Re: China to buy Eurofighters?

"Scott Ferrin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>
> >You are sort of ignoring reality here a bit, Keith. You seem to have
> >forgotten the UK (like those "peaceful" Searchwater radars that were
agreed
> >for sale?), French (everything from Crotale to the licensed helicopters
that
> >form the basis for the only real attack helo that the PLAAF has, the
WZ-9),
> >Italy (Aspide and current attempts to sell Grifo for the PRC's new
fighter
> >programs). Yes, the US has (pre-89) sold some very limited weapons to the
> >PRC, and likely, despite some attempt to control it through the contract
> >conditions, some of the past satellite assistance did yield some support
to
> >the PLA missile program. But if you are going to hang the US for that,
just
> >what the heck do you consider the recent news that the EU and the PRC are
> >hopping into the same bed with Gallileo? *That* program is going to have
> >more impact on PRC military programs than did the old US tech transfers.
>
>
> Which is going to be a real bitch.  Imagine a decade or two in the
> future (if that ) and something serious going on with the
> US/Taiwan/China thing.  Even if the US had the capability at that
> point to take out the Galileo satellites their hands would be tied by
> the prospect of all the users from "allied" countries being SOL.  Not
> to mention the heat the US would take for doing it.  Would it be
> possible for the US to jam Galileo while leaving Navstar working?  Who
> knows but I'll bet someone is thinking real hard about it.

So how would it be better if the Chinese stuck with Navstar or
switched to Glonass ?

Keith