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chidebunker t1_jcs7kml wrote

China makes wild claim about their technology

the US DoD responds by developing a next generation system to counter

new US system exceeds all Chinese claims

China was lying and their system never met their claims or never existed at all

the US military is now 6 generations of technology ahead of China

China responds by making wild claim about their technology....

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My_Soul_to_Squeeze t1_jcsfvuc wrote

This literally happened with the Foxbat and F-15, but it was the USSR rather than China. It wasn't until a Soviet pilot defected with his jet to Japan that western scientists realized it was a very clunky, basically single use interceptor, not a gen4 air superiority fighter.

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