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Spitfire9 replied to the thread TR Air-Force EF Typhoon.I read in the UK government press release below that the 20 new Typhoons will cost 8 billion GBP with weapons and support. Very, very... -
Spitfire9 replied to the thread Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War.Reports at the moment suggest that China and India have paused importing Russian crude. I think that probably means they have paused...
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Spitfire9 replied to the thread Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War.Russian progress on the ground... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c620765wlxgo Russian economy regression...
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Welding technology on the EF is incredible. Obviously Typhoon has higher quality than F-16, Rafael and Gripen...
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Spitfire9 replied to the thread Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War.I think the US will need to provide Russia with funding if it wants the war to last a lot longer. Like you I came to the conclusion...
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Spitfire9 replied to the thread Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War.I don't suggest that Russia will collapse into many nations. I have never thought or suggested that. I point out that government revenue...
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Spitfire9 replied to the thread TR Air-Force EF Typhoon.Spain has ordered more A400M than it wants, hasn't it? Could Turkiye take over slots?
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Spitfire9 replied to the thread Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War.They could probably have defeated Ukraine in a week or two had the Russian army been the army it was reputed to be.
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They will have to sell for pennies, because the assets will be useless under their ownership, and there is also a deadline to sell. This...
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Spitfire9 replied to the thread Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War.Who is dreaming? The good news for Russia's economy: inflation fell from 8.2% to 8.0% in September 2025. The bad news for Russia's...
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Spitfire9 replied to the thread TR Air-Force EF Typhoon.Not such a bad choice to get out of a bad situation? I have no idea if it includes authority to integrate Turkish weapons . Does...
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Spitfire9 replied to the thread Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War.https://www.ft.com/content/774be10a-e53e-4f48-ac92-33ac99109e44 I think that the sanctions imposed on itself and Rosneft will cost...
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Spitfire9 replied to the thread Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War.IMF estimates 2025 Russian GDP will be around 2.5 trillion USD. It is currently estimated that Russian GDP growth in 2025 will be <1%...
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Europe’s biggest problem is not its lack of power, but it’s lack of unity. If European countries were united in the same way US states...
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Spitfire9 replied to the thread Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War.I think that events even before the invasion cast doubt on NATO membership being a guarantee of security to members. Didn't one US...
