The US Air Force is the biggest in the world. But still not big enough.

[@Binkov]

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[@TechnoPip]

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[@boriskerelman2756]

link dont work

[@Michael_Brock]

Frag. Off the US has 3 of the most powerful air forces in the world. Me UK saying this . USAF #1. US naval assets. #2. PRC all assets #3. Can they pull together?. US reserves can these pull together?

[@tusk3260]

Air force based militaries like the US is outdated militaries. The war in Ukraine made this obvious. Modern militaries use air force as support like artillery as. They cant use them offensively because they are easy to shoot down with modern anti air missiles. Those missiles are much cheaper of those planes.

[@SirBedevereTheWise]

I'd like to make a correction for you... The US Air Force's next largest competitor is the US Navy, not China 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@christianpatton9364]

If the US is seriously worried about numbers they can keep producing the F15EX , block 70 F16 and block 3 super hornet.These are fine for most missions after the stealth and drone forces have whittled down the small top tier forces most potential opponents possess or for the majority of recent situations where the US was fighting opposition with no serious aerospace capability.

[@TheBigExclusive]

Stop it! You make too much sense!

[@mingming9604]

Or just make lots of lots of cheap drones!

[@Omiicron]

Worth noting that between F16s and F35s alone, the US produces ~250 per year. Lot's of these are for export, but they maintain F16 production because it's simple to manufacture, they can ramp it up approximately 400% for the F16 without needing additional floor space, just more manpower from an extensive pool of trained aerospace technicians/engineers. Always consider the defence industrial base, as it is key to the overall strategic plan for the united states in having the ability to not only supply itself, but almost any of its allies should the need arise.

[@哈哈哈-d8b]

中国每年生产更多的j20和j16，只是中国目前没有全球部署的必要所以没有继续扩大产能，中国的军费发展是比较健康的模式，每年军费只占gdp的百分之1.3

[@哈哈哈-d8b]

还有美国军工有大概百分之40的原材料依赖中国提供，镓，以及各种元器件

[@theemperorofmankind3739]

@@哈哈哈-d8b You cannot compare military expenditure directly as a percentage of GDP, since nations do not count the same thing as military expenditure. For example China's military budget does not count Nuclear, Maritime Militia, Homeland air defense, Coast Guard and few other segments. While the US does in its lump sum expenditure. Not a knock against China, just different systems.

[@OverlordAlpha]

​@@哈哈哈-d8b We do not rely on China for our parts and resources. That is against the QA standards outlined in the JFMM and various manuals including the MMA-10

[@Azzie420]

It’s funny how in WW2 Japan was struggling to supply their boys and the only trouble the yanks had was finding out a way to ship ice cream to the boys, funniest shit you’ll ever hear.

[@yarnickgoovaerts]

And yet Japan still put up such a struggle. You have to respect that

[@jesseestrada8914]

The Americans in 1942 definately didn't feel like Ice cream was the biggest concern

[@ATLBraves1992]

What’s even more crazy is people will say, “Germanys biggest mistake was fighting a 2 front war” while the US was fighting Japan and Germany at the same time, across the plant!

[@ChristIsKing4ever-l9w]

​@@ATLBraves1992Because they had the luxury of being surrounded by two oceans and also Germany was fighting the brits, french and soviets and I think Japan was busy with China too.

[@FhillipFry]

​@@ATLBraves1992you mean they came in after 30 million Russian and 30 million Chinese had died already?😂😂😂😂. So proud of propaganda. Seems right that Americans are the most propagandized people in the world😂😂😂😂😂

[@coryg1109]

Just to point out something else: The Chinese aircraft engines are built with materials that just don't meet the US level of Metallurgy. What that translates into is more downtime for maintenance and engine replacement. Their engines wear out a lot faster and for every hour of flight they require about 2-3 times the maintenance time that US Aircraft require. Even if they had 2x the number of aircraft, they would have a seriously difficult time keeping them in the air to meet the US Aircraft coming.

[@dominuslogik484]

some chinese engines have improved that ratio significantly but China and Russia both struggle to provide time and money to fleets of older equipment to bring them up to standards with the newest production. so if china made 200 of something with bad engines then started making them with good engines those 200 will most often continue to have the bad engines for years or even decades.

[@ferday11111]

​@dominuslogik484 stealth aircraft that had "bad" Propulsion/engine (J-20)at least not that bad when they had bigger number.

[@你看个锤子你看]

Note that China's domestically produced WS10B/C engines do not have the problems you mentioned, and the WS15 does not have them either. This problem mainly exists in the AL31F.

[@你看个锤子你看]

@@ferday11111 The J20 engine problem is a thing of the past, China has now solved this problem. The WS10C can support supersonic cruise and is easier to maintain than the AL31F

[@georgesikimeti2184]

@@你看个锤子你看The Chinese have been trying to get a hand on that Pratt and Whitney engine that powered the f22 for years and no success.These two engines you mentioned cannot manoeuvre without after burner,f22 can manoeuvre at ease without after burner.

[@Seastallion]

One factor not mentioned is the difference between pilot training in the US vs China. China's pilots are less trained with fewer hours of flight time. In a conflict scenario, US superior training combined with superior airframes and numbers would quickly shrink China's numbers through attrition. China's inexperience with military matters in general is a serious hurdle for them. They effectively don't even have any aircraft carriers, the first one they bought was unfinished and serving as a casino when they bought it, and the 2nd carrier is a clone of that one. Their 3rd carrier isn't operational and is really just a test platform, not a functional threat.

[@casbot71]

That is alsob why China has been trying to get retired Western airforce pilots to train their forces.

[@Seastallion]

@@casbot71 First, I consider such people traitors, but even that is only a limited fix. That's not enough to compete against an entire military already invested with such training for more than half a century in short order. The limited number of pilots getting such training will only marginally improve China's capabilities. They still don't have the hardware assets to fully utilize some of the more advanced methods of training they would need to compete more evenly.

[@DavidNaval]

@@Seastallionyes, additionally the retired pilots are unlikely to be able to train chinese pilots on newer technologies like stealth, since a lot of stealth pilots are still employed

[@andersonklein3587]

And this is why I laugh when people talk of Russia as the 2nd best army in the world. China has passed them many years ago, and it's growing way faster. Other than nukes, there's no field in which China cannot overmatch Russia. The real question is, what is their power ratio compared to the American coalition. Especially in this next 6 or so years before all the new 6th gen stuff comes online. I think it will take all the might of the opposition to win a decisive victory in case of conflict, it's not going to be a trivial matter if those superpowers come to blows. On the other hand, if a war doesn't happen, the armies of China and the US will be ridiculously advanced and powerful by 2040, it will be Desert Storm all over again if either of those behemoths decide to flex on some medium sized third world country.

[@jasonj3599]

I still hold the same view that military technology capabilities are proportional to economic capabilities. When a country has no money, it is difficult to research and deploy modern weapons in large quantities. It is a basic fact that China's economic growth and high-tech development are developing. Seven years ago, Binkov made a video comparing the power of China and Russia (the J20 was not yet in service at that time). At that time, Binkov said that China's conventional military power surpassed Russia, and many people were not convinced at the time. Even in this video today, many people compare Russia's predicament in Ukraine in order to belittle China. It is very likely that the people who praised Russia a few years ago were also this group of people...

[@TheBelrick]

@@jasonj3599 RF just defeated 41 nations. 1 million man modern Nato army, crushed, whipped. "predicament"

[@Anonnymouse53]

@@TheBelrick Where?

