The head of the Air Staff of the Air Chief Marshal AP Singh put the reflector on a subscriber waiting for new weapons and armed forces systems on Thursday and said that he could not remember the only case where the project was carried out in time –ad calling to the country’s defensive production sector.
“The timelines are a big problem,” Singh said, in his first public comments after 7 to 10.
The armed forces have not yet been called “black sheep”, but their “restriction” should not be stretched to the turning point, Singh said, and released a veiled warning to the defense of the public sector, including the levels of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Defense Research and Development.
“There is no only project that I can think of being completed in time. We have to look inside. Why we promise something that cannot be achieved. When signing the contract itself, we are sometimes sure that (weapon or system) will not come.”
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But we just sign a contract with thinking that we will see what we need to do later. Obviously, this process gets disrupted, ”said CII 2025 at the annual business summit.
Among the prominent lecturers at the conference included Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh and naval Admiral Dinesh one of the Tripathi.
The key projects of the delay include lightweight combat aircraft (LCA MK-1A), Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), Air Warning and Control System (AWACS), basic coaching aircraft and medium trainings.
“The defensive forces have shown restrictions and the uneven black sheep, black sheep. We tried to encourage people, but one day the restriction will break up. We will only reach elastic to the extent that it will not break,” Singh said, known to be a simple and direct military leader.
He often publicly described concerns about the worrying erosion of the IAF and called for urgent measures to repair it.
In February, the head of IAF questioned the ability of the HAL to meet the critical requirements of the Air Force in the background of the persistent delay in the delivery of new MK-1A fighter aircraft and said it has no “confidence”. The notes that have been made during interaction with HAL officials were recorded.
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Hal Chief DK Sunil then said that his company focuses on the delivery of LCA MK-1A to IAF at first than to spend time to face the criticism of the indigenous program for several reasons, including the delay of engines by the American company GE Aeroscace.
The latest Singh comments came three months after the Supreme Government Committee recommended a number of short -term and long -term measures to strengthen the IAF abilities, facing a lack of fighter squadrons, and pointed out that it was important to strengthen self -confidence in the aviation sector to fulfill the critical gap.
The IAF chief said that the government unlocked new opportunities for the private defense sector. 27. May India introduced its long-awaited plan to quickly monitor the development of AMCA-Domoral secret fighter fifth generation and announced that the model will be competitive and provide equal opportunities for public and private sector companies to participate in one of the most important military projects in the country.
This could become the best hour of the private sector, he said.
“Please stand up for this occasion, join. If someone is producing cars, electronics and equipment in the civil sector today, why some of these industries cannot come and say,” We produce world class military equipment, even if it does not give me a profit I am looking for. “Let’s go together to make this nation a great nation.”
The approval of the Industrial Partnership model for AMCA by the Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh came at a critical moment of Hal-unique manufacturer of fighter aircraft in the country-so far that he is the leading runner of a prestigious project.
In February, Singh said IAF must state up to 40 fighter aircraft every year to remain in fighting, adding that the participation of private industry could help increase the level of aircraft production in order to meet the growing needs of the fourth largest air force in the world.
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He said that an IAF internal study showed that two combat squadrons must induce each year to satisfy the necessary numbers, the existing shortage and replace the plane that will soon be gradually discarded.
The air forces are struggling with nozzles and run around 30 fighter squadrons compared to an authorized 42. It is concerned about the current pace of the LCA MK-1A program due to the possible risks that the delay in induction of new warriors could represent its combat efficiency.
The most important thing is that the defensive production sector meets the timeline because it affects military battle readiness and national security, said Air Vice President Marshal Anil Golani (RETD), CEO of the Air Energy-Energy Center.
“Missing timelines have become a norm rather than an exception. We have to reverse this trend,” he added.
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