European Standard S1000D, an Unnecessary Expense to OEM?

The European Standard S1000D is seen as too expensive for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), especially in India's defense sector. Managing technical documents from various OEMs is challenging, and using S1000D is criticized as costly without improving compatibility. The author suggests switching back to the simpler and cheaper JSG 0852 standard for technical manuals and recommends that shipbuilding organizations handle the conversion of these manuals to better serve military users.