Birbal
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Do you even know how many F35 US is purchasing ? Russian fleet is also very big and Chinese fleet also stands around 50-60 squadrons.
I don't know how many F-35 the US will actually purchase. I bet it's going to go down considerably thanks to the cost overruns.
The Chinese air force is very old and they don't have the production capabilities to replace enough of them. The Russian air force is more up to date, and is being kept alive thanks to upgrades, but they are only planning to induct perhaps 500 new manned combat aircraft in this decade.