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The government has decided to go in for 120 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas instead of more Rafales over and above the 36 being ordered.
Some are even salivating, at the thought that this decision has been ‘rammed down the IAF’s throat.’
Going a step further, one ‘strategic expert’ criticised the recommendation of the Committee of Experts looking into the Defence Procurement Procedure that acknowledges the primacy of the political executive in all decision making but adds that, “…in the choice of defence equipment, the Armed Forces must have the final say.”
It all boils down to an understanding of what type of war(s) would the nation (not just the Armed Forces) be involved-in – on which would depend the equipping of the Services.
Read more: As warfare changes, the government’s procurement of 120 light combat aircraft is a good choice
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