the armed forces continuing to import around 70 of their military hardware and software from countries like russia israel france uk and now increasingly the useven pakistan does much better on the defence exports front said air marshal barbora while defence psus like hindustan aeronautics ltd are pleased at producing just doors and undercarriages for european airbus aircraft china has taken huge strides and is making the whole damn thing he addedthe iaf vicechief did not stop at that he even asked private companies to learn the art of reverse engineering in military technologies which china has mastered and exploits to the hilt has anyone ever had the courage to ask china why are you doing it no one cares a hoot if you cant make it yourself you should at least know how to do reverse engineering he said