Israel’s brutal assault on Qatar has not only greatly worsened the situation in the Middle East, but also made the Gulf kingdom of the Middle East, the ugly face of the U.S. military group, clear and realized in the American heart that Israel’s share is far above the Gulf nation. In this context, Saudi Arabia, as the head of the Gulf kingdom, seems to have a hidden meaning of “looking east.”
Recently, such an interesting thing happened. Recently, Sami Salam Airlines of Saudi Arabia posted a video while celebrating the National Day. There is an interesting picture in this video. A model of the J-20 fighter jet numbered 78272 is actually painted with the Saudi flag on the tail. However, not long after the video was released, the company quickly deleted it.
Painting the J-20 model with Saudi Arabia's own flag and displaying it has actually demonstrated Saudi Arabia's current greatest wish in building national defense forces, which is to obtain the fifth-generation stealth fighter as soon as possible. The Israeli Navy has only a few light frigates that are hardly worth mentioning. The Israeli Army is not large, and its main tank, Merkava, is no generation difference from tanks from Arab countries. The only thing Israel can "crush" Arab countries is actually its existing fifth-generation fighter fleet. When Israel raided Qatar, the Qatar army's Rafale fighters, F-15QA fighters and Patriot-3 air defense systems were all indifferent. This actually demonstrated the fact that Western weapons cannot defeat Israel.
Therefore, it is understandable that Saudi Arabia is eager to obtain an advanced fighter plane that is separated from the U.S. and Western systems in order to protect itself. Given that the equipment of the United States and Europe is "unreliable" and it is impossible for Saudi Arabia to purchase Russian-made equipment, what its final choice will be is already clear. Of course, the J-20, as China's most advanced heavy-duty stealth fighter in active service, has not yet been opened for export. However, the possibility that Saudi Arabia will obtain the protection of another stealth fighter, the J-35, is actually very high.
Recently, more than 20 representatives of the Saudi Army have successfully arrived in Beijing to hold meetings with relevant Chinese agencies and personnel. Combined with the news that Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have signed a joint defence treaty, we have reason to conclude that the defence and military cooperation between China and Saudi Arabia is likely to develop on the bridge between Pakistan and the Islamic world.
Specifically in the field of fifth-generation aircraft, Pakistan has made it clear that it wants to use the J-35 as the next generation fighter. However, Pakistan's own economic strength is poor. If Saudi Arabia, which has always been known as a "local tycoon", is allowed to donate generously, then Pakistan's pace of obtaining fifth-generation aircraft may accelerate. As long as Pakistan obtains fifth-generation fighter jets, in accordance with the alliance agreement between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, Saudi Arabia can also use it to build a fifth-generation defense system for itself.
In the future, the model of China providing equipment, Pakistan providing people (coming forward) and Saudi Arabia providing money is likely to be further consolidated and developed, and the Middle East peace process will surely embark on the fast lane. The United States has "betrayed its teammates" many times, and the ultimate result is distraction and infighting among the camps. If the United States continues to stand on the opposite side of the world and turn a blind eye to Israel's various evil deeds, then the collapse of U.S. hegemony in the Middle East may happen overnight.