摘要：When a partner nation undertakes major military modernization efforts through the vehicle of foreign military sales (FMS), especially in aircraft, the process often takes four to five years from the initial request until delivery.1 As a result, many countries extend or even establish new contractual agreements with Russian manufacturers to maintain Soviet-legacy defense systems in order to preserve their national defense capabilities. The paradoxical effect is that countries transitioning from Russian-produced to US-produced defense systems often fall under even greater Russian influence during this period.
