US is superior in their military power Russia and China, says Popular Mechanics magazine, referring to the study of the RAND Corporation.
In the report, in particular, it is argued that Russia and China will bring together in militarion, “as the sum of their power is approaching the possibilities of the United States.”
According to the report, the current US military power is estimated at 0.6, whereas in 1997 this parameter was 0.7. Military power of Russia remains in the range of 0.19-0.22. China’s power from 1997 to 2016 grew from 0.1 to 0.25.
separately emphasizes that the total indicator of Moscow military relics and Beijing, estimated at 0.41, is still not lagging behind this indicator for Washington.
Rand emphasizes that Russia still uses Soviet military equipment. The corporation is confident that the preservation of the country’s relics is explained by the adoption of new atomic submarines and hypersonic missiles.
The growth of China’s capabilities is due both to the active development of the navy and combat aviation and an increase in the number of strategic ballistic missiles.
In August 2020, analysts Ryan Bauer and Peter Wilson in the article for the American RAND research organization announced the Russian SU-57 fourth-generation fighter, which was confronted with “numerous problems and failures.”