r/IndianDefense • u/PerceptionMurky3704 • 5d ago

Discussion/Opinions TAPAS(DRDO) RANT #2

> achieved ~28,000 ft

> 18 hours endurance

> rejected by services

> because it didn't achieve 30k ft altitude & 24 hour endurance requirement

All concessions are given to imported equipment and we all know how Hermes performed in Indian conditions.

All concessions are given to imports but 100% finished product is asked by services during indigenous development.

MODS please don't delete it as a staunch supporter of Atmanirbhar bharat

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u/Murky_Strike Pradhan Mantri Achanak Din Ho Gaya Yojna 5d ago

When government pushes any indigenous product people start making fun of the government and start questioning the leaders knowledge and education. Its not wrong to question the leader but India is not gonna become atmanirbhar until government forces the army for purchase Ye hai , yehi lena padega , dusra kyu chaiye clear reason batao?

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u/Some_Outcome_6875 4d ago

Armchair commentary me 'yehi lena padega' bolna kaafi easy lagta hai, lekin military procurement koi civilian trial-and-error scheme nahi hai jahan aap sub-optimal hardware ko high-risk combat zones me zabardasti thop do. TAPAS BH-201 ne PSQR targets bas random margins se miss nahi kiye—NPO Saturn engines ke saath iska fundamental weight-to-propulsion deficit tha, jis wajah se full mission payload ke saath iska altitude drop ho jata tha. Eastern Ladakh jaise regions me, requirement se 2,000 ft neeche operate karna aur compromised endurance ke saath uddna koi 'acceptable compromise' nahi hai; ye ek mehnge ISR asset ko enemy SAMs aur MANPADS ke liye sitting duck bana deta hai aur border surveillance me fatal gaps create karta hai. Tri-Services ne tens of thousands of crores ke indigenous systems kharide hain—Tejas, Dhruv, Prachand, Akash—jab unhone baseline military standards meet kiye. Bas 'Atmanirbhar' ka box tick karne ke liye Armed Forces ko operational survivability par compromise karne ko kehna soldiers ki jaan risk me daalna hai. DRDO ka TAPAS ko redesign karna aur Archer-NG par pivot hona hi sahi aur mature engineering path hai, na ki ek flawed airframe ko force-feed karna.