Posted on 04/16/2018 8:36:27 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
File photo shows a J-10C fighter jet in a training. China's new multi-role fighter jet J-10C began combat duty Monday, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force announced. It is China's third-generation supersonic fighter and made its debut when the PLA marked its 90th anniversary in July 2017 at Zhurihe military training base in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Equipped with an advanced avionics system and various airborne weapons, the domestically-developed fighter has airstrike capabilities within medium and close range and is capable of precisely striking land and maritime targets. (Xinhua/Xi Bobo)
BEIJING, April 16 (Xinhua) -- China's new multi-role fighter jet J-10C began combat duty Monday, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force announced.
Equipped with an advanced avionics system and various airborne weapons, the domestically-developed fighter has airstrike capabilities within medium and close range and is capable of precisely striking land and maritime targets, the air force said in a statement.
It is China's third-generation supersonic fighter and made its debut when the PLA marked its 90th anniversary in July 2017 at Zhurihe military training base in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
The fighter will enrich the air force's offensive and defensive system and improve its capability to fulfill duties and missions, according to the statement.
Shen Jinke, a spokesperson for the PLA air force, said that the air force will advance training and war readiness, and sharpen its striking, defensive, and air delivery capabilities.
It will also firmly safeguard China's airspace security and national strategic interests in the new era, Shen said.
The new jet is modified from the J-10 fighter jet and will help improve the air force's fighting and war-readiness capabilities, said Wang Mingzhi, a military expert.
The air force is gradually building a combat system adapted to the need of informationized air warfare, comprised of heavy air superiority fighters such as J-11 series, multi-role fighters such as J-10 series and J-16, new-generation stealth fighters such as J-20, and medium and long-range bombers such as H-6K, Wang said.
you can steal technology, build a nice plane but without a legacy of past and present experienced combat pilots, you don’t have much.
“you can steal technology, build a nice plane but without a legacy of past and present experienced combat pilots, you don’t have much.”
What about Wong Wei?
He was one of their very best.
“The EP-3 (BuNo 156511), assigned to Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One (VQ-1, “World Watchers”), had taken off as Mission PR32 from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. At about 09:15 local time, toward the end of the EP-3’s six-hour ELINT mission, two Chinese J-8s from Lingshui airfield, on the Chinese island of Hainan, approached the EP-3 as it flew at 22,000 feet (6,700 m) and 180 knots (210 mph), on a heading of 110°, about 70 miles (110 km) away from the island. One of the J-8s (81194), piloted by Lt. Cdr. Wang Wei,[7][8] made two close passes to the EP-3. On the third pass, it collided with the larger aircraft. “-wiki
Lol!
Yup. The Chinese version of Chuck Yeager.
Lol, Lt Cmdr Wang Wei flies into a scout plane...you can’t make this stuff up!
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Sounds more like John McCain.
Sounds more like John McCain.
Looks like the initial design went downhill fast. Too bad for you. Easy kill.
Nine of your links work.
“Yup. The Chinese version of Chuck Yeager.”
More like Chuck McCann
You remind me of a sad day in our country’s history, where the pilots failed to do the right thing and ditch in the open sea, instead choosing to land at the enemy’s airport, thus delivering to them incredibly valuable technology.
Also, it was one of GW Bush’s early failures, and it set the tone for his future failure.
More than a hint of F-16 in this one.
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