[@SelfProclaimedEmperor]

​@@jasonj3599you seem to have forgotten their national debt is larger than the US national debt now. They cannot afford to out spent the US on tech, they have a smaller economy and bigger debt. Those infrastructure projects were all funded with debt.

[@TheBelrick]

@@Anonnymouse53 The country nato+ invaded and conquered in 2014

[@eliteevildarkness5830]

US Airforce 's biggest competitor is US Navy

[@你看个锤子你看]

This was the case in the past, but it is obviously not the case now. The US Marine Corps and Navy have only over 100 fifth-generation fighters, and the F/A18EF has only over 400. This number can only be said to be stronger than Russia.

[@Maverick-ur2vp]

Can we stop this crap in 2024? It's definitely not the case if you watched the video.

[@paulsteven4551]

US military total is larger the russia & china combined. but nothing is in isolation. US allies Japan, South Korea, France & UK combined would be 2nd. A better comparison would be comparing actual alliances & what each member brings.

[@你看个锤子你看]

@@paulsteven4551 ? America's allies? Let me help you calculate the equipment and quantity of your allies🤣

[@andrewmckenzie292]

Their not a competitor as they answer to the same sovereign. Then in practise you could just combine the US military air fleet into one overall number and that is what China must aim to surpass. The US debt levels and the resulting constraints on any US defence development not deemed imperatively necessary for US homeland defence could be China's best friend. Even if most of US debt is owed to Americans themselves, this is still then not the US governments property, and if money is being wasted so some US elites can assert their personal will around the world (that is not necessary for America's own defence) unlikely regular Americans would take too kindly to this.

[@LinkoofHyrule]

U.S. air force strength is the fact that it is so large that peer adversaries don't bother to try and compete seriously, hence focus on anti-AD and ground attack rather than fighter combat.

[@deriznohappehquite]

That’s a good point. I think Russia has more of a fighter combat focus, so even when they have air superiority they kind of struggle to exploit it.

[@你看个锤子你看]

@@deriznohappehquite The problem with the Russian Air Force is lack of funding.

[@iivin4233]

There's also the fact that every military has competing individuals and parties within it that cause seemingly irrational decisions. So there might be a lot of solid strategy behind the way militaries compete with asymmetric threats, but there is also a chance that someone important just likes having a big radar or a fancy plane, regardless of their utility. Like the US acts like it has the money to buy the best everything, for example. In a way this is brute forcing problem of what to procure. Secretly, procurers cut corners where they have to. And the corruption and costs that remain unaddressed have consequences. Beneficial civilian projects and programs could be attempted if so much wasn't spent on pure military dominance. The US might be suffering the consequences of these civilian sacrifices as well as it's moral sacrifices in the eyes of its people and the world. Things to think about.

[@iamscoutstfu]

Even those strategies are useless against the modern USAF. They are not reasonable counters to the integrated warfare approach

[@jayclean5653]

​@@你看个锤子你看The problem with Russia is the Russians themselves.

[@RealityCheck6969]

The worlds second biggest airforce is the US Navy after the US Airforce.. :)

[@Maverick-ur2vp]

Can we stop this crap in 2024? It's definitely not the case if you watched the video.

[@你看个锤子你看]

You watched this video in vain... You said before 2018 that it was okay, but it's 2024 now.😅

[@georgesikimeti2184]

Better view from the air than from the sea,airforce won that battle!!

[@mingming9604]

Amateurs talk strategy. Pros talk logistics. Hence the large tankers and transport fleet in USAF!

[@missk1697]

Logistically China will always have an advantage as the defender.

[@icecold9511]

​@@missk1697 Russia's logistical issues in Ukraine suggest otherwise.

[@simple17226]

He said defender​@@icecold9511

[@OverlordAlpha]

​@@simple17226 Its literally a war on their border 💀

[@simple17226]

@@OverlordAlpha ikr my comment was deleted anyway

[@kennethng8346]

I think one thing you should have mentioned is that the us is an expeditionary force, it has to go to the potential conflicts. Thats why the tankers and logistical capabilities. Russia, China, Iran, all have the home court advantage.

[@deriznohappehquite]

But that also means if they want to pick a fight, it’s going to be in their home court, so it’s a double edged sword.

[@哈哈哈-d8b]

那如果美国与现在的中国接壤会发生什么？

[@matthewbarabas3052]

and russia fails so badly even at that.

[@DominusHydra40k]

White Bat is such a cool nickname for a deep stealth drone. 🇺🇸

[@b21raider27]

China has surpassed Russia in military power, I thought this before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. US is a global superpower, China is a regional superpower (at least currently and this decade). Manufacturing base of China is unmatched. While they don’t have the top quality military hardware like the US, quantity eventually triumphs. China’s stealth tech is second rate though. J-20 has a huge RCS compared to the F-22 and F-35. US started stealth research in the 1970s, 1981 F-117 launched.

[@哈哈哈-d8b]

然而事实是j20尾随f35

[@lkmi8533]

Yes, even before World War II, the British Empire was the only superpower financial empire in the world, and the U.S. Navy at that time was not even as large as Japan.

[@Flightman453]

You have zero idea what the stealth RCS of either the J-20 or F-22/F-35 is unless the US and Chinese government showed you their classified documents in front you to see. Anything you hear about that is nothing more than speculation and more often than not, from Western sources.

[@OverlordAlpha]

​@@Flightman453 I work for the USN. Can confirm, we are not scared of our adversaries.

[@Flightman453]

@@OverlordAlpha US is only good for fighting 3rd world insurgents. They don't fight professional militaries. 🤣

[@Eddie_Munster]

F15EX just doesn’t get enough love

[@MacDaddy8200]

The US NAVY is the second largest "Airforce" in the world i think US will be okay.

[@你看个锤子你看]

It was true before 2018, but obviously not now.

[@paulpowell4871]

The great thing about Binkov is his understanding of the ancillary. Even Superman needs to sleep, get maintenance and look for Allies. Good Job my well decorated Frog, Good Job.

[@tokyochannel2020]

As mentioned in previous videos, the US abililty is greatly multipied once its allies forces are taken into consideration, sOmething that sOme other 'lubtries simply dont have.

[@GraniteStateofMind]

Title brought to you by Lockheed Martin

[@RedSpottedToad]

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[@Abdullahgnathodus2]

7/4,000 Star-Sprangled jets of Uncle Sam.

[@M0dest.1776]

Triple it

[@nil981]

The United States Air Force and the United States Navy have the first and second largest air forces in the world.

[@xCeLProDucTionZz]

Not for long china going to be the new top dog it’s industry complex is going to dwarf the United States

[@tomte47]

China definitely have more combat planes then the U.S Navy..

[@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket]

@@tomte47 "Tom" You're lack of english is showing, that's not how people who speak english sound. Reported for trolling and impersonating. China classifies fishing boats as Naval vessels we don't care about your monopoly money numbers. Fake as hell and let's say you have 50,000 bi-planes. we're not impressed. China's "air force" is made up of cheap knock offs and reverse engineered soviet tech with a little stolen American tech sprinkled in. You can't even design your own aircraft you have to steal everything you have.

[@Maverick-ur2vp]

Can we stop this crap in 2024? It's definitely not the case if you watched the video.

[@tomte47]

@@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket "You're lack of english is showing" I am Swedish but i still know the difference between You're and Your.. As for the rest of your drivel, you have not kept up with the development in China over the past 30 years. Fortunately the U.S military has and all of their focus is on countering them, China is a far more potent threat then the Soviet Union ever was and are closing the capability gap fast.

