China Copied This Russian Jet Fighter (And It Has All Sorts of Problems)
Michael Peck , The National Interest Michael Peck Security, Cheaters never prosper, says Russia. China Copied This Russian Jet Fighter (And It Has All Sorts of Problems) "The development of the J-15 took more time and more money than expected, and the first planes proved less than reliable," said Kashin. "By spending some more time and money, the Chinese will apparently solve the problems they now have and will get a fairly reliable and powerful carrier-based fighter." Cheaters never prosper, says Russia. Remember that Russian carrier-based jet that China copied without permission? Those airplanes are crashing, and Russia doesn't seem too broken up about it. (This first appeared several months ago.) Though Russia and China are now friends, even holding joint exercises, Russia's Sputnik News recently trotted out an article titled "Chinese Navy Short on Carrier-Based Fighters, Only Has Problem-Ridden J-15. " The ...