GarryB on Thu Apr 10, 2014 2:17 am
They have never exported engines like that. Nobody ships engines and the chopper separately, it would be a mess.
I would say they haven't done things like that before because they have not had to.
They can't be that stupid.
Of course they can.
The likely result will be a delay in contracts made... and of course the smartest thing the Russians can do is build new engines for new contracts and in contracts where they were supposed to use Ukrainian engines they can sue Motor Sich for damages and breach of contract... The result will likely be no more Motor Sich.
Klimov could then ask Motor Sich workers if they want to continue working on aircraft engines... in Russia.
There will likely be a gap where there is a shortage of engines, but in the end the Russians will redirect funds to speed up local production and the gap will be filled.
The lack of previous progress can easily be explained... there was no rush when engines could be made at MS for less than a new factory in Russia could make them.
This of course will immediately kill all military purchases from the Ukraine including Antonov An-70 and other purchases.