Category: Defence Acquisition
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Defence Planning – Different Approaches
https://bharatshakti.in/defence-planning-different-approaches/ December 02, 2016; By: Lt Gen P R Shankar (Retired) Print Email Editor’s Note The new DPP 2016 has been hailed as a path breaking document that will provide the right set of procedures and processes to drive our defence acquisition at the desired pace. However, it hasn’t quite been able to generate the momentum that…
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Better Buying Power For Defence Acquisitions In India
https://bharatshakti.in/better-buying-power-for-defence-acquisitions-in-india/ December 28, 2016; By: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retired); 1 Print Email Editor’s Note We have already run an article on the acquisition process in UK by Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retired). In this article the author takes a look at the model in use in USA. Central to the acquisition model in the US is the…
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AN APPROACH TO ESTABLISHMENT OF TAMILNADU INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR (TANDICO) By LT GEN P R SHANKAR (RETIRED)
General The Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor Defence was inaugurated by our Defence Minister, on 20 Jan 2019. It comprises of industrial hubs in Chennai, Hosur, Salem, Coimbatore and Tiruchirappalli. Next week, during the Tamil Nadu Global Investors Meet at Chennai, aerospace and defence along with the defence corridor featured prominently. At the outset it…
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DEFENCE IN DISTRESS BY LT GEN P R SHANKAR (RETIRED)
Wheels come off a Mirage aircraft after a refit by HAL and we lose two ace pilots. The Chief of Air Staff publicly states that supporting HAL affects IAF’s operational capabilities. The public views the increase in defence budget outlay as marginal, despite tall claims. The IAF may also be heading into a training crisis…
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