zephyreks@lemmy.mlM to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoRussia reduces number of air strikes after losing three Su-34 jetswww.pravda.com.uaexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
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minus-squarenekandro@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoThe same F-16s that were outclassed by the J-17 in recent military exercises? Pakistani pilots are on record saying the F-16 is worse in basically every way compared to a design China considers to be “budget” and “outdated.”
minus-squarepopcap200@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoLet’s pretend for a minute that it is actually better. Russia doesn’t field the J-17, so it doesn’t matter.
minus-squarenekandro@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoChina recognizes that the J-17 is outclassed by the Su-34, so it sort of does matter…
The same F-16s that were outclassed by the J-17 in recent military exercises?
Pakistani pilots are on record saying the F-16 is worse in basically every way compared to a design China considers to be “budget” and “outdated.”
Let’s pretend for a minute that it is actually better. Russia doesn’t field the J-17, so it doesn’t matter.
China recognizes that the J-17 is outclassed by the Su-34, so it sort of does matter…