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  1. Armand2REP

    Wonder weapons announced by Putin

    You are trying to equate poor leadership to a paper army. This documents well the problems of the Arabs. Under proper leadership the Arabs would be very deadly.
  2. Armand2REP

    Wonder weapons announced by Putin

    Russian defence budget can be equated to dollar terms in dollar terms. It is higher budget than France, meaning more power than France, it is lower than China, meaning less power than China. Russia has chosen a quantity over quality strategy same as it always did, but when you do that you lose...
  3. Armand2REP

    Wonder weapons announced by Putin

    Trying to equate a PPP GDP to Russia's military spending is a fallacy. Even Putin is facing the cash crunch. Look at the Admiral Kuznetsov, first he wanted to replace it with a nuclear powered super carrier, then it was downscaled to an $800 million modernisation of Kuzntsov, now it is...
  4. Armand2REP

    Wonder weapons announced by Putin

    What you just stated is a perfect example of why PPP is not a good indicator for cost of weapons.
  5. Armand2REP

    Wonder weapons announced by Putin

    Taking MKI as an example, what you get now is no different than years ago. The indigenous supply chain has long been established. There is no Super 30 upgrade included in this cost. This is flyaway cost, no support contracts included. I will digress to inflation but it is not possibly that high.
  6. Armand2REP

    Wonder weapons announced by Putin

    I think Trump is trying to pull a Reagan on China. Outspend them in military and break the economic back of the country trying to keep up.
  7. Armand2REP

    Wonder weapons announced by Putin

    Look at what Russia is charging India par example, Talwar now costs $775 million when it was $300 million. FGFA would cost over $100 million and they want $6.7 billion for the first four prototypes. To buy MKI follow on orders is now $75 million when it was $40 million. Even the T-90 has...
  8. Armand2REP

    Wonder weapons announced by Putin

    I know what it is. I think the weapons of Russia are not so cheap when Su-57 costs $100 million. Simple fact is when they cram the capabilities of their Western counterparts they cost the same.
  9. Armand2REP

    Wonder weapons announced by Putin

    In such a globalisation is it really accurate to compare PPP? If you go to the bank with PPP currency they won't even serve you.
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