Crisis does not threaten military-technical cooperation with India

The past few weeks have seen both good and bad things happen. Let's start with the bad:
The Indian Ministry of Defense has decided to adopt the American AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters instead of the Russian Mi-28N. Now for the good news: The third launch of the RSM-30 Bulava rocket was a success. Although these events at first glance are not connected, but they have a common essence.

Now let's try to figure out why the Mi-28N lost the competition. The organizers of the tender put forward about 20 comments that did not allow her to become the winner of the competition for the supply to the Indian army. But one of the main reasons is that the "Hunter" has just begun to enter service with the Russian Air Force. And the first part of deliveries will be completed only by 2015. Consequently, the Indian military would have to wait for the end of this period. Another important reason for the loss of the Mi-28N is that 70-80% of the equipment produced in the USSR or Russia is in service with India.

Therefore, the Indian Ministry of Defense decided to approach the issue of purchasing military equipment in a more diversified way. In order not to become a hostage to the interests of one state.

This does not mean that Delhi refuses to cooperate with Russia. After all, behind more than fifty years of cooperation, in which there were more successes than failures.

And most importantly, Moscow did not make the supply of arms dependent on concessions to India on various political issues. That regularly practices Washington.

Now let's try to clarify the connection between the Mi-28N and the Bulava. Oddly enough, it's the bad luck that followed the Mace that now haunts the Nightstalker. Although they are completely different at the root ... "Mace" and MIT as soon as they did not criticize, but the developers, not paying attention, did their job. Indeed, more than half of the test launches were successful. Failures of the Mi-28N in the tender should force the developers to pay attention to its shortcomings and correct them. There will be many more tenders with the participation of the Mi-28N, let's hope for his victory.

Comments

[Sergh]

Armers put pressure on the Indians for losing the tender with their aircraft, but the Indians still took about three hundred of our Su-30SMTs. Yes, and in India we still have a lot of other work for the future, with the same missiles and navy.
Well, if they put things in order with Bulova, then everything will be fine!

[MIKK1972]

What diversification, just lost. How can you sell what you don't have. Commerce got them and they will sell their own mother.

[Komandarm]

That's for sure. They themselves have already abandoned mi 28 n. Switching to the Mi-24M Expensive type Mi-28

[vadimus]

Patience and a little effort

[Anatoly]

Real and objective article. With a healthy dose of self-criticism. By the way, it’s quite indicative, we should do it this way - not to sprinkle ashes on our heads, but not to elevate everything in a row. Be realistic, see your shortcomings, strive to take into account all the mistakes. To hell with him, with the tender. The main thing is to provide your Army!

[dobrik10]

I agree with the author of the article.
Business is business, and it doesn't matter in what area, especially in the field of armaments.
If you want to sell a helicopter, be so kind as to bring it to mind first, this is also an international reputation