Comments by "Thetequilashooter1" (@Thetequilashooter1) on "Sandboxx"
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@alexdunphy3716 There’s no video showing the Storm Shadow getting shot down. I saw the video, and there’s nothing showing that an actual Storm Shadow was shot down. Facts are that the S-400 has been destroyed several times by the Storm Shadow, a missile that the S-400 was supposed to be capable of defeating. Russia’s air defenses are even getting destroyed by drones. Azerbaijan had the same success against Armenian air defenses that Russia sold to them.
If Russia’s air defenses are doomed a really good job, why is it that Ukraine has been striking targets at will? Even when Russia has known exactly what is being targeted, it’s been unable to stop the attacks. Bridges, airfields, barracks, combat centers, etc., have all been repeatedly hit, and Russia’s air defenses have failed every time. Russia’s air defenses aren’t doomed a really good job. Stop lying to yourself.
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@Biden_is_demented No, it’s not a line in a movie. An English exchange pilot flying the F-15 was quoted after Red Flag exercises. I also read the same thing from an Indian journalist flying in the backseat of a F-18 with AESA radar, which was competing in the MMRCA tender. You’re just a USA hater who can’t accept reality.
“When the Raptor finds itself in a dogfight, it is no longer beyond visual range, but the advantage of stealth isn't diminished. It maintains "high ground" even at close range.
"I can't see the [expletive deleted] thing," said RAAF Squadron Leader Stephen Chappell, exchange F-15 pilot in the 65th Aggressor Squadron. "It won't let me put a weapons system on it, even when I can see it visually through the canopy. [Flying against the F-22] annoys the hell out of me."
Lt. Col. Larry Bruce, 65th AS commander, admits flying against the Raptor is a very frustrating experience. Reluctantly, he admitted "it's humbling to fly against the F-22," - humbling, not only because of its stealth, but also its unmatched maneuverability and power.” https://www.acc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/204471/raptors-wield-unfair-advantage-at-red-flag/
Stealth gives a huge advantage. If a SAM site has a hard time detecting it, how do you figure a missile’s tiny seeker head will be able to get a lock onto it? Deny it all you want, stealth works. It’s why you not only see it with aircraft, but ships, ground vehicles, etc.
I would hope that the F-35 could be tracked during non-wartime conditions. It carries the Luneburg Lens to intentionally increase its radar signature. Read this https://www.businessinsider.com/f-35-luneberg-radar-cross-section-russia-estonia-2017-5?amp.
There are many factors in acquisitions, including price. You’ll hear from pilots around the world who have gone up against the F-22 how difficult it is to fly against them. The fact that the F-22 has to carry a RCS Illuminator in exercises so that it’s adversaries haven idea where it’s at is telling enough about its stealth advantages.
The F-22 has been in service for almost twenty years, and it won’t be replaced until 2035. That’s around 35 years of service, and a lot of flight hours. If stealth didn’t work you wouldn’t see Russia planning on a stealth bomber, 6th gen fighters with stealth configurations, ships with stealth features. India would not have removed itself from the partnership with Russia to build the Su-57 due to one of its major concerns that the aircraft lacked certain stealth features. The real reason why you bash stealth is because you’re either pro-Russian or anti-USA, or both.
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I kept up on these exercises very closely, and I don’t believe that the F-22s had drop tanks. This was a very heavily talked about subject in various defense forums. However, the Eurofighters did fly clean, which is also unrealistic. In a combat configuration the F-22 would have a big advantage at both BVR and WVR. The F-22 pilots also had a different recollection of what happened then the British pilots, and the F-22s also were handicapped by having to fly with the Luneburg Lens, which is a radar reflector designed to increase its RCS.
You should note that there were also exercises in UAE where some say the Rafale got a kill on the F-22. That was not the case, either. Despite there being a video here on YouTube showing the Rafale in a good position, he only says “Fox” meaning missile shot, and never follows with “Splash” meaning kill. This is actually common because it’s difficult to get a lock onto the F-22, even in visual range. According to French publications, and a F-22 pilot who participated in the exercises, the Raptor came out undefeated. The F-22 pilot can be seen here on YouTube in the video titled, F-22 Undefeated at Al Dhafa. The Eurofighters didn’t fare so well in the exercises and lost fairly handedly against the Rafales.
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As much as I love the F-22, I think in the end it will work out for the best. The F-22, while older,still is unmatched in power, stealth, agility, avionics, which is amazing considering that it’s first flight was almost 25 years ago. However , a 6th gen fighter is around the corner, and being pilotless it should be able to perform more g’s, have less maintenance required on the RAM. and a more advanced avionics suite. It’s hard to believe, but the F-22 is coming up on 20 years of service, and it’s time to think of replacing it. I recall back in 2012-13 funds already being set aside to look into a replacement, and considering a demonstrator version has already flown is quite remarkable. The only nations that would require use of the F-22 are China and Russia, and 140 combat coded F-22s, along with our other fighters are more than enough to get the job done. Let’s just hope that never happens, I am tired of us always being at war.
