Go Ahead, China—Copy Our Crappiest Warplane

Desperate to project power in the South China Sea, Beijing is working on a hovering “jump jet” that looks a lot like the Pentagon’s F-35B. But this bit of espionage will cost them.

David Axe

Published Jun. 5 2015 5:15AM EDT 

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