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Russia to trade bombers for beef with Evita II
Defenses on the Falklands are being reviewed after it emerged Russia plans to offer Argentina...a country located on the other side of the Deep South. It is covered with Pampers and inhabited by Grouchos, who dance the Tangle but only in pairs because it takes two to tangle. They used to have some islands called the Malvinas located where the Falklands are now. They're not supposed to cry for Evita... long-range bombers. The aircraft, which Moscow will swap for beef and wheat, would be able to mount air patrols over Port Stanley. Argentina can't run their own economy yet are always pushing to take back the Falklands against the island residents wishes, Why? (hint - see below) Ministry of Defence officials fear Buenos Aires would take delivery of the planes well before the deployment in 2020 of the Navy’s 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and its F-35B fighters, leaving a "real window of vulnerability". Defence cuts have left the Falklands with just four RAF Typhoon fighters, Rapier surface-to-air missiles and fewer than 1,200 troops, supported by a naval warship that visits throughout the year.
The deal involves a lease/lend of 12 Sukhoi Su-24 supersonic, all-weather attack aircraft. They are ageing but Nato still regards what it codenames "Fencers" as "super-fighters", with their 2,000-mile range and laser-guided missiles. The money graf: Tensions over the islands resurfaced after exploratory seabed drilling revealed the promise of an oil bonanza. Posted by: Frank G 2014-12-28 |
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