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@altergreenhorn I guess you better go tell all the nations that are buying the F-35 that you know more than their experts, and that they’re all making a big mistake.
You obviously know little about the advantages of stealth. It’s not just about detecting it, but tracking and getting a radar lock, which has shown to be very difficult Plus, when using stealth in conjunction with decoys, jamming, spoofing, ECMs, hacking, drones, anti radiation weapons, etc., it’s a real game changer on the battlefield. You’re probably just a jealous Russian troll who knows Russia is significantly behind in the field.
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Super maneuverability is not part of the 5th generation definition. This is the definition of a 5th generation fighter:
A fifth-generation fighter is a jet fighter aircraft classification which includes major technologies developed during the first part of the 21st century. As of 2023, these are the most advanced fighters in operation. *The characteristics of a fifth-generation fighter are not universally agreed upon, and not every fifth-generation type necessarily has them all*; however, they typically include stealth, low-probability-of-intercept radar (LPIR), agile airframes with supercruise performance, advanced avionics features, and highly integrated computer systems capable of networking with other elements within the battlespace for situational awareness and C3 (command, control and communications) capabilities.
The F-35 meets all the criteria except for supercruise, which it’s very close to achieving. With a short burst of afterburner it can go supersonic.
On the other hand, the Su-57 is a huge failure. It’s not stealth; its avionics, sensor fusion, radars, situational awareness, etc., all pale in comparison to the F-35. The fact that Russia’s longtime military partner India wants nothing to do with the Su-57 speaks volumes about its being a failure. Russia’s tried repeatedly to get India to rejoin the partnership, but India wants nothing to do with it. India even expressed that Russia needs to start all over to achieve a stealth airframe. Even the cockpit design is just a version of the Su-35’s, which is primitive in comparison to western fighters.
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@АМЕРИКАНСКАЯМЕЧТА-я3в LOL, that’s all old news. The F-35 recently shot down a cruise missile and not too long ago a drone. It’s also struck multiple targets throughout Syria, including against Hezbollah. It’s continuing to rack up numerous sales, while Russia can’t find even one customer for the POS Su-57. The F-35 has a significant smaller radar cross section; its radars, sensors, avionics, situational awareness, etc., are all vastly superior.
Just to put things into place almost 1,000 F-35s have been built. Only around 10 Su-57s have, and they aren’t anywhere near the battlefield. Russia still is developing its first AESA radar, which is a prerequisite for a 5th generation fighter, the U.S. has had it in service for over 20 years, and it’s in thousands of aircraft; and unlike Russia’s downed aircraft in Ukraine, US aircraft aren’t flying with GPS devices that a person can buy at Walmart! 😂
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@АМЕРИКАНСКАЯМЕЧТА-я3в Ever hear the expression you get what you pay for? A good example is Russia’s Su-35. It looks fantastic on paper, but in reality not so much. Google “Russia's Su-35 fighter jet fails to stack up against rival warplanes” and you’ll find: “While the Su-35 is Russia's most advanced fighter plane, the war in Ukraine, head to head trials, and dissatisfied potential buyers prove it has significant disadvantages compared to other aircraft.”
It continues to state, The Su-35's problems were further highlighted in 2021 when Egypt began negotiations to purchase the fighter jet.
The limited avionics capabilities inside Russian Su-35 Flanker-E fighter jets severely hinder their ability to carry out missions assigned to fourth generation aircraft, according to numerous reports and analysts.
"Then they ordered Su-35s, only to find out this is equipped with PESA radar, and they would have to wait for years (and pay even more) for the Russians to develop a suitable AESA radar," said aviation author Tom Cooper, according to a 2022 Forbes article, referring to passive electronically scanned array (PESA) and active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar technology.
The Su-35 is the only major fourth-generation aircraft without the option of an AESA radar, a more advanced and sophisticated successor to the original PESA technology.
AESA radars have longer range, higher ability to detect smaller targets and better resistance to jamming than do PESA radars.
That means that other fourth-generation aircraft equipped with AESA radars are likely to be able to detect and engage an Su-35 beyond visual range (BVR) before it can react.
"On top of this, they then ran a test, apparently using the first 2-3 Su-35s delivered to Egypt, against their Rafales, and it turned out the Su-35's PESA is simply no match," Cooper said, referring to a mock dogfight that Egypt organised in 2021.
In the Egyptian test, the Rafale's countermeasure system "easily overpowered" the Su-35's radar system, he said.
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@donkoh5738 The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were totally relevant. Believe what you want, I could care less. The F-22 program was cut short primarily to assist the funding of the war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan (which in the late 2000s saw a resurgence). Around the same time the F-22 was cut for example, $50 billion in MRAPs were procured to protect US forces from IEDs - the F-22’s R&D + procurement program cost about $60 billion by comparison.
