Cold War over, Mindef can save $$$$$ with Cheaper and yet...
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....sophisticated RUSSIAN MADE fighters jet for Spore defence.
COLD WAR is over, said President Bush to Russian President.
He emphasised whilst in Bulgaria need not choose between its friendship with the US and Russia, because maintaining good relations with both sides was of equal importance to Bulgaria.
Malaysia,Indonesia and Vietnam are going Russian. Thailand and Phillippines might also.
$$$$$ can be saved without losing US friendship.
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what a load of bull. -
there will always be new comers old ideas.
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having a military with different equipment platforms is going to be a big headache.
think of all the integration.
there is a reason why singapore limits it's fighters to US and also have very limited russian equipment. -
wiki --
"Currently it is unclear what datalink system the JF-17s and J-10s will use; however if the PAF's JF-17s are eventually equipped with Western radars, avionics, etc - they will likely use a Western datalink system with the Erieye.
However the J-10 may not be able to datalink with the Erieye (at least not without heavy modification and integration on part of PAF); this is mainly due to China and Swedens' reluctance to allow their respective systems to be exposed to each other's engineers and scientists. Because of this - the PAF may have to procure a Chinese AEW&C system; recently, Chinese firms have demonstrated their Y-8 based rotodome AEW&C in Pakistan. At the end of the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar in Karachi, the Pakistan Air Force and a Chinese aviation firm signed a MoU over the development and production of a long-range Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft."
integration part can be solved by our high tech st loh!
chinese engineers are making their products more integrable with western platforms.. -
from the recent sand ban incident, we should never count on one country for our supply of vital defence goods.