BEIJING (TheBlaze/AP) — Just as it has had many firsts recently with its space program efforts, China has successfully completed another first for its naval aspirations. The country landed its first fighter jet on its first aircraft carrier, which entered service two months ago, the country’s official news agency confirmed Sunday.
In this undated photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, made available on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, a carrier-borne J-15 fighter jet lands on China’s first aircraft . (Photo: AP/Xinhua, Zha Chunming)
The Liaoning aircraft carrier underscores China’s ambitions to be a leading Asian naval power, but it is not expected to carry a full complement of planes or be ready for combat for some time.
Xinhua News Agency said the landing exercise marked the debut of the J-15 fighter jet, a carrier-based fighter-bomber developed by China from Russia’s Sukhoi Su-33.
A carrier-borne J-15 fighter jet is seen on China’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning. (Photo: AP/Xinhua, Zha Chunming)
A carrier-borne J-15 fighter jet takes off in this undated photo that was released Sunday, Nov. 25. (Photo: AP//Xinhua, Zha Chunming)
The Defense Ministry’s website carried photos of the jet taking off from and landing on the carrier.
Watch the landing in this video from Reuters:
Citing unnamed naval sources, Xinhua said that the carrier platform and J-15 capabilities met all requirements and achieved “good compatibility.”
Xinhua says the J-15 is able to carry anti-ship, air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles and precision-guided bombs.
Since China’s Liaoning ship formally entered into service on Sept. 25, its crew members have completed more than 100 training and test programs, Xinhua said.
China bought the former Soviet navy’s unfinished carrier from Ukraine in 1998 and spent years refurbishing it.
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Gregory_Adams
Nov. 25, 2012 at 7:10pmOur debt and foreign policy brought them this.
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muffythetuffy
Nov. 25, 2012 at 8:54pmI look forward to when the Chines Navy begins sailing up and down the West Coast just outside of the US 3 mile limit. San Francisco will open its arms to a Chines Aircraft Carrier and will be so proud.
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November26
Nov. 26, 2012 at 5:45amYup, we will reap the benefits of Obama debt for years to come. Read fresh political commentary at: http://smallcraftadvisorychronicles.blogspot.com/
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atechgeek
Nov. 26, 2012 at 8:12am“First successful attempt” .. how many unsuccessful I wonder ?
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ashestoashes
Nov. 26, 2012 at 8:19amThe Bill Clinton administration sold secrets to China…. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/940025/posts
Remember also during the Navy Seals landing in Pakistan..that the attempt to blow up the helicopter failed..and Pakistan held onto it before letting it be returned until China could show up to gather intelligence..
Now..China and Russia back Iran..does anyone smell World War 3 coming? Plans for massive depopulation have been in the works for the NWO..this is what has been spotted on rail..and by semi.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFmroTaZvuw
A marine told me recently that yes..they are preparing for this in the US
http://www.sovereignman.com/expat/why-is-the-us-government-planning-for-mass-fatalities-8956/
So..has our peace already been? or will we see a seven yr peace treaty?
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123456beatriz
Nov. 27, 2012 at 8:46amI am WAITING how long will take CHINA to seize EEUU to DEMAND the debt. And Don’t expect they will be “nice” . Advise be prepare because WAR in America is coming.
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Deuteronomy22
Nov. 27, 2012 at 10:00amWhen China “demands” the debt we start up th presses and print a few trillion dollar bills and Fedex them to the Chines treasury. The debt becomes worthless. The Chinese are aware of that. Also there will be no market for their products which will result in riots and another revolution. the leaders will be shot along with the ret of the elites. They wil never demand anything.
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Mojoron
Nov. 25, 2012 at 3:16pmNo catapult launch, a big plane and a small deck. They won’t be able to launch 250 sorties a day like we can.
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MDECKER
Nov. 25, 2012 at 3:47pmGod help us, if they fly like they drive!
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TSUNAMI_22
Nov. 25, 2012 at 5:50pm@ MDECKER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pezdwLmU2H4
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Pigpen
Nov. 25, 2012 at 7:07pmYeah, whatever. For those of you who DON’T have your head in the proverbial sand: Welcome back to the Cold War! (If you believe that it ever actually ended.)
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Evileye
Nov. 25, 2012 at 8:14pmThe Air craft carrier Is the Battle Ship of the 21 century. All it take to sink one is a land based missile
that go’s out of the atmosphere and reenters looking for the largest metal object.
