sure, and Iraq defeated Kuwait, on their home turf too LOL
May I ask, do you know what is power projection?
Iraq and Kuwait share a border, there are no power projection involve as Kuwait backyard is also Iraq's back yard lol.
Like If China defeated Vietnam or Afghanistan, that too does not count as power projection, as there are actual land border with all these countries....
F117 is obsolete, no one will ever think about this junk toy.
If you consider the UK and the US as one entity, then China definitely has a disadvantage, because the UK doesn't have the US as its main rival to keep in check.
But still, China has the HGV to initiate a global prompt strike within a hour, while the UK can never possess such capability.
lol HGV is not power projection, if so, then any sort of ballistic missile can also claim as a weapon of power proojection, even scud, cause when a weapon have a range, theoritically they can reach an enemy overseas.
What I was talking about is an Sea/Land power projection. Where you can actually and literally patrol your enemy coast in time of war.
UK did not need US help during Falkland campaign, US stayed neutral during the conflict, but since the UK jave military base in the ascension island, midway between North Atlantic and South Atlantic, they can resupply their ship and support a foreign war. Hence projecting power that way.
Lets say China want to fight a war with Argentina alone, How the Chinese ship made the Cross Pacific and Cross Atlantic journey when US refuse to let the Chinese to stage a war against Argentina? There were no base belong to China Mid Pacific or Mid Atlantic and you know for sure Chinese ship cannot make a cross ocean journey without resupply.