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Originally Posted by Wim Libaers
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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike
Could backfire on the Saudis too. If there is another terrorist attack in the UK the Brits can start to demand the Saudis start another crackdown on radicals and dangle the continuation of the EF service contract over their heads. Imagine if the Saudis all of a sudden have a few squadrons of EF and their manufacture threatens to cut of the supply of spare parts and upgrades…
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That happened to Iran. But unless the Saudi's develop their own fighter jets, they will always have some dependence on foreign powers. |
Indeed. I guess the next best thing would be to buy a figher manufatured by several nations like MiGs. Several nations (Russia, China, former eastern bloc) all manufature parts for them.