Served on one during Korean War. Great then Obsolete now.OK now as long as we are the only one that can afford them also Good to intimidate 3rd world country’s .
Billy Mitchel proved the point when he sank the captured German battle ship with a lone air craft.
the day of the battle wagon was gone.People will look back 50 years from now and view the super carrier as we do the USS New Jersey. A relic of the past.
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gosutag
Nov. 25, 2012 at 9:24pmEVILEYE:
I don’t get why your English is so bad. . .
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Comcast3
Nov. 25, 2012 at 9:35pmThe need a ramp to get airborne, lol
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rickc34
Nov. 26, 2012 at 12:31amWell we know everything they make falls apart so let’s see how long their planes stay together.
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Chuck Stein
Nov. 27, 2012 at 1:02am@ Comcast
Ramps have been used by the Royal Navy for decades. There are advatages to ramps. Sort of like bow planes vs. fairwater planes on subs, there are pros and cons to each approach.
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prkw
Nov. 25, 2012 at 3:04pmChina is the number ONE producer of goods in the world. Their wares are SHIPPED over the worlds oceans. I think that is why they are expanding their naval might.
Will the US send a naval fleet to intercept a future merchant ship hijacking? With our looming cutbacks, I don’t think so.
China is moving itself into position to protect their SHIPMENTS.
After that, time will tell.
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Walkabout
Nov. 25, 2012 at 4:26pmLiberal/progressives do not understand that you have to at least have destroyers tom patrol the sea lanes to prevent piracy.
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voxinguam
Nov. 25, 2012 at 6:21pmThis is China’s USS Langley moment (Google that). China is decades away from reaching the US in projecting carrier based Naval power. And oh btw, the US is beefing up its pacific forces. Ignore thet fact that US economy is in the toilet, and china’s is rising. As long as the US keep 20 years ahead of others in Military tech then China will always be behind, stealing tech where they can. Sat’s in space…thank Clinton for that, he gave them the tech for that. I forsee a day when China will launch their ripped off version of our old F15 in large numbers. On that day the US will demonstate remotely piloted and heavily armed drome like fighters that can do 7 G turns and be launched from any US Navy platform, not just currently configured carriers. We design and create, they rip off and copy. See IPHONES……..oh by the way, when is China getting into the car business….oh yea, the Soviets failed at that too. Good thing Japan is on our side…..
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GrayPanther
Nov. 26, 2012 at 8:24amProtect their shipments from who? Tiewan? Korea?
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Marsh626
Nov. 25, 2012 at 2:02pmI’m reminded of all the defense experts in the 1990s and early 2000s who arrogently dismissed concerns over China’s rise by saying that for China to be a world power they’d have to build a massive navy. Welp, here it comes a short time later…
Western civilization is full of naive wishful thinkers who don’t think it’s possible to get surpassed by any other civilization because the West has dominated the world for the last 500 years. Well, it’s going to happen in this century. Anyone who understands the importance of IQ, demographics, economics and military might knows this.
Nobody wants to talk about the ugly scientific reality on the importance of IQ because everyone wants to think that all people are intellectually equal and that anyone can build advanced societies. But the avager IQ of a nation plays a large role in national success. China is a country of over 1 billion people with an average IQ of about 100. That alone pretty much guarantees them world leader status.
East Asian nations are also very homogeneous (and despite decades of “liberal” brainwashing, that’s actually a tremendous national strength), very well behaved (they have very low violent crime rates and social problems), hard working, xenophobic and intelligent.
It’s simply a waiting game (a couple decades at most) until they not only surpass us, but completely dwarf us economically. And large economies allow you to build large militaries. Start learning to embrace your new Chinese ove
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The_Jerk
Nov. 25, 2012 at 3:09pmClinton was giving our missile targeting technology away via Bernard Schwartz, and just like the Rosenberg’s, he too is Jewish.
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daver18
Nov. 25, 2012 at 3:16pmNice post with some good points. The main points you miss is that you are giving the Chinese all of the credit for their technological advances and the growth of their economy. Much of their advancement in technology has come from American technology that was classified but the Clinton Administration allowed them to have it and, as a result, they jumped decades in technological advancement in a matter of a few years. In addition the destruction of the American economy by politicians on both sides of the aisle has reduced America’s chance at maintaining the strongest economy in the world. Most recently George W. Bush did terrible damage to it and Barack Obama did far, far more than Bush did. The result is that we are facing collapse, partly due to our debt to China. However, all that said, China is still a far smaller economy than the U. S. Their upward move of their economy is beginning to falter and their future is not as bright as some in the U. S. think. The U. S. will no longer be number one because of it’s own failings, not because of another nation’s successes. And, by the way, the U. S. is headed in the exact direction it needs to go to fail and with this adminstration there is no doubt we will get there because we will pass the point of no return before this president’s second term is finished and it will then be impossible to stop it.
