The guardians of (US) freedom, the US Military, has been involved in inducting new, upgraded carbines for its armed forces. Meanwhile the wizards at DARPA have been working on an evolutionary ammunition which would increase the ‘kill-rate’ of the sniper weapons. And that is what thinking, preparing and being ready for future is all about.
So it got me to thinking about what our champions of the Indian republic, the Indian Army, have been upto [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-239805202/indian-army-plans-import.html].
If one reads all the 3 together and gets the sense that ‘WTF-is-going-on-in-India’ reaction, he/she should not be surprised.
When a ‘QR’ that has been compiled in 2009, probably by ‘qualified’ people who must have never fired their weapons in an actual battle field conditions, that is what one can expect. An evaluation of weapons that are 5 to 10 years outdated.
If we really want to ‘fast track’ something, we should consult the latest people who have been under fire, under battle conditions. And that would be the Americans and their (pitiful) allies, who had been dragged into a needless war in Iraq. (The war was justified in Afghan, is my take).
Be whether justified or not, they have been in actual battle conditions and with the latest ‘buddy-buddy’ relationship with the Americans, should not we ask for or get access to those reports or even the analysis or conclusions which led them to opt for upgrade and new techniques?
Building parts of Boeing or new Howitzers or even new submarines from the French are not going to make us any better on defence front. It is access to such type of ‘knowledge’ – the process of evaluation and feedback – that is essential to developing our our self sufficiency.
Just think, we are about to evaluate the Israeli weapons, which probably have been developed 10 or 15 years back based on such access to the US experience and evaluation.
If I was the PM, instead of the present ‘worthy’, I would ask for such ‘better’ understanding more than I would want their Super Hornets or Hercules.
In the bargain, if the Americans offer us Predators and Reapers as a part of ‘sweetening’ the deal, just jump at it. After all, manufacturing the XM2010 carbine must prove cheaper in India than at America.
So it got me to thinking about what our champions of the Indian republic, the Indian Army, have been upto [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-239805202/indian-army-plans-import.html].
If one reads all the 3 together and gets the sense that ‘WTF-is-going-on-in-India’ reaction, he/she should not be surprised.
When a ‘QR’ that has been compiled in 2009, probably by ‘qualified’ people who must have never fired their weapons in an actual battle field conditions, that is what one can expect. An evaluation of weapons that are 5 to 10 years outdated.
If we really want to ‘fast track’ something, we should consult the latest people who have been under fire, under battle conditions. And that would be the Americans and their (pitiful) allies, who had been dragged into a needless war in Iraq. (The war was justified in Afghan, is my take).
Be whether justified or not, they have been in actual battle conditions and with the latest ‘buddy-buddy’ relationship with the Americans, should not we ask for or get access to those reports or even the analysis or conclusions which led them to opt for upgrade and new techniques?
Building parts of Boeing or new Howitzers or even new submarines from the French are not going to make us any better on defence front. It is access to such type of ‘knowledge’ – the process of evaluation and feedback – that is essential to developing our our self sufficiency.
Just think, we are about to evaluate the Israeli weapons, which probably have been developed 10 or 15 years back based on such access to the US experience and evaluation.
If I was the PM, instead of the present ‘worthy’, I would ask for such ‘better’ understanding more than I would want their Super Hornets or Hercules.
In the bargain, if the Americans offer us Predators and Reapers as a part of ‘sweetening’ the deal, just jump at it. After all, manufacturing the XM2010 carbine must prove cheaper in India than at America.
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