Rapid Fire, August 3, 2012: Chinese Planes and Ships

Rapid Fire, August 3, 2012: Chinese Planes and Ships

Rapid Fire, August 3, 2012: Chinese Planes and Ships Aug 03, 2012 10:40 EDT Related Stories: Americas - USA , Asia - China , Britain/U.K. , Fighters & Attack , Issues - Political , Leadership & People , Mines & Countermine-IED Given the high number of Chinese military aircraft that have not been produced several years after first exhibiting models, Richard Fisher, Jr. from the International Assessment and Strategy Center thinks [PDF] the vaporware label is often – though not always – justified. China’s naval modernization [updated CRS report, PDF] seems to be more substantial and sustained. Then there’s the discrepancy between how you model the threat, and what the threat actually is. Bill Sweetman at AviationWeek as a good post about the colorful experience of USAF pilots who flew Russian fighters in the 80s: Advertisement “In 1987 we had the AIM-9P, which was designed to...

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