Chinese bomber
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Hmmm ... I wouldnt trust global security. Some of their articles seem to be writen by children or some thing, with poor language & talking too much about other things and less about defence equipment.fylr71 said:
Apart from this I have seen them making up stories & hyping things. i.e. Iran ordering 40 FC-1/JF-17 Thunders fighters from China/Pakistan. AFAIK, no such deal has taken place. Even if it did, global security wouldnt be the 1st & only to know.
Coming to H-9, I dont think China has any such program. The only know stealth program in China is the J-XX project.
well, F-117 is a stealth strike platform - and fundamentally short range - its not a bomber.fylr71 said:
besides, the US already regards it as an "emerging obsolescent." There is some irregular but persistent traffic that the F-22 is superior to it in LO terms. The USAF has also mumbled a few times that they're ready to park it from active duty.
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Other than the local copy of the TU-16 Badger China has no bombers. That is, if with "bomber" you mean big long-range dedicated bombers such as the B-52 or the TU-22M3.fylr71 said:
There have been several rumours of TU-22M3 Backfire being transferred from Russia to China. Though for the moment no source has ever confirmed this.
The other rumour regards the Russian SU-34, though it is barely becoming operational in Russia as we speak.
So I would be very suprised if China were developing a dedicated bomber while even Russia is slowly reducing its number of bombers (only the very expensive TU-160 Blackjack will remain).
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The F-117 will be parked officially next year, from what I understand. I think that the airframes have seen and been through too much and that while they are invisible, they can't last forever.gf0012-aust said:
Besides, with the development of the JSF and Raptor, who can deliver even more munitions and will have a greater range while still having stealth capabilities, they have become obsolete.
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I understand globalsecurity.org sometimes presents information that can not be corroburated. In the case of the h-9 I did some digging and came up with a few other sources:
This comes from www.ndu.edu/inss/China_Center/CMA_Conf_Oct00/paper8.htm "There are also unconfirmed rumors of an H-9 bomber project that may involve some Russian technical assistance."
This comes from www.ndu.edu/inss/China_Center/CMA_Conf_Oct00/paper8.htm "There are also unconfirmed rumors of an H-9 bomber project that may involve some Russian technical assistance."
contedicavour
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It's amazing the F117 is being retired already, after something like 15 years maximum service life !410Cougar said:
With the JSF still not operational and the Raptor available in limited numbers (< 200 overall), I'm surprised the 60-something F117 are not being upgraded for more service life. cheers
a little bit longer than 15 years - they were first deployed on an active strike mission in 1982.contedicavour said:
contedicavour
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Wow amazing, they are already 24 years old ! It seems strange that the Tornado IDS (just to name the fighterbomber I know best) and the F117 have basically the same age, they seem to belong to entirely different generations !gf0012-aust said:a little bit longer than 15 years - they were first deployed on an active strike mission in 1982.
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The fact that the f-117 and its technology beginning development in the late 70's it shows how far behind the US China really is. Assuming that the h-9 bomber is similar to the f-117, it would place Chinese technology more then 25 years behind the US.contedicavour said: