generalSimple FlyingJun 8, 20261 min read
Why The Nation That 1st Deployed A 5th-Gen Fighter May Fall Decades Behind

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Even as China narrows the technological and quantitative gap, the claim the US could fall behind remains alarmist and not supported by evidence.
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