Cookie Monster
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At the moment direct embargo isn't in favor for two reasons...Eid Mubabrak to you as well. At the moment direct embargo is not in US favour due to their continues entanglement in Afghanistan. Indirectly certain restraints have been applied. To be honest the same restraints will be faced against any other EU Provider. So we either buy what we can while developing resources from other avenues and making ourselves independant. Other option is sticking with China where the products are not matured. You have seen the latency between interest and signing of contract. Ot still signifies a reasonable assessment that in case of US/EU embargo Turkey will be able to continue to supply us. The other aspect is to have more comprehensive spares storage facilities in house ideally with limited local production of spares.
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1) Pakistan is still useful(though not as much as it was during the Cold War era in comparison to India)
2) Sales mean money...defence equipment sales mean money and influence. So it's a no brainer that they are gonna sell to Pak
However I'm not taking about an embargo at the moment. I'm saying that there's a chance of such a thing during a war with India. Therefore I'm highly in favor of T129 bcuz of a way lesser chance of an embargo type situation during war. Secondly with T129 there's local production involved(to what degree I'm not sure)...but I assume the bigger Pak's order and the more money involved would play a big part in the extent of ToT and local production...so that's even more of a reason to have picked T129 over AH1Z.
The point I'm trying to make is that there are definitely pros and cons for going with either AH1Z or T129...but I personally would have picked T129 over AH1Z taking into account the current geopolitical standing/relations of Pak/US vs Pak/Turkey. It could very well be that PA knows something I don't and their choice of AH1Z was indeed a wiser a choice...I'm just expressing a personal opinion of mine.