The cut in the F-22 program specifically (rather than other programs) was justified by a few reasons:
* The F-22 was designed to fight the USSR, which no longer existed.
* The F-22 is a multirole, but is primarily an air superiority fighter with fairly limited air-to-ground capabilities. Air superiority is important, but is not what fighters are used for in most wars over the past half-century. In fact, it wasn’t used in combat until Syria where it had an air to ground role, although there were less expensive platforms that could get the job done just as well and at a lower flight hour cost.
* The F-22 was / still is the most expensive fighter the US has ever fielded.
* It was known that China and Russia were working on their own 5th gen fighters, but it was expected that they would be 15+ years off.
* F-35 was never intended to replace the F-22 and as such, the F-22 will continue to fly alongside F-35s until the 2040s (or longer). Instead the USAF has been working on a next-gen air combat platform that is expected to enter service in around the early 2030s and eventually replace the F-22.
You won’t find one credible source that supports your opinion. When the F-22 entered service its avionics were considered state of the art, and its engines were well known for their power. They allowed pilots to make mistakes because their power could recover energy very quickly. It’s the one thing that Rafale pilots marveled at when dogfighting against the F-22 in UAE.
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@notsure6182 Only two launchers. Russia hasn’t destroyed entire Patriot systems. Face the facts. The Patriots have shot down everything that has come their way. From the Iskander, to cruise missiles, Zircon, Kinzhal, they’ve all been intercepted. In the meantime Russia has struggled to defend bridges, barracks, command centers, ammo dumps, air bases, refineries, strategic assets, etc.
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@DIREWOLFx75 You’ve written so much BS I don’t know where to start.
The F-35 has the most advanced AESA radar in the world, nothing comes close to. Russia can’t even mass produce AESA efficiently. While the US has been using AESA radar in its fighters for over two decades, and it’s in thousands of aircraft, Russia is still working on its first. If you want to see how Russia’s radars stack up against the west, Google For Heaven’s Sake Don’t Buy the Russian MiG-35, and it will discuss how the MiG-35 failed in the MMRCA tender, especially its radars and engines.
The Su-75 doesn’t even have a prototype built. It has not even started. Don’t be so stupid.
Google It’s No Surprise India Finally Ditched Its Stealth Fighter Program With Russia, and you’ll find: Though hardly surprising, with years of reports that the Indian government has become increasingly disappointed in the project’s progress and the aircraft's capabilities, the decision could have significant ramifications for both countries.
According to the report from India’s Business Standard, the Su-57’s actual low-observable characteristics were among the biggest issues. It has seemed increasingly clear that the underlying Su-57 design might simply not be readily adaptable to being stealthier than it is in its present form. India may also feel that it has less flexibility to accept a design that doesn't meet more stringent low-observability requirements, even if it has other features that could offset those deficiencies in the near term, on the promise of receiving a stealthier variant in the future.
What the above bolded text means for people like you with reading comprehension problems, is that the Su-57 is trash. Russia cannot find anyone to export it to because it’s crap.
You can also google India Hates the Russian Su-57 Stealth Fighter, and you’ll find, The Indians’ complaints illustrated the yawning gulf between stealth-warplane design and the actual production of radar-evading jets. It’s one thing to sketch an advanced warplane on paper. It’s quite another to build one and get it to work.
But New Delhi pulled out of the co-development deal in April 2018. According to Indian air force officials, the Su-57 was too expensive, poorly engineered and powered by old and unreliable engines.
Ouch, the truth hurts doesn’t it?
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@MultiVeeta Here are comments from the French about the exercises verifying they never got a kill on the F-22: Air Forces Monthly April 2010 Page 40, "Justifiably Proud!" AFM: You apparently said 'the Rafale rubbed F-22 - the most modern fighter of the USAF. During six encounters the F-22 hit its goal only once'. The 27th FS doesn't remember the engagements that way and say the F-22 scored several victories against Rafale. Did you offer DACT to the Raptors and did they decline? LCL G: I did not say we 'rubbed them', I said that there was only one shot claimed (ie a simulated kill) for the six that were set-up. I read in a recent issue of Air et Cosmos that it was two. As far as I am concerned, one or two shots of six Basic Fighter Manoeuvres (BFM) encounters is a victory for the F-22 but not an overwhelming one. Not like the one we claimed against the Typhoons after combat in Solenzara, Corsica during September (9 set-up: 8 to 1 for the Rafale*). The other set-ups versus F-22s were terminated for combat deck, an un-decisive situation or lack of fuel. We never shot them down, but we hope to do so soon since we are quite good opposition for them, and it is in the pilot's spirit not to give up! Like almost every nation, we offered Beyond Visual Range DACT, of course, but the F-22 was only authorized to do BFM 1v1 Within Visual Range (WVR) versus foreign countries (except the UK, with whom they did not fight even in the BFMs). I wish we could have done so, but we didn't - which bring me back to Air et Cosmos, where its information about BVR engagement with AMRAAM in stealth mode is wrong: besides the fact that we did not even fly BVR vs F-22s! F-22 was fitted with some specific device to increase their radar signature. It enabled us to have contact with them during work ups for example. But that's not the point here."
