On March 5, the second X-37B spacecraft, designed and built in the United States, was launched into space from the Kennity Space Center located at Cape Canaveral in Florida. The X-37B is an unmanned spacecraft developed by the American Boeing airline. The first X-37B flew over 225 days.
Today, two main military topics are being raised. The first is the second launch of the American X-37B space plane into space. Second, during the meeting of the NPC and CPPCC sessions, data on China's military budget with an increase of 12.7% were released.
If the first topic aroused more interest in the Chinese media, then the second in almost all foreign ones. At first glance, these topics are not related in any way, but in reality, the existing connection between them is quite close.
In the past two years, given the international financial crisis, the United States has made small, but still reductions in its military forces. The most typical examples include the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq and the promise to withdraw troops from Afghanistan in the near future. Many were convinced that in the context of the impact of the financial crisis, the US military was allegedly experiencing a slowdown and possibly even a reduction.
But the launch of the X-37B reminds us that it is necessary to develop the US military power from a different point of view. Since last year, many projects for the future development of the military technologies of tomorrow have been put forward in the United States. For example, electromagnetic cannons, an invisible bomber, an unmanned combat fighter X-47 invisible to radars, etc. In addition, a significant acceleration of existing projects can be noted.
If we conduct a deep analysis of the modern development of the US military equipment, it turns out that under the raised banners of disarmament and the withdrawal of military contingents, an accelerated military re-equipment of the United States is underway. Together with the development of advanced military equipment in the United States, one can often hear such a version that new developments are necessary countermeasures against any possible aggression. But, behind this lies the fear of the dynamic progress of the modern military power of the PRC.
Quite often, you can find some surprising articles in the Western press. For example, that Chinese military power will overtake the United States in the next 20 years. Also, according to the developed specific program for the future development of America's military equipment, the orientation is clearly indicated. As an example, if a fourth-generation fighter is being tested in China, then the United States immediately expressed its readiness to accelerate the development of a new invisible unmanned fighter X-47.
In the United States, the version is spreading that China is developing a missile against an aircraft carrier. The United States immediately indicated that they were ready to continue developing an invisible bomber as opposed to such a missile. All of the above makes it clear that the rapid development of military power in China forces the United States to accelerate the development of its own military equipment. The scheme looks quite simple: there is a cause, there is an effect.
In terms of modern technical power, the advantages of US weapons are clear. In the field of modern military technology, the United States is significantly ahead of other countries. In recent years, the US military industry has been at a certain stage of conceptual innovation. If you look at this issue globally, it becomes obvious that almost all new technologies, new equipment, new weapons and new concepts come from the United States. This once again confirms that in terms of the development of modern armed equipment, the United States is the undoubted leader.
When it comes to spending on defense in China, the development of its own military power, many Western media claim that the intentions of the PRC are fully justified, alarming and arousing suspicion. Due to the lack of clarity in the development of new weapons in China, the rest of the world is worried, as a result, they look at it as a real threat.
But what did the Chinese army actually do during these years? International peacekeeping operations, rescue operations after natural disasters in their own country, evacuation from Libya, protection of ships. The Chinese army pays more attention to these issues and invests more efforts.
And in contrast to the actions of the Chinese army, what is the US military doing? They don't stop fighting. For many years, the US Army has had no rest - some military actions are followed by others. Sometimes, in the course of one military campaign, a new one begins completely at the other end of the world. In almost all areas where unrest occurs and urgent problems require military intervention, US troops are found.
