GarryB Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:26 am
Lack of certainty in government would mean that sales of the latest Russian weapons are not likely in the near term... it doesn't make much sense to sell then the new stuff and have it appear in the US as an opposing forces training system.
Then of course there is the problem with not selling your best stuff and trying to compete with western firms who might be prepared to sell anything to get a contract.
I would expect the large amount of existing Soviet and Russian material in Egyptian service will need support and upgrades and newer purchases will also be looked upon favourably, but I don't see PAK FA fighters in Egyptian colours taking on Israeli F-35s any time soon.
Look at the Orange revolution in the Ukraine... it was successful for a few years, but after a while when things don't suddenly dramatically improve the people start to wonder whether they did the right thing and if the new lot are actually any different from the old lot...