So not only did the Raptor pilot say they never got killed so did the French pilots..
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@shenmisheshou7002 You don’t know wtf you’re talking about. If Russia tried shooting down the F-16, it sure would try to shoot down a F-35. Of course the F-22 and F-35 aren’t invisible. I never said they were. But you’re foolish to think that the US would just use stealth. It would combine the F-22s and F-35s with jammers, spoofing, anti-radiation missiles, decoys, drones, etc. it would be extremely difficult to focus on bringing down a stealth fighter. Think about it logically. In around 40 years and thousands of sorties flown, only one has been shot down. And it was due to human error of flying a predictable flight path. Neither Russia or China have the capability to stop the USAF and USN. You’re dreaming.
Dummy, the Abrams used in Ukraine doesn’t have DU armor that US forces used, and it is a much older model. The US isn’t about to let Russia get its hands on a modern US tank.
US weapons have ruled the battlefield in Ukraine. They’ve made a joke out of Russia’s so-called hypersonic missiles. They’ve decimated Russian air defenses. They’ve annihilated Russian tanks and armored vehicles. And it can be seen in sales. US weapons are in high demand. On the other hand, nobody wants Russian weapons. Just look at the UAE arms expo. Russia failed to get a single sale. The US made billions.
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@bobbyschannel349 You do realize that it really doesn’t matter much anyway. Most Chinese SAMS are modeled after Russian ones, which have failed miserably in Ukraine. Even when Russia has known precisely what is being targeted, it’s been unable to stop the attacks. The Ukrainians have repeatedly been able to strike bridges, command centers, barracks, ammo dumps, bases, etc., and Russia’s SAMS have failed to do their job. Look at how the Moskva couldn’t even defend itself against subsonic missiles, and its specialty was air defense. Or did you see the video where Russian S-300 operators simply laughed when a Storm Shadow flew over their heads? There’s no need to waste expensive hypersonic missiles that cost significantly more when just as more powerful but less expensive weapons can do the job. Keep in mind that the US SAMs have been extremely successful, even taking out Russian Kinzhal missiles on numerous occasions.
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More anti-US rhetoric. FYI, the Soviets copied the Space Shuttle, and the Buran only flew once. The US only used Russian rockets for a short time as a taxi cab service to the ISS. Big deal. Do you call that groundbreaking? 😂
You don’t think the deep space exploration discoveries that the US has made are groundbreaking? How about the internet, GPS, propane, polio and hepatitis B vaccines, DNA structure, steam engine, etc.
Here you are again bashing the US, and look where you are and what you’re doing. You’re on US owned YouTube, using the internet and routers, both discovered by the US, and your using a cell phone or computer that has US microchip technology in it. Not a day goes by when you don’t use US technology, and you’re waiting for the US to do something groundbreaking. Wake up.
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Nah, you’re just an envious Russian troll who can’t cope with the fact that Russia can’t compete against the west. Seriously, ask yourself what weapons of Russia have done well in Ukraine that distinguish them from others. There aren’t any. They’ve all failed at what they are supposed to do. On the other hand, look at the huge impact the weapons that have been sent to Ukraine. Early on Ukraine was not well armed at all, but yet NLAWs, Bayraktars, Javelins, Stingers, etc., all had a huge impact on holding off the Russians. Then later just a few HIMARS and 155 artillery immediately was able to stop the Russians from further advancing. GPS guided artillery, drones, etc., all played an important part. Then Ukraine started getting western air defenses, and Russia’s attacks went from taking out Ukrainian electric grids, to Ukraine’s being able to stop the attacks. The most recent delivery was ATACMS, and it instantly struck Russian helicopters, which forced Russia to move them further back from the front lines. This additional distance makes it much more difficult for these helos to stay on the battlefield to strike Ukrainian forces. What has been most telling is that Russia doesn’t have any answers to defeat these systems.Russia’s gone from a country that many respected to one that is laughed at for its incompetence, poor leadership, poor training, and poor equipment. You know things are not going well for Russia when countries like North Korea and Iran come to its aid.
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There was an explanation for the reason the Sidewinder missed, and it was precisely like you explained, which is it was programmed to avoid US flares, not Russian ones. It has since been corrected, which is why you’re seeing Stinger missiles having no problems shooting down Russian fighters and helicopters in Ukraine.
The F-35’s advantage over 4th gen aircraft in dogfighting is its ability to fly clean. Once ordnance is added to the 4th generation aircraft their ability to turn, recover from high bleed turns, top-end speed, etc., are all hindered. Once you include its high off sight weapons, it makes it a very difficult foe to fight.
