“It’s better to buy six divisions of BrahMos anti-ship missiles than a dozen American fighters”: in the foreign press about the high cost of Western weapons

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“It’s better to buy six divisions of BrahMos anti-ship missiles than a dozen American fighters”: in the foreign press about the high cost of Western weapons

In the context of the high cost of Western combat systems and the threat of sanctions for the purchase of Russian weapons India is gradually entering the world market as a supplier of military products. At present, the Asia-Pacific region is the most priority for its sales region, since most of the states located here have tense relations with China, and therefore do not want to cooperate with China in the military-technical sphere.

New Delhi's first major breakthrough in military sales was a contract signed at the end of 2021 that provides for the supply of three BrahMos anti-ship missile batteries to the Philippines for $374,96 million.



BrahMos cruise missiles remain the best option for coastal defense as there is no more effective alternative

- indicated in the foreign edition 21AAR.

As noted in the press, when concluding this deal, India demonstrated the possibility of selling powerful weapons for relatively little money:

The cost of Western products is staggering. For example, in 2021 the United States announced its readiness to sell 12 F-16C / D multi-role fighters to the Philippines. Their cost, together with ammunition and spare parts, reached $ 2,43 billion. This is an unacceptable amount. Better to spend $2,43 billion buying six divisions of BrahMos cruise missiles than a dozen US fighter jets.


According to the author, these anti-ship missiles are able to protect all the country's waterways, its critical infrastructure and major cities, and are much more important for the Philippine Armed Forces than Western products with an incredibly high cost.

For our part, we note that in September 2022, the Philippine Ministry of Defense actually refused to purchase F-16s from the United States, citing their high cost and budget constraints.

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  1. +3
    15 November 2022 15: 18
    “It’s better to buy six divisions of BrahMos anti-ship missiles than a dozen American fighters”: in the foreign press about the high cost of Western weapons


    And it's better to buy Russian fighters as an option.
    1. -19
      15 November 2022 15: 21
      The Hindus have everything at a higher level than in the Russian Federation ......
      1. +10
        15 November 2022 15: 24
        And what is the connection between the F-16 fighter and the Brahmos anti-ship missiles that they decided to compare them
        1. +5
          15 November 2022 19: 00
          And what is the connection between the F-16 fighter and the Brahmos anti-ship missiles that they decided to compare them

          Obviously, the author of the comparison meant that the F-16 with all its ammunition cannot sink an enemy ship, but one Brahmos missile suspended on the SU ... can. Result .. Why is the F-16 needed? If for the same money you can get not only a good interceptor, but also ... a carrier of cool anti-ship missiles, of your own production.
          1. +1
            15 November 2022 22: 32
            Quote: volodimer
            and one Brahmos missile suspended on the SU ...

            The article is about the desire to buy 6 Brahmos anti-ship missile divisions instead of 12 US fighters. Coastal.
            And the Su-30MKI fighters in India are produced under our license and from our vehicle kits. And they don't have the right to export. They build only for themselves.
      2. +10
        15 November 2022 15: 28
        Quote: Zaurbek
        The Hindus have everything at a higher level than in the Russian Federation ......


        That everything is at a higher level than in Russia? Take an example. Seriously? Why, then, do they buy Su-30MKI, Mig-29K / Mig-29KUB fighters, T-90 tanks from us, organize the production of our Kalash, cooperate with us in the creation of the Bramos anti-ship missiles, and this is the export version of the Onyx anti-ship missiles, they take rent a submarine, the same Nerpa? And remind me that Russia has ever bought from India, if everything is so cool there. India also bought an aircraft carrier from us, or what about an aircraft-carrying cruiser? Air-to-air missiles. Can you remember everything.
        1. +3
          15 November 2022 21: 48
          Did India also buy an aircraft carrier from us, or what about an aircraft-carrying cruiser?
          With these deliveries (at least on the marine theme) of India it's time to tie - they are unprofitable. The scheme is primitive, but smart. An official who takes an order from them receives 2-3% of the contract amount (in any case). Hindus are cunning and the production time is always set short. Overdue - a penalty under the contract and interest went. Shipyards, when accepting these orders, see that the deadlines are unrealistic, but they take it (and where to go, they need to survive somehow). Then 3 years and penalties flew from ... federal treasury (and not from the shipyard). In the end, everyone is happy: Indians get a ship for 60% of the cost, our enterprises work and money, and state treasury suffers losses (Of course, I wrote this in a simplified way, but the layout is something like this).
          PS I have no information on land deliveries of equipment to Hindus.
      3. -3
        15 November 2022 15: 30
        Perhaps they just have a smaller rollback, or so far the local bureaucrats are afraid that they will “spread greenery” on their foreheads for corruption .. In India, the death penalty has not been abolished. hi
      4. +3
        15 November 2022 15: 36
        So you see an Indian, but as they say: "Each sandpiper praises his swamp!" Blow home and enjoy a high level there! laughing
      5. KCA
        +3
        15 November 2022 15: 48
        Don't you know that Bramos is Onyx adapted by Indians and Russian engineers? Including the lightweight version in the aviation version, we can’t really do it for ourselves, but will we try hard for the Indians? Or is the fact that at that time Zircon was already being developed in the aviation and ship versions?
      6. 0
        15 November 2022 21: 38
        especially when you consider that they are assembled from Russian components
    2. +3
      15 November 2022 15: 33
      Quote from: neworange88
      And it's better to buy Russian fighters as an option.

      We need them, especially now.
  2. +1
    15 November 2022 15: 58
    “It’s better to buy six divisions of BrahMos anti-ship missiles than a dozen American fighters”: in the foreign press about the high cost of Western weapons
    So, weapons of various types are acquired to perform specific tasks, leveling specific threats ... although there are also strange purchases.
  3. -3
    15 November 2022 16: 45
    Hindus scammed half of the video from the Norwegians
  4. 0
    15 November 2022 18: 14
    “Better to buy six divisions of anti-ship missiles BrahMos than a dozen American fighters”

    Where is the connection? These are different types of weapons.
    And if the enemy does not sail, but arrives on planes, how to use anti-ship missiles?
  5. +1
    15 November 2022 22: 28
    An old trick) Indonesia was pushed out to refuse dryers - now they run along the walls - they were offered mattresses to replace the F-15 ... At 250+ million evergreens apiece - the Asians have already fallen off) These are 4 Su-30 pieces))) Well, fools carry water
  6. 0
    16 November 2022 21: 54
    200 million dollars for the F-16, even with ammunition and spare parts?????????? They've gone completely off the rails!

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