On another couple of related notes...
First up, this caught my eye from the keypoint summary I linked just above. I've wanted to mention it before.
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I take an interest in Airplanes/Fighter Jets/Bombers - that kind of thing. It always struck me how much the F-35 was obviously copied by the Chinese.
New images of China’s FC-31 Gyrfalcon stealth prototype have been doing the rounds of social media. According to a photograph circulating on the social media network, Weibo, that could not be verified, it suggests that the jet has undergone modifications. Indian vs Chinese Air Force: Why China...
eurasiantimes.com
China Builds ‘Exact Replica’ Of US’ Stealth F-35 Jets
FC-31, that strives to match the American F-35, is pictured with its fuel-guzzling afterburners as it attains altitude. The logo of state-owned developer the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) is also clearly visible on the jet.
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Now this might be total bollox, but it always stuck at the back of my mind - is this just a coinkydinky?
Up till now you could always tell your Migs from your Sukhois from your Eagles from your Tornadoes. But suddenly this final generation of jets (before it all goes Drone) seem to look the same. Mmmm...
Now it's well known that China copies, steals in fact. Japan actually gets the blueprints legally and from the time they started being the recipients of the outsourcing of the American Fender Stratocaster, for one example, they did a better job of it than the Yanks. Miniaturization of components for computers, etc. etc. is another field where they embrace, extend and exemplify. But the fucking chinks just rob everyone blind. That's a given.
I think the Japs even have their version of American tech with F-35's, Eagles and Phantoms. I'm no expert. But fuck, the chinks weren't meant to get that kind of shit were they? It looks exactly the fucking same. But nobody says anything. Enough sperging about that. Maybe some one can page Bone Buddy who posts here some times (forget his proper handle).
Somebody fucking somewhere sold this tech to them. And this is not just at the expense of American jobs and economics, it's at the expense of sharing your military fucking secrets with your greatest enemy. The very fucking definition of treason. These people need to hang, not even in minecraft, but according to the laws of the land.
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