Another advantage is its stealth. People tend to think that stealth only helps at long range, but that is not the case. Even in visual range it helps because it makes it more difficult to get a lock onto the aircraft.
Later articles have shown that the F-35 can indeed dogfight. Just one of many articles is one titled Pilots Say F-35 Superior Within Visual Range: Dogfight Criticisms Laid To Rest.
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@oboguev4798 When I read a comment like yours that’s obviously made up nonsense, it makes me question why people like you are even allowed to comment. The shape of a fighter predominantly determines if it’s stealth or not. RAM has a much more minor role. You’re stating the Su-57’s has a better stealth signature than the F-35, which is complete nonsense, and not one credible expert will back your argument. In fact, one of the primary reasons why India left the partnership to develop the Su-57 was because of its lack of stealth features.
“According to India’s Business Standard, the Su-57’s actual low-observable characteristics were among the biggest issues. A jet’s fan face produces a massive radar signature. Modern high-performance stealthy aircraft designs use ‘S’ shaped ducts to hide their engines from most or all line of sight aspects, with radar return scrambling baffles being built under the duct surface scrambling returns even more. Some aircraft, like the Super Hornet, use a slotted baffle that covers the fan faces of their engine, which are hidden only partially by the aircraft’s duct shape. This measure reduces the aircraft’s frontal radar signature, but it is less effective than an s shaped duct and may impact certain aspects of engine performance. Many other features on the T-50 also put a high level of low observability in doubt.”
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@ I did your recommended search, and the first search result was under AI Overview where the following was stated: “The Radar Cross Section (RCS) of an F-35 is generally considered to be around 0.005 square meters (or .005 m²) which is significantly lower than most conventional fighter aircraft, making it very difficult to detect on radar due to its stealth design; "0.7 m²" is not a typical value associated with the F-35's RCS.”
The very next find under that search was done by Quora, which states: “The radar cross-section (RCS) of the F-35 and the Su-57 varies based on configuration and specific variants, but generally, the F-35 is designed to have a lower RCS, making it less detectable by radar.
F-35: The RCS of the F-35 is estimated to be around 0.005 to 0.1 square meters, depending on its configuration (stealth mode vs. non-stealth mode) and payload.
Su-57: The RCS of the Su-57 is believed to be in the range of 0.5 to 1 square meter, which is larger than that of the F-35. The Su-57 incorporates stealth features, but it is not as optimized for low observability as the F-35.
In summary, the F-35 has a significantly smaller RCS compared to the Su-57, contributing to its stealth capabilities and making it harder to detect by enemy radar systems.”
The next result was from Defense Hub, which states, “The 5G F-35 has an RCS of 0.005m2, about the size of a golf ball.”
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@breadnewbie6326 I know a thing or two about IP and licensing. I can’t tell you how often my office wouldn’t file a patent application. The scientists of course think they’ve invented the next best thing to sliced bread, but in reality a large number of them aren’t worth the patent costs to protect them. I used to be a licensing agent at a Tier One University, and more often than not we wouldn’t even file an application. Some Principal Investigators would file with their own money, and in these cases the University would release the IP to them.
Our bread and butter was licensing University IP to the PI’s start-up company.
Before boasting about the numbers of patents, you need to look into their value. It’s well known in the IP community that China files many worthless invention disclosures. Google Bloomberg, China Claims More Patents Than Any Country—Most Are Worthless.
If you don’t have a subscription with Bloomberg, Google CIGI, Innovation/Intellectual Property, and you’ll find:
It’s not necessarily the high numbers of patent filings, however, that turned China into a global patent powerhouse. The rapid increase of patent filings, including the PCT applications, was to a large extent a result of a great leap of patent applications boosted by subsidies of governments at all levels and spurred by the central government’s quantity-first and subsidy-driven instructions to improve China’s patent level. Instead of being innovation-driven, most of China’s patent applications are driven by other motives, such as seeking government subsidy or job promotion, reputation building for individuals or universities and institutions, or acquiring certification as national high-tech enterprises.
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@breadnewbie6326 There are many cases of Chinese spies going to jail for theft of U.S. secrets.
-Xu Yanjun was accused of a lead role in a five-year Chinese state-backed scheme to steal commercial secrets from GE Aviation.
- a former Rockwell and Boeing engineer from Orange County, Calif., was remanded into custody this morning after a federal judge convicted him of charges of economic espionage and acting as an agent of the People’s Republic of China, for whom he stole restricted technology and Boeing trade secrets, including information related to the Space Shuttle program and Delta IV rocket.
-Two years after his arrest in Canada, Su Bin, a Chinese citizen you ran Lode-Technology, has pled guilty in a California federal court to carrying out a series of cyber espionage thefts of U.S. military secrets that included the C-17 Globemaster, and Lockheed F-35 and F-22 stealth fighters.
