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Old 3rd Nov 2005, 19:54
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He may get some kit from some one, but no one is going to sell him top of the line equipment (read avionics and weapons) I don't care who it is, the Yanks, the Chinese, Brits, French, etc. He may end up with a gutted F22 in a few years but with Cessna radios and a radar from a F4 in the boneyard.
If he sells the vipers today, whats to stop him or his successors from selling the top of the line Chinese stuff tomorrow after the winds of political change sweep through? Nothing, and I don't believe any country would want that exposure with the best they have. There have been arguments here about transfers to our closest allies, let alone a questionable buyer.
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