of course. but europe seems to have a much more experienced and stable military base than china, which is how they can produce superior weapons. a stable base and experirnce is something china cannot get from a rapid growth, and may be a drawback. but chinas geting there,
sukhois? lay off em. they only serve some many roles, and dont have the same potential as chinese indegeodus designs. they also never really meet expectations. im personally getting sick of them.
chinas order for 100 al-31s signals as start in mass production of j-10. they also shall be building 100 or so "chinese" j-11s. i personally feel china has much more potential and can gain more experiencei f they start building their own planes rather than buy russian. the su-27 seiries are going to be fairly mediocre in future warefare, regarless of what upgrades are installed.
immediate replacement? chinas in no hurry. j-xx is comming, so sukois will be soon regulated to a second line role. i really believe th plaaf and chinese aircraft industry has finnaly reached the level where they can gegin procurring their own missles, radars, and planes. the plaaf shall no longer be a russian af, but chinese!:china:
