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| The Consequences of Perfidy |
| 2004-11-08 |
| Fighter aircraft being produced in China and Pakistan have achieved performance approaching that of the U.S. Lockheed Martin F-16A Block 15 fighter, thanks to the use of sensitive U.S. technologies transferred to China during the Clinton administration. That is the conclusion of a special report published in today's Defense & Foreign Affairs Daily ("Advanced Chinese and Pakistani Fighter Utilizes Illegally -- or Accidentally -- Transferred Sensitive U.S. Technology," November 8, 2004). The aircraft is the CF-1/JF-17 Thunder fighter [sic -- see Defense Talk and Global Security for more information on the FC-1 "Chao Qi" / JF-17 Thunder] that is being made at Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation in the PRC and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex in Kamra. Excerpt from headland |
| Posted by:headland |
| #3 Y'all have often commented how important maintenence is. What are the odds that Pakistan's and China's customers will take meticulous care of their low-priced aircraft? And if they don't/won't/can't take proper care, then who cares what level of technology they initially aquire. Indeed, if they don't maintain, surely that will result more quickly in unflyable aircraft if they start out with the more expensive high-maintenence, high-tech toys? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2004-11-08 8:57:08 PM |
| #2 Hang Clinton. |
| Posted by: someone 2004-11-08 4:08:12 PM |
| #1 Yeah, yeah. Sure, sure. It's the pilot that matters, and our girls are some of the best in the world. |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2004-11-08 3:11:41 PM |