The MIG 21 procurement programme, which began in the 1960s, continued to the late 1980s (a vast majority was produced under licence by HAL), adding almost 1000 flying machines in the arsenal of the IAF. The situation began to change, when the ‘revolution in military affairs’ (RMA) was triggered
by stupendous strides made by information and communication technologies. “Quality began to replace quantity as the concepts shift - ed from ‘platform centric’ to ‘network centric’ warfare. The Indian defence establishment was concerned with the poor quality of the avionics of the Soviet-era machines and the acquisition of F-16s by Pakistan (1983) made the defence establishment think afresh,” said Group Captain (Retd) Sukumaran, while talking to B&E. Although some inductions were made in the form of MiG 29s from Russia and Mirage 2000 from France, the numbers were too small to make any substantial difference. The purchase of Su-30 MKI was the only comprehensive acquisition since 1988. Furthermore, inordinate delays in procurement process coupled with political & economic hassles (during the Prime Ministership of Narasimha Rao in the early 1990s) prevented the IAF from upgrading its fleet. The old & obsolete MiG 21s (125 MiG 21s have been upgraded to Bison standard as a stop gap arrangement) still continue to be the mainstay of Indian air power, bearing testimony that the recent acquisition proposal announced by the Defence Minister is too little and too late.
by stupendous strides made by information and communication technologies. “Quality began to replace quantity as the concepts shift - ed from ‘platform centric’ to ‘network centric’ warfare. The Indian defence establishment was concerned with the poor quality of the avionics of the Soviet-era machines and the acquisition of F-16s by Pakistan (1983) made the defence establishment think afresh,” said Group Captain (Retd) Sukumaran, while talking to B&E. Although some inductions were made in the form of MiG 29s from Russia and Mirage 2000 from France, the numbers were too small to make any substantial difference. The purchase of Su-30 MKI was the only comprehensive acquisition since 1988. Furthermore, inordinate delays in procurement process coupled with political & economic hassles (during the Prime Ministership of Narasimha Rao in the early 1990s) prevented the IAF from upgrading its fleet. The old & obsolete MiG 21s (125 MiG 21s have been upgraded to Bison standard as a stop gap arrangement) still continue to be the mainstay of Indian air power, bearing testimony that the recent acquisition proposal announced by the Defence Minister is too little and too late.For Complete IIPM Article, Click here
Source: IIPM Editorial, 2006
An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative
Source: IIPM Editorial, 2006
An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative
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