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Re:Does China’s J-20 rival other stealth fighters? by junkscience2017 on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @11:07PM (#15919877)
and NATO, in particular the USAF, can deploy in volume. The Russians field some interesting planes but then you find out they have six of them, only three flyable.
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Re:Does China’s J-20 rival other stealth fighters? by stevenwoo on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @11:45PM (#15920003)
The usual joke/factoid is the US Navy is the #1 air force in the entire world, with the US Army and the US Air Force running a close second and third with orders changing depending upon how one counts.
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Re:Does China’s J-20 rival other stealth fighters? by seanmcdirmid on Thursday December 14, 2017 @12:15AM (#15920109)
The USAF (air force) is the biggest air force in the world, the USN (navy) is second, the Army is in the top ten but number three is Russia.
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Re:Does China’s J-20 rival other stealth fighters? by dingaling on Thursday December 14, 2017 @05:01AM (#15921129)
It's more of an assessment of capability rather than raw size.

For example the air component of the USMC is larger than the UK RAF but the latter is more experienced and capable in long-range power projection.

The IDF/AF is smaller than the Russian air forces but many times more capable.

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