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The_Jerk
Nov. 25, 2012 at 3:39pmMarsh626, spot on.
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pyeatte
Nov. 25, 2012 at 6:52pmOur fate is in our own hands. If we have the political will, we will remain in the lead.
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pushinginto
Nov. 25, 2012 at 1:55pmHere is the problem. The chinese have never been known to be a nation of pioneers, trail blazers, strategists, inventors, conquerors, fighters, etc. They are the nation that built the great wall and that’s about it. They are and will never be a great military superpower. So nice try.
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Metalstr8jckt
Nov. 25, 2012 at 2:16pm@PUSHININTO: Chinese culture is over 4000 years old. They invented gunpowder. They chose to not expand their borders militarily for 4000 years, and survived as a country by practicing expansion control of their own culture and people through successive dynastic tyranny. A closed society.
With their 20th century revolution, their choice of communism as a political ideology changes their past controls against expansion.
As Marxists, it is their duty to “enlighten” mankind to Communism.
It is America’s right, and need for our continued existence to repel their expansion. Or die trying. Freedom is not free.
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Sgt_Rock
Nov. 25, 2012 at 8:15pmNever underestimate your probable future adversary. It can be very costly. You need to get a grasp of Chinese history. At some point China will exploit it’s advances in military and economic power. Down playing their potential is short sighted and naive.
The Chinese Military keeps very close tabs on our current military tactics, technology and our methods of Command, Control, Communications & Intelligence (C3I).
Some good reading:
http://www.sinodefence.com/
http://mondediplo.com/2005/09/18zhenghe
Or google “Chinese Maritime History”
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DZ-015
Nov. 25, 2012 at 1:39pmThe carrier in question was the second in her class, launched in the Ukraine during the late 80′s by the Soviets. The hull, minus engines and electronics, became Ukranian property after the breakup of the U.S.S.R. It was sold to China on the condition that it not become a warship in its navy, with the assumption that it would become a tourist attraction. Upon arrival in China, it was taken over by the Peoples’ Navy, for the stated purpose of becoming a test bed for naval aviation and the blueprint for domestically produced carriers. The ski jump bow allows for takeoffs without catapult assistance. So far, the Chicoms have not violated the terms of the purchase agreement; how long will that last?
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The-Monk
Nov. 25, 2012 at 3:18pmGood question….
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frenchdragon
Nov. 26, 2012 at 5:52amThe jet is a remanufactured Soviet Sukhoi S-33. It’s a pretty good fighter, but not a match for our F-22 Raptor. To my knowledge, we don’t have the Raptor on board ship yet.
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jungle J
Nov. 25, 2012 at 1:35pmbill clinton gave them this info.
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Chuck Stein
Nov. 25, 2012 at 1:29pmThis is not to conquer Taiwan — that island is close enough for land-based aircraft to be employed.
This is about global power projection for a Superpower.
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justangry
Nov. 25, 2012 at 9:29pmThat’s the point, however before you get too upset compare the numbers of carriers we have compared to them, and ours are experienced and battle hardened squadrons that pretty much have done it all. That jet of theirs looks pretty sweet though.
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Southpaw
Nov. 25, 2012 at 1:18pmAll this hooplah over hitting the 2nd cable? During the daytime? In calm seas? This is the Naval equivalent of shooting a lay-up.
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Metalstr8jckt
Nov. 25, 2012 at 1:45pmTo all naysayers about China’s carrier being laughable at best. When the vessel was commissioned for Blue water a few months ago, the “experts” in DOD stated the Chinese were a year or two away from landing a jet on the deck. Just two weeks ago, they were doing touch and go exercises. Cyber espionage has given Chinese hackers quantum leaps in HI-Tech weapons by raiding American DOD contractors mainframes. The Chinese have focused on Attack subs (One surfaced in the Pacific amongst the USN Kitty hawk battle group undetected, and within torpedo range) Also they have proven they have a workable Anti satellite weapon. They have developed Carrier killer tech cruise missiles.They fire(Double barrel shotgun style) in salvos of dozens at once to overwhelm Aegis defense system. The carrier is “smoke and mirrors.” They have been developing weaponry specifically aimed towards neutralizing our satellite aiming, and submarine based systems. Their “happy meal” plastic is not an indication of their weapons technology, merely indicative of where the money has been funneled into. 100 million standing army with 21st century weapons.
