Overview
- Gen. Anil Chauhan told industry to pair profit with duty, warning that missed deadlines translate to lost military capability and urging truthfulness about what can be delivered.
- The Army informed him that during EP‑5 and EP‑6 scouting most vendors over‑promised and then failed to meet the contracted timelines.
- The emergency procurement mechanism allows fast‑track contracts of up to Rs 300 crore to be executed within a year, with EP‑6 cleared after cross‑border hostilities in May.
- He cautioned that inflated claims of indigenous content pose security risks and pressed suppliers to accurately disclose what is truly made in India.
- He criticized overpricing and said products must be cost‑competitive for export markets, echoing earlier service‑chief frustration over delays such as HAL’s Tejas timelines.