIPie9hLwwBGkhHz_3tKIztsI3EmguR4TzZEpRJyqcT6YJis4EfWFCWV2Yh4GEC8I-LY-fLs6p_uipqvB02TuXy4J9AHf-8SbyxOHcCTpzZh_P2bnsfAfghxXSP4IQs5TaGmHpidUTjbett4DbHl4paFdZ2XLH7TelIcncl6t4GA\/s16000\/1654189316-4503.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #800180; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EThe army faces a shortage of the modern battlefield’s most lethal killer: The artillery\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\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=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai 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 Standard, 3rd June 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;\"\u003EThe army’s two mechanised strike corps, which are meant to arrow deep into enemy territory during wartime, have over the last five years been equipped with five artillery regiments (100 guns), called the K-9 Vajra. These 155 millimetre\/52-calibre, tracked, self-propelled (SP) artillery guns have been built by Larsen \u0026amp; Toubro (L\u0026amp;T) under licence from Korean firm, Hanwha Techwin (HTW). While the influx of guns is welcome, the number acquired is clearly inadequate, given that each strike corps is authorised four medium SP regiments, each with 20 howitzers.\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;\"\u003EGiven this shortfall, the army and Ministry of Defence (MoD) are weighing whether to procure another 100-200 mobile self-propelled (SP) howitzers. The additional 200 guns would equip 10 medium artillery regiments: Three regiments in the second strike corps and seven for the independent armoured brigades that carry out a mobile, offensive role during war.\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;\"\u003EThe army has long been deficient of artillery, the modern battlefield’s most lethal killer. Since the American Civil War, artillery has had a simple function: To pulverize enemy positions completely so that attacking or defending them as the case may be, is a cakewalk for the two combat arms: the tanks of the armoured corps and the foot soldiers of the infantry. However, for a variety of reasons, the most obvious being the failure of the army, the Defence Research \u0026amp; Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) to design and manufacture affordable, long-range artillery guns, the army is lacking in firepower. At the same time, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has failed to address this shortfall by acquiring guns from the international market.\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EThis has been a historical weakness in India. In 1526, the invading Mughal warlord, Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babar, won the First Battle of Panipat simply by deploying and employing artillery skilfully. The troop ratio in that battle dramatically favoured the Sultan of Delhi, Ibrahim Lodhi, but he had no field artillery. Babar’s three-to-four gun batteries, and the knowledge and experience of how to use them, caused the Sultanate’s army to panic. Meanwhile the Lodhi army’s war elephants, unused to the roar of cannons, ran helter-skelter and trampled large numbers of their own soldiers.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EIndia’s modern military inherited the philosophy of artillery usage from World War II and from combat experience in the 1965 and 1971 wars. In the 1947-48 Kashmir campaign and the 1962 Sino-Indian war, we had hardly any artillery and lacked firepower across the entire frontier. Nor did we have roads to move our artillery guns into better positions for giving fire support.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EConsequently, in all the Indian Army’s battles since Independence, there have just been a handful of cases where the artillery did well. One example where the artillery demonstrated its utility was in the use of the 155 mm, 39 calibre Bofors FH-77 gun during the 1999 Kargil War. With directed artillery fire destroying or degrading much of the enemy’s combat potential, our soldiers could stage uphill assaults on Pakistani positions on dominating heights without taking too many casualties.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EArtillery numbers\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\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 lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIndia has about 226 artillery regiments today and is looking to increase that to 270 regiments. With about 18 artillery guns in each regiment, plus two reserve guns, the arsenal amounts to 5,400 artillery pieces. In the wake of Kargil, a decision was taken for “medium-isation” of all the army’s artillery regiments. This involves replacing 105 mm and 130 mm field guns with 155 mm medium guns. In addition, there is a growing number of units of multi-barrelled rocket launchers, including six units of the indigenous Pinaka, three Russian SMERCH regiments and five Russian GRAD BM-21 regiments. Rockets are meant to saturate large area targets with firepower. In addition, there are three units of BrahMos cruise missiles, and a fourth under raising.