China's J-20 stealth fighter pictured at Chengu airbase, Sichaun province, this month. Photograph: Kyodo/ReutersChinese Stealth Fighter Jet May Use US Technology -- The Guardian
China may have bought parts of US F-117 Nighthawk shot down over Serbia in 1999, say experts
A Chinese stealth fighter jet that could pose a significant threat to American air superiority may borrow from US technology, it has been claimed.
Balkan military officials and other experts said China may have gleaned knowledge from a US F-117 Nighthawk that was shot down over Serbia in 1999.
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Update #1: China's new stealth fighter may use US technology -- AP
Update #2: China's stealth fighter 'based on US technology' -- The Telegraph
My Comment: Industrial espionage, stealing technology .... the Chinese are masters at doing this. The possibility that they may have stealth technology from the U.S. is not a far fetched idea.
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Absolutely agree with your comment. Having lived for eight years in China where I couldn't drink the water without bottles, breathe the air without cycling masks, or cycling on the road without getting hit four times, it's clear the Chinese had to steal to get where they are. EVERYONE knows where to go for the cheapest fake DVDs, the cheapest fake Windows systems, the cheapest fake clothes etc. The world does nothing to stop this and China goes on with contempt. A country of 1.4 billion and no Nobel prizes for science now suddenly has stealth technology... guess it will have to come up with its own replacement, not liking the choice for Nobel Peace prize.
I am surprised that this is a surprise to some :)
I agree Mark. I am though surprised that it appears that the technology they have stolen is from the F-117 .... not the F-22. Hmmmm .... I expected them to have stolen the best, but instead it is on stealth technology from the 1990s.
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