[Eye of Unk]

I think it would be good strategy to indeed buy Russian made military hardware, in some respects quantity has its own quality.

It would not be too difficult to take an inexpensive Russian tank of a generation or two past like the T-72 and convert it to remote control, same for certain aircraft.

[myknowledge]

But I'd think not to say that to current customers of Russian mil hardware, such as India.

India's indigenous MBT, the Arjun, has entered service with the Indian Army, and is superior to the T-90 in terms of firepower, FC systems and survivability (because it was designed along the lines of current generation Western MBTs). The Indian army babus preferred the T-90 (export model) anyway because they get the monetary kickbacks from it.

One particularly nasty disadvantage of previous and current generation Soviet / Russian MBTs is the tendency of the turret to be blown clear of the hull if a satchel charge is detonated directly beneath it, because the ammo is stored in the gunner's room instead of a separate sealed compartment.