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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\"\u003EBesides guns, the corps of artillery operates sophisticated surveillance and target acquisition (SATA) systems that pick up and locate enemy guns and radars which can then be destroyed by counter-fire. These include the indigenous Swati weapon locating radar (WLR), which is in service in SATA batteries at the division and corps level. Enemy guns and battery locations are also detected by LOROS (long range recce and observation system) systems, imported from Israel. These can pick up vehicles at ranges of 20-25 km.\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIncreasing gun performance\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe simplest way of increasing the range and capability of guns is to increase their chamber size. The bigger a gun’s chamber, the more charge can be exploded in it and, therefore, the longer the range it can hurl a projectile to. The common chamber sizes in artillery guns are: 19, 23 and 25 litres chambers. The 155 mm\/39 calibre FH-77B Bofors gun has a 19-litre chamber, while the domestic Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS), which the DRDO is developing, has a 25-litre chamber. A gun’s chamber size does not alter its effect on the target, since the same projectile is fired from all three chamber sizes. All that changes as the chamber size increases is that more propellant burns in it, creating greater pressure on the projectile, propelling it further. That increases the range of the ammunition.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EA higher calibre means a longer barrel. The Bofors gun’s 155 mm\/ 39-calibre barrel is 39 x 155 mm long, which amounts to 6.05 metres. This gun is outranged by the M777 ultralight howitzer (ULH), whose 155 mm\/ 45-calibre barrel is 45 x 155 mm long, or 6.96 metres. BAE Systems is developing a 58-calibre barrel to increase the range of its M777 155 mm ULH. However, these guns are out-ranged by most contemporary guns, whose 155 mm\/ 52-calibre barrel is 52 x 155 mm long, or 8.06 metres.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EPrecision\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAnother capability improvement the artillery is bringing in is precision. A gun with greater precision needs to fire less ammunition for achieving the desired effect on a target. There are two technologies for achieving precision: In the Excalibur ammunition, the projectile is guided precisely to the target with the help of on-board inertial and GPS guidance. For that, the target’s precise coordinates must be known. The Excalibur is not in service with us.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003EPrecision is achieved through another type of guided ammunition called Krasnopol, which is guided onto the target with a laser designator. India’s stocks of Krasnopol, which are now outdated, have been destroyed.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EOther methods\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EA third way to increase projectile range without increasing chamber capacity or the length of the barrel is to put a ramjet on the rear of the projectile, which propels it further. BAE Systems is already doing that, while the DRDO is pursuing research at academic institutions.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003ELethality can also be improved by using higher performance explosives in projectiles. This is the field of the DRDO’s High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), which is working on the bi-modular charge systems (BMCS). This involves using propellants in a graded system, categorised as Charge 1 to Charge 7, which only ATAGS uses.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/5831186743988312741\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/evaluating-arsenal-army-is-severely.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5831186743988312741"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/5831186743988312741"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/06\/evaluating-arsenal-army-is-severely.html","title":"Evaluating the arsenal: The army is severely short of artillery"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiujJfC0N3ieENNMIPie9hLwwBGkhHz_3tKIztsI3EmguR4TzZEpRJyqcT6YJis4EfWFCWV2Yh4GEC8I-LY-fLs6p_uipqvB02TuXy4J9AHf-8SbyxOHcCTpzZh_P2bnsfAfghxXSP4IQs5TaGmHpidUTjbett4DbHl4paFdZ2XLH7TelIcncl6t4GA\/s72-c\/1654189316-4503.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-9011136055229266097"},"published":{"$t":"2022-05-31T20:03:00.006-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-05-31T20:03:36.358-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DRDO"},{"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":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"LCA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Missiles"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bharat Dynamics to supply IAF and Navy Rs 2,971 crore worth of Astra missiles"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjIRx5V9_YkRlK1h8Y7jCsyVFWMqlbW79uN_gmCFvM5I64uX7WDy5KKNN9-GD0_tO8Gm86rQjdsEkVSyzgGldFdcq9GBY9w0Ono8WzsZP3fbWpG5dMEeOpqAbjSoS0jZpgOnN3tFHzORbYbMP-DCI5tb4G3idmVc-2fOrj4p8_LzO2zizHnBYuDOiWn\/s2538\/AA%20Astra.