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To: KevinThompson who wrote (4)	1/3/2000 1:17:00 AM
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They are allies, the US is their enemy. Have a nice day... Found this on the Jack VanImpe daily news update: jvim.com KT ---------------------------------------------------------- CHINA AND RUSSIA COOPERATE TO DEVELOP NEW ADVANCED MISSILE January 3, 2000 The London Telegraph reported today: ?A long-range missile fast enough to catch any combat fighter in the world is being developed jointly by Russia and China, according to British Aerospace. BAe, one of the two rival companies bidding for a œ700 million contract to equip the Eurofighter with its own advanced air-to-air missiles, said the missile could be in production as early as 2005. It has a ?ram jet? propulsion system, giving a range of 50 miles and a speed of Mach 3. Such performance would mean RAF pilots would be highly vulnerable if flying against an enemy equipped with the system. Russia has no qualms about exporting weapons to nations such as Serbia or Iraq. Based on the Russian AA-12 Adder missile, the new missile is in a relatively advanced stage of production, having been unveiled at an experimental stage at an air show last year. According to BAe, it has already undergone preliminary flight tests and could be in production within five years. This is at least three years ahead of any possible ?ram jet? missile being built for the RAF. Unlike traditional air-to-air missiles which have thrust for only six seconds, the ?ram jet? blasts the missile along for up to a minute. ?Ram jet? technology is the next great leap forward in missile design and although Russian experts have long been suspected of having the know-how, they have lacked funds since the end of the Cold War..."