I did when buying a new cellphone ( had galaxy s3 since 2012), and nobody stopped me or it reduced any of my cellular communication abilities. Should do the same with cars, fridge, wife etc. and anyother important things in life which will stay with you for a long time. Jaldbazi ka failsa Shaitaan ka faisla hota hai.
Brother the wait time for these decisions at a country level is even longer ... governments and large millitaries move slowly. How quickly did we decide on submaries (previously was german/french), replacement of current old frigates ( still no solid plan insight, atleast publicly), Alkhalid 2 and Alhaider tank programs (you know more about these programs and the delays and cycles they went through), Indian MMRCA decision etc. G3 even though outdated, its not like it has stopped working anymore ... they still shoot fine and do the job and we can keep on manufacturing them to replace old ones. Unlike large systems like fighter jets and frigates which cannot be simply replaced and you need to find a new system to replace them based on the threats and latest techs.
For example you can continue using G3 as a rifle, as long as the ground situation or dynamics at the soldier doesn't change drastically ... all militaries still using 7.62/5.56. bullets witn range of 300to 600 meters. But for a fighter aircraft you cant field a 3rd gen fighter when the adversary has 4.5+ or 5th gen a/c. Unless the adversaries soldiers start getting lets say laser rifles ... then thats a game changer and would need to be addressed asap.
Anyway another year for evaluating a BREN 7.62x51 shouldnt hurt at all; There is a strong business case, as we will develop/upgrade POF for bren 807, and most of these facilities can be used to produce a bren 7.62x51 rifle. I mean if I can borrow some of
@Quwa words, you were open for a 7.62x39 version of a SCAR prototype selected, because it would make sense if scar h is choosen; but then if the reverse is suggested to achieve commanality by getting 7.62x51 rifle from the manufacturer of the selected 7.62x39 rilfe ... we suddenly are out of time or trials are closed? Is this a sale event that has expired or a theater drama that has started and no new entries are allowed ? Trials can be restarted with Bren 7.62x51included if PA decides (remember PWS included in mid of these trials, oplot M going through retrials as well etc.) and no one can stop them them, if they thinks that this will result in huge savings without compromsing on operational requirements. In short retrial of weapons is nothing new and can happen in this case (not saying it will happen as we still havent heared if PA is thinking this way).
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