China has a fleet of 24 Su-35 fighters from Russia. The gamble: Experts feared Beijing would steal their secrets

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Kazianis unpacks the 2015 gamble: 24 Su-35s for $2-2.5 billion, delivered by 2019 — Russia’s most advanced jet sold to its likeliest copier. Moscow bet disassembly can’t yield engines, software, or …