Buying US hand me down weapons at inflated prices is basically paying for the US SaaS subscription fee: Security as a service. It was the same in Romania when

Buying US hand me down weapons at inflated prices is basically paying for the US SaaS subscription fee: Security as a service. It was the same in Romania when joining NATO. They bought a bunch of retired F-16s at inflated prices which pissed off the Romanian taxpayers and the Frech and Swedish governments, since for that kind of money, the Romanian air force could have bought more modern and brand new Dassault or SAAB fighters while also supporting the local EU economy, but instead, they spent the money to buy themselves tickets at the US-ally table (possible corruption and bribes involved as well, but that's pretty much the norm in all defense related purchases)