[@rob5944]

When I was in Germany with a friend I admired an example of the comparable dreadnought fleet and the Royal Navy (the preeminent force of the period). He remarked of the issues modernising it and supplying it, similar the problems the US has now.

[@capitalistoppresssor2378]

The Royal Navy won. In any case the US has a clear advantage across the board. Their engines work, their tech is better, but most important is the vast number if enablers that will give the US complete control of the battlespace while China will be 100% on the defensive, even if some of their planes might be defending themselves over Taiwan.

[@rob5944]

@@capitalistoppresssor2378 at times like these I often remember what Patton recounted when describing the roman emperors procession.

[@stingray427man]

The US has an an entire fleet of Jets parked in the desert waiting to be reactivated or for parts. They can build very capable AI based fighters off these legacy systems.

[@capitalistoppresssor2378]

Yeah, nearly 800 modern aircraft. Almost as many as China has total. F-16A’s might be old but they can be readily updated with new engines, avionics, comms, and radar. There are structural differences compared to the C model but even there some parts can be added to beef up the structure. Not quite a C but they would be very capable replacements against an enemy with little ability to reconstitute combat losses.

[@Jayfromthe202]

Our old planes can do even alotta damage

[@Flightman453]

Those planes are old and the vast majority of them are there to stay. Not all of them can simply be picked up, dusted off, and put into use again like it's washing your car.

[@Flightman453]

@@capitalistoppresssor2378 That not anyway near China's total for one. And this isn't a video game. Makes no sense to take those old airframes and waste time to try and refurbish them when you can build a brand new one.

[@OverlordAlpha]

​@@Flightman453 You misunderstand. We can do that exactly. Get some Lockheed guys out to the desert with a manual for the aircraft and give them 3 days, theyll identify what needs to be fixed and in 10 days the parts would have arrived and been inserted into the frame.

[@bencarter7839]

Doesn't the US Navy have the 2nd largest air force in the world? 😂

[@你看个锤子你看]

It was true in the past, but it is no longer true now. The number of F35C deployed by the Navy is seriously insufficient, and it cannot even board the Ford-class aircraft carrier. Including the F35B of the USMC, the US Navy’s entire deployment of fifth-generation fighters is actually just not over 160. And the number of F/A18EFs does not exceed 500.

[@trevor21241842]

160 f35s could take over any country 😂

[@walterblack7233]

​@@trevor21241842then why they make nearly a thousand of them?Hope USAF be as confident as you against modern Chinese airforce lol😅

[@jakemocci3953]

@@trevor21241842You’re delusional. Turn off the television.

[@你看个锤子你看]

⁠@@trevor21241842？You live in your own world, right? By the way, the F35B is completely short-legged, with a pitifully short range~ The F35C cannot be deployed on the Ford, hahahahaha😂

[@blafonovision4342]

How well does the Chinese Air Force perform in combat?

[@golem5809]

West-Taiwan bots are not happy in the comments section xD

[@AvaSimp]

xD

[@jakemocci3953]

China is going to stomp us if we test them. We can’t even cripple the Houthis, you think we’re going to win a missile duel with the most populous/industrialized country in the world? Not to mention we have too much societal strife to even raise enough men to fight, look at our military recruitment. Men aren’t going to die for rainbow flags and diversity.

[@ohnoes3084]

@@jakemocci3953 China has had its own societal strife which has gone mostly under the radar due to their mass censorship, there have been many riots in China over the past year over handling of flooding and a banking scam which involved tens of thousands of people yet most have never heard of them, China is facing recruitment issues for manpower with technical expertise, and the current Chinese military is a lower percentage of the population than that of the US. China doesn’t have the Naval capabilities as of now to invade Taiwan, their own president has acknowledged this and placed a deadline at 2027 to be ready for such operations, also when it comes to China it’s one of the few issues where most Americans are in agreement, both conservatives and progressives loathe the CCP and all it stands, you may argue that too many of them are cowards and wouldn’t act on this, but many aren’t either, and most of those fighting this war would be from Asia not the Americas anyway

[@atari947]

Don't really understand the whole west taiwan thing. Just say china, Taiwan is the Republic of China

[@alienmorality]

Russians still seem to be seething more

[@Hangman105]

Damn, so many negative comments about a speculative video.

[@你看个锤子你看]

Because it is difficult for people to get out of the information cocoon.😅

[@damienruzco]

Dang the USAF only has 192 helicopters does that seem weird? Does the army have lot more maybe?

[@KaZokuOP]

Yes, the Army has thousands and provides America's primary combat rotary-wing capability. Most helicopters in the USAF are assigned to support their special operations forces and do combat search and rescue.

[@looinrims]

Army navy and marine corps have their own helicopters in organization Apache isn’t an Air Force asset

[@LN37275]

The reason the Army went so big into helicopters is because it's the only thing they can operate themselves after the Air Force got created. Interservice rivalry stuff

[@John3.36]

How many conflicts or what kind of experience does the Chinese Air Force have?

[@whiteshark450]

What kind of experience does the US airforce have?

[@Milianaire]

@@whiteshark450 What? youve ether gotta be mentally ill or just plain old dumb. Ether way I feel bad for you

[@TheBelrick]

@@Milianaire Answer his question mr fully vaccinated. What combat experience in a modern peer to peer war does the USAF have? Tell us the source of your hubris (don't bother, we know YOUR mental illness)

[@shaun469]

The us has lots of experience against tinpot dictatorships and less then worse militarys.

[@whiteshark450]

@@shaun469 🤣 Exactly, yankees think that bombing goat herders is experience... and the goat herders WON XD

[@noodles9345]

I didn't realize we had so many F-35s in the U.S. For some reason I always had this idea that there were just a few dozen or something.

[@kylehayes6432]

The war in Ukraine has done a terrific job of showing why the US has been so heavily invested in stealth. Russia has a very difficult time utilizing their aircraft because modern aa is so advanced.

[@你看个锤子你看]

@@kylehayes6432 You are wrong. If it is an air battle, the Ukrainian Air Force has almost no chance of winning. The problem with the Russian Air Force is that it cannot suppress the Ukrainian air defense system because Russia lacks electronic warfare aircraft and long-range anti-radiation weapons. The serious consequence of this is that the Russian Air Force cannot bomb deep into the rear of Ukraine.

[@ohnoes3084]

@@你看个锤子你看 That’s literally what he said, Russian aircraft have a hard time operating due to Ukrainian air defense, fighters aren’t the issue, even in places where they do operate such as the recent offensives they’ve taken heavy casualties as a result of air defense

[@ns5575-j2w]

Why did you stop making country A vs. country B videos?

[@andrewhirsch6472]

The real world is far more interesting, IMHO, as well as (obviously) far more important.

[@caracallaavg]

Country VS country? Try the news channel bro

[@TheBelrick]

He really didnt. He politely pointed out the tip of the iceberj that is the terrible state of the USAF When USA goes hot in its war vs. BRICS. Don't you think that those 30-50 year old airframes are going to rapidly fall apart when tasked to maintain a war tempo?

[@peterbellini6102]

Pilots, Ground Crew, pilots, ground crew, pilots, ground crew. If Ukraine has taught us anything it's that Russia exaggerates and the PRC can't let their data out: translation? their production, training and capabilities are always "best case/best case"

[@drksideofthewal]

I think having more aircraft is the very last thing the US needs to worry about.