-Peter Lee a physicist born in China who worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and later for TRW Inc., pleaded guilty to lying on security-clearance forms and passing classified national-defense information to Chinese scientists on business trips to Beijing.[34] He compromised classified weapons information, microwave submarine-detection technology and other national-defense data,[28] and the Department of Energy later concluded that his disclosure of classified information "was of significant material assistance to the PRC in their nuclear weapons development program .
-Chi Mack copied and sent sensitive documents on U.S. Navy ships, submarines and weapons to China by courier. In 2008, he was sentenced to a 24+1⁄2-year prison term for espionage.
There are many many more examples.
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@breadnewbie6326 Here are more examples:
-Ko-Suen "Bill" Moo pleaded guilty to being a covert agent of China. Moo attempted to purchase United States military equipment to send to China when he was arrested by undercover United States agents. Some of the equipment included an F-16 fighter jet engine, an AGM-129A cruise missile, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter engines and AIM-120 air-to-air missiles.
- Fei Ye, and Ming Zhong stole trade secrets in designing a computer microprocessor to benefit China, although prosecutors did not allege that the Chinese government knew of their activities. In December 2002, they were charged with a total of ten counts, including conspiracy; economic espionage; possession of stolen trade secrets; and foreign transportation of stolen property. In 2006 (five years after their arrest), they pleaded guilty to two counts each of economic espionage.
- Anne Lockwood, Michael Haehnel, and Fuping Liu In February 2009, three former employees of Metaldyne Corporation were sentenced to prison terms in federal court in connection with a conspiracy to steal confidential information in order to assist a Chinese competitor, the Chongqing Huafu Industry Company ("Huafu"), of Chongqing, China to compete against Metaldyne in the field of powdered metal parts.
- Kevin Patrick Mallory was arrested and charged under the Espionage Act on charges of performing espionage on behalf of the Chinese government.[61][62] Mallory was given special communications devices for communicating documents to Chinese intelligence agents, including documents classified as top secret.
-Xu Jiaqiang pleaded guilty to charges of economic espionage, theft, and possession and distribution of trade secrets, after having been accused of stealing the source code to IBM software.
The list goes on and on…
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@breadnewbie6326 They’re not direct copies, bolt for bolt, screw for screw, etc., but they were heavily influenced from stolen documents. Like I said, just Google about all the Chinese who have been convicted of intellectual property theft. You name it, China has stolen it. From missiles, to sonars, submarine technology, aircraft, helicopters, even utility vehicles, China has stolen confidential information to help develop their own equipment. And you can see the influence from the information in the overall designs of the Chinese weaponry. China’s thievery is well known, and it’s why Russia wouldn’t sell the Su-33 to China. China wouldn’t assure Russia that it would not reverse engineer the technology. That’s IP theft. You can play all the word games you want, but China steals a lot of technology from others. Without this theft, the Chinese military wouldn’t be as advanced as it is today.
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I doubt it. The F-22’s age, maintenance costs, and the fact that a demonstrator 6th gen fighter has already flown is the reasoning. The S-400 is not a quantum leap in technology. There’s a reason why SAMs aren’t as effective as they used to be, and it’s because there are so many ways to defeat them. The number of aircraft shot down per sortie flown has drastically gone down over time. Stealth aircraft would join other fighters, decoys, drones, etc., that would make it difficult to detect, track and target. Even in visual range the Raptor has been hard to get a lock on, and it’s because the tiny missile seeker head cannot lock onto it. Just imagine if a SAM radar that is huge has a hard time detecting it, then imagine the likelihood of a missile seeker locking onto it. On the other hand, the S-400 emits a very large amount of energy. That’s why during the war in Serbia most SAM sites chose not to turn on their radars just to survive.
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No, you just can’t accept the truth, no matter how much is given. Facts are that Kinzhal is just an airborne version of the Iskander, a ballistic missiles that like many other ballistic missiles flies at hypersonic speeds. The US has for many years been able to intercept ballistic missiles, and you can find many examples here on YouTube showing it. There are many videos showing US SM-3, SM-6, PAC-3, THAAD, etc., intercepting ballistic missiles. The Kinzhal is nothing special like what Russia wants people to believe. Russia has a long history of overhyping its capabilities, and this is just another example of it.
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@DIREWOLFx75 What are your sources? That is a complete lie. It’s obvious the Russian media which has never been honest. Russia’s lost a lot more men than Ukraine, not vice versa. It’s in videos, pictures, Russian soldiers who have been captured, Russian soldiers intercepted calls, family members calls, etc.
Ukraine’s air force pre-2022 was only 125 aircraft, which are primarily old Soviet era fighters with antiquated avionics. Iraq in comparison had over 900 aircraft that included most modern MiG-29s. It was ranked as the world’s 5th largest air force, and it was battle hardened by its conflict with Iran. I’d like to see Russia go halfway across the world and defeat another country’s military in less than a month. Not going to happen.