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1042\" data-original-width=\"2538\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjIRx5V9_YkRlK1h8Y7jCsyVFWMqlbW79uN_gmCFvM5I64uX7WDy5KKNN9-GD0_tO8Gm86rQjdsEkVSyzgGldFdcq9GBY9w0Ono8WzsZP3fbWpG5dMEeOpqAbjSoS0jZpgOnN3tFHzORbYbMP-DCI5tb4G3idmVc-2fOrj4p8_LzO2zizHnBYuDOiWn\/s16000\/AA%20Astra.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\u003EThe Astra Mark 1 has a range of 75 km, while the Mark 2 (under development) is aiming for 100 km\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBusiness Standard, 1st June 22\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a contract on Tuesday with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for building Astra Mark-1 beyond visual range air-to-air missiles (BVRAAMs) worth Rs 2,971 crore for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Navy.\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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 Astra Mark-1 missile, which has been developed by the Defence Research \u0026amp; Development Organisation (DRDO), can engage enemy fighter aircraft at ranges of up to 75 kilometres, the MoD told the Lok Sabha on May 6, 2016.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E“Till now, the technology to manufacture missile of this class indigenously was not available,” the MoD stated on Tuesday. Having been developed by the DRDO, it will now be procured under the high-priority “Buy (Indian – Indian designed, developed and manufactured)”, or Buy (Indian – IDDM) category.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E“The missile, for which successful trials have already been undertaken by the IAF, is fully integrated on the Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft and will be integrated with other fighter aircraft in a phased manner, including the Light Combat Aircraft (Tejas). The Indian Navy will integrate the missile on the MiG 29K fighter aircraft,” stated the MoD.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E“The Astra’s BVR capability provides large “stand off ranges” to our own fighter aircraft, allowing them to neutralise the adversary aircraft without exposing\u0026nbsp;themselves\u0026nbsp;to adversary air defence measures… This missile is technologically and economically superior to many such imported missile systems,” said the MoD.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E“The transfer of technology from DRDO to BDL for production of Astra Mark-I missile and all associated systems has been completed and production at BDL is in progress. This project will act as a catalyst for development of infrastructure and testing facilities at BDL. It will also create opportunities for several MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises) in aerospace technology for a period of at least 25 years,” stated the MoD.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\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;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EWith the IAF operating 600-700 fighter aircraft, it will need several thousand Astra missiles. With air-to-air missiles costing in the region of Rs 15 crore each, the Astra will provide major business opportunities to Indian firms.\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;\"\u003EThe Astra BVRAAM involves radically different technology challenges compared to ballistic and tactical missiles. A typical Astra engagement has both the launcher and the target moving at speeds in excess of 1,000 kilometres per hour.\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;\"\u003EFired from a pylon on the wing of a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter, the Astra’s smokeless propellant quickly accelerates it to about 4,000 kilometres per hour. As the missile gains on the target, the Su-30MKI tracks the target continuously on its radar, and steers the missile towards it over a data link. About 15 kilometres from the target, the Astra’s on-board radio seeker locks onto the target; now, it no longer needs guidance. When it reaches a few metres from the enemy fighter, the Astra warhead is detonated by a “radio proximity fuze”, spraying the target with shrapnel and shooting it down.\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;\"\u003EOnly a handful of missile builders – in the USA, Russia, Europe and China – have mastered the technologies that go into BVRAAMS. India is now joining that elite group.\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;\"\u003EOn the drawing board is a longer-range Astra Mark II, which will shoot down enemy fighters at ranges up to 100 kilometres away.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/9011136055229266097\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/05\/bharat-dynamics-to-supply-iaf-and-navy.