They did , offer palm oil for $900 million USD deal for
18-Sukhoi....... Thier MIG-29 is in perfect condition i would say
...did a flip upwards at 90 degrees...and turned..in
mid-air..without any mishaps..
If you noe how to read or not???
Tripwire has already explained to you that the initial equipment
purchase could be barter trade but not for missiles, spareparts,
repairs, upgrades and subsequent maintainance.
That is good move , after you have been suckered in owning Russian
equipment, you have pay cash to make them viable. 
The Junkyard Mig-29 has very poor reliability as well as a
maintenance intensive a/c, and becos of that it has only just above
50% availability i.e. for 17 Mig-29s , only abt 8-9 a/c available
for war!!!
With poor range & avionics as compare to other western a/c, it
is quite useless except with it's HMS in short range
engagement.
But since our F-5s as well as F-16s both with HMS , and able to use
Python 4 and AIM-120, the Mig-29 will be a turkey shot for RSAF!!!
By now the airframe should be near to the end of their
lifetime(2.5~ 4k Hrs only), so is time for upgrade, this time the
Russian will demand more cash again!!!
So with Russian sucker every drop of blood of MY with maintenanace
and upgrade, the lifetime cost of owing 17 Mig-29s ( with 50%
availability )might even be higher than owing the 8 F/A-18!!!
Just like SAF got unpublished purchases, they also have..scarly
their F/A-18 much more then 8 ...but they learn from sun zi..never
to disclose your real units..
All US equipment sales are reported to their congress, so no
secret here.
Even the Russian report all their sales to the press! 
Unlike those from Israel!!! 
Their CDF wants to buy aircraft carrier liao lo..
This is translation problem by ppl without much knowledge just
likw u , they are only getting 1 LSD/LPD type vessal, w/o any air
defence DDG/FFG , it will be sunk at the start of the war!!!!
Actually , I really hope they get a real a/c carrier( one big white
elephant to be sunk!!) , so that it will suck up all their
miserable defence budget!!!
You need special elevators to bring up the F-16 from
underground..
too much work...hahaha underground HAS....
Pls do not argue for the sake of arguing, at least put up valid
points.
That is a point of having HAS, otherwise why spend money on it!!!!
