China has been on an awfully aggressive military buildup for several years now, especially with their navy. Their new sub base on Hainan Island is some real James Bond type stuff. Apparently they're looking to assert the defense of their "economic exclusion zone". The rest of Asia and India aren't too thrilled by this.
Sounds a bit familiar with the exploits of another budding Asian power about 75 years ago...![]()
Or the exploits of several European powers some time earlier, though at least the Chinese "economic exclusion zone" seems to be in their own hemisphere...Sounds a bit familiar with the exploits of another budding Asian power about 75 years ago...
An interesting looking plane. Any photos showing it from above or below?
From everything I've seen so far, with more capable, modern stealth fighters coming from Russia and China, F-35 will be the most expensive stillborn in aviation history.
They thought that everyone else is sleeping.![]()
J20 looks like a big a$$ fighter. It makes sense when you have to store your payload and fuel inside.
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Yeah but this time there isn't much anyone can do about it... If pushed to the wall they have way more in terms of resources than Japan or Germany .. or Italy for that matter did in 1941.Originally posted by Treetop64:
China has been on an awfully aggressive military buildup for several years now, especially with their navy. Their new sub base on Hainan Island is some real James Bond type stuff. Apparently they're looking to assert the defense of their "economic exclusion zone". The rest of Asia and India aren't too thrilled by this.
Sounds a bit familiar with the exploits of another budding Asian power about 75 years ago...![]()
Everytime I see those Grumman commercials insinuating that the F-22 & JSF will be the premier fighters into the 21st century I cant help but laugh.. as if the rest of the worlsd will just sit on their hands and hum.