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Originally Posted by Blademaster
that's the part I don't believe nor accept. PLAAF has based their platforms on the Russian Mainstay program and it did not receive good reviews from the InAF. InAF opted to go for the Phalcon program. Due to US pressure, Israel withdrew the Phalcon program from China, thus forcing China to go to Russian Mainstay program.
You also forget that JSDAF has over 300 BVR capable planes with refueling planes. How many of the PLAAF planes are BVR capable?
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Obviously you don't know about PLAAF's KJ2000 and KJ200 AWACS/AEW planes. Don't be surprised next year if India's Phalcon look exactly the same as KJ2000.
Also, not all of the 300 BVR JSDAF planes can fire ARH missiles. JSDAF's F15s have been in service for a long time. Last time I checked they are still in the upgrade process to be able to fire AIM120 or AAM4.
Whereas PLAAF/PLANAF have 300+ Flankers, 100+J10s (130+ produced), 160-200 BVR capable J8F/H/D and 40 BVR capable JH7A as of now. And each year PLAAF/PLANAF is adding 15-20 J11, 40-50+ J10s and 20+ JH7As
Now, I think we all agree that JSDAF has been using F15 supported by a large number of various EW planes for a long time. That's a huge amount of advantage against PLAAF.
But PLAAF are now catching up very quickly especially in the last 3-4 years with all the new BVR fighter jets, various EW planes. Although they are at the early stages of the learning curve, but their curve is very steep, whereas JSDAF is at the later or end stage which is a plateau. That's why unless JSDAF introduces brand new platforms they are not going to develop too much new experiences or tactics while watching PLAAF improving day by day.