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2015-10-26 China-Japan-Koreas

U.S. Blocks Korean Trainer Jet Sale to Uzbekistan

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Posted by Steve White 2015-10-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 ...An interesting thought experiment: What if the ROKs said, "Ummmm...we don't think so. We're selling the damn airplanes."

Would be worth watching to see what the Administration does, wouldn't it? Couldn't happen, though, I'm sure.

/warms up popcorn anyways

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2015-10-26 06:03|| 2015-10-26 06:03|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm not sure. But aren't countries SUPPOSED to be based on ethnic lines?

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2015-10-26 13:57|| 2015-10-26 13:57|| Front Page Top

#3 IIRC Uzbekistan has no great love of the Russians.
Also Russia has trouble building engines like the one in the T-50. Even with upgrades the F-16 isn't exactly the latest tech. The construction of turbine blades for super cruise engines is a tricky process. We ought to let China and Russia get a hold of a F-35 and watch them waste money trying to build them.

Posted by Chaith Oppressor of the Lutherans1517 2015-10-26 14:07|| 2015-10-26 14:07|| Front Page Top

#4 However, they can sell 'parts'. What assembled 'parts' look like maybe interesting.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-10-26 15:52|| 2015-10-26 15:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Without American support and parts, those T-50s become static displays in no time.

Posted by Betty Hitler2611 2015-10-26 17:47|| 2015-10-26 17:47|| Front Page Top

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