Re: China to buy Eurofighters?

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 16:59:40 +1100, David Bromage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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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