Since when is Israel going to bomb UAE? Why would they do that?

UAE pilots also have combat experience having flown missions during Libyan War. When’s the last time any PLAAF pilots got any combat experience? 1979 and then they performed badly!

In case you haven’t noticed Obama is really reluctant to get involved in Syria, especially after Libyan intervention saw warlordism take over in that country, strengthened Al Qaeda and has given them a base of operations for operations into other countries such as Mali.

Turkish F-4 pilots “smashed” PLAAF/PLAN Su-27/J-11 pilots in 2010. That say’s it all.

They’re still plugging the daft 12 submarines line – though that makes sense as the Australian Submarine Corporation is a Labor Party jobs creation scheme for South Australia and Labor is all about unprofitable work creations schemes (I stupidly voted for them in 2007).

They’ve struggled getting those 6 Collins class subs operational or fully manned, and now they’re going for 12.

Personally I would’ve brought another 3 destroyers instead and have them installed with Tomahawk cruise missiles.

That’s a far better deterrent than 12 “dry dock queen” submarines that probably won’t work.

Totally agree Ananda. Quantity does matter.

Weren’t some of Slovakia’s MiG-29s delivered in 1990s. Were these old Soviet ones or part of the massive cancelled Iraqi order?

The US has vast fleets of A-10’s, AV-8B’s, F-15’s, F-16’s, and F/A-18’s. Which, the majority will be replaced in the next 10-20 years. China has an even more aggressive plan and more resources available to replace its fleet. Sorry, your logic is not holding up………

It’s not my logic. The proof is in the fact that 60% of PLAAF’s regiments are equipped with obsolete J-7/J-8/Q-5.

As for aggressiveness of procurement, China has taken delivery of about 750 modern aircraft since 1991 (250 J-10, 240 Su-27/J-11, <150 JH-7, 100 SU-30) as well as ongoing deliveries of obsolete J-7/J-8 and Q-5.

Since 1991, USAF replaced A-7, F-4G, F-111 F-16A/B, F-14, A-6 and large chunks of F/A-18A/B and F-15C/D fleets with 187 F-22, 500+ E/F/A-18E/F/G , several hundred F/A-18C/D and several hundred F-16C/D-40/50 and additional F-15Es (total of 230 aircraft up to 2001).

So USAF recapitalised majority of it’s entire fleet in period 1990-2000 and USN is recapitalising now again.

China has been unable to recapitalise even 50% of its fighter fleet with modern 4th generation aircraft in 23 years! In fact it’s mainstay is still a MiG-21 derivative.

And everything in the current US fleet is overkill on an J-7/J-8/Q-5 and is a match for J-10 and most likely earlier model Flankers.

True, yet much of India Defense Force is based on Russian Equipment and China also access too! Plus, China has not problem stealing what it wants. Something India is not likely to do! Sadly advantage “CHINA”.

Advantage USA and allies.

Do you have a source???

Look up Anatolian Eagle 2010. Turkish F-4E dominated PLAAF Su-27s, though there was a lot of excuses made by China apologists – pilots were PLAN, pilots were from second rate regiments, exercise never happened etc.

Here’s an article on the Exercise

http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=37369

http://www.aviationweek.com/blogs.aspx?plckblogid=blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckpostid=blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7post:0e6adb06-e48a-408b-bc4e-1262eeee7fdc

China like India is gaining more access to Western Equipment by the day.

Selling Boeings and Eurocopters is not selling them F-22s or your beloved F-35 now is it?

Firslty Taiwanese F-16A/Bs are closer to a Block 50 (hence unique Block 20 designation). They were called F-16A/B because USA did not want to be seen to be selling a more advanced F-16C/D to ROC.

Secondly, all these Taiwanese aircraft are far more advanced than the J-7 and J-8 which still serve in many PLAAF/PLAN regiments and will probably continue to do so in the considerable future.

Thirdly, what proof is there that a J-10B is better than an F-16 or M2000-5?

Fourthly, PLAAF/PLAN has never operated Western because the West was never willing to provide them. Over the years, I’ve read of PLAAF/PLAN being interested in Mirage 2000 and from memoryAV-8.

If Taiwan is integrated into PRC, then PRC automatically is gifted several hundred modern aircraft.