Colin Cooke
Translated by google
2020-12-08 16:19
Sina Military Network reported a piece of news on December 2 that Russian media: After Argentina’s purchase of South Korean fighters was disturbed, they now want to buy Xiaolong. The Xiaolong fighter mentioned in this news is a very advanced foreign trade fighter developed by my country's Chengfei Group. It can be described as a new star among foreign trade fighters. It has a high cost performance and has reached the international first-class level. This time Argentina is fancy Xiaolong fighters, and the foreign trade of Xiaolong fighters may have another success. Because Argentina has no other options in this price range, it can be said that it has been basically confirmed that it is a must.
Speaking of the Xiaolong fighter, it was originally our customized fighter for Pakistan. At the beginning, it was developed based on the F-7, and an enlarged version was made to load more weapons and ammunition. However, with the development of the times, the combat concept of the J-7 has fallen behind. Therefore, Chengfei upgraded the new fighters and became the later Xiaolong fighters. It has to be said that the Xiaolong fighters with low-cost strategies are indeed impressive in terms of performance and are extremely cost-effective.
On Xiaolong fighters, one of the biggest highlights is the use of DSI inlets. The structure of this inlet is relatively simple in design with conventional inlets, with lighter weight and relatively low resistance, and is especially suitable for stealth fighters. . In fact, the world’s top air intake technology was proposed by the Americans. However, the Americans hadn’t finished it before they realized it. Cheng Fei only listened to a concept and set about to work hard, and finally it was done. Our fighters began to use DSI inlets in general. After the Xiaolong fighter uses the DSI inlet, of course, the cost will be greatly reduced, which is what Pakistan Railway needs most.
The original Xiaolong fighter jet used the Russian RD-33 engine. The Russian-made engine is durable, which really makes Xiaolong's performance very stable, and there is no major accident due to the engine. However, this has a big problem, that is, there is an engine supply risk issue. In case Russia is unwilling to supply RD-33 engines someday, it will be very difficult for the Xiaolong fighter to build another one. Especially in terms of exports, the market positioning of Xiaolong fighter and MiG-29 fighter is similar, and there are serious conflicts. Therefore, for the smooth upgrade of the Xiaolong fighter, we insisted on developing the domestically produced WS-13 and its improved version engine for it, which completely cleared the obstacle of Xiaolong's export to countries other than Pakistan Railway.
As the foundation is very good, the Pakistan Railway has entrusted Chengfei Group to continuously upgrade and improve the Xiaolong. So far, the latest model of the Xiaolong fighter has reached the BLOCK III type, and the Pakistan Railway has also been equipped with more than 150 Xiaolong fighters. Especially the latest Xiaolong BLOCK III fighter, which will be equipped with the latest AESA radar, and can even mount PL15 air-to-air missiles. The air combat performance has increased drastically, and there is no big problem even with it to deal with the Rafale fighter, let alone It is said that the Su-30MKI fighter is born with "myopia", and the soldiers of the Pakistani Air Force are looking forward to it. In addition to the large number of Xiaolong fighters equipped by Pakistan Railways, this advanced fighter has been in foreign trade sales all over the world, and Pakistan Railways has also spared no effort to promote Xiaolong fighters. At present, Nigeria and Bangladesh have imported different numbers of Fierce Dragon fighters, and both have their thumbs up in use, and they have liked them. This time Argentina chose the Xiaolong fighter again, which fully demonstrates the strong international competitiveness of the Xiaolong fighter.
Argentina is different from other countries. Its fighter performance is too backward. However, due to limited economic conditions, it cannot choose too expensive fighters. The price of the Xiaolong fighter is very moderate and can be equipped in large quantities. Based on actual conditions, it is speculated that although the number of Fierce Dragon fighters imported by Argentina cannot keep up with the number of Pakistani railway equipment, once determined, the number will not be a mere few, because the gap in the number of fighters in Argentina is really too big. Therefore, this time Xiaolong fighter will make another success. In terms of the number of foreign trade exports, it will also come up with a very eye-catching report card, and look forward to Xiaolong's further success!
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