At the start of the war in 2022, all Ukraine had was a few manpads. Only recently has it started getting more advanced systems like Patriot, and it’s only got two of those. Russia had more than enough time to destroy Ukraine’s air force and air defenses. It failed miserably. In fact, early on in the war NATO countries wouldn’t provide Ukraine with more advanced systems because they feared Russia would overtake Ukraine’s military, and have access to western technology that they didn’t want Russia to reengineer.
Russia attacked Ukraine for no legitimate reason whatsoever. It used the lame excuse that it’s because Ukraine is filled with Nazis, when in fact it was Russia that sided with the Nazis to attack Poland on a second front, which was the early beginnings of WWII.
And Russia certainly didn’t attack Ukraine out of fear of NATO expansion. Russia had no problems with either Finland or Sweden joining, and Russia has removed most of its soldiers from the border with Finland to go and fight in Ukraine.
It’s Russia that is sending massive amounts of men to their deaths. You can see it in numerous videos, pictures, and Russia’s soldiers even describe in intercepted calls how they are just treated as cannon fodder.
Russia can’t even defeat Ukraine that didn’t even have a standing army four years ago. Russia’s navy has removed itself from the fight after getting humiliated by a country without a navy. And Ukraine’s army is primarily made up of old Soviet era equipment, with much of it captured from retreating Russian forces. Seriously, WTF are you so proud about? Logistically Russia can’t even win against a neighboring country, while the US had to travel halfway across the globe.
Russia’s losing 12-1 against Ukraine. Unlike Russia, Ukraine shows the massive numbers of Russian dead forces littering the battlefield, while all Russia does is make up lies without any evidence.
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@Elrog3 You can do your own research and easily find that it’s not just detecting a fighter, but being able to track and lock onto it is what makes stealth aircraft extremely difficult to shoot down. You also add in that stealth aircraft is not the only difficult matter that SAM batteries need to contend with, but jamming, spoofing, decoys, hacking, HARM missiles, drones, special ops, etc., also are effective tools against them. You blend it all together and you can see why SAM sites are being so easily defeated today.
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@brettvogel8418 Haha, you’re making a fool out of yourself. You better tell all the countries that are buying the F-35 that they’re all making a big mistake and that you know better than their experts. And, is that why no countries outside of Russia have ordered the Su-57? Is that why Russia’s ally India backed out of the partnership after stating numerous issues, including its lack of stealth features and its poor engines? The F-35 is significantly better than the POS Su-57, and unlike the Su-57 is has orders from all over the world. It’s very much in high demand, and its costs have significantly gone down over time. Go back to school and you’ll learn that as more of a product is produced, the lower the fixed cost per unit, which makes it very affordable.
The Su-57 has no future, especially with Russia’s dependence on western parts, including US microchips. It’s been undergoing testing for over a decade, only a few have been produced, it hasn’t shown the ability to shoot its guns or air to air missiles in flight, its only partner left and wants nothing to do with it, and its had no impact on the war with Ukraine. From stealth to sensor fusion, AI, avionics, radars, situations awareness, etc., the F-35 is far better. It’s updating its software because as time goes by the technology advances. That’s what happens with high tech equipment, unless you’re Russia that is still using old 💩.
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@brettvogel8418 Is that why countries have increased their orders for the F-35, and it’s gained many new customers through the years? You don’t know wtf you’re talking about. Practically every fighter gets pushed back. Look at the Su-57. It was supposed to have several squadrons in service by now. And actually, the F-35 is going through another upgrade. Around 900 F-35s have been built, and hundreds of thousands of flight hours have been logged in under it. Pilots are raving about its capabilities. All the while Russia can’t sell its Su-57, and some countries are even canceling their orders of the Su-35.
You don’t know what you’re talking about in regards to microchips. The most advanced microchips are from Taiwan, and they use US software to develop their microchips. In fact, all countries that build high tech microchips use US software. It’s how the US was able to prohibit sales to Russia under US export control laws. China won’t even provide chips to Russia because it fears it will lose access to the software, which it needs for its domestic and military applications.
You need to do research before commenting because you’re clueless. Russia’s advanced weapons have been found to be loaded with US made microchips. Google Captured Russian Weapons are Found to be Packed with US Made Microchips, and you’ll find,
The chips in question were found inside a recovered example of the 9S932-1, a radar-equipped air defense command post vehicle that is part of the larger Barnaul-T system, a Pantsir air defense system, a Ka-52 “Alligator” attack helicopter, and a Kh-101 (AS-23A Kodiak) cruise missile. When Ukrainian forces began to take apart several pieces of captured or partially destroyed Russian military equipment, they found a strong reliance on foreign microchips - especially those made in the United States. The items on those lists raise serious questions about Russia's ability to produce the technological components its war machine relies on and the ability of countries like the U.S. to keep those technologies secure.
