J-10B
Posted on 12/23/2013 10:17:42 PM PST by sukhoi-30mki
The J-10B — the upgrade version of China's J-10 fighter — recently entered service with the People's Liberation Army, with its designer Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group already developing the more advanced J-10C, reports the Hong Kong-based Phoenix Television.
Equipped with an active electronically scanned array radar, Phoenix Television stated that the J-10B has the capability to take out Japan's F-15J fighters if an aerial confrontation were to occur over the disputed Diaoyutai islands (called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China) in the East China Sea. The fighter is also built with radar absorbent material and better diverterless supersonic inlet, while its stealth capability has also been increased compared to its predecessor, the J-10A.
China is the only nation in the world which has the ability to build its own diverterless supersonic inlet other than the United States, the report said. With this technology, the J-10B is believed to be the best 4.5 generation fighter in the Asia-Pacific region. Its helmet-mounted display system designed for J-10B pilots reacts faster and it is also very similar to the US-built F-16E/F Block 60 and French-built Rafale.
However, the J-10B is primarily designed as a fighter for aerial engagement. A multirole fighter will be needed for China to conduct ground attack missions as well as aerial combat missions against potential enemies in the region and therefore the PLA Air Force and Navy Air Force will need the more advanced J-10C, Phoenix Television said.
J-10B
would look at home chasing Godzilla
Mig-21 E-8 variant. 1967.
That post will self destruct in 9 seconds....
Something went wrong with this picture but if you are to browse for an E-8 you’ll see that J-10 is a copy of it, with some elements of F-16 added.
How can they call it a “super-modern” fighter platform?
Yep, it looks like a mix from the 70’s and 80’s
I am sure the electronics and stuff are more advanced than in those days though
Israeli Lavi that never went into production.
“stated that the J-10B has the capability to take out Japan’s F-15J,,,”
Lots of claims out there as to being able to shoot down F-15s. In the real world, nobody I know of has managed it yet,,, not even once.
wow
the resemblance is pretty amazing
Indeed, Lavi is a 1980s model, while Mig is a 1962 design first flew in 1967.
The Israeli military industry and the Chi-Coms have some connections.
. . The Swedish SAAB J-39 Griphen,
A very chubby waistline.
Now that looks like a contender
The J-10 looks more like the Lavi to me. Keep in mind that the US doesn’t like to give Israel the latest and greatest in military tech because it ends up in Chinese hands many times.
And F-15 the only aircraft that had a severed wing but the pilot managed to land the plane in one piece.
Didn't Obama just sell a bunch of those to the Socialist State Of Brazil?
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