Clearly, the government is trying to build up conventional capabilities. This time bringing back to life Uragan MLRS merged with newer trucks. Poor truck, however.
It is a lot more expensive and not a dispensable asset. Anka played a crucial role in the Syria campaign enabling TB2 to operate.
Also, I think ownership plays a role. TAI being a state-owned company was not ready to capitalize on the success of the Syria campaign commercially. On top, TAI has...
Akash NG is not even in production yet. They bought the available version which is even inferior to their existing air defence systems. As mentoined, poor armenia is being exploited here by india, as nobody (not even russia) is willing to sell them equipment.
2nd site has been confirmed to be Sinop. Talks with SK and Russia for the construction.
3rd site has been confirmed somewhere in Thrace. Talks with China for construction.
They are accelerating nuclear efforts. (potentially to acquire expertise rapidly in case a nuclear weapon program should...
Azerbaijan's UCAVs have munitions that out-range the indian weapons by a large margin. they are really not a threat but desperate actions from armenia.
Apparently, you cannot post about crashes in peace time. Weird I know. Specifically, any critique of india is strictly forbidden. Mods go distances to protect their feelings
Some thoughts.
1. The added weight might have outweighed the lower drag benefits
2. Adding weight to the landing gear might have required larger/heavier closing/opening mechanisms