Economics
Chinese Missiles Are Transforming Balance of Power in the Skies
- U.S. air dominance challenged by China, Russia technology
- China air-to-air missiles viewed as world class by Pentagon
For a quarter century, the U.S. and its allies owned the skies, fighting wars secure in the knowledge that no opponent could compete in the air. As tensions with Russia and China surge, that’s no longer the case.
Rapid technological progress in China’s aerospace industry, particularly air-to-air missile systems fired from an aircraft, is changing the game for Western air forces and the global arms trade. It’s also altering the picture for China’s neighbors such as India.