Originally posted by panzerjager:
Changing the focus:
As for defunct US military programs, cancelled due to budgetary
cuts or whatsoever, could foreign governments revive the program?
This is implicative of cases like the A-12 attack jet, Sergeant
York SPAAG, Crusader artillery system, the recent Comanche stealth
recce chopper and most notable relevant, the [b]M8 AGS -
notable also because the vehicle itself had already been
type-classified by US military.
Does it then mean that something had been US type-classified, but
not used by them, cannot be used by other countries? Especially if
they were willingly to continue funding the manufacturers to carry
through from development to full-scale production.[/b]
I can only guess so, just imagine what it would be like if
Russian or worse, the Chinese turn up A-12 or Comanche from their
production lines and lagi worse sell to rogue states?
As for M8 AGS, I thought they were about to sell to Taiwan at one
stage and how could they be type-classifed then. However, it is
also good news that US Airborne troops will be acutally using the 8
M8 AGS as an interim light tank. Finally someone come to their
senses to know that the 81st and 101 really need something after
loosing the M551. M8 will finally get to see some real world ops. I
think this is probably the best time for SAF to "acquire" M8 or
part of it, like the chassis or the turret (or even its 120mm gun
turret derivative called Thunderbolt).
I'm sure UD would like to use this opportunity to sell some,
perhaps to SAF and who knows even Taiwan or Thailand 
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