The Cold War "technology" is declared

The annual report of the U.S. State Department, published May 18, warns that the PLA would use "technologies in the private sector (...) essentially American", and points in particular the role of "interactions with Western aviation industry" in general.

The assertion has been refuted, on May 20, the official news agency New China (Xinhua) but most of the statements, what counts is the ability of the Chinese industrial system to integrate and develop technology "dual "- that is to say, a technology that was sold for civilian applications, can be used for military equipment.

While the Western states to submit their export criteria specifications of use (speed, resistance, pressure, etc.). Limited to civilian applications, and especially the limitation of knowledge of their implementation in other contexts, not civilians.

But whether it's electronics, radio systems, steering or guiding, composite materials, propulsion, any implementation through sub-contractors, engineers, men. But their careers took place between subsidiaries of the same civil and military businesses. The border is extremely porous: the catalog civilian coming in much of subsidiaries armaments, bears the imprint. The real resource is whether the "read" and the border is also porous in the civil-military sense.

MASTERING THE ADVANCED SEARCH

Any country providing the means to implement real industries, and has advanced engineers, knows "read" this border.

China, present in all segments of the aviation sector in organized industrial sector: corporate structures, specialized equipment manufacturers, system integrators, etc.. Are all exchange interfaces, besides the "reading skills" a fabric's advanced manufacturing in other industries such as mechanics, molding, automotive, nuclear, electronics, etc..

Remains to master cutting-edge research. Take the example of warplanes of the fifth generation - the F-22 Raptor and F-35 JSF U.S. or the Rafale. Only two elements are missing in China. First, the computer merging multiple data sources in real time. But the country has a world lead in large supercomputers.

Then a steady propulsion at Mach 2. China's development of licensed technology in Russia and Ukraine is not enough, but access to the technology of single crystal turbine blades of titanium Snecma civil course, is a nice step.

Because the technologies of Matra, Safran, Dassault - which has just signed to sell its Falcon in China - just as those of their U.S. competitors, are drawn by Chinese demand. But this pack and then hurts America, Airbus will take the technological lead over Boeing. All this, the State Department knows. The New China News Agency also.