Originally Posted by
joepilot
I don't believe that they expect a bailout. I think that they expect additional orders beyond the initial order, and these additional orders would be profitable.
Joe
That could work, many countries will tend to gravitate towards whatever military hardware the US buys, in pursuit of quality, interoperability, and prestige. Although I think that "gold standard" paradigm has ceded a lot of ground to Europe in recent years.
If you just want cheap, the soviet block is where to shop.