Look up “Chinese 2nd artillery” on Google. They are not some “Hun-nan howitzer” unit as the name implies.
Americans have been “shopping” the Chinese “Peoples Liberation Army” into the 21st century.
They send us the plastic crap, and produce Titanium and Ballistic Steel for themselves. Remember they also produce our high end silicon chips
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Boomer52
Nov. 25, 2012 at 3:40pmNot bad! ‘Cept you forgot to add a 10′ ladder into it. That sorry excuse for a carrier WILL be shadowed 24/7 by our SSN’s. One stupid move by the Commies and it’s time to break out the hotdogs and Smore fixin’s!!
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fromo1946
Nov. 25, 2012 at 1:04pmAnd how many attempts and lost planes before making this successful landing? They’re just showing us the one plane that made it…remember these guys can’t drive a car, much less land a jet on a carrier!
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Back To Reality
Nov. 25, 2012 at 2:27pmNo kidding. It was just 11 years ago that an unarmed US four-prop surveillance plane knocked a chinese fighter jet out of the sky, killing the pilot.
We’ve been launching and landing planes at sea for over 100 years. They’ve been doing it for a few weeks. Unless our constituency allows Obama to pre-emptively surrender to China, I’m pretty sure we have the upper hand on this issue.
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LIZ_ADAMS
Nov. 26, 2012 at 2:18amAs above, a somber thought… surrender to chicoms; I wouldn’t put it passed him to pull the wool over our eyes then attempt it; I’m purposely omitting the name of the zoo escapee.
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SILAS
Nov. 25, 2012 at 12:09pmIt’s only 102 years after America 1st landed a Military Aircraft on a Naval ship (1910)
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Metalstr8jckt
Nov. 25, 2012 at 2:05pm@SILAS The invention of a workable liquid cooled Machine-gun was the death knell to mounted cavalry, and suicidal infantry charges.
Although Horses were still stubbornly used in World War I, they were decimated in almost all engagements.
What will be the death knell of our American naval power: The Nuclear powered Aircraft carrier?
Probably some sort of: “stealth missile.”
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title_of_liberty
Nov. 25, 2012 at 4:48pm@Metal All but one of our 11 aircraft carriers are nuclear powered.
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Joyzee
Nov. 25, 2012 at 12:00pmMade in CHINA*…Made in USA*…Pick One!
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Eastinfection
Nov. 25, 2012 at 11:28amThey’re not quite there yet but North Korea is catching up fast!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWEnN4nhN44
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The-Monk
Nov. 25, 2012 at 12:09pmThey have paper in North Korea????
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helicop
Nov. 25, 2012 at 11:21amAt the rate Obama is going our grandchildren will be fluent in Chinese.
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RJJinGadsden
Nov. 25, 2012 at 11:15amLooks like they still have a long way to go, but they are pushing it along. We’ll know what they are up to when they step past a bowing 0bama to reclaim Formosa.
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The-Monk
Nov. 25, 2012 at 12:17pmHi RJJ,
Just had a terrible thought…. Obama having joint Chinese-US military maneuvers.
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Walkabout
Nov. 25, 2012 at 12:30pmFormosa might be reclaimed the economic & political means. china could co-opt the upper class thru their need to maintain their factories in China. Without those Taiwan might take an enormous economic hit. Over time Taiwan might give Taiwan a deal like Hong Kong & Taiwan might accept it. No American Carrier is going to prevent that.
An aircraft carrier is not needed if a military effort was made to take Formosa as it is in range of aircraft based in the mainland.
Certainly the Chinese have learned much about carrier operations but I wondered if they have overpaid. 14 years is a long time to bring up a carrier to speed. I wondered if they spent too much on the effort thru lack of experience or corruption. The carrier is still not operational. I don;t see an air wing on it yet. Any U.S. response to Chinese military action in regards to Formosa would have to deal with the fact that naval operation are restricted by the islands chains north & south of Formosa.. They could make good choke points using mines & subs.
