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It's taken awhile for companies to catch on. The saga of how the Chinese stole the SU-27 plans from Russia (Licensed the fighter and planned to use Russian comp
by zip1234 8y ago
It's taken awhile for companies to catch on. The saga of how the Chinese stole the SU-27 plans from Russia (Licensed the fighter and planned to use Russian components and then switched to Chinese made components after a couple years) is among the ways they do it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenyang_J-11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenyang_J-11
The Russians were desperate for cash at the time and the Chinese were willing to pay. What the Russians didn't count on was the willingness to straight up steal the design and start manufacturing it in China. Companies have gotten a lot better about protecting their designs now but are up against the Chinese government.