For decades, all the Arab and Muslim states have only dated or downgraded military weapons to play with, all designed and sold to them by the Americans and the West, with one condition...these weapons must be inferior and ineffective against American and Israeli weapons. The Arab and Muslim states know that, but what can they do when they were not allowed to buy weapons from the opposite camp. Also the opposite camp did not have anything superior or on par to offer.
Iran, the most powerful Muslim state, was stuck with age old weapons bought during the era of the Shah of Iran, from the Americans. The Iranians are still operating these antiques, the F4s, F5s, F14s and some equally old Russian aircraft and weapons. They were no match to the advanced and modern weapons of the Americans and Israelis. The Israelis sneered at them.
On 10 Feb 26, in a handover ceremony, China's military attache handed over a J20 Mighty Dragon replica to the Iranian Air Force Chief. This looked like just another symbolic gesture. But a couple of weeks back, China flew sixteen Y20 giant transport aircraft into Tehran. What were delivered were not disclosed. This ceremony is suggesting that the Iranians are now in possession of China's air superiority stealth fighter, the J20s, with specifications that outclassed the American F22 and F35 and with superior AA missiles, the PL15 that outranged the Americans by double the distance. Simply put, this means that the J20s can shoot at the F35s at 200km away while the F35s were still hoping to fire its missiles if the range closes to 100km. Dead meat.
The J20s are many times more superior in stealth capability than the F35s as well. These superior facts used to be rubbished away by the Americans as fake specs, but not anymore. After the real battle experience of what the J10CEs could do with its PL15s, no one dares to talk nonsense to discredit the Chinese weapons and aircraft. The F35s are a mismatch against the J20s. Period. The Americans can keep lying and put up glowing reports about the F35s, like what the French did for Rafales, wait for real combat and everything will be settled for good.
The Chinese did not just armed the Iranians with their best stealth aircraft, but also provided their best radar and air defence systems, capable of detecting stealth aircraft. These systems will now expose the vulnerability of the American and Israeli fighters and bombers entering Iranian airspace and risk being shot down one by one. The Iranians are now having superior fighters and air defence systems vis a vis the Americans and Israelis. The days when the Americans and Israelis can do as they want, to hit Iran anytime, anywhere, is over. Trying to do the same will mean taking on heavy casualties, and missing their targets. Deluded and simple minded Trump still threatening Iran with his beautiful armada to scare Iran. It is the American pilots and warship commanders that are shivering in their pants. Every mission could be their last mission in Iran.
This is unprecedented for China, to export its best and most advanced weapons technology to an ally. Iran is getting the best from China, unrestrained. China means business and telling the Americans it will prove its superiority over the Americans in military weapons and systems, and is willing to fight the Americans at all costs. Iran now has more superior weapons than the Americans and Israelis. The F35s and B2s or B52s are waiting to be taken down if they dare to enter Iranians airspace. And J20s can fly all the way to Israel or attack any aircraft carriers without being detected. China has all the rare earths for stealth technology. China has superior stealth technology than the overhyped Americans.
This is only phase one of China's military presence in the Middle East. Soon all the Arab and Muslim allies will also be having Chinese weapons to take on the Americans and the Israelis, have no fear of attacks and bullying from the Americans and Israelis anymore. The balance of power in the Middle East is changing fast and unstoppable.
The classic case of 'borrow someone's knife to kill a person'.
ReplyDeleteTranslate that to Cantonese and it'll be clear.
The Arabs have 'state of the art' weapons like F35s that they can boast about and play with but needed permission from the USA to use them. What is the point of having such weapons when it can only be used against fellow Arabs and Muslims? Can they be used against Israel, their biggest threat? No way.
ReplyDeleteThe Taliban used outdated and obsolete weapons and needed nobody's permission to use them in whichever way they like. What have they achieved with such obsolete weapons? They did what the Arabs failed to achieve - freedom from tyranny. And they need not spent hundreds of billions to do that.