It seems to me Chinese AShBMs already pose credible threat to the mighty USN, enough to alter their procurement plan.
Missile Threat Helped Drive DDG Cut - Defense News
That site's info is pretty outdated. China has built quite a few civilian-military dual-use airports in Tibet in recent years. There are no fighters regularly stationed at these airports, but they can be deployed very quickly if situation deteriorates.
Lhasa Airport:
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I can't wait for J-10 and J-11B knocking off IAF fithers like cheap kites, and rain of SRBM/MRBM/MLRS blanketing IAF airports. Let the war begin after Olympics!
The so-called "international rules" are in fact Anglo-American rules, which China rejects justifiably. She prefers a non-neocon "New World Order", maybe?
The bases. Since in any conflict over Taiwan China has the homecourt advantage, which means USAF only has limited airports in Guam, Japan and South Korea, China can neutralize the USAF on the ground. Any threat from North Korea will scare the hell out of the South, and China's increasing...
I am afraid not. The one I posted before was a fan-drawn Computer Graphic, because the real one is still under development at Chengdu in secrecy. But rumors on Chinese forums say J-10B undertook its maiden flight around late 2007 or early 2008, so I guess we just have to wait and see.
The 1:4 model of the indigenous R0110 gas turbine for China's 1st aircraft carrier:
As the second pic shows, the power of the turbine is 110 MW = 147,000 HP, so two of these will give an output of around 300,000 HP, which is quite enough to move a medium-sized AC, considering the engines of...
If India chose the F/A-18E/F as their MRCA winner, the Super Hornets would definitely outmatch any fighter currently in PLAAF service, but soon-to-come J-11C and J-10B both equipped with AESA and improved turbofan engines and avionics should resume the balance.