Do these DRDO fellows have any shame or anything? Not to piss on their parade, but they are truly a waste of money. Who is employed at such chai-pakora organizations? LCA Tejas development was launched in 1983, till date its not even finished. You would expect them to have at least one active squadron by a quarter century. What is more disgraceful is that full scale induction is not expected until 2012. This is around the same time that US will have squadrons of Raptors and JSF, the most advanced fighters in the world (which will eventually be given off to pakis). Also probably the same time that China will be testing its 5th gen Shenyang J-xx.
This is the most disgraceful thing ever. HAL will be manufacturing a product that will be outdated piece of garbage by the time it comes out. They will be stuck with mig 21 for another 150 years. Arjun is one tank thats not worth its name -
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Indian army has deemed Arjun's performance unsatisfactory in the winter trials that began in September, 2007, including at least <b>four engine failures</b>. Moreover, in the most recent "accelerated user-cum-reliability trials" in 2008, the Arjun "was found to have <b>low accuracy</b>,<b> frequent break down of power packs</b> and <b>problems with its gun barrel</b>", and "<b>the tanks also had problems with consistency, recorded failure of hydropenumatic suspension units and shearing of top rolls</b>" as well as a "<b>deficient fire control system</b>", "<b>low speed in tactical areas</b>", and "<b>the inability to operate in temperatures over 50 degrees Celsius</b>".<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Wow, talk about everything an MBT shouldn't be. Inability to operate in temperatures of above 50C, imagine this crap in Thar (The climate is extreme: annual temperatures can range from near-freezing in the winter to more than 50oC during the summer), where main tank battles would take place. Imagine going to war in this piece of crap. Instead of giving DRDO the contract, they might as well have given it to Equatorial Guinea or Zimbabwe, they would have probably done a better job.
This is the most disgraceful thing ever. HAL will be manufacturing a product that will be outdated piece of garbage by the time it comes out. They will be stuck with mig 21 for another 150 years. Arjun is one tank thats not worth its name -
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Indian army has deemed Arjun's performance unsatisfactory in the winter trials that began in September, 2007, including at least <b>four engine failures</b>. Moreover, in the most recent "accelerated user-cum-reliability trials" in 2008, the Arjun "was found to have <b>low accuracy</b>,<b> frequent break down of power packs</b> and <b>problems with its gun barrel</b>", and "<b>the tanks also had problems with consistency, recorded failure of hydropenumatic suspension units and shearing of top rolls</b>" as well as a "<b>deficient fire control system</b>", "<b>low speed in tactical areas</b>", and "<b>the inability to operate in temperatures over 50 degrees Celsius</b>".<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Wow, talk about everything an MBT shouldn't be. Inability to operate in temperatures of above 50C, imagine this crap in Thar (The climate is extreme: annual temperatures can range from near-freezing in the winter to more than 50oC during the summer), where main tank battles would take place. Imagine going to war in this piece of crap. Instead of giving DRDO the contract, they might as well have given it to Equatorial Guinea or Zimbabwe, they would have probably done a better job.