I guess that's partly why I actually WANT the chinks/russkies/iranians to build up their industry to near-parity. The plot has been boring for the last 40 years, american air power dominating a bunch of 2nd generation shit, monkey models, and peasants - let me see some cool AAV wings going toe to toe with a cocky F35 pilot, gimme a show.
The meta has been busted since the 80's... now with the americans' industrial might hollowed out, their personnel selection gimped beyond all reason, it's a fine time to rebalance the game and spread out some competence to the other guys for a change.