Monday, November 16, 2009

Aviation Week Says U.S. Intel On Chinese Stealth Fighter Was Wrong

Chinese J-XX Stealth Fighter (Image from Picasa Web)

China Close To Testing Next-Gen Fighter -- Aviation week

A Chinese fighter of nominally the same technology generation as the Lockheed Martin F-22 will soon enter flight testing, while a jet airlifter larger than the Airbus A400M should be unveiled by year-end.

Beijing’s fighter announcement suggests a serious failing in U.S. intelligence assessments, mocking a July 16 statement of U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates that China would have no fifth-generation fighters by 2020. Industrial competition looks more remote than strategic competition, however, since China will want to fill domestic requirements before offering the aircraft abroad, even if it judges export sales to be a wise policy.

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My Comment: The question has to be asked .... what else are they wrong on.

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