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Did anybody think KF-21 could be sold to a country the US did not like? I imagine that KAAN will suffer the same problem until a Turkish engine is installed.

KF-21 ground attack capability , scheduled for 2028, may be introduced in 2026. https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/defence/south-korea-moves-to-speed-up-kf-21-block-2-maritime-helicopter-acquisitions

I think that Indonesia agreed to the establishment and maintenance of infrastructure for production and final assembly of KF-21 many years ago. It did not do it. What value would there be in Indonesia again agreeing to the establishment and maintenance of infrastructure for production and final...

Turkiye reducing purchases of Russian crude and oil products

Without checking which, Rosstat (or other official sources) have a tendency to stop publishing some economic data when the numbers look bad. Some cannot easily be hidden - bank base rate, MOEX share prices etc. PS Falsifying numbers connected to economic performance might make Putin look...

A BBC report on Russia's economic outlook based to some extent on expert opinions expressed earlier this year. Report is dated June 23rd 2025. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpqnj17vryjo I think that data released so far this year show that the forecasts of Russian and western experts...

Ukraine is making quite a few long range Flamingo cruise missiles. With a 1150kg warhead, should one or two get through Russian air defences to attack an oil refinery (for example), damage is likely to be very severe. Not stealthy. Apparently not very accurate. Many times the cost of an...

Indeed. If Russia exported 5 million bpd at a $30 discount to the world crude price instead of perhaps at a $10 discount (I guess) on sales to China, India, Turkiye etc - Russian revenue from exports would drop by over $70 billion a year. $70 billion a year is nearly half of what the Russian...

EU is trying to persuade Hungary to stop buying Russian oil but Hungary is resisting. https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-foot-dragging-russian-oil-crashes-reality-croatia-sanction/ Up to 30 USD per barrel discount would make the stuff from Russia immensely attractive. At that price I...

As predicted, Russian GDP growth continues to head down towards 0% https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/30/russias-economic-growth-slows-for-third-straight-quarter-ministry-data-a90994

I want Russia to be so badly damaged economically by this misguided invasion that it will not be in a position to start any more wars against its neighbours for a very long time. IMO after a month of war Putin should have accepted that the planned Blitzkrieg had failed and it was time to...

Yes. I thought there was an oil pipeline. I have no idea which companies' oil is pumped down the pipeline or how much.

Just read more of the press release. My error to just cite the 'bullet point'. My mistake for not reading more carefully.

As I said before, I was passing on what it said in the UK government press release. If you don't like the words they chose to use, be aware that I did not write them. If I missed something in the release, my apologies.

Ukraine has shifted from restricting military action purely within its borders to fighting Russia in Russia. It seems to be having some success. Even the government had to admit that fuel shortages existed after Trump referred to them. To continue this war - which is Putin's intention - Russia...

Indeed, I would prefer the UK not to supply states which look like they are heading for despotism. Indeed 5.4 billion GBP does not look very, very expensive. Personally it does not matter much to me what the aircraft, weapons and spares , upgrades of used Typhoons , training cost. Not to...

What is says in the UK government press release £8 billion deal struck with Türkiye for first new orders for UK Typhoons since 2017, as the Prime Minister visits Ankara for the first time. I don't have an axe to grind. I just reported what I read. I bear in mind that the bigger the number, the...

The price mentioned in the UK government press release was 8 billion GBP. At the moment 1 GBP = 1.317 USD.

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 expensive IMO. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/20000-uk-jobs-secured-as-turkiye-buys-20-typhoon-jets-in-biggest-fighter-jet-deal-in-a-generation

Reports at the moment suggest that China and India have paused importing Russian crude. I think that probably means they have paused making new contracts although Bloomberg reports that a tanker bound for India with a cargo of Russian crude turned round and went back to the Baltic, If...