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China is manufacturing man portable anti-aircraft missles like the FN-6. These systems can be operated by a single man, and they have a 10% chance of knocking down a fighter aircraft. From what I understand China is exporting these things at $50,000 a pop and they are pretty simple to operate. So the cost of taking down an aircraft is pretty cheap.
If the FN-6 is being exported, China must have something better in house. 100,000 Chinese outfitted with these missles would equalize US air superiority.
What do you guys think.
Extract from wikipedia
FN-6 (FN = FeiNu, 飞弩, meaning Flying Crossbow), is a third generation passive infrared (IR) man portable air defence system (MANPADS). It was developed by China, and is their most advanced surface-to-air missile offered in the international market. Specially designed to engage low flying targets, it has a range of 6 km and a maximum altitude of 3.8 km. The FN-6 is in service with the People's Liberation Army (PLA), and has also been exported to Malaysia, Cambodia, Sudan and Peru. Based on FN-6, China has developed a number of other MANPADS, such as HN and FY series, as well as other vehicle-based short-range air defense systems such as FN and FB series.
FN-6 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
If the FN-6 is being exported, China must have something better in house. 100,000 Chinese outfitted with these missles would equalize US air superiority.
What do you guys think.
Extract from wikipedia
FN-6 (FN = FeiNu, 飞弩, meaning Flying Crossbow), is a third generation passive infrared (IR) man portable air defence system (MANPADS). It was developed by China, and is their most advanced surface-to-air missile offered in the international market. Specially designed to engage low flying targets, it has a range of 6 km and a maximum altitude of 3.8 km. The FN-6 is in service with the People's Liberation Army (PLA), and has also been exported to Malaysia, Cambodia, Sudan and Peru. Based on FN-6, China has developed a number of other MANPADS, such as HN and FY series, as well as other vehicle-based short-range air defense systems such as FN and FB series.
FN-6 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia