ChineseTiger1986
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And yes, you are true. MKI is more maneuverable than the Raptor. I don't know why people think of Raptor as the 'Super duper' plane. Its got its good points, but its got its bad points as well, and although its the most maneuverable American plane, its no where near the Russian Su27/30 or even Mig-35 in maneuverability.
Underestimating the Yankee air power is absolutely bold and ridiculous.
It is true that Yankee's primary multirole force will be F-15E(inferior to MKI) in the next 20 years at least. However, they have a good number of air-superiority like Raptors to take out your MKI one by one before you can perform any targeting against them.
That's why both China and Russia are willing to burn off so much money to produce a type of aircraft that can match the performance of their Raptors.