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Originally Posted by JU_88
Western jets and helis crash too you know.
Anyway my point being that many nations BUY military aircraft from Russia, their military aircraft can compete with western designs. E.g a Sukhoi PAK FA could give an F-22 a run for its money (and visa versa.)
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Let's guess what countrys are keen to buy russian aircraft or any other military technology instead of western.
1. Belarus.
2. N. Korea
3. Venezuela
4. Lybia (under Gadaffi Regime)
5. Syria
6. China (probably)
Simple answer is - plain politics and discounts for stuff that comes together with it.
Russia is strongly lacking behind in technologies and it is not a secret to anyone.
As an example: History itself explains the fact that trade of military equipment has strong links with politics is the war in Vietnam.