ramana wrote:Wish reality was that.
When Astra Mk2 is available they will wait for Mk3.
That's the way it is.
Yes. Even if we assume the best of intentions, this is flawed-thinking. Tech always moves forward. By the time you are done inducting one version, the next version is ready. But in order for the next version to be ready, the previous version must see significant production use for real-life-feedback, production stabilization/tooling, return on capital etc. Plus previous versions become good export material. There will never be a *nirvana* state where all weapons are in their final, perfect configuration - which can be inducted in the 1000s.
They seem to think that Astra-1, Nirbhay-1, Arjun Mk-1, Tejas-Mk1 etc are all appetizers. Take a few bites, while perennially waiting for the main course to arrive.
Ironically, the same people who want the shiniest new toy are the ones who keep flogging 1960s design Mig-21s and letting their pilots risk their lives in them. The cognitive dissonance is quite stark to watch from the outside.