When six Chinese heavy transport planes entered European airspace in April 2022, it was not just their cargo that drew international attention. Bound for Serbia, the Y-20 aircraft had flown thousands of kilometres from China carrying components of the Chinese-made FK-3 surface-to-air missile system. A second wave of six aircraft followed, bringing the operation to 12 sorties in what was then China’s biggest overseas airlift involving the strategic cargo plane. Coming just weeks after Russia...
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tomatolung@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 11d
While it's better than the stagnant US defence industry is able to put out right now, with it's inherent interia in building big tech things like the F-35, it would be hard to fully justify the "China’s first domestically developed heavy military transport."
A. Su Bin guilty plea relating to Boeing's espionage shows some design data was stolen, including the the c-17.
B. They consulted with Ukraine's Antonov design bureau, which is above board, but also indicates design help.
C. The D-30KP-2 engines were Russian until recently.
Which isn't to say that the Chinese manufacturing machine isn't going to win big if it comes to a prolong war. Just like all propaganda though, it should be verify.