This is also probably the lowest order placed by a host Air Force for an indigenous aircraft.
Rate of production is directly proportional to order size. Public or private. Why build additional production capacity if line will become dry in 4 years?
Rate of production is directly proportional to order size. Public or private. Why build additional production capacity if line will become dry in 4 years?
https://twitter.com/sootradhar/status/1426132090827902976
If IAF needs 200-300 MWF, then it has to show the money. Maybe get an AoN from DAC so that HAL can confidently invest in additional production capacities for Mk1A and use it to MWF later. But for that MWF will have to be ready by 2026-27(IOC I mean). Will ADA deliver? 🤷🏼♂️
Also since HAL sources a whole lot of pvt suppliers for sub assemblies, only such commitments will push the pvt tier-1 suppliers to invest in additional capacities for the higher rate that is apparently needed. Else why would Dynamatics or L&T invest in additional capacities?
This is also the reason I’ve advocated for the design agency and the production agency to come under one roof. So that there is better synergy and accountability between the production arm and design arm.
There needs atleast a single project director from IAF/govt to whom ADA MWF director and HAL LCA production head report to directly rather than to their respective organisational heads alone.
The primary reason for lower production rate is here. GoI negotiated for lower per aircraft cost, which is only possible if fixed costs are lowered, which means lesser production capacity across HAL and its 100s of suppliers. You get what you pay for. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/83-lcas-…
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