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fujiyamasan

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23. It's understandable why Saudi Arabia is in talks with Ukraine

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Sat Apr 11, 2026, 04:06 AM

Apr 11

Without consulting the US. Ukraine is probably the only country right now outside of Iran, Russia or China that can build them with the required economies of scale, making them considerably cheaper than anything produced by western arms manufacturers. Brilliant move on Zelensky’s part — and they’re wreaking havoc on Russia’s oil industry.

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Wingspan, not total size Deminpenn Apr 10 #13

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Bad data. James48 Apr 10 #8

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With defense contractors like this... RainCaster Apr 10 #17

It wouldn't by any chance be the drone company that Usay and Kusay bought into, is it? Buddyzbuddy Apr 11 #21

At a guess: Aussie105 Apr 11 #22

It's understandable why Saudi Arabia is in talks with Ukraine fujiyamasan Apr 11 #23