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> particularly in terms of the sophistication of precision-guided munitions, a shortage of targeting systems I think they have weakness in engines as well. It
by actuator 5y ago
> particularly in terms of the sophistication of precision-guided munitions, a shortage of targeting systems
I think they have weakness in engines as well. It is rumoured that the Chinese stealth fighter J20's biggest weakness is its engine
Another one of their customer country India apparently used American engines in their own fighter jet instead of Russian ones despite higher cost and having operational and maintenance experience with Russian engines.
Interestingly, the Indian variants of Russian fighter jets do integrate a lot of tech from West.