I don't doubt there is a big difference in the export Kilos. But that doesn't really concern me as if China and Russia did have a war, any naval combat that occured would be a sideshow at best. Securing the sea lanes isn't really neccessary for China to invade Russia.
But the export stuff the PLAAF gets is a different story I believe. Everything post J-11 is simply of higher quality than anything the RuAF is likely to offer up in resistance. As silly as us selling Block 60s to the UAE.
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Originally Posted by Kapitain
russias aircraft have been updated they use MIG31 and 29 also SU42 now (not up on airforce so dont quote)
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Can you find me a source for the Su-42 being in OPERATIONAL service? I don't believe it is, and probably won't be for a while to come.
And those MiG-29s are simply not up to the task of dealing with the newer Flankers. They may or may not be wired to carry the AA-12 depending on the status of upgrades. And while the MiG-31 is a fine interceptor I don't believe they are available in sufficient numbers to matter. And that's assuming all these aircraft are operational...