The carrier battle group of the Liaoning carries out exercises in the disputed South China Sea, Jan. 1, 2014. (Photo/CNS)
Want China Times: China unable to defeat US in carrier battle: Russian expert
Konstantin Sivkov, a Russian defense analyst, said in his piece written for Moscow-based Military Parade that even as China speeds up the development of its first domestic aircraft carrier, it would still be unable to defeat the United States in a future carrier battle.
Sivkov said that China had successfully changed the equipment aboard the Liaoning, the nation's first aircraft carrier introduced from Ukraine, to use domestic products. A Type 382 Sea Eagle S/C air-search radar which allows Liaoning to track 10 targets in the air simultaneously can be seen aboard the ship. It is also fitted with a set of four active electronically scanned array radar panels which give the Liaoning a very similar air defense capability to the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, according to Sivkov.
WNU Editor: This Russian defence analyst is very sure and specific in his analysis. I am not that confident.
3 comments:
WN editor, he is right. Even though China has made progress, their tech is still 20 years behind ours. The range and success rate of China's missles are still unimpressive. You should feel confident we would dominate above and below the surface.
WN editor, he is right. Even though China has made progress, their tech is still 20 years behind ours. The range and success rate of China's missles are still unimpressive. You should feel confident we would dominate above and below the surface.
Most people know America's military is years ahead of every country. I think 20 years is about right with the exception of Israel there mechanized armor is about 5 or 10 years ahead of ours.
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