Not A Single Project Completed On Time: Air Force Chiefs Wake-Up Call Amid Delay In Tejas Delivery

Indian Air Force: Amid the numerous lengthen within the supply of the homegrown gentle fight plane gadget, Tejas Mk1 by way of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited because of a lengthen within the provide of engines from American company GE, the Indian Air Force Chief has as soon as dropped a bombshell announcing that no longer a unmarried defence undertaking used to be finished on time as promised to the armed drive. Speaking at a convention, Indian Air Force leader Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh stated that the trade will have to adhere to the timeline or shall no longer promise one thing which can’t be delivered.

The 83 Tejas Mk1A fighter jet deal value Rs 48,000 crore signed between the Air Force and the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in February 2021 stays in ready with no longer a unmarried plane delivered thus far. The supply used to be slated to start out in March 2024.

“Timeline is a big issue. So, once a timeline is given, not a single project that I can think of has been completed on time. So this is something we have to look at. Why should we promise something which cannot be achieved? While signing the contract itself, sometimes we are sure that it is not going to come up, but we just sign the contract,” stated the Air Chief Marshal.

The Air Force Chief stated that the nature of battle is converting with new applied sciences coming in on a daily basis. “Operation Sindoor has given us a clear idea of where we are headed and what we need in future. So a lot of work needs to be done in realigning our own thought processes also, which is already going on,” he stated.

Hailing the approval of the indigenous fifth-generation fighter jet execution programme, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh stated, “AMCA- advanced medium combat aircraft has been cleared for even participation by private industry, which is a very big step, and that is the kind of confidence that the nation has in the private industry today and I’m sure this is going to pave the way to bigger things coming in the future.”