India's 90-Seater Regional Transport Aircraft Development Struggles with Funding

[Akshat]

The article sites funding hurdles as the reason. BTW, which other organisation in India is capable of pulling such projects thru?

Invite an open tender and find out. I am not favoring anyone. That’s the spirit of open market. Let the best man win. Only thing that’s for sure is that DRDO/NAL/HAL ain’t capable of this.

As for the article, the HAL chief only said that the funding requirement is pending. Nowhere has it been mentioned (by him, not the author) that the reason is a fund crunch at the central level. Probably the government doesn’t trust HAL. Or they have seen data and know that the project is not viable. Or there can be other higher priority items. There can be dozens of reasons for not approving.

 

[beencensured]

Yeah, no one invested billions in infra, billions in 4 G network, 5 G tech development, green hydrogen etc.

Your missing the point of competition. These cronies dream of free lunch having their hands out and investment is to bring new types of efficient screw driving.

 

[Akshat]

Your missing the point of competition. These cronies dream of free lunch having their hands out and investment is to bring new types of efficient screw driving.

At least you accepted that their screw driving will be efficient.

Let the government run an open competition with funding provided to these companies. Then talk.

 

[beencensured]

At least you accepted that their screw driving will be efficient.

Let the government run an open competition with funding provided to these companies. Then talk.

I am not into screw driving because trillions are lost of talented people leaving India. Like this if India is capable of fixing su30mki engine then they can build better, but there is no incentives to that unless they move to foreign.

 

[Akshat]

I am not into screw driving because trillions are lost of talented people leaving India. Like this if India is capable of fixing su30mki engine then they can build better, but there is no incentives to that unless they move to foreign.

Again, DPSUs can’t even do screw driving properly. For private companies, screw driving is the first stage. That’s how most countries’ defense ecosystem develops. South Korea, Turkey, China… all started with screw driving.

And if you want the private companies to develop their own products, go ahead and give them the funds that DRDO is wasting. Give them contracts that DPSUs are hogging so that they can earn revenue and then plough them back in R&D. Is any of that happening? Even MoD is only releasing projects where screw driving is required from them, like MRFA or submarines. Where are the d@mned tenders?

 

[beencensured]

Again, DPSUs can’t even do screw driving properly. For private companies, screw driving is the first stage. That’s how most countries’ defense ecosystem develops. South Korea, Turkey, China… all started with screw driving.

We are way beyond screw driving besides like with the spider we are likely not to identify friend and foe AND HAVE MORE fRATICIDES.

 

[Prashu Sam]

Delay is common. Get used to it