It goes on to give examples, like, In the Barnaul-T air defense command post vehicle, for example, Ukraine intelligence said its specialists found eight microchips from U.S. manufacturers like Intel, Micrel, Micron Technology and Atmel Corp. in its communications systems.
China does steal technology. It’s well known for it, and there are many examples. What is shocking are clueless people like you who actually think they’re informed on the subject matter.
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Well then you’re not too smart. The F-35 has a much smaller radar signature, its radars, sensors, AI, situational awareness, sensor fusion, aviation, are all significantly better than the Su-57. Just ask yourself an honest question. Why would Russia’s longtime ally, especially in regards to military partnerships, leave the partnership to develop the Su-57 unless it wasn’t happy about its progress? Facts are India had already invested several hundred millions into the partnership, and it decided to leave after having numerous concerns especially with its lack of stealth features and its unreliable and unpowered engines.
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Russia is taking huge losses from western equipment. We routinely see Russian S-400s, S-300s, air defense systems, command centers, air fields, ammo dumps, barracks, training facilities, etc., getting destroyed by ATACMS and HIMARS. With just a small percentage of each country’s military budget, Russia has suffered so bad that it uses Chinese golf carts and bicycles on the front. Russia still hasn’t been able to even take back Kursk region. And don’t forget that Russia lost in Afghanistan and recently in Syria. The US at least achieved its primary goal in Afghanistan. I would bet by your comment that you don’t even know why the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in the first place.
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@DIREWOLFx75 You read too much propaganda.
“To guide Krasnopol, Russia employs unmanned aerial vehicles to illuminate targets with a laser beam.However, low cloud has been the key limiting factor in the round’s performance because its laser detector does not have time to spot the laser energy and manoeuvre for striking.”
What is comical is your bragging about Russia’s artillery, while Ukrainian soldiers literally laugh at how inaccurate it is.
You fail to recognize that it’s dependent on a laser finder, which is affected by poor weather, visibility, smoke screens, plus if the laser designator is destroyed it’s ineffective. The Excalibur has been extensively effective, and it’s destroyed hundreds of Russian tanks and armored vehicles.
You knock the Javelins, yet they’re the missiles that held back Russian tanks on numerous occasions. You can lie all you want. It’s why people don’t trust Russians. The Javelins have been so effective that Ukrainians are even naming their kids after them. There are numerous videos of Russian tanks getting annihilated by them. You got a credible source about the kill rate? Of course not. All you Russian trolls do is lie.
There’s a reason why Russia’s military got no sales at the recent arms exhibition, while the US companies racked up billions in sales, and that’s because Russian weapons are a joke.
I’ll look at the rest of your ridiculous comments later when I have more time, but thanks for the laugh!
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@DIREWOLFx75 LOL, you are a comedian!
[The Russian ATGMs have been highly effective against western tanks and other AFVs. ] Is that why Ukrainians are so thankful to have Bradely Fighting Vehicles? They've taken repeated hits and kept going. In the meantime, Russian tanks continue to set world records for turret tosses. I've seen numerous Javalins and NLAWS destorying Russian tanks over and over. You're just too embarrassed to watch the videos because they're easy to find.
[When the number of Javelins fired against Russian tanks dropped below a ratio of 1 kill per 50 fired, ] What's your source, your ass? HAHAHA. The fact that you have to lie in every comment tells me that you know yourself that you're wrong.
[Guess why you hear no requests for more of them] You don't pay attention to the news do you? Ukraine is continuing to ask for and receive Javalins. In fat, Estonia just provided another supply.
[Stinger likewise, literally THOUSANDS have been used. And there's not even a single hard confirmed kill by them] Why am I not surprised, you lied again. Here's just one of many examples: On 22 May, retired Major general Kanamat Botashev, fighting for Wagner PMC, was killed in Luhansk Oblast when his Su-25 was shot down by a FIM-92 Stinger missile.
[Russia quickly achieved a 80+% successful interception ratio against them.
Which was supposed to be impossible according to the company that makes the Patriot] And yet another lie. If that was the case why has Ukraine been so successful in destroying bridges, barraks, ammo dumps, command centers, airfields, etc., which have been protected by Russian SAMS? HIMARS has totally changed the couse of the war and made Russia look like a fool.
[Latest model thermal imaging in Russian tanks outperform the best the west have by about 50%.] And of course another lie. Doesn't having integrity to be honest mean anything to you? If your statement was true, why would Russia announce that it is going to reverse engineer the thermal imaging systems that it imports from France? You're a fool.
[Latest update on Ukraine KIAs, in excess of 1 million. ] HAHAHA, Where did you get that number from, the Russian media, the least trustworthy source in the world? You can literally find numerous videos of dead Russian soldiers litering the battlefields. In some case they are piled sky kigh. Interecepted phone call of Russian soldiers have described how they load up one truckload after another of dead Russians. Grow up and stop lying!
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