Abe is going win and continue to print the Japanese Yen and raise tax to finance his government expansion and military build up.
Let me give you an analogy. What Abe is doing is like giving an 80 year old man chemotherapy to treat his cancer hoping that he will be able to fight a 30 year old...
Now, I want a Z-20 for myself if I have enough money... That thing is beautiful.
Doesn't Apache cost like 65 million dollars a piece? Even a low number is beyond anything I can ever dream to afford!
Laser can certainly be a possible future but right now it still consumes too much power and miniaturization has been an issue.
The future of warfare I think will rely far more on system than individual unit. Computerized datalink that can network all vehicles, infantry, and air support...
I think tanks will be phased out because they consume too much diesel and have questionable survival capability. Even the best tanks the Leopard won't stand a hair chance against mediocre attack choppers.
China should start the development of the next generation land combat vehicle. I...
The only use for gdp is dick measuring contest here on PDF.
Both China and India are choking in smog. Qualities of life still suck. The rich move to the west for better life.
These are more important than gdp.
It is just the choice that makes most economic sense for Russia. Developing the LMFS will take years and billions, and by the time it flies, the J-31 would have taken up all the potential clients who can't buy the F-35. I can see Russia undertaking a joint program on the J-31 though. China...