The notion that the US will do anything even remotely close to “bringing China down to its knees” is as laughable as the reverse of that.

Debatable, to say the least.

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What AESA Radar will China offer that could exceed the performance of either the APG-79 (Super Hornet) or APG-80 (F-16 Blk 60)???

Doesn’t have to be AESA, and doesn’t have to exceed either APG-79 or APG-80 performance to make them a serious threat. Flanker family has many strengths, large radar is not the only one.

http://www.militaryparitet.com/teletype/data/ic_teletype/9025/

Regarding the talks with Syria about buying Yak-130″UBS”, initial batch predicted to be around 24-36 aircraft. Currently Yak-130 has 22 export orders, Lybia 6 airframes, 16 to Algeria. Vietnam is expected to make an initial purchase of 8 Yak-130s alongside its new Su-30s. Other potential sales might take place in Venezuela, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.

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The SH/Block 60 may have an advantage over current PLAAF flankers but may find it difficult against future variants with AESA radars.

Doubtful…………:cool:

Not at all.

Nozzles are incorrect.;)

Looks remarkably well done otherwise, nice.

Russian MiG-31 fighter crashes in Urals, crew eject

A Russian MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor/fighter crashed on Friday in the Perm region of the Urals, but the two crew members ejected safely.

The crew have yet to be located, a local law enforcement officer said.

A local security official confirmed the crash but declined to identify the plane model, saying only that it “was not carrying any weapons” and posed no danger to residential areas.
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http://59.ru/newsline/338956.html

Как сказал прокурор Чусовского района Андрей Делиев, «самолет упал по причине силы тяжести, так как машина тяжелее воздуха»

Facepalm. The plane fell because it is heavier than the air, according to the prosecutor.

Your figures are wrong. 2/3rds of exports does not equal 4% of GDP. Russian exports were 25% of GDP in 2009, & oil & gas account for 50% of government revenues. Without them, Russia would be massively in debt, both externally (they’ve earned all the money which paid off old debts) & internally.

The size of the economy determines what a country can and can not afford. Russia can’t afford to be a superpower, any more than Germany or the UK can. If it tries to throw its weight around, & start an arms race, other countries can outspend it. If it tries to match them, it runs into the problem that spending too much is unsustainable. The USSR had, by some estimates, the largest military spending in the world. Remember the eventual result? I hope for Russias sake that Putin does.

If you don’t want to discuss something, don’t start spouting about it.

Hmm, you are right. However that percentage is significantly lower than that of China, big European economies like Germany, and close to that of India. Let’s start making sweeping statements about their almost bankrupt state too. :rolleyes:

Anyways, get back to me when China actually has a competitive defense industry.