This is nothing but BS, there is nothing in this world so called "reliable partners",
When compared to the West, China is a lot more of reliable partner, and as i stated earlier history is witness to this fact.
even China obeyed all UN sanction resolutions regarding all its former allies.
For example??? And did that include Pakistan?
For instance, KSA has f-15 spare parts inventory that cover 20 years of instant operation.
Many of the major components shelf life does not exceed a certain period of time, and i doubt that the engines and missiles as well as other major components like the Avionics can survive 20 years, unless you can prove to me with a reliable source.
In that time KSA would have alternative solutions. And how the hell JF-17 would encounter F-35, 15 or SU-35?
Where did i imply that JF-17 would encounter F-35 or SU-35?? At least understand the gist of my post before going off on a tangent.
KSA would operate f-15 10 years with sanctions
I doubt it, what makes you think so though? First you said 20 years, and now 10 years??
but can USA economy bear cutting off oil supplies for one day? or withdrawing 2 trillion dollar from US? I don't think so.
The Americans wouldn't let that happen in the first place.
By the by, the f-15 spare parts are being manufactured at Al-Salam industries.
Are they manufacturing the critical components of the Aircraft like the Engines, the BVR missiles, the avionics and etc?
Egypt and Jordan produce most parts of their tanks just like Pakistan.
No they don't, Egypt only produces 40% of the Abrams while 60% is still manufactured in the USA and sold to Egypt in assembly kits.
I don't think Ukraine could resist UN sanction resolutions on Pakistan if applied (God forbid).
Pakistan was under sanctions when the deal was made with Ukraine for the engines, this was before the WoT when America lifted the Arms sanctions.
My question here, why would Arabs import Al-Khalid or JF-17 while they manufacture superior tanks as well as have the most modern and powerful jets in the world?
I never stated that they should import, though most of them should. It seems you didn't get the gist of my posts. What i stated was that Muslim countries can pool their resources together and manufacture our own weapons since its cheaper, much more reliable, generates more jobs, and money goes to our own industries rather than the same military industrial complexes that produce weapons for israel.
BTW, Egypt has the 4th largest F-16 fleet, yet none of those F-16's are BVR capable. Egypt also has a very large Abrams fleet, but the major components for the Tank are imported from the USA and their armor is downgraded, so yes, JF-17 and Al-Khalid are superior.
I can't really compare to Jordanian Tanks since i don't know their specifications.