[@DominusHydra40k]

Combined with The US Navy it's ok.

[@charlesshelton7989]

Can confirm. Most of our fleet (F-15, f16, fa18, b52, c130, kc-135, kc10...) qualify for antique license plates

[@OverTheShenanigans]

The US has the 1st and 2nd largest airforces in the world.

[@luluapple1067]

Isn’t the Chinese air force 2nd?

[@kutter_ttl6786]

Lemme guess, you didn't watch the video before commenting?

[@SCComega]

​@@luluapple1067US navy is #2 right now

[@luluapple1067]

@@SCComegaisn’t US navy smaller than the Chinese Air Force?

[@jayclean5653]

​@@luluapple1067No.

[@lyft4238]

Innovation > Imitation

[@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket]

Seriously does China even understand how to build aircraft? I doubt it as they didn't learn the way every other nation in the world did. We all started from nothing and worked our way up, yes with help from out friends but we actually build a foundation to understand what we were doing. China takes shortcuts skipping the hard steps, never understanding why certain design choices are made; they just know "But soviet mig, take apart, build more mig". Even today all they can do it steal Russian or American tech and slap it together in a mess. Talk about pathetic losers, China.

[@kevz2474]

U.S. Air Force..the largest air force in the world...the second largest air force in the world? U.S. Navy.

[@thilomanten8701]

3rd largest the winged arm of the USMC!

[@willythemailboy2]

@@thilomanten8701 If you count helicopters the Navy comes in third to the Army. The Marines air fleet is actually quite small.

[@Flightman453]

Actually it's the PLAAF, not the USN.

[@kevz2474]

@@Flightman453 nope, because the USN and the USMC are one branch.

[@benjaminbartholomew]

Thank you so much for referring to the U-2 as Recon aircraft and not a "Spy Plane" as so many do :)

[@killxAyush]

F15 EX is the best fighter which should be procured atleast 360+

[@_Breakdown]

4:31 - - E7 Wedgetail 9:38 - - E3G AWACS decrease in usability 12:46 - - AF satellites 🛰️ increasingly used for Opposed Force tracking 12:58 - - Constellations of 🛰️ monitoring tests w/AI 🤖 13:08 - - battle field surveillance from space 🛰️🌌 13:12 - - (Ground Moving Target Indicator from space) 🛰️🌌 13:21 - - 100 B21 stealth bombers to replace B1s + B2s 13:42 - - 6th Generation fighters + large numbers of drones 14:16 - - (2025) AF to buy = 51 F35As, 12 F15EXs // Navy = 20 F35s 14:34 - - (2025) AF to retire = 32 F22s, 91 F15s, 56 A10s, 11 F16s 14:35 - - (2026-2030) AF + Navy to buy = 780 F35s 14:59 - - AF heavily invested in new tech - in a military race w China 15:16 - - and remember - Berkov🐸 (Kermie’s cousin🐸) may talk about war - - but only real peace🕊️can bring us all together!😃🫱🏼‍🫲🏽😁🇺🇸🇨🇳🇪🇺🇷🇺🕊

[@dominuslogik484]

oh boy time to see the warzone that is this comment section below every Binkov Video.

[@lolmao500]

You know who else had a huge air force but it was garbage because it was old, not well maintained and the pilots were crap? China and Russia at some point...

[@你看个锤子你看]

It’s because of a simple reason: if the aircraft are too old, the fleet serviceability rate will not be very high, and the maintenance time and cost will increase exponentially.

[@你看个锤子你看]

The Russian Air Force lacks funds, and the number of modern fighter jets purchased is very low. The Chinese Air Force is completely the opposite. The average age of its fleet aircraft is low, the sortie rate is higher, and the completion rate is higher. Moreover, the annual production capacity of the J20 has now surpassed that of the F35. The new version of the J20B equipped with the WS15 GaN radar has already started flight testing the year before last. As for the 4.5 generation aircraft, the production capacity of the J16 is much higher than that of the F15EX. The gap between the Chinese Air Force and the U.S. Air Force is that the first is the insufficient inventory, the second is that the pilots are not as experienced as the United States, and the third is the lack of strategic strike and delivery capabilities. For example, the H20 has been delayed, and the United States has the C5 transport aircraft, but China does not. However, in terms of the early warning aircraft fleet, China has surpassed the United States...

[@deriznohappehquite]

@@你看个锤子你看 I’m seeing less than 100 J-20 per year, whereas F-35 is at 156. Where are you seeing higher J-20 production rates?

[@你看个锤子你看]

@@deriznohappehquite Binkov released it in 2022, and also last year. The annual production capacity of 156 F35s was a thing of the past few years, and there are not so many now.

[@deriznohappehquite]

@@你看个锤子你看 “Lockheed executive vice president for aeronautics Greg Ulmer recently forecast that the F-35 program will have a stable production rate goal of about 156 aircraft per year for at least the next five years.”

[@282XVL]

Lol remember Pooh Bear, availability always drops to 0% after your little toys off Wish encounter an F-22.

[@andreagermini8094]

Where are the American keyboard lions here

[@paleoph6168]

I thought they are bald eagles.

[@abraham2172]

Hypocrite

[@evilfingers4302]

Besides the number of aircraft that each country has, how about pilots themselves, how do they compare with one another?

[@vasilijevukadinovic6843]

Considering russia are the only ones today who for 2yrs have been flying against a modern saturated Air defense. I would say them easily

[@ohnoes3084]

I feel at least with modern technology it’s less so the experience of the pilots and more the quantity, most modern nations are running low on pilots to recruit China included, this will pose a major issue for any high intensity conflict since who are you going to get to replace the guy that just died

[@vasilijevukadinovic6843]

@ohnoes3084 problem solved already. Forgot the name but the drone planes that will be paired and controlled by 5th gen planes

[@johnsilver9338]

J-20 is NOT even as stealthy as F-35. And this can already be proven. 1ST. Their is a 3rd party radar scattering CAD simulation done on Aircraft 101. Without RAM coatings, they compared all 3 F-35, J-20, and Su-57 low observable LO characteristics through their shapes/geometry alone. In a 20x20deg frontal aspect, "J-20 RCS is higher than F-35A RCS through the frequency range (approximately 3.5 times in X-band, 1.5 times in VHF band), it still has much better RCS characteristic when compared to Su-57.” So in geometry alone without the RAM coatings, a 3.5 times difference would translate to 37% difference in detection range in the X-band which is pretty significant. Even with RAM coatings of the same level used on F-35 or F-22, J-20 is still less stealthy. But obviously their will still be a substantial difference in RAM coatings. So F-35 definitely has the “first look, first shoot, first kill” maybe even a 2nd shot in beyond visual range BVR. 2ND. Both Pacific Air Force (PACAF) head Gen. Wilsbach and US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Brown assessment of J-20 as “It’s not anything to lose a lot of sleep over” when F-35s were able to close in on J-20s and observe them near Japan. 3RD. J-20’s canards and the whole vertical stabilizers are moving. Plus their are more than 1000+ F-35s. That is 5 times more than J-20 with more than half of that in US arsenal. So US has both quality and quantity.

[@chrisdoulou8149]

It was actually the other way around, the J-20’s were the ones who approached and observed the F-35’s. I’ll try to find the video when I get the chance, and this doesn’t mean the J-20 is objectively the better aircraft, but in that situation the J-20’s did gain tactical advantage.

