If the Indian Army / IAF / IN were to accept a product not up to specifications stated by them but made in India what would happen?
I can only make a guess. And my guess is the PSU's / MOD etc will say - ' You accepted it, live with it.'
IMO, a case in point- INSAS was with IA for over a decade (first in 1990). It was a home grown system which should have been further developed and made equal to the best in the world while still in use by the IA. How come we were unable to make it a world class rifle all these years? We are attempting Mars aren't we? That is rocket science. Gun Making should have been easier.
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Those who say "If IA/IAF/IN can not fight with Indian made weapons let them die fighting with what nation can produce. " - IMO, presently, that is what "they" have been doing. Our weapons and systems are fairly old. The national objectives / ambitions and the enemies weapon systems plus war fighting have all upgraded. Which is why we are modernizing. We use imported stuff, mostly imported because the home grown products were / are not available. Today, the change is visible. Home grown weapons are coming in. The usage has started. They will increase (just like % component built in India, on various Indian platforms increase over time) in time, but I am afraid 100% may never happen. IMO, IA should always insist on meeting specifications. This is why we will be world class and not some sub standard rifle manufacturing center. If we had upgraded these guns in time, at least the Nepalese Army would have been a happy customer (source: Wikipedia)
Finally, I don't think "they" fight to 'die fighting' but to win. Why? Because, we (and "they") want to win. We shouldn't fight a war to die. No. I think we all dream of ourselves as a citizen of a very powerful India (Superpower, if you may). So get out of the idea of dying and equip the Army to win. Change your attitude.
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