Nope. They are 5-6 years behind Russia, and it seems a couple behind the Chinese.
Apparently there was some advances needed in materials science nobody bothered to invest in on the US side until 2-3 years ago, when Russia demonstrated their new toys in production.
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[ 2.1 ms ] story [ 22.4 ms ] threadApparently there was some advances needed in materials science nobody bothered to invest in on the US side until 2-3 years ago, when Russia demonstrated their new toys in production.