[@johnsilver9338]

@@chrisdoulou8149 It don't change the fact that they were able to asses J-20.

[@sujitbala1492]

We literally know nothing about these highly advanced and secretive aircraft but ofc there will be keyboard warriors holding back their tears.

[@chrisdoulou8149]

@@johnsilver9338 and vice versa. Absolutely nobody without the kind of security clearance that doesn’t allow them to discuss the topic on the internet knows the true capabilities of either aircraft. Best to just assume that their respective airforces are happy with their performance, and they are true peers of one another. Anything else is guesswork.

[@johnsilver9338]

@@chrisdoulou8149 That's what the 3rd party radar scattering CAD simulation done on Aircraft 101 is for. It's the most accurate and comprehensive study so far.

[@Tanktaco]

Man the comments on Russia or China adjacent topics can be real rubbish.

[@你看个锤子你看]

yeah

[@jokerjokes69]

Can you make a video on the entire air power of the USA. you keep mentioning USN and the USMC. Include all the air supremacy vs china.

[@callenclarke371]

I like the last line. I'm in the same boat, fascinated by military history, but with no illusions about the nature of war.

[@AntonLazarev-f2o]

thank you for the 15 minutes video, this is the optimal length for many topics.

[@mathiassndergard69]

op 10 Nations with the Most Military Aircraft (All Branches Combined) - Flight International 2022: United States 13,300 Russia 4,182 China 3,284 India 2,200 South Korea 1,608 Japan 1,451 Pakistan 1,147 Egypt 1,069 Turkey 1,065 France 1,004

[@iain-duncan]

Very disigenuous to assume China has a higher availability rate automatically despite no available information.

[@archangel7052]

We'll see.

[@FarmerDrew]

Did you know that there are only 290 million actual registered Chinese Communist party members? So how many will really throw their effort into some future conquest of Asia?

[@akkorokamui8319]

It's not 'disingenuous'. He specifically said he made an educated guess based on the age of the 2 fleets, which is all he could go off of when no other data is available. I have my doubts as well but your comment is way more disingenuous then his assumption based of admittedly limited data.

[@only_fair23]

​@@FarmerDrewWho said anything about conquest of Asia? And why would that number make a difference?

[@FarmerDrew]

@@only_fair23 Filipino Navy vessels seized by Chicoms, that says a lot

[@StabbinJoeScarborough]

Fun Fact ! China has one air refueling squadton , just one

[@vasilijevukadinovic6843]

Where is it going to attack. They are not going around the world trying to conquer. There's are designed for national defense

[@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket]

@@vasilijevukadinovic6843 Tell that to literally every single neighbor China has, they have boarder disputes with EVERYONE. Excluding the fact they ignore UN law on the waters issue China invaded vietnam the moment we left. They stabbed their friend in the back to steal their land and what's worse; they failed miserably. Likewise China is always starting shit with India. You're a bold faced lying communist.

[@bigwillyj4083]

According to the numbers from the Indian air force and navy the Russian engines are available for 45% of the time when relatively new. As the Chinese use those engines in their aircraft or clones of them it will be close to that number.

[@shanerooney7288]

Depends. India might have to ship the engines back to Russia for some maintenance tasks. China using Chinese made engines - even if copies of Russian design - could do all the repairs in house. And thus have a better up time.

[@bigwillyj4083]

@@shanerooney7288 the Indian armed forces have a very good maintenance record. They licence produce the engine and airframes. They had substandard engines delivered from Russia when their licence ran out for certain aircraft and sent them back after having one look at them. That shows they aren't a dumb third world country but an at least partially modern country that can do their job. So China must be having the same issues or even worse as their reverse engineering is lousy at best.

[@shanerooney7288]

@@bigwillyj4083 Did you know that, due to the Ukraine war, India is looking to diversify away from Russian spare parts and repairs. * *GASP* * But that would imply that India currently relies on Russia for spare parts and repair Hate to say that I told you so, but I told you so.

[@bigwillyj4083]

@@shanerooney7288 the Russian federation is trying to get parts and engines from India. They are moving away from the cheap to buy expensive to maintain equipment that is proven unreliable. They are now building their own buying in the west and Korea but that dates from the first moment Modi took office. You should learn how to read you might actually get a fact in your response.

[@shanerooney7288]

@bigwillyj4083 Ok. Let's look at the planned upgrades for the Indian Su-30MKI fleet. Talks with Russia: since 2017 Announced: 2021. Expected Start: 2024. First Upgraded Aircraft: approx 2025. Cost: approx. $7.2 billion What is NOT part of the upgrade? The engines. With the way you're talking, you'd think the "unreliable" engines would be first on the list for replacement. But the facts say otherwise. Your turn. Any specifics for the claim Russia is buying jet engines and parts from India?

[@clubprojects6923]

Numbers are subjective. Local logistics are the linchpin.

[@abdulazizalamri6713]

make a video about the most advanced ICBM's and which country maintain the best types today and in the near future.

[@MoisesMartinez381]

Let's not forget quality and experience during war

[@Nickrioblanco1]

Small unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) might make conventional airforces less relevant over the tactical battlefield.

[@ItsShane79]

@Binkov, please make a video about the Russia ~ North Korea militairy pact and the implications it will have for NATO and the US. Tell your fans what master move Putin has done now. :D

[@benromign7612]

Aren’t your numbers of available F35s a little short? As of May 24 there are 630 currently in the US Military

[@theheiroflotharingia8543]

airforce not big enough you say? got it, triple the defense budget and get index on the phone!

[@TheBelrick]

Say, why is the entire USA exec branch Israelis? Hardly giving the appearance of a free and democratic nation now is it?

[@ozjohnno]

I still think PLAF is the sound your arse makes ofter eating a dodgy burrito

[@patrickcloutier6801]

An advantage China may have with lower-tech aircraft is the ability to produce more of them, in shorter time. Attrition could whittle away the present US advantages in quantity and quality, if USAF airframes take significantly longer to produce.

[@georgesikimeti2184]

USA would have million f16 now if taken low/tech as a priority!

[@mxn1948]

no. the problem for the US is that china can produce more of both lower-tech and high tech and the high-tech is increasingly close to the best the us can make. the root of the problem is, the us society is changing and it is running out of money, it now pays more in debt interest than the military budget.. Its military relies on single source suppliers who charges the government whatever they want. go check out the 90,000 dollar bag of bushings. and now it is actively pushing away smart Chinese engineers and scientists for the simple fact that their race is Chinese, well guess what, they'll simply go work in china then. I fully expect china to be on average, equal ground with the us in 2030 and surpassing it afterwards.

[@OverlordAlpha]

​@@mxn1948 As someone in the United States Navy, we are not running out of money or qualified people.

[@lmao.3661]

china has already peaked

[@AvaSimp]

so has USA, 24 years ago

[@Maverick-ur2vp]

Say that when Chinese airforce, navy building becomes slower than that of the US again, I doubt you will see it in next 30 years.

[@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket]

@@Maverick-ur2vp China counts fishing boats in it's navy... who are you trying to fool?

[@jasonj3599]

@@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket😅 What world are you living in? What does the Chinese Navy count as a fishing boat? Can't you check Wikipedia? China has a lot of corvettes, but this is a fishing boat?

[@abraham2172]

Well, what did they expect? Their success rested on stealing western technologies, drawing in western investments and modernizing/liberalizing their economy. Now, thanks to Xi Jinpings highly aggressive behavior and new politics, both factors wither away like ice in the sun.

