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2022-05-09 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russian weapons sales to Southeast Asia have tanked, report finds

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Posted by trailing wife 2022-05-09 00:08|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Another wishful article…Not sure the writer realize that after this so called special operation in Ukraine, Russia will hit a jackpot selling missile technology to south east Asia, India, Iran, Gulf countries etc.
Every one of them is in line and publicly interested
Ps:
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Posted by Frank A 2022-05-09 01:32|| 2022-05-09 01:32|| Front Page Top

#2 A bigger factor than sanctions is the poor performance of the Russian military. If the originating country can't get decent performance from their weapons...

Posted by Rob Crawford 2022-05-09 06:43|| 2022-05-09 06:43|| Front Page Top

#3 ^
The old argument was that 'others' had been operating the equipment and that the problem was in the users implementation not the product. Now the manufacturer is actually using the goods and its still below contemporary standards in the field. Well, its still good enough to keep the peasants down and cheaper than the competition as long as you're not going to engage in first world warfare.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-05-09 07:31|| 2022-05-09 07:31|| Front Page Top

#4 The SU-35 sales have been tanking for a while after Egypt got their hands on some and found they were shit and canceled the orders. Same with the S-300 after Israel bombed the shit out Syria at will.

Russia will still be able to sell missiles, guns and anti-tank weapons like usual but their "high tech" stuff is taking hits as the world sees it as the crap it is.

Posted by DarthVader 2022-05-09 08:01|| 2022-05-09 08:01|| Front Page Top

#5 The principal selling point of Russian arms is "no questions asked". That's a pretty big deal, given all the political conditions imposed by Western arms manufacturers.

The other selling point is kickbacks/commissions to the people the purchasing country has deputized to acquire weaponry. The Russians will gladly tack on the cost of these add-ons to the final price tag. Western arms sales people might provide non-cash incentives, but cash on the barrelhead to purchasing reps is generally a no-no, and risks prison terms for the sales team, thanks to the FCPA.

Buying agents don't really care if the weaponry works - only that they get their commissions/kickbacks. As long as palm-greasing continues to be standard practice in the Russian arms industry, Russian weaponry will continue to have a market.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2022-05-09 16:30|| 2022-05-09 16:30|| Front Page Top

#6 "It killed an infidel, last time it was used"
"I'll take ten"

Posted by Frank G 2022-05-09 19:52|| 2022-05-09 19:52|| Front Page Top

#7 The principal selling point of Russian arms is "no questions asked". That's a pretty big deal, given all the political conditions imposed by Western arms manufacturers.

China is trying to fill that role. However, they can't find many buyers for their J-11 and J-16 fighters either as they are crappier than the Russian jets.

Posted by DarthVader 2022-05-09 20:37|| 2022-05-09 20:37|| Front Page Top

#8 "BOGO - but you'll have to supply BOTH pilots. 1st One is on you"

Posted by Frank G 2022-05-09 20:39|| 2022-05-09 20:39|| Front Page Top

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