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India gets the worst blow as cost of indigenous fighter jet "TEJAS crossed many imported fighters price
NEW DELHI - The Indian Defence Ministry has appointed a committee to look into the costing of products and military platforms manufactured by defence public sector undertakings (DPSU), Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said.
The first project to be reviewed is the indigenous light combat aircraft, Tejas , being manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL).
READ MORE: Indian indigenous fighter jet Tejas gets operational after almost 40 years
This development comes after the cost quoted by the HAL turned out to be higher than those of many imported fighters.
Also several platforms manufactured under licence in India have been found to be more expensive than the imported platforms.
READ MORE: Indian Tejas achieves milestone, only decade after Pakistan JF - 17 accomplished so
“In general, we have asked a committee to see how the costing of products manufactured by the DPSUs is being done,” Ms. Sitharaman told presspersons on Friday. The committee will be chaired by the Director (Costs) in the Ministry.
She said the Indian Air Force (IAF) had come forward requesting that the LCA be the first product to be reviewed by the committee. “We feel there is a need for a review,” she said.
READ MORE: Indian Air Force embarrassed by indigenous built Tejas fighter jet during largest ever military exercise
The committee will review all military hardware and systems being manufactured by the DPSUs. The report is expected to be submitted within 60 days, Ms. Sitharaman said.
The IAF has committed to inducting 123 Tejas jets in various configurations. Of these, 40 have already been ordered and negotiations are under way for 83 Mk-1A variants featuring specific advancements. However, the HAL has quoted over ₹463 crore for each aircraft, while the advanced twin-engine Sukhoi-30 assembled in India costs just over ₹400 crore. This price is also a steep rise in comparison to the LCA Mk1 variant for which the HAL quoted ₹100 crore.
There have been other instances where licence-manufactured products of the HAL have been costlier than those imported. The Su-30 fighters imported from Russia and the advanced jet trainer Hawk from the U.K. are cheaper than those manufactured by HAL.
NEW DELHI - The Indian Defence Ministry has appointed a committee to look into the costing of products and military platforms manufactured by defence public sector undertakings (DPSU), Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said.
The first project to be reviewed is the indigenous light combat aircraft, Tejas , being manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL).
READ MORE: Indian indigenous fighter jet Tejas gets operational after almost 40 years
This development comes after the cost quoted by the HAL turned out to be higher than those of many imported fighters.
Also several platforms manufactured under licence in India have been found to be more expensive than the imported platforms.
READ MORE: Indian Tejas achieves milestone, only decade after Pakistan JF - 17 accomplished so
“In general, we have asked a committee to see how the costing of products manufactured by the DPSUs is being done,” Ms. Sitharaman told presspersons on Friday. The committee will be chaired by the Director (Costs) in the Ministry.
She said the Indian Air Force (IAF) had come forward requesting that the LCA be the first product to be reviewed by the committee. “We feel there is a need for a review,” she said.
READ MORE: Indian Air Force embarrassed by indigenous built Tejas fighter jet during largest ever military exercise
The committee will review all military hardware and systems being manufactured by the DPSUs. The report is expected to be submitted within 60 days, Ms. Sitharaman said.
The IAF has committed to inducting 123 Tejas jets in various configurations. Of these, 40 have already been ordered and negotiations are under way for 83 Mk-1A variants featuring specific advancements. However, the HAL has quoted over ₹463 crore for each aircraft, while the advanced twin-engine Sukhoi-30 assembled in India costs just over ₹400 crore. This price is also a steep rise in comparison to the LCA Mk1 variant for which the HAL quoted ₹100 crore.
There have been other instances where licence-manufactured products of the HAL have been costlier than those imported. The Su-30 fighters imported from Russia and the advanced jet trainer Hawk from the U.K. are cheaper than those manufactured by HAL.
