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IAF to drop to 26 sq, indian express

Good.

I hope more of these articles come up and more scaremongering happens.

It will push the government to a point where the PM directly intervenes and forces the IAS lazy bureaucrats to get combat aircraft on priority.
 
Pakistani suggesting IAF,well I have seen everything ,the sanctioned strength of 42 squadron currently looks like a pipe dream but have patience we will get there .
 
The article is right on track in pointing the apprehensions of IAF. I dont mind if the squadrons fall to 26 and Pakistan gets to 25. We need to be ready for long term plans and not fall for short term haste gains, which is nothing but disastrous.
 
The article is right on track in pointing the apprehensions of IAF. I dont mind if the squadrons fall to 26 and Pakistan gets to 25. We need to be ready for long term plans and not fall for short term haste gains, which is nothing but disastrous.
Pakistan will not get to 25 its false article..Pakistan has and will maintain 18 sq excluding the OCU sq..
out of these 11-12 are modern and rest need modernization

india needs to simply shelf LCA and get gripen/f16 for under lsicnece production

Good.

I hope more of these articles come up and more scaremongering happens.

It will push the government to a point where the PM directly intervenes and forces the IAS lazy bureaucrats to get combat aircraft on priority.
IAF is not at fault, india simply doesnt has the money ..
the same way PAF is not at fault for lack of moderinzation
 
IAF is not at fault, india simply doesnt has the money ..
the same way PAF is not at fault for lack of moderinzation

Actually, more than IAF, it is the advisory panel that is at fault.

For decades, India's military has been increasing its recruitment for no reason; without understanding the importance of technology to replace manpower, most of India's fat pot-bellied bureaucrats have ensured that we keep a recruitment pattern similar to the Post WW2 era.

There have been changes but they really don't make a difference as we have a very 50s-style structure even today.
There are people recruited for even roles where 1 person can easily manage with proper IT and AI-related technology.

There is absolutely no focus of these lazy bureaucrats.

India's budget this year will expand to nearly $62 billion; but most of it goes into payments of salaries, perks, fancy non-combat infrastructure upkeep etc.

That is the problem.

There is currently a phase-wise force downsizing exercise being considered with the first phase removing 1.5 lakh troops - at least initially in the support roles:

https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...an-and-mean/story-GePcnuBveaGh6V8eqPY7KL.html

Within coming 15 years if implemented right, this almost amount to reducing nearly 3-4 lakh troops and replacing them with one-time costing technologies.

Reducing that many personnel would free up massive amounts of money for capital expenditures.
 
Actually, more than IAF, it is the advisory panel that is at fault.

For decades, India's military has been increasing its recruitment for no reason; without understanding the importance of technology to replace manpower, most of India's fat pot-bellied bureaucrats have ensured that we keep a recruitment pattern similar to the Post WW2 era.

There have been changes but they really don't make a difference as we have a very 50s-style structure even today.
There are people recruited for even roles where 1 person can easily manage with proper IT and AI-related technology.

There is absolutely no focus of these lazy bureaucrats.

India's budget this year will expand to nearly $62 billion; but most of it goes into payments of salaries, perks, fancy non-combat infrastructure upkeep etc.

That is the problem.

There is currently a phase-wise force downsizing exercise being considered with the first phase removing 1.5 lakh troops - at least initially in the support roles:

https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...an-and-mean/story-GePcnuBveaGh6V8eqPY7KL.html

Within coming 15 years if implemented right, this almost amount to reducing nearly 3-4 lakh troops and replacing them with one-time costing technologies.

Reducing that many personnel would free up massive amounts of money for capital expenditures.

62 billion is not enough for indian size army..
if pakistan is putting in 9billion dollars..it needs much more.... or needs to scale back some of its procurement
 
What are the chinese numbers? IA chief talk about two front war, hence that's why I am asking.
 
Pakistan will not get to 25 its false article..Pakistan has and will maintain 18 sq excluding the OCU sq..
out of these 11-12 are modern and rest need modernization

india needs to simply shelf LCA and get gripen/f16 for under lsicnece production

Shelving LCA is not going happen as this goes against the rule of long term vision and path towards it. LCA will ultimately become advanced and become the backbone of aerospace infra.

There is no threat of a full scale war, so India can take its time. It matters a lot where the world is heading, but what even matters most that are we heading in the same direction. I am sure we are.
 
Nahh ....Lions hunt alone.

Hey buddy, good to see you. Hope studies are going well.

62 billion is not enough for indian size army..
if pakistan is putting in 9billion dollars..it needs much more.... or needs to scale back some of its procurement

Not really....62 billion draws the "9 billion" response (for Pakistan to feel it has some credible deterrence) rather than it being the response itself. We do not need to spend many more multiples on top of that.....our priority is in growing the larger pie as 1st priority:

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/CM.MKT.LCAP.CD?locations=IN-PK

so that later defense spending simply takes on a scale of its own organically without too much cost on the economy. That 9 billion cost has far greater impact on yours and will have commensurately more with time given your growth rate compared to ours...even at your lower base now.

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