Could Ukrainian Firm Solve China's Jet-Engine Problem? « Breaking Defense - Defense industry news, analysis and commentary
By Reuben Johnson on March 09, 2021 at 10:25 AM Chendgu J-20 fighter prototypes, , considered suspiciously similar to the American F-35 Joint Strike Fighter — but at least initially powered by a Russian-made, 1980s-vintage engine. KIEV: Washington and Kiev are trying to block the Chinese takeover of a jet-engine maker little known outside Ukraine, Motor Sich. If the sale goes through, it will let China obtain a key defence technology that has eluded them for decades, in one of the few remaining disciplines where the US and its allies retain a competitive advantage. For decades, the Ach...
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