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The gulf in capability is enormous, and there are none that have the plans or the capacity to come close to matching it. The only country in the world building an air force designed to match the USAF, at least at some time in the future, is the Chinese People&#8217;s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). However, the PLAAF is not an ally of the United States and so doesn&#8217;t feature on this list. 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