we're slackin on our pimpin....

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-military-20110107,0,3324067.story

personally, I don't give two shits if China can do this or not, as any war we fight with them is the end of days anyway

Here is a pretty good article on the bird:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/awst/2011/01/03/AW_01_03_2011_p18-279564.xml&headline=China%27s%20J-20%20Stealth%20Fighter%20In%20Taxi%20Tests

It is still years away from being deployed and is an offshoot of the new Russian fighter. Thing is the bird is huge, and I mean huge, bigger than an F-22, which is large.
But, all of this goes to the image that China is rising miltiary wise to combat the U.S. and I'm not so sure of the evidence yet.

It simply appears China is simply updating their miltiary, which all countries do.

Sure, other states in the region are a little worried, but I don't think this really changes things.

ptown_trojans_1;628918 wrote:Here is a pretty good article on the bird:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/awst/2011/01/03/AW_01_03_2011_p18-279564.xml&headline=China%27s%20J-20%20Stealth%20Fighter%20In%20Taxi%20Tests

It is still years away from being deployed and is an offshoot of the new Russian fighter. Thing is the bird is huge, and I mean huge, bigger than an F-22, which is large.
But, all of this goes to the image that China is rising miltiary wise to combat the U.S. and I'm not so sure of the evidence yet.

It simply appears China is simply updating their miltiary, which all countries do.

Sure, other states in the region are a little worried, but I don't think this really changes things.

Lets sign a meaningless "Treaty" that will alway be the first line of defence to limit the future development of weapons.

China's development of stealth fighter takes U.S. by surprise

isn't the point of a stealth fighter to "surprise" someone?

Belly35;628929 wrote:Lets sign a meaningless "Treaty" that will alway be the first line of defence to limit the future development of weapons.

What treaty?'
What limit?
Huh?

ptown_trojans_1;628934 wrote:What treaty?'
What limit?
Huh?

It was a stealth joke and you missed it ...........

Belly35;628947 wrote:It was a stealth joke and you missed it ...........

ok......

China announced a smaller-than-usual 7.5 percent increase to $76.3 billion last year — the second largest defense budget in the world behind the United States.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40961787/ns/world_news-asiapacific/

I saw this in an article this morning about Gates going over there and it is mind blowing. Even assuming they are understating what they are really spending on defense, we are still spending almost 6 or 7 times what they are.

People wonder why our country is going broke and China is eating our lunch. The second largest military budget in the world is probably around $120 billion (probably closer to what China is actually spending) and we are up around $700 billion and that doesn't even take into account absolutely all of the war and other misc. spending.

Belly, PTown's a huge nerd...he misses things a lot.

Mr. 300;629268 wrote:Belly, PTown's a huge nerd...he misses things a lot.

Hahaha. True, true.
I prefer the term wonk though, but yes, I'm a huge nerd.

ptown_trojans_1;628934 wrote:What treaty?'
What limit?
Huh?

You sound like a Russian, Ptown.

believer;629888 wrote:You sound like a Russian, Ptown.

Better red than dead