May 8, 2011 at 1:14 am
The Su-33 is in dire need of an update.. and while Russia refused to sell SU-33’s to China unless it ordered a significant amount to justify re-starting the production line.. China went ahead and made their own line on its own.. and likely have created a version with updated avionics.
Could this also serve Russia’s interest in which it can acquire the J-15s to save time and money on its own Su-33 update?