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Judi Lynn

(160,516 posts)
Sun Dec 16, 2018, 01:22 AM Dec 2018

Image of replica high-tech China jet fighter J-20 'Mighty Dragon' proves the US is worried about Chi

Image of replica high-tech China jet fighter J-20 'Mighty Dragon' proves the US is worried about China
16 Dec, 2018 4:12pm 4 minutes to read



This image is proof the United States military is taking China's growing military threat seriously.

The US has built a full-size replica of a Chinese fighter jet for use as a training aid, according to official US military sources, a move analysts said reflects Washington's growing concern over the fighting strength of its Asian rival.

The mock-up of a Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dragon was spotted at a military facility on the perimeter of Savannah-Hilton Head Airport in Georgia, which is home to the US Air Dominance Centre (ADC), and photographs of it, said to have been taken on December 5, were published two days later by the website TheAviationist.com.

While sceptics initially questioned the authenticity of the images, the military blog site quoted Colonel Emmanuel Haldopoulos, the commander of the ADC, as saying the mock-up plane "is a full-scale replica and remained at the Air Dominance Centre for a short period" from December 4-6.

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Image of replica high-tech China jet fighter J-20 'Mighty Dragon' proves the US is worried about Chi (Original Post) Judi Lynn Dec 2018 OP
Not to worry. Them fucks don't have Tom Cruise on their side. 3Hotdogs Dec 2018 #1

3Hotdogs

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1. Not to worry. Them fucks don't have Tom Cruise on their side.
Sun Dec 16, 2018, 11:55 AM
Dec 2018

And as soon as we win the tariff wars, they won't even be able to afford 91 Octane for that plane.

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