[@donm5354]

US SPACE FORCE needs to start building Space Battlecruisers disguised as unarmed cargo/mining vessels on the way to developing OMEGA CLASS Destroyers armed with Mass Drivers to hurl asteroids at Earth based targets (but they the just Mining Ships send cargo back to Earth 😉)

[@KabukeeJo]

LOL @ Chinese Air Force catching up!! Yeah, with planes that have unreliable engines, radars that fail to lock onto targets, subpar quality and worse of all, pilots with no real combat experience.

[@ThatsMrFrank]

How many western pilots have "real" combat experience? Ground attack sure, but there certainly hasn't been an air to air engagement in...how long?

[@ziaullahkhan8968]

Western and american pilot never engaged A modern Air force they are bombing the third world country with no air force to defend.

[@dunnowy123]

@@ziaullahkhan8968 I mean, it's a MISSION at least. The only thing the PLAAF has done is harass Taiwan with drills lol. We can't even be sure if they could do sorties over a "third world country"

[@macmcleod1188]

"Last year, fighter pilots in the U.S. Air Force averaged between 228 and 252 hours of flight time in their aircraft. Chinese pilots, on the other hand, saw between 100 and 110." One thing to keep in mind though is that China has a population five times the size to draw really good pilots from. China is less corrupt than Russia so it's military equipment is in comparably better shape. However it is still a communist nation and there's a lot of secrets, lack of accountability, and a general disregard for high quality. However, drones may change the entire playing field and make existing planes obsolete. It's a tricky situation and the United States needs to keep their eye on the ball.

[@哈哈哈-d8b]

​@@dunnowy123那么美国空军能做什么？f35经常性故障坠毁，f22唯一的战绩只是击落一枚太阳能气球

[@maximus4765]

"You can help by expanding it."

[@Curtis69213]

The marines still have the third largest air force in the world

[@mxn1948]

the videos literally told you that USMC jet numbers are behind USAF, china, Russia, USN. probably also behind indian numbers making it 6th. it'll probably be surpassed soon by the Chinese navy as it procures more carriers

[@christiandauz3742]

Russia and China are drowning in corruption

[@Floridaboi-pe3fk]

​​@@mxn1948depends on how many aircraft their carriers can carry, US carriers are mostly super carriers and can carry 90 aircraft each, so no the Chinese won't really pass usmc any time in near future.

[@Floridaboi-pe3fk]

​@@mxn1948PLN only has 198 aircraft compared to 1211 aircrafts of USMC

[@Tornado1861]

05:09 I see the USAF has C8 Corvettes now. They like to buy high performance chase cars for the U2. I remember them using fox body Mustangs back in the '80's.

[@glowtail3744]

umm ackshully thats a mclaren 620s 🤓

[@FarmerDrew]

a lot better look than Chargers

[@Tornado1861]

@@glowtail3744 Really! Now I want to ask why my tax dollars are being spent on a such an expensive car, but that is just the government being the government.

[@williamkleeberg751]

These are the same people that thought one child policy for 40 years was a good idea at the same time everyone stated living in condos. Nobody checked the demographics

[@alanfriesen9837]

It was an excellent idea for a country with a runaway population. That policy has a lot to do with China's current success.

[@哈哈哈-d8b]

然而中国只有北方地区一部分省份执行一胎政策，另外实际上即便在过去40年一胎政策下大部分中国家庭都有几个孩子，还有由于中国独特的体制问题在中国即便是60岁的老人也比美国大量吸毒人员流浪汉更有价值

[@andrewmckenzie292]

China would likely be in the realm of 1.6-1.7 billion today without it. Its the inevitable crisis that had to happen basically. Likely Chinese society will need a massive reorganization so that older people's skills in non-manual labour job are utilized much better (such as in leadership/mentor roles) so that the limited pool of younger people can be focused solely on manual labour. Most likely the aging population dilemma that is being faced by most developed nations also will be temporary until the generation when the birth rate was higher dies out, then the age pyramid will even out again. China likely needs to half its population if it wants it to be sustainable.

[@blakewu1375]

One factor you didn't address in PLAF vs. USAF warplane availability is the issue of reliability and service life of Chinese aircraft engines. How much credence can we give to reports that they last a fraction of US engines (say 2000-3000 vs 8000-10000 hours)? If CCP China continues to have problems in the propulsion realm, that could affect all kinds of things when it comes to actual war.

[@Steven-k8t]

the Chinese will just produce & stock up more engines for spares.

[@luddite31]

Everyone loves to compare fighter numbers, but they forget about the most critical factor: RANGE. None of the USAF planes as the range to operate over Taiwan without being based there. That means they'd based on runways getting bombed by Chinese missiles. They could maybe fly in from Okinawa or the philippines, but that's hardly safe either and would give them just a few minutes of loiter time. That's why the air force is pushing the B21 and NGAD so hard, both with an emphasis on range: most of its existing planes are useless for a serious fight over Taiwan.

[@Flightman453]

Someone that knows what they're talking about!

[@missk1697]

@@Flightman453 Exactly. People forget reality isn't a video game where you can just throw everything you have at the enemy and distance is just a number.

[@ochkonlon3169]

US Navy is there to fill the gap

[@OverlordAlpha]

​@@missk1697 This is why we have the air refuelers and bases around the world.

[@estebanpacheco7102]

The moment that debt payments overcome the expending on defense, its when the beginning of the end of all these magical unending without control expenditure will start. Yes, that year is 2024.

[@zd1322]

You do realize that an interest rate cut is looming, right?

[@Dog.soldier1950]

Ofcourse you have the #2 Air Force, USN air

[@哈哈哈-d8b]

是的，正在与胡赛进行二战以来最大的海军决战，甚至被胡赛击中航母

[@哈哈哈-d8b]

在网络上美国天下无敌

[@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket]

@@哈哈哈-d8b Chinese spambot troll.

[@哈哈哈-d8b]

​@@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket好吧，为了证明我不是机器人，我必须说实话，美国可以在一个星期内击败中国，美国是世界唯一超级大国，没有任何国家能够挑战美国，而中国即将因为人口老龄化房地产危机洪水灾害崩溃😊

[@哈哈哈-d8b]

​@@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket美国正在变得越来越强大，对世界的掌控力越来越强，国内吸毒人员越来越少，美国宇宙第一

[@justinbreedlove8835]

First off American Jets are built way way way way better than the Chinese part. Chinese Jets get like 1/3 of the capability of United States jet. Also the amount of money we put in to replacing certain parts non-stop. There's no other country that has a better maintenance program

[@哈哈哈-d8b]

在网络信息茧房当中美国确实拥有更好的战斗机

[@你看个锤子你看]

1. You don't have any evidence to prove your first point. What do you mean by better quality? Let me tell you, Pakistan evaluates F16C/D block52 (the US Air Force is now equipped with block 52) and JF17 block3. Compare. Let's take a look at the third-party evaluation of the capabilities of Chinese and American fighters. Is this reasonable? [PAF pilot: "The F-16 block 52 is ancient compared to the avionics on the JF-17 now. We know because we fly them both" Source: Airforce Monthly, 01-2024 "JF-17C makes public debut" 】JF17 block3, the Chinese Air Force does not want to equip, its avionics equipment and radar are far inferior to J10C, not to mention that China also has PL15 with a range stronger than AIM120D. Your so-called American fighter is of better quality, and Chinese fighters are only 1/3 of the American fighters are your fantasy🤣As for your maintenance, didn't you watch the video? The US Air Force F35 grounding rate is as high as 49%. What do you mean by capability and maintenance? What world do you live in? 2. China's J20 and F35 have had more than one encounter and confrontation in the East China Sea and the South China Sea, and the F35 has never taken advantage of it. What do you think of your capabilities? Don't fool yourself.