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/9011136055229266097"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/9011136055229266097"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/05\/bharat-dynamics-to-supply-iaf-and-navy.html","title":"Bharat Dynamics to supply IAF and Navy Rs 2,971 crore worth of Astra missiles"}],"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\/AVvXsEjIRx5V9_YkRlK1h8Y7jCsyVFWMqlbW79uN_gmCFvM5I64uX7WDy5KKNN9-GD0_tO8Gm86rQjdsEkVSyzgGldFdcq9GBY9w0Ono8WzsZP3fbWpG5dMEeOpqAbjSoS0jZpgOnN3tFHzORbYbMP-DCI5tb4G3idmVc-2fOrj4p8_LzO2zizHnBYuDOiWn\/s72-c\/AA%20Astra.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-8360428484645211491"},"published":{"$t":"2022-05-22T08:00:00.008-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-05-22T08:00:48.172-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indian Navy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Morale"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"region"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":" Bangladesh and Indian navies to undertake “coordinated patrol” along their agreed maritime boundary"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgegZChBwucmvA3VLWr-IZXNvJlAABXDmahs9VTjsfUqe03JQbt-GJ5Qj-dUATmNi3HxUBSlvUsSP5en86wkuRT3Bs2XOddKt4CtaO9ixK0Qm7qyk_EM0DjU8KbCJWwT9EDSYeMB7WX-_xgg_cU6OvX3D-L0kTOfPdVERXfY1umeHqrpPuR4xd9pB8d\/s2056\/AA%20Kora.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1358\" data-original-width=\"2056\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgegZChBwucmvA3VLWr-IZXNvJlAABXDmahs9VTjsfUqe03JQbt-GJ5Qj-dUATmNi3HxUBSlvUsSP5en86wkuRT3Bs2XOddKt4CtaO9ixK0Qm7qyk_EM0DjU8KbCJWwT9EDSYeMB7WX-_xgg_cU6OvX3D-L0kTOfPdVERXfY1umeHqrpPuR4xd9pB8d\/s16000\/AA%20Kora.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\u003EINS Kora, an Indian Navy corvette, carrying out joint patrolling of the agreed maritime boundary between the two countrie\u003C\/i\u003Es\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: large;\"\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EThe fourth edition of the Indian Navy-Bangladesh Navy Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) commenced\u0026nbsp;in the Northern Bay of Bengal on 22 May 22.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003ETwo warships from each of the two navies will undertake joint patrolling along the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) till 23 May 22. The last Indian Navy – Bangladesh Navy CORPAT was conducted in October 2020.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003ETwo indigenously built warships from the Indian Navy – INS Kora, a guided-missile corvette and INS Sumedha, an offshore patrol vessel – are participating in the CORPAT. Also participating will be two warships from the Bangladesh Navy: BNS Ali Haider and BNS Abu Ubaidah.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\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;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EIn addition, maritime patrol aircraft of both\u0026nbsp;navies would also be participating in the CORPAT.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #222222;\"\u003EThe regular conduct of CORPATs has strengthened mutual understanding and enhanced interoperability between both the navies in countering transnational maritime threats at sea.\u003C\/span\u003E\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; 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margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj-L9z3wWoydcTOt9nvY-Lx_A_yRnS8jYwRXokqbLLYsXRi0CEiiuMV2ZunbPy_BMygcCNPfoHn8Kxc9stZc6Paml9klKWXCLdCco9bWYoEU_McnO2qzevG9lO9lQDJE-feXuVl5KXUXQA9NkaoxoowHaUkDrf0fJeyFr0Ou0wjmP0cSoPsSafKmL4F\/s1280\/AA%20Nechiphu3.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"960\" data-original-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj-L9z3wWoydcTOt9nvY-Lx_A_yRnS8jYwRXokqbLLYsXRi0CEiiuMV2ZunbPy_BMygcCNPfoHn8Kxc9stZc6Paml9klKWXCLdCco9bWYoEU_McnO2qzevG9lO9lQDJE-feXuVl5KXUXQA9NkaoxoowHaUkDrf0fJeyFr0Ou0wjmP0cSoPsSafKmL4F\/s16000\/AA%20Nechiphu3.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-size: x-large;\"\u003EIn the two years since the PLA's intrusions into Eastern Ladakh, the Border Roads Organisation is sparing no effort to build and upgrade road highways to the McMahon Line\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBy Ajai Shukla\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBusiness Standard, 21st May 22\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe road from Tezpur, in the Brahmaputra River valley in Assam, to the border township of Tawang, is one of India’s most strategic border roads. In the 1962 war with China, when it was barely a jeep track, the Indian Army made little use of it to build up troops on the border, whereas People’s Liberation Army (PLA) assault units used it to rush their forces all the way to Assam.