We are having a variety of indigenous as well as imported air armaments procured at different times. By standardizing, it would be possible not only to achieve better inventory control but also more flexibility so necessary for force multiplication at a fraction of the present cost. Now that we have projected requirement of 126 MRCA’s [...]

Fast Forward Ahead 1. Best way to acquire self-reliance in defence systems by now should have been gong the re-engineering way-which is not just copying or even intelligent copying –but more involved than original designing while being quite rewarding at the end. All nations including super powers indulge in copying of the concepts of effective [...]