Re: Pakistan should recognise Israel.
^open your eyes. the fact that the west, russia and china remain unreliable suppliers should slap you in the face. arabs want a prefered allweather partner. the defence co-operation deals and the rate new ones are being signed should also indicate building of a new strategic alliance.
My eyes are open but you are blinded by nationalism to see reality.
Arabs are not going to rely on Pakistan for their weapons, not any time soon.
Besides the West, China and Russia remain far more better alternatives than Pakistan. I mean what can Pakistan offer to Arabs which they don't already have?
We manufacture G3 Assault Rifle, which was obsolete and replaced by the German Army 20 Years ago. Our Machine Gun is a modified MG-42. The Same MG-42 used by the German Army in World War II.
Arabs have the MG-249, the latest American Machine Gun. Their infantry armies are equipped with M4A1 gas powered assault rifles.
Even our great success story, the Al-Khalid Tank. We have yet to have one Arab buyer interested in that Tank. Saudis showed interest only to use these Tanks as cannon fodder behind their main Abrams Tanks. And even then the Saudis didn't buy them.
And we are buying Weapons from the Saudis. Pakistan recently purchased like 200 Al-Fahd Armor Personnel Carriers. And you are talking about selling Arabs weapons.
As long as Arabs have oil money, they will always go for big ticket weapon purchases from the West, China and Russia.
the fact is even today pakistan can compete. the process of idigenisation of weapons by pak forces shows the level of confidence of mastering technology. indigenisation doesnt pay unless you intent to mass produce and that means export.
Sure export them, but Arabs won't buy them because they have better alternatives.
We should export our Tanks, Assault Rifles, Armor Personnel Carriers, Fighters to Africa, and other countries in Asia.
arabs want to become 'impregnable' and im sure youve heard that word before. allot can be learned about technology through that one word alone.
pakistan is currently marketing small arms and an emerging supplier. small arms manufacture is already fully indigenised. indigenisation wont stop there
Those small Arms are obsolete by today's standards and I dont think the Arabs will be interested in Arming themselves with weapons which are 20 years out of date.