Indian MIG-29K Issues
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I luv the way this thread has turned into an F-35 moan when it should be about some Ruskie aircraft - but whatever. For 'PhilipG' what is a reference from the distant past which says: "...by now all the Legacy Hornets should have been retired and replaced by F35Cs...". Also there is this: "...By now the USMC was I would have thought planning to have a fleet of F35Bs and Cs as the backbone of its fixed wing attack fleet...". So not all for USMC 'by now'? Thanks.
I am really interested as I got to read about this program very late and I'm still in catch up mode.
I am really interested as I got to read about this program very late and I'm still in catch up mode.
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Arun Prakash, a retired Indian Navy admiral and former service chief, was more critical of the situation: “The truth is that the Indian Navy has virtually funded the development of this aircraft (which the Russian Navy is now adopting), and if the Russians had any ethics they would ensure that every shortcoming is fixed free of cost.”
Can you nice folks keep the F-35 thrashing in the F-35 thread? The discussion of this Indian Air Force asset is a breath of fresh air, in terms of an interesting new topic, as we don't get that much traffic in sub continent topics.
Arun Prakash, who served as chief of the Indian Naval Staff, evaluated the aircraft in 1999 before the purchase from Russia
On problems with the engine, the CAG report said: "Since induction in February 2010,
"The roots of these problems (serviceability and defects) lie in the extremely poor quality control in the Russian military-industrial complex and dismal product support being rendered by the Russian industry to the Indian Navy for the past 25 years," Prakash said.
Exactly!!
It is not news that the Russian military industrial complex has a spotty record for spares support and quality control, but it was good enough for a long time.
Now the Indian Navy is getting a wake up call, courtesy of Chinese warships supporting their country's push across the Indian Ocean in line with China's 'One Belt, One Road' initiative.
For several decades, the IN military gear was mostly dormant except for parades. They are now waking up to the reality that an increase in operations puts much higher demands on the budget and on the supply chain. Switching suppliers from Russian to American will not lessen those demands.
It is not news that the Russian military industrial complex has a spotty record for spares support and quality control, but it was good enough for a long time.
Now the Indian Navy is getting a wake up call, courtesy of Chinese warships supporting their country's push across the Indian Ocean in line with China's 'One Belt, One Road' initiative.
For several decades, the IN military gear was mostly dormant except for parades. They are now waking up to the reality that an increase in operations puts much higher demands on the budget and on the supply chain. Switching suppliers from Russian to American will not lessen those demands.
