China is developing a blue water navy, which in and of itself is a sign that they want to expand their military projection. If anyone thinks that China doesn't want to expand, they might want to go read some information about the dispute surrounding the Spratley Islands.
The US NAVY currently has no counter measures against these two weapons.
So, one blows up and destroys a Russian submarine, killing all hands, and we need a defense against it? Sounds like it's our weapon actually. Regardless of the presence or absence of countermeasures against those particular weapons, there is much more that goes into sea warfare than weaponry. Sensors are far more important, and the presence of well trained operators even more so. Does China have a good supply of either?
Also, China realized from Iraq, Kosovo and now Afghanistan that Air Defense is important. They have huge stocks of S-300 and even the new S-400 russian surface to air missiles.
Because, like Iraq, Kosovo, and Afghanistan, they don't have an air force that is worth a hill of beans against what the United States has in its inventory, both in terms of pilots and equipment. SAMs are the only way to perhaps counter a US air attack, and even then you need people working them that have a clue about what they're doing. The Serbs were well trained, and their record wasn't so hot.
The word is that the S-400 has a range of 400 km from detect to destroy.
LOL!!! Get your head out of the comic books.
Air power may seems to be kicking ass in Iraq, Kosovo and Afghanistan. But we need to realize in all 3 of those scenarios, the air power were not challenged.
You need to do some research. Iraq had a decent air force with MiG-25, MiG-29 and Mirage F1 aircraft, and many of their pilots had combat experience with Iran. They had their asses handed to them by the Coalition air forces, with particular attention from US F-15Cs. Their pilot proficiency was better than China's is now, and they lost quite handily. The Serbs also challenged the US in the air, launching Su-27s and MiG-29s -- they also were swept from the sky with ease. For every Chinese aircraft in their inventory, the United States Air Force has an AMRAAM waiting for it.
Chinese pilots cannot even intercept a prop plane without killing themselves!! ROFL!!
The US NAVY currently has no counter measures against these two weapons.
So, one blows up and destroys a Russian submarine, killing all hands, and we need a defense against it? Sounds like it's our weapon actually. Regardless of the presence or absence of countermeasures against those particular weapons, there is much more that goes into sea warfare than weaponry. Sensors are far more important, and the presence of well trained operators even more so. Does China have a good supply of either?
Also, China realized from Iraq, Kosovo and now Afghanistan that Air Defense is important. They have huge stocks of S-300 and even the new S-400 russian surface to air missiles.
Because, like Iraq, Kosovo, and Afghanistan, they don't have an air force that is worth a hill of beans against what the United States has in its inventory, both in terms of pilots and equipment. SAMs are the only way to perhaps counter a US air attack, and even then you need people working them that have a clue about what they're doing. The Serbs were well trained, and their record wasn't so hot.
The word is that the S-400 has a range of 400 km from detect to destroy.
LOL!!! Get your head out of the comic books.
Air power may seems to be kicking ass in Iraq, Kosovo and Afghanistan. But we need to realize in all 3 of those scenarios, the air power were not challenged.
You need to do some research. Iraq had a decent air force with MiG-25, MiG-29 and Mirage F1 aircraft, and many of their pilots had combat experience with Iran. They had their asses handed to them by the Coalition air forces, with particular attention from US F-15Cs. Their pilot proficiency was better than China's is now, and they lost quite handily. The Serbs also challenged the US in the air, launching Su-27s and MiG-29s -- they also were swept from the sky with ease. For every Chinese aircraft in their inventory, the United States Air Force has an AMRAAM waiting for it.
Chinese pilots cannot even intercept a prop plane without killing themselves!! ROFL!!