By modern standards, P28 is too small to even be considered a frigate so do not fool yourself. P28 has inferior sensors and has very low endurance (3,500 nautical miles) compared to a modern frigate. With such low range, P28 is predominately designed for littoral warfare.
Also, you need to...
What do you mean nonsense? Russia is still several years ahead in engine technology, but even their engines aren't true 5th gen. The AL-41F1 engines developed for the PAK FA are simply enhanced versions of the recent AL-31F series which are found on the Su-30s and Su-35s. Essentially, the...
I agree, China is in the same position too, even with the J-20 and J-31 we are still many years behind the Western countries and we haven't built a successful 5th generation jet-engine yet.
Even the Russians are struggling to develop PAK FA and they are much more advanced than India or China in...
The PLAN already has 13 Type 056 corvettes in service with a total fleet of over 60 planned! The 056 has a range of roughly 3,500 nautical miles (same as the P28) and comes fully armed with anti-ship missiles, anti-air missiles, a CIWS and anti-submarine torpedoes.
The 056 was designed to have...
Firstly, I am from Hong Kong, we have a very high standard of living (high GDP per capita) and we have allot of European sentiment (especially British).
IMF figures are not pulled from their ***... just because you don't like it, doesn't mean you can ignore the facts!
PPP doesn't count, that...
According to the IMF projections out to 2019, Russia will have a far smaller economy than all of the major European powers.
In 2019:
1 Germany $4.8 trillion
2 United Kingdom $3.7 trillion
3 France $3.6 trillion
4 Italy $2.6 trillion
5 Russia $2.4 trillion
You can look at these figure on the...
NATO is the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. It is specifically intended for nations geographically located in and around the North Atlantic.
That is why close American allies such as Japan, Australia and New Zealand are not part of NATO.
Germany, Britain and France are all more important...
Ukraine and Syria are strategically unimportant to the West. For them it is a non issue. Putin has "outplayed" no one, the West simply doesn't give a shit.
When will the people of Russia finally realise that Russia is irrelevant?
China is the new guy in town, with an economy soon to surpass...
Didn't the London Olympics actually contribute in a significant way to the UK's economic growth in 2012? Rather than "take a huge toll" on finances!
The financial benefits to London would be most welcome.
So your argument is that because MF-STAR and Brarak 8 are newer, then it must be more capable and advanced?
Aster 30:
Weight - 450 kg
Speed - 4.5 Mach
Range - 120 km
Flight ceiling - 20 km
Barak 8:
Weight - 275 kg
Speed - 2 Mach
Range - 70 km
Flight ceiling - 16 km
Sorry, but Barak 8 isn't...
Why does India always feel the need to compare themselves to Britain?
The reason a Type 45 destroyer costs more than a Kolkata class destroyer is because it (Type 45) is much larger and is equipped with a very high level of automation and advanced technology.
More versatile yes, but more...
I hope so too. It isn't fair that London must give billions and billions every year to the EU, just so poor countries *cough* Romania *cough* can sponge off of the rich.
Romania is one of the most pathetic, unimportant and boring countries on the face of the planet.
In truth, when London...