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn the two years since the PLA intrusions into Eastern Ladakh, the\u0026nbsp;Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is sparing no effort to build and upgrade road highways from Tezpur to the McMahon Line. On Friday, the BRO conducted the final “break through blast” to mark the completion of excavation work on the Nechiphu Tunnel on the Tezpur-to-Tawang road, which will allow it to be used even in the extreme fog that gathers there for months at a stretch.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The tunnel has been conceived to bypass extreme foggy conditions prevailing around Nechiphu Pass which have caused hindrance to general traffic and military convoys since many decades,” announced the ministry of defence (MoD) on Friday.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EDefence Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of the Nechiphu Tunnel in October 2020, and today, the BRO chief pulled the trigger from New Delhi on the last of the blasting work.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiELP5pX_4IqOCm9EVIW0e75R8MJNYY_CfEHd-FCr1v57woQpU2Tm-OA1sM6wf79uWsQCEmV1gQvRtj3_N-D7fqNaCrmYWwnke8YvHK-LUyFx8x1Pmfm3-_2LMwHJtOPYug1SFjgzivbqIkISCc5YQNvjZRbzf_4hwYEW4DN-EXWrjVLD6-5DD-AtAI\/s1280\/AA%20Nechiphu2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"720\" data-original-width=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiELP5pX_4IqOCm9EVIW0e75R8MJNYY_CfEHd-FCr1v57woQpU2Tm-OA1sM6wf79uWsQCEmV1gQvRtj3_N-D7fqNaCrmYWwnke8YvHK-LUyFx8x1Pmfm3-_2LMwHJtOPYug1SFjgzivbqIkISCc5YQNvjZRbzf_4hwYEW4DN-EXWrjVLD6-5DD-AtAI\/s16000\/AA%20Nechiphu2.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The Nechiphu Tunnel, at an altitude of 5,700 feet, is a unique 500-metre-long, D-shaped, single-tube, double-lane tunnel on the Balipara-Charduar-Tawang (BCT) Road in West Kameng District. The tunnel will accommodate two-way traffic and will be equipped with modern lighting and safety facilities,” announced the BRO.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EAlongside work on the Nechiphu Tunnel, the BRO has also completed excavation in January on the strategic “Sela Tunnel Project”, on the same road. The Sela tunnel has twin tubes, one measuring 1,555 metres in length and the other 980 metres.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EToday’s blast marks the cumulative excavation of more than 4,500 meters of tunnel work achieved by the BRO in less than two years.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\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 0cm 0.0001pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E“The (Nechiphu) tunnel will be provided with a state-of-the-art electro-mechanical system including firefighting devices, auto illumination system and “supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) controlled monitoring systems.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EIt will also accommodate raised footpaths on both sides for safer pedestrian movement, which will have ducts for power cables, optical\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003Efibre\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003Ecables and utility lines to strengthen the civic amenities infrastructure,” the MoD stated.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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“The ongoing tunnel construction is being accomplished by cutting through fragile and highly fractured rock strata.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003EThe attendant challenges are being tackled on daily basis through strict 3-D monitoring and through proactive application of tunnel support systems in accordance with the New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM)”, said the MoD.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\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;\"\u003EThe MoD also claims that the BRO has been consistently executing “infrastructural marvels” in some of the most challenging border areas over the last two years. Amongst the successes in tunnelling, it counts the completion of the Atal Tunnel, under the Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh; and the Chamba Tunnel in Uttarakhand. A series of small tunnels has also been completed during this period.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/feeds\/3944473791572448422\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/05\/an-all-weather-road-to-tawang-bro.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3944473791572448422"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8726844009873922462\/posts\/default\/3944473791572448422"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.ajaishukla.com\/2022\/05\/an-all-weather-road-to-tawang-bro.html","title":"An all-weather road to Tawang: BRO conducts final blast on Nechiphu Tunnel"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj-L9z3wWoydcTOt9nvY-Lx_A_yRnS8jYwRXokqbLLYsXRi0CEiiuMV2ZunbPy_BMygcCNPfoHn8Kxc9stZc6Paml9klKWXCLdCco9bWYoEU_McnO2qzevG9lO9lQDJE-feXuVl5KXUXQA9NkaoxoowHaUkDrf0fJeyFr0Ou0wjmP0cSoPsSafKmL4F\/s72-c\/AA%20Nechiphu3.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});