The fighter fleet situation in not going to improve... rather deteriorate in this decade... but there is a war coming sooner.
If decision makers have few grams of grey matter & few ounces of "laaj" left... they should be on the table thinking of ways to compensate the decreasing strength of Air power... to avoid any gigantic humiliation on the battlefield.
Following measures should immediately be taken:
1. increase the sanctioned strength of AD units of both army and airforce. Mass produce the 2 missiles Akash & Barak... create a stockpile. Either induct indigenous or an imported air defence gun in big numbers... not the few hundred here and there. Induct the indigenous MANPADS in numbers.
2. Speed-up the development and induction of Extended range(200km+) version of Pinaka MBRL. (Again go for a stockpile)
3. The orders for Pralay should be in multiples of the 370 already ordered. Create atleast 2 more
regiments for each front.
4. Need to sharpen the ground based offensive EW Capabilities... more inductions.
5. Mass produce the Israeli Harop & Harpy... as of now we don't have loitering munitions in this range class.
whatever you order... don't order like "parsadi"... order a "thali".
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As of now US is making excuse of titanium supply from Russia for not nor delivering engines... in a way it is punishing us for not putting enough pressure on Ruskies to resolve the conflict
But suppose if we award them a fighter contract... suddenly the deep state will start shitting bricks of titanium dioxide.
