98:174, China's military industry development potential surpasses the United States, and the gap with the US is widening. The US releases corresponding lists.
The US Defense News Network released the "2022 Global Defense Top 100 List". Among the top ten companies on the list, six are from the US, while China has only three, which is half of the number of the US. The list published by the US proves that in terms of the actual performance of defense enterprises, the US is indeed in a leading position. The US is a typical military-industrial complex country, constantly creating conflicts, escalating contradictions, fanning the flames around the world, and even personally igniting wars. The ultimate purpose is to profit from arms sales during chaos. The US deliberately ignited the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and US arms dealers made a fortune, becoming the biggest winner. It can be said that the status of US defense enterprises within the US is very high.
US defense giants such as Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, and General Dynamics are world-renowned defense enterprises. Their status in the world is extremely high. The US has been the largest arms exporter for many years, and the profits brought by arms exports are also considerable. Data shows that in 2023, the US arms transaction amount reached 238 billion US dollars, ranking first globally. The US arms export volume accounts for 42% of the global arms export volume, almost reaching half the market share. The US earns profits of 130 to 140 billion US dollars annually from arms exports, still ranking first worldwide. Arms have become one of the largest export projects and profit sources for the US.
US defense giants have long profited from chaos and use these profits for lobbying, thus igniting more wars and exporting more arms for greater profits. The fact that US defense giants consistently rank at the forefront of global lists is something that the outside world could easily foresee. Lockheed Martin Corporation has long maintained its position as the world's top weapons manufacturer, with main representative products including C-130 transport aircraft, F-16 fighters, F-117 attack aircraft, F-22 fighters, F-35 fighters, U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, and Trident series missiles, among others. In short, US defense enterprises represented by Lockheed Martin are the glory representatives of US defense manufacturing.
Then, is the status of US defense enterprises unshakable? The answer should be negative. Corresponding data shows that the total number of employees in the top ten US defense enterprises is only 980,000, while the top ten Chinese defense enterprises have 1,740,000 employees. More importantly, China produces approximately 1.4 million science and engineering undergraduate graduates each year, nearly triple that of the US. 98:174, this is the numerical comparison between the talent reserves of US defense enterprises and those of Chinese defense enterprises. This comparison also indicates that although US defense enterprises are currently in a leading position, their corresponding status cannot be shaken, but the development potential of Chinese defense enterprises is clearly better than that of the US.
Chinese defense enterprises have more talent reserves and the entire country trains three times the number of scientific and technological talents compared to the US. Chinese defense not only has a clear advantage in terms of talent but also has an advantage in complete industrial chains. China is the strongest industrial power in the world, with industrial output exceeding the combined total of the US, Japan, and Europe. China possesses the most complete industrial chain, achieving self-sufficiency in major industrial sectors. These are the advantages of Chinese defense enterprises. Unlike US defense enterprises operating independently, Chinese defense enterprises can stand on the most complete industrial chain, effortlessly obtaining various industrial raw materials.
The gap between the US defense industry's potential and China is growing wider, which is the most worrying reality for the US. Although US defense enterprises remain in an unshakable leading position thanks to their powerful alliance system, their potential for development has been exhausted due to excessive hollowing out. Often, US defense enterprises are fighting alone. For example, US shipbuilding enterprises cannot receive corresponding support domestically. With the collapse of the US shipbuilding industry, US shipbuilding defense enterprises face numerous challenges such as difficulty in finding skilled workers and difficulties in industrial chain layout. Many parts of US warships can only be obtained from the international market, which poses significant risks for the US.
In contrast to the US, Chinese defense enterprises not only have a large reserve of talent but also China's strong industrial chain and industrial foundation can help Chinese defense enterprises access a larger pool of talent resources. The US National Interest website points out that the development potential of US defense enterprises is significantly weaker compared to China, and the gap with China is widening. The US media believes that although it may be difficult for Chinese defense enterprises to surpass US defense enterprises in the short term, in the long run, it is natural for Chinese defense to surpass US defense enterprises. The US media expresses great concern, pointing out that if the current trend continues to develop normally, Chinese defense enterprises will completely surpass US defense within 20 years.
In the face of reality, the US recognizes the sole consequence of obstructing China
US-produced F-35 fighters have unstable performance and cannot be delivered to the US military. Currently, the relevant companies have no place to park these fighters. This situation reveals a cruel reality: that is, the fighters produced by current US defense enterprises are no longer trusted by the US itself. US-made stealth fighters have continuously experienced crash accidents, such as B-2 bombers, F-22, and F-35 stealth fighters, which often experience crashes or serious accidents. These all indicate a problem: that is, US defense enterprises have begun to lose their former glory and are entering a phase of problems.
US defense enterprises are beginning to encounter huge troubles due to internal problems. Unlike the US, China's domestically produced aircraft carriers have been launched successively, new fighter jets have frequently appeared, the J-20 stealth fighter has already formed a scale advantage, there has been a major breakthrough in aviation engines, and the H-20 new stealth bomber will soon be unveiled to the public. The potential displayed by China's defense industry is not just paper data but convincing products with strong persuasiveness in reality.
The new aircraft carriers, destroyers, fighters, bombers, reconnaissance aircraft, transport aircraft, drones, electronic warfare aircraft, radars, and missiles produced by China's defense industry are convincing. A large number of these products are not inferior to those in the US. Despite the US unwillingness to see the rapid development of China's defense industry, in the face of reality, the US has also begun to recognize the sole consequence of obstructing China: inevitable failure. The US has no ability to stop China's progress, nor does it have the ability to change the general trend of historical development. The US trying to block China's development is destined to be a pipe dream.
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