It's too shocking that the Indian defense minister is taking such a huge kickback! A plane priced at $1 billion, but actually valued at $10 billion, ten times the amount. This is really going to bankrupt India, it's truly fierce! Indian Defense Minister Singh attended the Quad meeting in the United States and reached a preliminary agreement with the U.S., which will purchase four P8A anti-submarine aircraft for $4 billion, to be used in the Indian Ocean for emergency purposes, with the mission of detecting new submarines that Pakistan might introduce. Before Pakistan's submarines even arrive, India has already responded quickly!

The price Spain paid for the P8A anti-submarine aircraft was $130 million per unit, New Zealand paid $300 million per unit, and the highest price was Germany at $330 million per unit. However, India ended up paying $1 billion per P8A anti-submarine aircraft, which is indeed impressive!

Why can only the "Eagle" country have its Smith专员, but not the "Third Brother" country have its Singh专员? The actual price was $300 million, and the rest were all Singh专员's kickbacks. Smith专员 isn't dumb either; he knows that Singh专员 won't pay the final payment, so how much can he write off?

Everyone knows that the Indian Navy, Army, and Air Force always take kickbacks when buying equipment, and the amounts are quite large. That's why whenever India purchases weapons, the amount is always high, but the actual amount is not like that. Instead, most of the profits are pocketed by the senior officers of the Indian Navy, Army, and Air Force. Of course, one officer alone cannot take all the profits; there must be some kickbacks for those under him, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to maintain unity on the same battlefield, and eventually, it would lead to a crash.

Therefore, distributing the benefits evenly is the most important bottom line for the Indian military. India spending $1 billion per P8A anti-submarine aircraft is truly bold, three to seven times more expensive than others. It's unclear how India negotiated this deal. Anyway, India feels that it's worth more than what it pays, and it's a win. In reality, General Singh of India, together with his subordinates, has inevitably been involved in purchasing weapons through kickbacks.

However, many times, the down payment is the final amount, and any additional money is not given, just like buying the Rafale fighter jets from France, where they paid 30% as a deposit, and couldn't get the remaining payments. The U.S. is afraid that India won't pay, so they set a high price directly, where a 30% down payment for one P8A anti-submarine aircraft is $300 million.

This way, the U.S. can recover the minimum cost, and whether they can get the remaining money doesn't matter anymore. Usually, India doesn't pay the final payment, but it should still pay the arrears to the U.S., otherwise, it would face significant consequences. So this is the reality. India always buys equipment this way, just watch and see.

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