Sell US Weapons Faster Or Allies Will Buy Chinese: LaPlante

[nadeemkhan110]

Chinese J-31 stealth fighter

CAPITOL HILL: The head of Air Force acquisition, just back from the Dubai Air Show, said the United States must act fast to make it easier and quicker for allies to buy US weapons through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) system.

If we don’t, Bill LaPLante said at an event put by on the Lexington Institute, a Washington thinktank, then we have to accept that our allies will buy Chinese weapons, even if they are copies of US gear and don’t work nearly as well as US weapons.

“US stuff is in incredibly high demand. Overseas people are desperate, they are desperate for our stuff,” Bill LaPLante told an event put on the Lexington Institute, a Washington thinktank. “We need to do something about it. It’s urgent.”

LaPlante made his case bluntly and with force: “Guess who’s over there selling stuff? I don’t know. China???” Their reconnaissance drone looked just like the Reaper. Their new fighter looks just like the F-35. Are they are as good, he asked rhetorically? Probably not. But LaPlante pointed to the intricate US system of approving Foreign Military Sales. It requires inputs and reviews by the State, Defense and Commerce departments. It requires congressional notification and review. It takes time, often years.

Do you think China has a policy limiting sales of armed drones, LaPlante asked? No. He said he’d held bilateral talks with Jordan, Saudia Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and others about their interest in buying US weapons. “But our partners are saying, even if it [a Chinese weapon] doesn’t work, I can buy theirs. even if it doesn’t work that well and works about a third of the time. It’s still worth it,” LaPlante said they told him. “Those guys are at war and it’s existential for them.”

So I asked the head of Air Force acquisition how he would speed things up. He was honest and said we wouldn’t like the answer. He doesn’t have one, at least not yet. In the meantime, he asked for help from industry and other experts to press the case with Congress and the press. We need your help, LaPlante told them.

 

[Kamil_baku]

its true actually... Also, because of bans from Congress, many countries such as Korea, Japan, Turkey... push their army technology to produce those technologies and offer oversees..

 

[My-Analogous]

Chinese J-31 stealth fighter

CAPITOL HILL: The head of Air Force acquisition, just back from the Dubai Air Show, said the United States must act fast to make it easier and quicker for allies to buy US weapons through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) system.

If we don’t, Bill LaPLante said at an event put by on the Lexington Institute, a Washington thinktank, then we have to accept that our allies will buy Chinese weapons, even if they are copies of US gear and don’t work nearly as well as US weapons.

“US stuff is in incredibly high demand. Overseas people are desperate, they are desperate for our stuff,” Bill LaPLante told an event put on the Lexington Institute, a Washington thinktank. “We need to do something about it. It’s urgent.”

LaPlante made his case bluntly and with force: “Guess who’s over there selling stuff? I don’t know. China???” Their reconnaissance drone looked just like the Reaper. Their new fighter looks just like the F-35. Are they are as good, he asked rhetorically? Probably not. But LaPlante pointed to the intricate US system of approving Foreign Military Sales. It requires inputs and reviews by the State, Defense and Commerce departments. It requires congressional notification and review. It takes time, often years.

Do you think China has a policy limiting sales of armed drones, LaPlante asked? No. He said he’d held bilateral talks with Jordan, Saudia Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and others about their interest in buying US weapons. “But our partners are saying, even if it [a Chinese weapon] doesn’t work, I can buy theirs. even if it doesn’t work that well and works about a third of the time. It’s still worth it,” LaPlante said they told him. “Those guys are at war and it’s existential for them.”

So I asked the head of Air Force acquisition how he would speed things up. He was honest and said we wouldn’t like the answer. He doesn’t have one, at least not yet. In the meantime, he asked for help from industry and other experts to press the case with Congress and the press. We need your help, LaPlante told them.

So Pakistani planning for weapon purchasing is now hurting US.

 

[Beast]

US exploring deal to limit Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal - The Express Tribune

US is a double headed snake that cannot be trusted.

 

[Kamil_baku]

Turkey will have chance in ASEAN countries... As countries will try not to Purchase from either CHina and USA, not to choose there side... Especially Indonesia and Malaysia are huge markets to start with!
Turkey develops medium class tank with Indonesia(which will be 30t and can swim, first in the first in its class) and also army fighting vehicle with Malaysia, which is around 500m export and TOT. imagine, when Turkey starts to have its own Submarine, that would be the game changer...

 

[mike2000 is back]

its true actually... Also, because of bans from Congress, many countries such as Korea, Japan, Turkey... push their army technology to produce those technologies and offer oversees..

Thats bullshit dramatic crap our western media like indulging in so they can get more funding from the government . The US needs to fear Russia far more than China in this field.

 

[Kamil_baku]

Thats bullshit dramatic crap our western media like indulging in so they can get more funding from the government . The US needs to fear Russia far more than China in this field.

Actually, the advantage russia got is there airspace technology over chine. As they can produce their own jet engine and mass produce it.. However, Russia will fail soon as you can see it from the petrol price.. and Iran deal that will transfer gas to Europe, WHich Russia makes a lot of money out of it..
Chine, is a long turn, able to get the ASIAN economy and pull those countries with economic or power pressure.. We can simply see it from South Korean new friendship with Chine.. export ban of high tech army products to S.Korea, obviously, the main reason of it..