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Walkabout
Nov. 25, 2012 at 12:34pmThe-Monk
That is not necessarily a losing proposition. We could learn form them as well. With more face to face meetings we would not think of them as caricatures (to our detriment). It happened prior to WW2. With more face to face meetings me might build rapport. such rapport might not (probably not) be enough to overcome “national interest” but it is worth a try.
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Eastinfection
Nov. 25, 2012 at 12:42pmI think we should build rapport with China by giving them all of the Arab’s women.
China needs more women.
Arabs treat their women like garbage.
Everyone wins!
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VanceUppercut
Nov. 25, 2012 at 12:57pm@RJJinGadsden
Taiwan called, it wants you know it’s no longer called Formosa.
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The-Monk
Nov. 25, 2012 at 1:05pmHi Walkabout,
I’ve worked with a Chinese family before and I found out the one thing they hate most; “losing face”.
It just devastates them. If we had war games with them and we came out on top they would be so “shamed” they would stop at nothing to set things right in their eyes.
Of course, this is just my own experience dealing with Chinese people that were born and raised in China. “Saving face” is their #1 goal after a loss.
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johnpaulkuchtajr
Nov. 25, 2012 at 1:18pmHey The Monk,
I remember Admiral Fallon hosting Chinese Navy folks aboard some of the most sophisticated US Navy vessels of the time back in the 90′s.
Don’t forget, you have to have an enemy to maintain a war machine!
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The-Monk
Nov. 25, 2012 at 3:20pmHi johnpaulkuchtajr,
Mankind has been at war with each other since the caveman.
I see no change coming in the near or far future….
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Walkabout
Nov. 25, 2012 at 4:05pmIf you divided the Chinese & American ships into tow teams with them both split evenly between aggressor & defending teams, then you would get rid of the losing face part.
I don’t know if that would work.
Obviously we have had exercises with say Brasil & they may not always be our allies or friends. They were not exactly quick to join in against the NAZIs. they have trained with the Chinese lately. So who knows.
Obviously they might get a good ideal of our command & control capabilities & such. Of course that works both ways.
I would try to build rapport. It is not that I want to go to war or seek it. But if you can get a square deal without going to war that is better. Machievelli had it backwards when he said “It is better to be feared then loved.” Jesus would never say that. but if you are not loved or respected, then fear will have to do.
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Walkabout
Nov. 25, 2012 at 4:10pmjohnpaulkuchtajr
Don’t forget, you have to have an enemy to maintain a war machine!
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So if you don’t have a war machine, then you don’t have enemies?
I suppose that is true. You don;t have enemies because you have been wiped out, subjugated or enrolled into their system.
Sogdiana at one point had no war machine. Therefore Genghis Khan was not their enemy. Of course the manpower of Sogdiana became part of the Mongol war machine.
Did you catch that?
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bekhiet
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:55amDistribute the powers.
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Bronco II
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:55amI was thinking the same thing is this thanks to Slick Willie selling them our secrets probably so but who knows oh GOD knows and that is all that matters.
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OlefromMN
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:43amNo catapult. They will be splashing quite a few of these.
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ScottG-CO
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:40amThat’s a retro fitted ground based fighter- that gear won’t take repeated Naval “arrivals” too long. The ship’s design won’t cycle aircraft very efficiently either due to it’s deck size.
We have time……not a lot, but still have time.
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freeberty
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:50amNot really,
There maybe some 4 to 5 hundred comments on the evil communist empire taking over the world, and yet more then likely the same commentors will purchase something from the evil empire before Dec. 25.
Supporting and funding the very thing that they are whining about.
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IndyGuy
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:37amI havta wonder if they got the plans for the jets and carriers from Clinton…Along with the intercontinental ballistic missile he sold them back in the day…
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progressiveslayer
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:40amI don’t think the the POS sold the plans for the ICBM’s he probably gave it away. The plans for the carriers and jets came from the POS Clinton.
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:47am@Progressive:
And we have the administration seeking to gut our armed forces, especially the marines and the navy, just as China rises. Obama has to be charged with treason.
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progressiveslayer
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:56am@Snow He does indeed need to be charged with treason and the house has the numbers to do it. It’ll die in the senate though but still I believe the house should impeach the worthless Marxist POS,at least put a stain on his already disastrous record of destruction the bastard has left in his wake.
