But it will be difficult to get my wish fulfilled as Russia will again ask for a leg and arm .. so RIP the bautiful and powerful machine

Russian aviation products are the cheapest and most reliable considering the over all life cycle costs. Even Sudan has now decent size airforce with twin engine Russian aircrafts and they are going to expand it even more. Plus all future Aviation products built with 100% Russian technology.

https://www.rt.com/business/410371-mc21-jet-russia-saudi-arabia/
According to Kladov, the MC-21 is 100 percent Russian technology, and there are good prospects for it to enter the Middle East market

This statement was directed at Arab countries but it equally applies to India. There are Antonov products that are now built with majority Canadian/North EU engines/components and Saudi want to assembled them in Middleast that have to overfly Turkey/Egypt airspace. I deliberately omit a lot of statements not to make make big paragraph out of it. Indian government is too backward to understand aviation industry.

its 25 to 30% efficient with current engines.

http://www.analisidifesa.it/2017/11/news-da-mosca-57/
he Commander of the VTA (Voyenno-Transportnoy Aviatsii) or military transport Aviation, General Vladimir Benediktov visits last month to settlements Aviastar SP in Ulyanovsk announced to the press that the air force by the end of 2020 Russia will require 150-200 new cargo aircraft Ilyushin Il-76MD-90 (also known as Il-476).

General Benediktov during his tour company has inspected several Il-76MD-90 cells currently under construction at the plant and highlighted the satisfaction of the Ministry of defence about the progress made in the development Il-76MD-90. since, according to technicians, the aircraft has a high degree of reliability and operating in extreme conditions operation with a rate of 25-30% higher efficiency than the original version Il-76 from which it derives.

He’s a very patient man then, since he must have planned this even before 1979 when he replaced his father as a head of the KDP. Of course, he must have known that the US will intervene in Iraq twice to form KRG and install him in power finally and that ISIS will give him a chance to add Kirkuk to the KRG so he can finally get some of that oil money. Sneaky Barzani!

the biggest mistake of Iraqi kurds were relying solely on Turkish oil transit route ( they were impressed with Turkey and its NATO membership)and not creating alternatives to Syrian coast. Once Chinese saw it they redouble there investments in Iraq and give them UAVs.

kurds very deflated after earthquake.

from this flight route to saudi if correct shows how difficult is logistical operations. lots of stealthy cruise missiles needed.

Med very important. it is the place Arab transit energy and import food. once they lose that confidence the dollar reserve status will become questionable even faster. and without reserve status US import based economy cant survive. when I sue import it mean human resources also.

The problem with EU is the clue less politicians. Since Trump tough with China. they bring usefulness of EU against China. not realizing that China importance will increase to EU.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/16/politics/tony-blair-axe-files/index.html
Former British PM Tony Blair to Trump: Keep your allies with you
That change, Blair believes, will be the emergence of China as the dominant global power.

it already happening to Saudi who bought expensive weopons now have to import cheaper food.

https://sputniknews.com/business/201710301058656605-russia-grain-export-saudi-arabia/
https://www.globalmeatnews.com/Headlines/Safety-Legislation/Russians-rejoice-as-Saudi-opens-meat-trade

how many compromises EU will have to make if they start building 5G fighter?. look at the speed of Galileo navigation project implementation.

If Turkey is not getting it than most probably Egypt will also not get and there goes the 500 F-16 market. not to mention Turkey is to the North and Egypt is to the West. US maintain peace through carefull management of US weopons. once these countries are free from the constraints they will create alot of trouble.