[@DatNerddSwaqq]

​@@你看个锤子你看 US Block 52 aircraft are not comparable to Pakistani Block 52 aircraft. The US, just like every major power, doesn't export the best of the best. The block 52s in Pakistan are going to be much closer to the original block 52 configuration, while the US aircraft have been continually upgraded, with over 600 now planned to be upgraded to Block 70 standard. I'm sure you knew all this and just forgot to mention it though...

[@LauchlanMcdonald]

​@@你看个锤子你看what do you mean by "never have taken advantage of"? Also small favor could you give a link for the source you used I couldn't find it mostly because I'm bad at finding stuff.

[@willythemailboy2]

@@LauchlanMcdonald That user is a known paid propaganda spreader for the CCP. Don't expect truth or rational discussion from them.

[@lars1701again]

You forgot the US navy

[@joeclaridy]

And the US Marine Corps

[@elmogaming28]

can you do Spain vs Andorra war please

[@Nutty151]

Spain's military is so shit that they can only take over tiny countries like Andorra. Spain not dare invade Gibraltar because they know they will get their ass whooped by the U.K.

[@edwardfitzhugh4212]

The great thing everyone forgets is that if you pick a fight with the US you pick a fight with NATO Japan Australia South Korea etc etc etc..

[@cameronbuckley3356]

North Korea has a stronger military then both of them combined ..

[@TheBelrick]

I think you will see, if you look, that its usa doing the fight picking. Including vs. Russia and China.

[@jayclean5653]

​@@cameronbuckley3356Right...

[@SelfProclaimedEmperor]

​@@cameronbuckley3356north Korea has a smaller economy than south Koreas military budget

[@domokun845]

NATO...army....riiiight

[@academicdeaneducation6671]

For goodness sake, let the Air Force retire the A-10 so they can use that money elsewhere! The 20th century said good-bye 24 years ago.

[@shanerooney7288]

The A-10 is _over half a century old_

[@looinrims]

Too many ignoramuses who don’t know what they’re talking about get mad at the idea

[@Youraveragenpc11]

TRIPLE THE DEFENSE BUDGET 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@aaahus4836]

F16 from us to Ukraine in 2025?

[@dannypope1860]

The ONLY reason Taiwan is a free country, is because the US is strong & loyal.

[@FarmerDrew]

We have over 600 tanker aircraft Just sayin 🤓

[@BorisEysbroek]

HECK YEAH!!! I want to be an American so badly. I want to know what it's like to live in a country that has the biggest stick.

[@The_FatGeneral]

@@BorisEysbroek I hope you're joking

[@BorisEysbroek]

​@@The_FatGeneral No, I want a bald eagle as a pet, go shopping with a mobility scooter and send my kids with bulletproof backpacks to school. And above all, I want to be able to turn on the tv and hear my tax money being used to invade countries whose military spending is less than our military's spending on coffee cups. I'm tired of being a punny skinny european. I want to be a big bad fat american that doesn't take shit from anyone!

[@FarmerDrew]

@@BorisEysbroek it is complex, cognitive dissonance inducing, intoxicating, and edifying. I have never felt more proud or more anxious to be an American.

[@BorisEysbroek]

@@FarmerDrew Now I have to emigrate. I want to experience this first hand. It sounds like one hell of a trip.

[@angelogarcia2189]

Chinese Air Force. Lol

[@你看个锤子你看]

Indeed, unlike the United States, which lost more than 10 F35s, the F35 can fly and dive~

[@angelogarcia2189]

@@你看个锤子你看 whatever you need to tell yourself, pooh bear

[@你看个锤子你看]

@@angelogarcia2189 Ah? Didn't you release the news of the F35 crash yourself? 🤣🤣

[@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket]

@@你看个锤子你看 Are you trying to speak english? Because that isn't english.

[@cocotaco759]

​@@你看个锤子你看commie delusions 😂

[@stephend50]

US Coast Guard has another 200+ aircraft

[@Steven-k8t]

most of them won't be used in the W Pacific & China seas; Russia & NK may assist China with their aircraft there, & they been/will be training together.

[@MorsanMoti]

US needs to add more to its aircraft-carriers fleet--10 new more by 2050.

[@user-tm1dk3ph1q]

Don't forget that the usa already has 9 smaller carriers in addition to the 11 fleet carriers. And those smaller carriers are the size of fleet carriers before the era of the nuclear powered super carrier. Also usa allies have quite a few carriers of their own.

[@tommiterava5955]

​@@user-tm1dk3ph1qThose smaller carriers are actually amphibious assault ships and are thus mostly needed in amphibious operations. USS America and USS Tripoli are two exceptions as their well decks were removed in favour of larger aviation facilities.

[@MorsanMoti]

@@user-tm1dk3ph1q Thanks. I did't know the smaller ones existed.

[@user-tm1dk3ph1q]

​@tommiterava5955 just take a look at some pictures of them, and look at their specs to see how big they really are. They are only considered small because super carriers exist. They always carried helicopters and harriers, and now they have f-35s..the us navy has been testing them the last few years to see how many f 35s they can fit. They already normally can take 20 planes plus 2 helicopters, but I believe the wartime surge number has been 27 in recent tests. I think similar in numbers to each of the first 2 ccp carriers.

[@user-tm1dk3ph1q]

​@@tommiterava5955the French flagship carriers has a similar number of fighters. The royal navy 2 new carriers are planned to carry something like 24 to 36 f 35s but supposedly could surge to 48. So for most countries, the 9 smaller us assault ships would be carriers.

[@dunnowy123]

It's kind of wild to think that one country has an air force larger, more sophisticated, and more powerful than its next two near-peer competitors COMBINED, and it's not even the totality of the air assets it has.

[@MeanMachine1992]

I had the misfortune of driving a Chinese car. Those who have had the experience, know first hand what I'm talking about. At first glance, it's great looking, it's luxurious, it has "accessories" that other cars in its price range do not have. But after a few months of driving the damn thing, you realize just how far behind the Chinese industry really is. The quality of the leather and plastics used is atrocious. The steering wheel started peeling before 15K. The ride was not great, and even though the damn thing was an SUV, it couldn't drive even on dirt roads, let alone off road. Its gearbox was a third of the size of any SUV I've seen, and the engine was $hit. Thank god I didn't have a crash in it, otherwise I'd assume the damn thing would've disintegrated. That's China for you right there, the facade of modernity and impressive progress. On paper, the Chinese airforce sounds impressive. In reality, I doubt it can go toe to toe even with South Korea and Japan's airforces, let alone the USAF and USN.

[@Chewbaccalotexv]

yeah that's china today. Now compare to cars they produced 20 years ago and imagine where they're going to get in 20 or 30 years.

[@哈哈哈-d8b]

​@@Chewbaccalotexv你居然相信他说的话？实际上中国工业是最强大最先进的

[@missk1697]

If only your opinion was important, maybe then it could change reality. "I had one bad car from China, therefore everything they make is awful" ??? Lmao that's brainrot level beyond help.

[@MeanMachine1992]

@@Chewbaccalotexv Full of ghost towns apparently.

[@stevenjohnston7809]

USAF might be the biggest in the world, but the second biggest is the USA Navy.

