IAF chief raises concern about delay in defence procurements
Indian Air Force chief Amar Preet Singh on Thursday raised concerns about the delays in several defence acquisition projects and the failure to adhere to delivery schedules for the supply of military platforms, PTI reported.
Addressing a Confederation of Indian Industry event, the air chief marshal said that adherence to timelines were a big problem.
“Not a single project that I can think of has been completed on time,” Singh said, adding that the armed forces had refrained from calling a “black sheep as black sheep”.
It was unclear which projects the air force chief was referring to.
Noting that this was a matter that had to be looked into, Singh said: “Why should we promise something which cannot be achieved?”
He added: “While signing the contract itself, sometimes, we are sure that it is not going to come up. But we just sign the contract and see what can be done after that… obviously then the process gets vitiated.”
Singh also said that no military operations could be conducted without air power, adding that Operation Sindoor was testimony to that, The Indian Express reported.
“Our focus, as far as air power is concerned, we need to make sure that we have the capability and the capacity,” the air chief marshal said. “We cannot just talk about producing...
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