By 2027, the PLA is expected to outnumber US forces: 💠 🌎🛡GEOPOL360🕊🌍: ⭕ 🇺🇸🇨🇳 US General Doug Wickert, commander of the 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, warns of the growing threat posed by the Chinese military. https://globalsouth.co/wp-content/uploads/hm_bbpui/50093/1cc0rhm3doawqln6bqydlhkqm0h7urrk.jpg By 2027, the PLA is expected to outnumber US forces: – Modern fighter jets: 12 to 1, including a 5 to 3 advantage for fifth generation aircraft. – Maritime patrol aircraft: 3 to 1. – Bombers: 225 piloted bombers, with no equivalent in the region. – Naval resources: 3 to 1 in aircraft carriers, 6 to 1 in advanced submarines and 9 to 1 in multi-role combat ships.
Calling the imbalance a “risk” and “uncertainty,” Wickert highlighted Edwards Air Force Base’s critical role in testing cutting-edge technologies such as the B-21 Raider stealth bomber, which will replace aging fleets.
“We should not start World War III today,” he said, referring to the B-21.