I guess that would have already happened if BMP-3 has not failed the flotation test as warranted by IA - source: d_berwal in one of the pages of current discussion on FICV. However, given the fact that BMP-3 is amphibious on the lines of BMP-2, what exactly IA wants in terms of flotation is not exactly clear.Pratyush wrote:They will buy the BMP 3 and call it a day. If they were serious about what they wanted from the Indian industry. Then they would have released the QSR and asked the industry to deliver according to it. But they did not. So at best they will buy the BMP3. At worst they will create the arjun Vs T90 situation.
- As for releasing the GSQR - the RFP has been released with technical specifications to the industry. And based on the same the industry intends to put forward their candidates for the FICV competition.
- More than the Army, I'm worried about DPSU angle in the whole procurement process. There are enough people in MOD and on the outside who would love to do a TATRA again. A tweaked BMP-3 by OFB in "JV" with Russians would be quite appealing to powers that be and keep the gravy train going.