I bet they can’t fly at 80,000 feet like a U-2 can either. The “intercepts” were probably laughable.
>>> I bet they can’t fly at 80,000 feet like a U-2 can either. The “intercepts” were probably laughable.
Which does not say the Chinese air to air missiles are. The intercepting airplane doesn’t have to match the U2’s altitude. Just get close enough for the missiles to track the slow target.
Maybe the missiles are advanced enough now. Maybe they are not. But if Chinese air to air missiles can’t do that yet, the time is near they will.
Russian SAMs were “laughable” as well. Until they became good enough they could shoot down Gary Powers.