J-35A fighter (PLAAF) + FC-31
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antiterror13
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If AMCA would fly at all considering the engine issues currently
I'd bet China would have significant number of 6th generation in service first before AMCA in service
And the gap between China and India in number and technologies of fighter (in fact in most if not all) are widening every year
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Come and on calm down! It was meant as a joke in order to express that my "soon" is different to what most rate "soon" - and here it is irrelevant to me if Russian, Indian, Pakistani or whomever - in other parts of the social media, but you are correct, India's "soon" is yet again another level.
You mean number of non flying fighter or fighter produced counting the ones without capabilities (<block 3), engine or radar ? Usable 5th gen in the US is probably below 500 with their fleet in heavy gremlins and maintenance problems.
Plaaf is catching on very fast if not already, even more in Asia-Pacific. J-35 production is just the nail on the coffin for 5 gens fighter availability.
I’m pretty sure that no matter how garbage J-35’s radar is, it is far superior to gym weights.
According to a published by the US Government Accountability Office, only of American F-35 fighters are fully mission capable at any given time.
The crayon eaters of the USMC, in particular, deserves special praise and attention for achieving an impressive F-35B full mission capable rate hoovering in the teens throughout the entirety of the 2020s thus far!
Granted, the USN ain't far behind with an outstanding F-35C full mission capable rate of 15.3% as of the last fiscal year!
Just as your understanding of the PLA is stuck five years in the past, it's essentially the same as knowing nothing. I also can't know why the F-35's operational readiness rate suddenly plummeted that fast; based on my understanding, it should be around 50%.
Does the USAF really have any hope of confronting the PLAAF within the first island chain? If things continue like this, it's possible they'll need to cobble together a few makeshift squadrons, just like during the Ramadan conflict.
Why's India even part of the conversation with China? They're clearly in Pakistan's class with clear inferiority in the air. Even countries like Turkey would be beyond their class
With all respect, let's not overuse this card.
Yes, F-35/F-22 readiness rates suck - when compared to non-5 numbers. Assuming that PLAAF 5th gen readiness is stellar is a step too far.
First, we don't know; second, much of China's fleet is fresh new.
For example, a simple reason why USMC numbers are low is that their variant isn't just B, it's some of the earliest planes within the fleet.
When they were factory fresh, it somehow counterbalanced things. Now they aren't fresh, are undersuplied, and still have all the "features" of first production batches.