spikehades
Member
With the cancellation of the S-300 contract to Iran, the recent announcement of delaying indefinitely weapons shipments to Syria and the refusal to sell jet engines and other weapons to china, added to the growth of alternative good value alternative weapons suppliers does this mean the end of the Russian arms industry?
Many Russian projects cannot be completed without outside financial assistance (PAK-FA) and others cannot be implemented without guaranteed export customers. Can the Russians afford to damage their MIC in return for short term political expediency. It is disconcerting to see that the Russians are no longer good to their word and are likely to dishonour their contracts. This is certainly a win scenario for China et al and bad news for poorer countries who rely on Russian arms in order to ward off foreign aggression.
Many Russian projects cannot be completed without outside financial assistance (PAK-FA) and others cannot be implemented without guaranteed export customers. Can the Russians afford to damage their MIC in return for short term political expediency. It is disconcerting to see that the Russians are no longer good to their word and are likely to dishonour their contracts. This is certainly a win scenario for China et al and bad news for poorer countries who rely on Russian arms in order to ward off foreign aggression.