Russian business strategy gets windfall western artillery

If business strategy can help getting windfall profit, which firm or country would hesitate to go for it? Arms manufacturing is a high-profit business. If one gets expensive weapons cheaply then it’s so much the better. In Ukraine theatre, Russia is doing just that. 

So far Russia has got her hand on 155 MM self-propelled howitzers made by France, Germany, Norway & Canada in persecuting Ukraine war.  The prized item, however, is the high mobility artillery rocket system (HIMRAS) made in USA. Whereas quite some are captured from enemy position in the operational area most of these have been bought over from the army itself using buying agents who are loyal to Russia. The role played by oligarchs, in this regard cannot be under-estimated. 

Self-propelled howitzers that are obtained in this way and squarely placed in the store of Russian armed forces include Caesar of France, PzH of Germany, M109 of Norway and M777 of Canada.  Needless to say, this bounty is a great treasure acquired by Russia in the course of the war in Ukraine. A key official from Russian armed forces needled French President Emmanuel Macron calling on him to provide few more of Caesar 155 MM artilleries to Ukraine.

Putting it on the business track, obtaining of such advanced artillery pieces gives Russia a big edge in fine-tuning her own production line. By the process of reverse engineering she can come out with most modern version of her own branded artillery and at the same time affording her with defensive postures that could devastate the western models in action not only in Ukraine but elsewhere globally.

The best part, possibly is the technology transfer from west to east where no intellectual property right claims could ever be maintained by the host nations against Russia as none of these were procured via international commercial contracts.

More interestingly, Russia would be abler to supply the same weaponry suitably amended to willing buyers elsewhere. Under the international law finders are owners of any booty. Hence what emerges clearly from this windfall is Russia not only winning military war but technology one too, thanks for her brilliant business strategy!

 

Cheers!

 

Muthu Ashraff Rajulu

Business Strategist

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