Reason why I kind of lost interest in the defence industry. Its a bureaucratic nightmare where a lot of promises get made, but few of them ever get fulfilled. Have gotten my hopes up and dashed to many times.
Its a new one that can be mounted on both the M60 and T-72 tank. Its a very modular turret that can probably be modified in different configurations depending on the needs and requirements. Honestly I was pissed about still retaining the 105mm cannon but the arguments that was pro for its usage...
The fact that there are certain conditions and precautions being taken is almost certainly a given, and I am not just talking about oral or signed agreements fundamentally hardwired within the hardware/software of the drones themselves. We have seen China and US do it, no reason for us not to...
From what little I gathered they are actually even a "sovereign" state that only remained a part of Uzbekistan with the right to secede, promising to hold a referendum eventually for it. It seems to be a pre-condition, which means without it they have no desire to be part of the state...
Ah the Germans just being Germans I suppose. Make me at least feel a bit better that their embargo's and backstabbing is somewhat indiscriminate, because we have been dealing with them for decades now. If its not the engines, its something else. Hidden sanctions and embargo's is a staple German...