McKeon: China Got Stealth Technology From Russia

[1000VA]

McKeon: China Got Stealth Technology From Russia - Defense News


AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Published: 18 Jan 2011 14:59


WASHINGTON - China got the technology for its first stealth fighter jet from Russia, a senior U.S. lawmaker said Jan. 18, one week after the airplane apparently made its maiden flight.

"My understanding is that they built it on information that they received from Russia, from a Russian plane, that they were able to copy," House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon told reporters.

McKeon, a Republican, said he hoped to "hear more" on the issue from Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who was on a visit to Beijing when Chinese state media published photographs of the J-20 fighter in the skies over southwestern China.

According to the reports, which cited witnesses, the next-generation war jet - the existence of which highlights China's drive to modernize its military - made a 15-minute test flight before landing.

McKeon, who had been asked whether Beijing had obtained the technology needed to build such an advanced fighter from cyber-espionage, also stressed that "China's a concern" for U.S. national security.

"We need to be looking at China, we need to be looking at North Korea, we need to be looking at Iran," said McKeon, who has given a skeptical greeting to Gates' plans for reductions in U.S. military spending.

"That's what really concerns me when I look at the cuts, the potential cuts, that they're talking about for the defense budget. This is not a safe world," McKeon said.

 

[Obambam]

McKeon: China Got Stealth Technology From Russia - Defense News


AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Published: 18 Jan 2011 14:59


WASHINGTON - China got the technology for its first stealth fighter jet from Russia, a senior U.S. lawmaker said Jan. 18, one week after the airplane apparently made its maiden flight.

"My understanding is that they built it on information that they received from Russia, from a Russian plane, that they were able to copy," House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon told reporters.

McKeon, a Republican, said he hoped to "hear more" on the issue from Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who was on a visit to Beijing when Chinese state media published photographs of the J-20 fighter in the skies over southwestern China.

According to the reports, which cited witnesses, the next-generation war jet - the existence of which highlights China's drive to modernize its military - made a 15-minute test flight before landing.

McKeon, who had been asked whether Beijing had obtained the technology needed to build such an advanced fighter from cyber-espionage, also stressed that "China's a concern" for U.S. national security.

"We need to be looking at China, we need to be looking at North Korea, we need to be looking at Iran," said McKeon, who has given a skeptical greeting to Gates' plans for reductions in U.S. military spending.

"That's what really concerns me when I look at the cuts, the potential cuts, that they're talking about for the defense budget. This is not a safe world," McKeon said.

Firstly China got the tech from Russia? asif they would give China high end tech anyway. Russia was ahead on their Pak-Fa and the Chinese J-20 looked more modern and incorporated a better stealth design. Way to discredit other country's effort, I guess they are worried about their sales drop already

Secondly I think the Americans should worry about money, not North Korea, not Iran and certainly not China. They need to have a good relationship with China because if war breaks out I am pretty sure they will not hesitate to dump the US debt and cut shipments of goods to the US. With the US economy gone, then they will have no will nor funds to fight the war. Mass civil unrest and hyperinflation would be the war they will end up facing.

 

[xixi]

With the US economy gone, then they will have no will nor funds to fight the war. Mass civil unrest and hyperinflation would be the war they will end up facing.

That's kind of danger. They may start a war or even WWIII to save the empire. Maybe that's part of reasons J-20 is shown. Oh no! A nuclear winter!

 

[AerospaceEngineer]

McKeon: China Got Stealth Technology From Russia - Defense News


AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Published: 18 Jan 2011 14:59


WASHINGTON - China got the technology for its first stealth fighter jet from Russia, a senior U.S. lawmaker said Jan. 18, one week after the airplane apparently made its maiden flight.

"My understanding is that they built it on information that they received from Russia, from a Russian plane, that they were able to copy," House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon told reporters.

McKeon, a Republican, said he hoped to "hear more" on the issue from Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who was on a visit to Beijing when Chinese state media published photographs of the J-20 fighter in the skies over southwestern China.

According to the reports, which cited witnesses, the next-generation war jet - the existence of which highlights China's drive to modernize its military - made a 15-minute test flight before landing.

McKeon, who had been asked whether Beijing had obtained the technology needed to build such an advanced fighter from cyber-espionage, also stressed that "China's a concern" for U.S. national security.

"We need to be looking at China, we need to be looking at North Korea, we need to be looking at Iran," said McKeon, who has given a skeptical greeting to Gates' plans for reductions in U.S. military spending.

"That's what really concerns me when I look at the cuts, the potential cuts, that they're talking about for the defense budget. This is not a safe world," McKeon said.

LOL Yeah right.

The fact is that. Most likely the Chinese got stealth tech from a downed F-117 in the 1995 Kosov. Remember US bombed Chinese embacy and Kosov might have given the downed F-117 remain to China.

I think that is what gives the Chinese a jump start of stealth tech over the Russians!

BTW, dont come up with laughble news. "China got stealth tech from russia". The fact is that the russians themselves are having difficulties fixing T-50's design issues.

 

[ZhengHe]

expect to see more of this shyt from the US as China continues to progress

 

[Donatello]

One could also say Russia got it's stealth tech from US. Spies...

 

[flameboard]

None of the planes China has bought with Russian origin were stealthy enough to be called 5th generation. This is a desperate attempt to discredit China.

 

[ZhengHe]

This is not a safe world," McKeon said.

That's right McKeon, no country is safe from the United States. That's why China must further develop advance technologies to enhance it's defenses.

 

[somebozo]

Russia invented stealth so one can argue that everyone got it from Russia!

 

[Obambam]

That's kind of danger. They may start a war or even WWIII to save the empire. Maybe that's part of reasons J-20 is shown. Oh no! A nuclear winter!

Nuclear warfare will not breakout between US and China. They are just there as a deterrent and for rubbing up the egos. China may have fewer nukes than the US, but the US is still upset about it because China is putting salt on their open economic wounds.

I've always find it fascinating how the westerners like to compare genital sizes and say how mine is bigger than yours. In reality the size of genitalia matters very little when you have the cars to pick the girls up and the money to pamper them with. Will the guy have bigger genatlia win more girls than the guy with smaller one but more money to spend?

Anyway sorry for the sudden derailing of topic.. yes I don't see it coming. Just look around China and count how many of its neighbouring countries are nuclear armed?

 

[applesauce]

None of the planes China has bought with Russian origin were stealthy enough to be called 5th generation. This is a desperate attempt to discredit China.

stealthy enough? what plane has china bought from russia that were even a tiny bit stealthy or showed even a tiny bit concern on rcs protection? certainly not the su-27 or the su-30