03.10.2005, 16:50
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Zitat:Venezuela Shops For Politically Correct Weaponsich kann mir schlecht vorstellen, dass die usa einem verkauf von u212 an venezuela gelassen zusieht und die deutsche werftindustrie sollte bedenken, dass venezuela zur zeit recht gute beziehungen zu russland und china hat und sich deutsche hochtechnologie dann innerhalb von kurzer zeit auch in china und russland wiederfinden wird.
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has caused quite a bit of heartburn in the region because of his leftist politics. Chavez has become quite chummy with communist dictator Fidel Castro of Cuba, and is now taking a page from the Cold War playbook by turning to Russia for weapons. Unlike Cuba, Venezuela has lots of oil money, and the Russians are eagerly offering Chavez just about anything he wants. Chavez wants three more submarines, and the Russians are hot to find export customers for their new Lada (replacement form the Kilo) diesel electric boats. [...]
The other two competitors for this sale are the French Scorpene and the German Type 212. Venezuela already has two older German Type 209s. The Germans and French have an advantage in their boats have been on the market for a while, and have a successful track record. [...]
The Russian advantage is price. If equipped with AIP (Air Independent Propulsion, that allows the subs to cruise submerged and very silent for weeks at a time), the coast per Scorpene or Type 212 is about half a billion dollars each. The Russians can offer the same type of deal for at least a hundred million dollars less per boat. [...]