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  1. Tshering22

    Argentina light fighter jet contract

    I am not telling that we need to cut our ties with the British. Strong diplomatic & commercial ties with them are important. But we can slowly wean ourselves away from that system and create our own. My point is that we need to create a military-industrial complex that is independent of the...
  2. Tshering22

    Argentina light fighter jet contract

    Argentina is an important country in the Americas and there's no doubt about it. But tell me honestly - the UK also sucks it up for US' sake many times in foreign affairs and will not back down in certain areas where it would expect the Americans to reciprocate. Washington knows that it cannot...
  3. Tshering22

    Argentina light fighter jet contract

    The Brits supply shit-ton of stuff to the Pakistanis for all these years, claiming neutrality and you are saying we should respect them? The only reason why they don't supply stuff ot Pakistan today is because it has 0 money to buy stuff. If the Pakis were better off like Turkey or Poland, Brits...
  4. Tshering22

    Argentina light fighter jet contract

    American ones in general are troublesome for further third party sales, not just for Argentina. My point is, if we have to be a net-exporter in the future, our third-party sales should be free from end-user control of our suppliers. That means we do it one of the two ways: Either source parts...
  5. Tshering22

    Argentina light fighter jet contract

    Man, we need to do something about the British and American components in Tejas. Kaveri is still nowhere in sight, though GRSE is confident of getting the engine out in time for the AMCA and TEDBF. I never understand why we buy British and American stuff even when we know the amount of...
  6. Tshering22

    Argentina light fighter jet contract

    Folks, the decision is not final. Apparently, there will still be offers and counter offers before the final decision is made. This was announced only to get better offers. There are a few factors behind Argentina's decision apart from compelling competitors to offer better deals: Argentinian...
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