Fighter Aircraft: Does the Chengdu J-20 make the F-35 obsolete?

What is the J-20? An air superiority fighter? An interceptor or interdictor? An air support aircraft? A nuclear fighter-bomber? All w...

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"China will build a 7,000-kilometer high-speed rail link from Beijing to Moscow." What's the consequence for Russia?

Consequences? Russia wins, big time! The Trans-Siberian Railway is still perfect for freight, so this new rail line is not competing wit...

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What would a cyberwar look like between India and China?

China's best and brightest work for China. India's best and brightest work for Silicon Valley. But random rolling blackouts in ...

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How effective would China's "carrier killer" missiles be in a potential future conflict with the United States?

I think the current proposed Chinese strategy is to fire a salvo of three missiles per carrier, though realistically they would need to f...

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If an air war broke out between China and Japan, which fighter aircrafts will likely be engaged in dogfights? Who would win?

TL;DR China has Flankers and a Euro-canard. Japan has F-15, F-16, and F-4. China has better stats. Japan has better pilots. US wins. ...

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Who would win in a fight between squadrons of F-15 and MiG-29?

TL;DR — assuming both sides are equally experienced, trained, and equipped for air superiority missions at the time of the encounter, the F-...

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