JaiShriAllahNath
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The truth is the FGFA project is a necessity and all those writing it off based on media reports from paid/biased/ignorant media need to cool it.
FGFA is a huge blunder, in history of india(just like Brahmos). There is nothing to gain in it for India.
Make your own frame, then invite foreign partners to supply parts(engines, radars). That's the smart way. LCA was perfect model. LCA was 100% Indian frame(components don't matter, they come along later), but Congress killed it and didn't take it further with MCA(next step). They should have started heavier frame and pull in Sukhoi-30MKI license assembler's experience.
FGFA is Russian frame and india is funding it. It will make sense for smaller nations, who can't make their own frames. For india, its sheer foolishness to even think of it. Its all due to Gandhi dynasty, india got into it.
Golden rule - One who makes the frame(and control laws, flight software kernal) holds all the keys of what goes in, and is left out(THE ACCESS) of the frame. You follow this rule, you will maintain leverage across the R&D programmes.
The only foreign collaboration worth right now is - LRSAM where india is providing propulsion system and Israel the seeker. This a good model. Israel is far more flexible compared to Russia who refused to allow work-share of Brahmos's propulsion tobe passed to India. They kept all work(same happened with FGFA). India ended up just "paying money" like a fool for a Russian project. Same with FGFA - india ended up being an "observer" and sponsor, without any work-share.
Brahmos is a huge scam! (Ignore what APJ said, he is wrong many times) Its basically a Russian made missile and being license manufactured in India. In other words, its "imported". Calling it co-development is non-sense.
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