China: military 'decades behind' US

[Armand2REP]

Manned aircrafts still have a very long time.

CAC is building JF-17, J-10B, J-20, while SAC is building UCAV and bomber. One day the suddenly appearance of UCAV will give a surprise.

Why would we care when CCP admits it is decades behind the West? PLAAF is still dominated by MiG-21 clones so using it as an example is absurd. There are plenty of articles by US and European air force officers about the future of air wars... manned will be obsolete. The French decision to build NEURON is a wise one as it is backed by six nations who see the future. Even the US and UK have their own programmes. You show China pushing so hard for unmanned systems yet think manned is the future?

 

[vikramrana_1812]

New Chinese arms aimed at US: military chief


China's new weapons programs, including the J-20 stealth aircraft, appear to be directed against the United States, the highest-ranking US military officer said Wednesday.
"China is investing in very high-end, high-tech capabilities and the question that is always out there is to try to understand exactly why," said Admiral Mike Mullen, head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
"The opaqueness of that, tied to our lack of relationship, is something I'd like to see if we can crack open," he told reporters, stressing the importance of direct military relations between the United States and China to defuse any potential problems that could escalate into violence.
The J-20, China's first radar-evading combat aircraft, had its inaugural flight on Tuesday as US Defense Secretary Robert Gates toured China.
The airplane appears to give "significant capability" to the Chinese military, Mullen said.
Military officials see the J-20 as China's response to the F-22A Raptor stealth fighter. The United States is currently the only country to have an operational stealth fighter-bomber.
"The Chinese have every right to develop the military that they want, they're a emerging, global country with global influence, as the United States does -- we developed our capabilities to protect our interests," said Mullen.
Mullen wondered aloud why China was boosting its high-tech weaponry, whether it was anti-satellite missiles or anti-ship missiles.
"Many of these capabilities seem to be focused very specifically on the United States so that's why having this relationship is so important," said Mullen.
The timing of the China's J-20 flight co-inciding with Gates's visit appeared to be a snub to Washington, fueling the sense of a military rivalry despite positive statements from both the Chinese and US governments aimed at defusing tensions over US arms sales to Taiwan and maritime disputes.
The incident illustrated Beijing's confidence and also raised questions about the role of its military, as a senior US defense official said Hu and other top Chinese civilians apparently were unaware of the test flight.
Gates on Wednesday completed a visit to China aimed at convincing the Chinese to maintain a permanent military dialogue, similar to the relations Washington had with Moscow during the Cold War.

http://www.defencetalk.com/new-chinese-arms-aimed-at-us-military-chief-31320/

 

[Minghegy]

Why would we care when CCP admits it is decades behind the West? PLAAF is still dominated by MiG-21 clones so using it as an example is absurd. There are plenty of articles by US and European air force officers about the future of air wars... manned will be obsolete. The French decision to build NEURON is a wise one as it is backed by six nations who see the future. Even the US and UK have their own programmes. You show China pushing so hard for unmanned systems yet think manned is the future?

Impossible, collocation of manned and unmanned is the future.

 

[BackToEast]

It is nothing but truth that China is decades behind US although the gap is becoming smaller.
It is 1977 when US's stealth fighter F117 had its first flight. After more than 33 years, China has the first flight of its J20,. I don't say the distance is 33 years, but 20 years behind is not an unreasonable estimate. In fact, concerning navy, US have aircraft carrier at least 60 years ago and China still have not got one yet. It is a modest estimate that China Navy is 30 years behind US.

cn is really weak. should work harder.

 

[RebateKing]

I do not know what Rafael is except an Israeli land armaments company. Has nothing to do with MRCA.

This got to be one of the lamest replies I have read here, (truth be told, I am still new here). That guy may be a careless speller or a Nadal fan, but there is no excuse for you to pretend ignorance and not see the point in his argument.