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Cheaters never prosper, says Russia.
Remember that Russian carrier-based jet that China copied without permission? Those airplanes are crashing, and Russia doesn t seem too broken up about it.
This article first appeared earlier and is being reposted due to reader interest.
Though Russia and China are now friends, even holding joint exercises, Russia s Sputnik News recently trotted out an article titled Chinese Navy Short on Carrier-Based Fighters, Only Has Problem-Ridden J-15.
The J-15 is an unlicensed copy of Russia s Su-33 carrier jet, which is a 1980s derivative of the Su-27K land-based fighter. China had acquired a T-10K-3, an Su-33 prototype, from Ukraine and then reverse-engineered it.
The technology was originally stolen from Russia.
Here s What You Need to Remember: At this point, it is worth noting that the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia also had a habit of acquiring Western technology without the consent of the owners, for everything from the atomic bomb, to the Space Shuttle and video games. It s actually a dubious accomplishment, an admission that a nation lacks the capacity to really innovate its own technology.
Remember that Russian carrier-based jet that China copied without permission? Those airplanes are crashing, and Russia doesn t seem too broken up about it.
Though Russia and China are now friends, even holding joint exercises, Russia s Sputnik News recently trotted out an article titled Chinese Navy Short on Carrier-Based Fighters, Only Has Problem-Ridden J-15.