• nekandro@lemmy.ml
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    11 months ago

    The same F-16s that were outclassed by the J-17 in recent military exercises?

    Pakistani pilots are on record saying the F-16 is worse in basically every way compared to a design China considers to be “budget” and “outdated.”

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      11 months ago

      Let’s pretend for a minute that it is actually better. Russia doesn’t field the J-17, so it doesn’t matter.

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        11 months ago

        China recognizes that the J-17 is outclassed by the Su-34, so it sort of does matter…

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      11 months ago

      The same F-16s that were outclassed by the J-17 in recent military exercises?

      I mean, even if that’s true… Is that really even a flex? The F-16 platform is 30 years older than the J-17.