> It's funny that they can develop their own advanced radar and jammers but they still have to buy all their engines from Russia. How is that 'funny'? There a

> It's funny that they can develop their own advanced radar and jammers but they still have to buy all their engines from Russia. How is that 'funny'? There are five nations on Earth that can design modern aircraft high-powered jet engines from scratch: USA, UK, France, China, Russia. Six if we include India which does so with French and US assistance. The fact that China is able to play in that league is impressive in itself, even if they are the weakest player. Everyone else is nowadays confined to licensed production or a lower tier of performance.