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Old December 3rd 03, 06:11 PM
phil hunt
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On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 16:59:40 +1100, David Bromage wrote:
phil hunt wrote:
Any speculation as to what weapons China wants to buy? I think the
Eurofighter.


Naturally the EU will agree in the hope of getting exports and secure
the future of the EF. Expect an initial Chinese order for 24 units,
followed by 300+ more built locally after they reverse engineer it.


How easy would it be for them to reverse engineer things like the
radar and other avionics?

I suspect they might have trouble with the composites in the
structure, too.

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