tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050542.post2891818736353462982..comments2023-10-11T17:09:54.975+05:30Comments on LIVEFIST: Prithvi Target Missile Failure Due to Flight Control Component Failure, No Design Problems: InvestigatorsShiv Aroorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03510476258643893433noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050542.post-22459285697228646202010-06-24T18:25:09.358+05:302010-06-24T18:25:09.358+05:30What is the latest update on the aad, padWhat is the latest update on the aad, padpraneetbajpaiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581691872718953626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050542.post-42169411920692004002010-04-07T01:26:24.897+05:302010-04-07T01:26:24.897+05:30>>>Lame! How do we know there are no faul...>>>Lame! How do we know there are no faulty components on the "battle-ready" Prithvis? Damn thing is going to go up and fall on our own heads! Hope I won't be living in the flight path.<br /><br />Check the number of Prithvis tested and the number of flaws viz components and you'll have your answer..which is, Prithvi QC works.<br />And no, you wont live in the Prithvi flight path unless you live in the Chandipur test range or the intended target, Pakistan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050542.post-77679279400906238432010-04-02T10:54:04.757+05:302010-04-02T10:54:04.757+05:30The need of the hour is the implementation of stri...The need of the hour is the implementation of strict quality control practices along the entire spectrum of Indian defence production.subhajit guptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02104502005590140524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050542.post-13964423070494538322010-04-02T06:55:14.884+05:302010-04-02T06:55:14.884+05:30Lame! How do we know there are no faulty component...Lame! How do we know there are no faulty components on the "battle-ready" Prithvis? Damn thing is going to go up and fall on our own heads! Hope I won't be living in the flight path.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050542.post-48467352190125660902010-04-02T04:43:05.356+05:302010-04-02T04:43:05.356+05:30QC is not a priority in India. We think that QC ca...QC is not a priority in India. We think that QC can be built into anything after the product has been made by applying a thick coat of most expensive and gaudy paint.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050542.post-11100295368746945502010-04-02T01:15:05.234+05:302010-04-02T01:15:05.234+05:30I do not think the first Agni III test failure had...I do not think the first Agni III test failure had anything to do with faulty components. There was a design issue which was fixed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050542.post-44484678750368186482010-04-02T00:32:34.715+05:302010-04-02T00:32:34.715+05:30you are jumping to laughable conclusions on the ba...you are jumping to laughable conclusions on the basis of a couple of test failures ..if the problem was serious, the recent prithvi, dhanush, agni trials from serial stocks would also have suffered..the akash would not have been ordered by the IAF in more quantities either...brahmos tests would not have been successful using serial missiles..<br /><br />secondly, agni-3's failure was not due to component failure via QA..but a design flaw which was subsequently fixed via more heat shielding..<br /><br />the agni 2 and the prithvi test target failures are to be expected..if you are familiar with statistical control.. out of a large sample, there are invariably a couple of systems which can and do fail...hence the need for a stated inventory which includes a buffer to guard against the occasional failure..<br /><br />your statement "quality control is aggravating things immeasurably in indias missile program" is hence without merit..<br /><br /><br />the prithvi test artifact which failed..is not a standard prithvi but a hand tooled one custom made for Ballistic missile test purposes...as such severa of its systems dont come from standrd production lines...and dont reflect on the mass manufactured std p1 p2 and d units..<br /><br />if you want to see how strict QA is ..visit DRDL or RCI and see the draconian QA measures imposed on both subsystems suppliers and integrators...<br /><br />even with all this..components will and do fail...it happens when we buy stuff from abroad from leading OEMs and it will happen here as well...what can be and is done...is to minimize the defects in a batch...and limit it to a few systems at best out of a large production run via vigorous QA measures...and then conduct sampling to take out the defective units...but 1 -2 do get through...hence redundancy is built into system design and weapons platforms to compensate...in India as well as abroad...<br /><br />so far india's missiles have shown a defect versus production run curve which is better to any imported system...ask the prithvi team about their missiles..the level of ruggedization and redundancy is significant..<br /><br />so kindly rely on the facts..<br /><br />cheers...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com