[@jackwardley3626]

I think the U.S. military needs to be at least twice the size it is

[@gladlawson61]

Lol.

[@哈哈哈-d8b]

我强烈支持美国学习苏联将军费支出提高到gdp的百分之10以上，因为不管美国如何增加军费开支也无法在西太平洋战胜中国，那只是加速帝国的灭亡而已

[@NinaMcmunn]

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[@IHATEGOOGLESOMUCHFUCK]

​@@哈哈哈-d8b smartest chinese ultranationalist

[@jackwardley3626]

@@哈哈哈-d8b I don't think the Chinese navy and Air force would last but your right in that the U.S. wouldn't be able completely beat China also the U.S. military at its current size would need to concentrate nearly all of its forces in achieving a conventional victory against them leaving the U.S. exposed in other areas of the world which is why U.S. military needs to be 2-3 times its currents size needs to be big enough to fight and deter China and Russia at the same time while more than what they need in reserve mean I know that would probably mean 10% plus of their GDP but its what they need on paper but maybe the U.S. command doesn't think its worth it due to nuclear weapons

[@yosefgoldberg541]

Availablity rate have nothing to do with the age of the platform, the only factors that effect availability is spare parts and manpower.

[@bb-6359]

Double the defense budget boys

[@watcher5729]

Well it deoends on strategie.chinese is defense or deceat neighbours should there be.the hardeer is crossing oceans to attack

[@SuperiorAmericanGuy]

Raptor in command and conquer generals: let’s give em an air show!

[@pyeitme508]

YES

[@enzo91821]

True, we need to increase the military budget, its the only way

[@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket]

The US Navy is the second largest air force in the world as well. Quantity is not a quality all it's own when we're talking about cheap knockoffs.

[@哈哈哈-d8b]

😂是的，数量不代表质量，你怎么能让一堆无法超高音速飞行航程距离相当短，经常故障坠毁的f35与中国这个拥有最多第四代第五代重型战斗机的国家相比呢？😂

[@Maverick-ur2vp]

not true as of 2024

[@你看个锤子你看]

You said quality? Come on, let's see what Pakistan thinks? I don't want to compare J20 and F22, J35 and F35, J16 and F15EX, but you can take a look at the evaluation of third parties. Is this more reasonable? The so-called better quality? Let me tell you, Pakistan evaluates F16C/D block52 (the US Air Force is now equipped with block 52) and JF17 block3. [PAF pilot: "The F-16 block 52 is ancient compared to the avionics on the JF-17 now. We know because we fly them both" Source: Airforce Monthly, 01-2024 "JF-17C makes public debut" 】JF17 block3, the Chinese Air Force does not want to equip, its avionics equipment and radar are far inferior to J10C, not to mention that China also has PL15 with a range stronger than AIM120D. The so-called American fighter jets are far better than Chinese fighter jets, which is just wishful thinking of some people. As for maintenance, didn't these people watch the video? The US Air Force's F35 grounding rate is as high as 49%. What is the so-called capability and maintenance? What world do people who say this live in? If this is the case with new aircraft, what is the deployment rate of F15F16 F22? You can imagine. The people in the comment area are even more optimistic than the Pentagon itself~😅😅😅

[@你看个锤子你看]

Another point, quality? F35 crashed more than 10 times, grounding rate more than 49%, better quality? Don't be funny😅

[@iamscoutstfu]

Btw, 10 crashes is less than a 1% crash rate. Its better than any other fighter jet out there.

[@MarchHare59]

Chinese planes are based on Russian designs which are not easy to maintain or built to last, while USAF planes designs are required to be maintainable and long-lived, so a 15 year old USAF plane is half way through its' service life, while a 9 year old Chinese plane is one year away from the junkyard. That is the difference.

[@你看个锤子你看]

Hahahaha, you are kidding again. Among Chinese fighter jets, only J11 is directly from su27, and other fighter jets have little to do with Russia. You said that the service life of Chinese fighter jets will not exceed 9 years? Wow, why is J11A still in service? This thing has been in service for more than 20 years. Obviously, the facts do not match what you said. As for easier maintenance? Goodbye, the F35's deployment rate last year was only 51%, and 49% was grounded. What do you mean by easier maintenance? Better quality?😅😅😅😂😂😂

[@你看个锤子你看]

Chinese fighters are all new composite materials, stronger than Russian materials. China's only J11 is directly transferred from Russia's Su-27. As for the J16, it continues to use the technical appearance of the flanker. As for the J10A, it is more like a bunch of European fighters and has nothing to do with Russia. You need to update your knowledge.

[@你看个锤子你看]

In fact, China's fighter jets had too many old aircraft in service before, which affected their combat effectiveness. For example, the J6 fighter jet was discontinued in 1980, but the People's Liberation Army used it until 2012. After Xi Jinping came to power, he was willing to spend money to throw all the old aircraft into the garbage dump and replace them with modern fighter jets. Therefore, in ten years, a large number of new aircraft have been put into service. This has little to do with "design" and "maintenance".

[@radiodare]

I was under the impression that they were designed under stolen American plans. The problem That was debated was that Chinese manufacturing standards were not up to par to make something fully equivalent to the United States. But if you look at the shape of the latest Chinese fighter is it does appear that they were stolen American plans.

[@你看个锤子你看]

@@radiodare You said quality? Come on, let's see what Pakistan thinks? I don't want to compare J20 and F22, J35 and F35, J16 and F15EX, but you can take a look at the evaluation of third parties. Is this more reasonable? The so-called better quality? Let me tell you, Pakistan evaluates F16C/D block52 (the US Air Force is now equipped with block 52) and JF17 block3. [PAF pilot: "The F-16 block 52 is ancient compared to the avionics on the JF-17 now. We know because we fly them both" Source: Airforce Monthly, 01-2024 "JF-17C makes public debut" 】JF17 block3, the Chinese Air Force does not want to equip, its avionics equipment and radar are far inferior to J10C, not to mention that China also has PL15 with a range stronger than AIM120D. The so-called American fighter jets are far better than Chinese fighter jets, which is just wishful thinking of some people. As for maintenance, didn't these people watch the video? The US Air Force's F35 grounding rate is as high as 49%. What is the so-called capability and maintenance? What world do people who say this live in? If this is the case with new aircraft, what is the deployment rate of F15F16 F22? You can imagine. The people in the comment area are even more optimistic than the Pentagon itself~

[@pahtar7189]

One factor to consider in a US vs China future conflict is that the US is a global power. As such, China would never face more than 2/3 of US naval or air forces. The rest will be deployed in the Middle East, the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, etc. Given that, US forces need to be 50% more numerous just to cover the gap.

[@only_fair23]

Realistically, if China invaders Taiwan, other actors will be getting involved in their own problems as well

[@matthewbarabas3052]

do they need to be...?

[@kylehayes6432]

Yes, but this ignores the fact that odds are, we won't be by ourselves.

[@lkknhhhb]

不要表现的好像美国很强大一样，实际上中国才是隐形的全球超级大国，全球有一半以上的工业实物由中国生产，还有即便美国将所有军事力量调动到西太平洋那也只是让美国海空军全军覆没而已

[@lkknhhhb]

​@@kylehayes6432哦，我想你说的是日本韩国，好吧，提醒你，朝鲜这个拥有核弹的家伙是与中国唯一签订军事条约的盟友，另外美国在欧洲盟友绝大部分的军队规模甚至无法填满一个足球场