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And I want a job that pays 5 million USD in basic comp with 10 million in stock options and 15 million dollars in bonuses. Not illegal to dream about such things.
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For context, this is an organisation that has thus far failed to bring a MALE UAV to fruition....
Are you really surprised about that? Its an organisation that cant procure a main rifle for its troops.
NDTV is showcasing india's upcoming Zorawar light tank. Dubbed "India's Mountain King". Already the host is calling it best tank of it's class in the world. Figures.
NDTV claims that the Zorawar is developed and prototyped in 21 months, and is 70% indigenous. Yeah 21 months prototyping is fast by Indian standards. But 70% indigenous? Belgian turret, South Korean hull, and American engine. Really?
NDTV claims that the Zorawar is developed and prototyped in 21 months, and is 70% indigenous. Yeah 21 months prototyping is fast by Indian standards. But 70% indigenous? Belgian turret, South Korean hull, and American engine. Really?
Maybe the Indians' way to count is to count the components one by one. If this is the case, the Belgian turret is one count, the S. Korean hull is one count and the American engine is just another count while the Indian made screws, sheet metals, and etc. can be counted as Tens of thousands. See, this way, the Indian made components may be counted for more than 70% indigenous. Smart, right?
Theyre probably fed up with InAF getting smacked in the last 2 encounters. Now they're taking matters into their own hands. Good news for all Indian neighbours.
I don't think that how much of this new tank is indigenous is a big deal. In fact, being willing to use a lot of foreign systems is probably going to speed up production compared to domestic ones. Sure, there are going to be integration issues, but they'll be there with purely domestic ones anyways.
For me, this video still smacks of a lot of the problems that have always plagued Indian weapons. First off, why the hell are they boasting about short the time was between program start and the completion of the prototype? Historically, systems that get rushed developments like this tend to be the most problematic, and there's nothing wrong with taking your time for important processes. Sure, Indian procurement is often the opposite, but rushing things is still a terrible idea. Next, the tank still doesn't have its active defenses installed yet so I'm not sure why they're announcing the progress right now; wouldn't it make a lot more sense to reveal the full thing? Or is that so far off that it'll start making them look bad again?
Finally, this tank is super chonky. It has these (armor?) extensions that go outside of the wheelbase. For a tank that's supposed to operate in difficult terrain it seems like a very questionable design choice. In any case, this video is just a fluff piece to show off an unexciting piece of hardware. We've seen a million of these from India so this one isn't all that interesting. But who knows? It's still early days, so maybe this tank will actually turn out decent.
Maybe the Indians' way to count is to count the components one by one. If this is the case, the Belgian turret is one count, the S. Korean hull is one count and the American engine is just another count while the Indian made screws, sheet metals, and etc. can be counted as Tens of thousands. See, this way, the Indian made components may be counted for more than 70% indigenous. Smart, right?
It’s by weight of components.
The biggest score by the IAF from 2009 and 2025 was the one by its AD against an Indian MI-17. Cross service engagements could be life-threatening.