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IndyGuy
Nov. 25, 2012 at 11:03amI thought that bird looked familiar…http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N3PjvJrJkyM/TZYh-fUQOjI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/_rbCJsEy-pg/s400/American%2BFighter%2Baircraft%2Bby%2Bcool%2Bimages%2B%2525281%252529.jpg&imgrefurl=http://gunz-wallpaperz.blogspot.com/2012/09/american-fighter-aircraft-2012.html&h=318&w=400&sz=50&tbnid=Goypw3iscKW6RM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=113&zoom=1&usg=__eL6ascNqC9iWI3dw0ury6sjYnsk=&docid=NPQt1PAdaQGBPM&sa=X&ei=FECyUOrVEKKGjALUo4C4Dw&ved=0CEoQ9QEwAw&dur=3708
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JP4JOY
Nov. 25, 2012 at 11:20amNope, it doesn’t have canards. Look at images for this one:
Here’s a more advanced version of the Flanker, an Su-30MK which is fitted with a pair of small “canard” wings just behind the cockpit, as well as 8 hard points which allow air-to-ground ordnance to be carried in addition to the air-to-air weapons of previous versions, adding ground attack to the Flanker’s original pure air-to-air role. The Su-30MK has unbelievable maneuverability because of the “thrust vectoring” feature which allows it to direct the output of its two engines in slightly different directions. This enables it to perform bizarre low speed gyrations which have been dubbed the “cobra maneuver”, the “bell” and the “somersault”, in which the plane flips 360 degrees without losing any altitude. These maneuvers can be used to fool an enemy’s pulse doppler radar, which relies on movement of the target, making the Flanker disappear from the radar screen, at least for a few seconds.
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Joey8
Nov. 25, 2012 at 12:03pmIts a remake of the su27 and su35, Russian planes. China doesn’t invent anything, they buy
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Joey8
Nov. 25, 2012 at 12:05pmNot 25, su37
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VanceUppercut
Nov. 25, 2012 at 1:01pm@Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Obama isn’t “gutting” anyone. The Pentagon’s budget has increase very year that he has been in office, and will continue to increase. Obama simply wants to lower the amount it will increase each year, which considering the fact that our military is already bloated, is a good thing.
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JP4JOY
Nov. 25, 2012 at 2:48pmHey Joey8
We’re all wrong:
The Shenyang J-15 (Chinese: 歼-15), also known as Flying Shark (Chinese: 飞鲨), is a carrier-based fighter aircraft in development by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation and the 601 Institute for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy’s aircraft carriers. Rumors initially claimed the aircraft was to be a semi-stealth variant, yet later reports indicate the aircraft is based on the Russian-designed Sukhoi Su-33 and is fitted with domestically produced radars and weapons. An unfinished Su-33 prototype, the T-10K-3,[3] was acquired from Ukraine sometime in 2001 and is said to have been studied extensively, with development on the J-15 beginning immediately afterward.[1][3][4][5] While the J-15 appears to be structurally based on the Su-33, the indigenous fighter features Chinese technologies as well as avionics from the J-11B program.[2]
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JP4JOY
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:37amOh boy, just what we need, China with a new template to work from. Guess building the ghost cities got boring, I mean really they just sit there. They needed some new toys just in time for Christmas. With their production capabilities and the augmentation of buying junk from Russia and refurbishing it, watch out, there is a new sherif in town, soon!!
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blanco5
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:35amHello new SUPER POWER! I’m so glad that they will use their powers for good and not evil….cough, cough, gag.
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progressiveslayer
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:34amWe’re funding their military and giving them top secret info so it’s no wonder they’re progressing.
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gyro
Nov. 25, 2012 at 11:00amthis is corect
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Sorocialism
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:30amIf they can build the world’s tallest building in 90 days…how many Aircraft Carriers can they build in 10 years?
BYE BYE naval superiority.
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progressiveslayer
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:38amBarry wants to reduce our power globally so that would be a great development to him. Anything to lower our standard of living and our power globally is a good thing according to the Marxist POS.
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freeberty
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:41amThe aircraft carrier was a cast off from a Russian yard sale. If your letting water run down your leg over some second hand pos Chinese aircraft carrier, do your country a favor and stop purchasing anything made in China.
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VanceUppercut
Nov. 25, 2012 at 12:58pm@progressiveslayer
Yes, yes, we already know that you’re crazy, you don’t have to keep trying to prove it to us.
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TelepromoterNChief
Nov. 25, 2012 at 10:29amGood for them!!
We’ve been doing this for years though.
Granted, that won’t matter with the communist in chief now.
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