Could be Nigeria, Algeria and Ethiopia.
J-10 Thread IV
- Thread starter Jeff Head
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Well, but that - "3 more foreign orders (not including Pakistan)" - would be a hint towards two more still unknown customers besides Egypt?
Any idea which countries these could be? Sudan was mentioned already before ...
Why Nigeria and Ethiopia? Nigeria has JF-17 and Ethopia?? I don't know...
Algeria is indeed an option.
So.... The deal realistically won't go through.
There's a reason why already downpaid and built su-35 were never delivered to Egypt. US leverage on Egypt is simply too great.
But what could they do ?
For a start, stop paying the several $bn the US pays to Egypt annually as military and civil "aid". Notably both Egypt and Israel were specifically exempted from the recent cuts.
I think Algeria is a good bet for J-10 buyer, after that I'm struggling to find an African country with both the means and need for it.
Freeze overseas assets, partially restrict movement, cancel loans, cancel aid, cancel existing support, restrict payments through internstional systems etc etc.
Basically, make it so expensive that it's not worth it. Not just to the government and involved companies but also individuals handling the purchase who have, proportionally speaking, most to lose.
Basically, make it so expensive that it's not worth it. Not just to the government and involved companies but also individuals handling the purchase who have, proportionally speaking, most to lose.