chinamil.com.cn - Photo by Yuan Hua
2021-01-29
As a domestically-made improvement after my country introduced the Su-27, the J-11 was once one of the main forces of air combat equipment in my country. Although the first batch of J-11s relied on the imported Su-27 production line for domestic assembly, they soon began to enter. In the process of national production and transformation, and when the localization is finally completed, the performance, materials, and structure of the J-11 have been made a qualitative leap on the original basis. At the same time, it has also accumulated valuable experience for the development and production of my country's follow-up heavy fighters. The successful development and service of the J-11 fighter has also given my country a fighter to fill the gap in combat power among the air superior fighters.
The exposure of this news also explained the reason for only buying 24 Su 35s before. In order to supplement the short-term combat vacancy of the Chinese Air Force before the J-20 entered service, my country purchased 24 Su 35s as a transition. Nevertheless, there were also analyses at the time that only 24 Su 35s could not play a good role in filling the combat effectiveness. From the close-up of the current radome photo, the F-11D is not equipped with an airspeed tube, so it is likely to be equipped with an active phased array radar, which can greatly improve the detection range and detection accuracy of the F-11D. And the number of locks and so on.
In fact, for the 4th generation aircraft, active phased array radar is not new. It is used in the F-10, F-16 and the new Xiaolong BLOCK3. If the WS-10 vector engine and advanced avionics technology are used in the future After application, the total capabilities of the F-11D will be even higher, and it will even be able to effectively fight against fighters such as Rafale and Super Hornet. In contrast, the Su-35 can only look forward to it and carry out the fight for the F-11D. Auxiliary tasks. It can be said that if the J-11D enters mass service in the future, the combat capability of the Chinese Air Force can get another qualitative leap.
However, as far as the current situation is concerned, the J-11's improved R&D has not kept up with the times. In fact, a large number of countries have widely equipped the fifth-generation fighters, and have begun to explore the combat system and tactics of the fifth-generation fighters. The production of the F-20 also indicates that the Air Force will also carry out the transformation of the supporting combat system and tactics for the new generation of fighters in the future. Under this background, if the yellow leather aircraft is really the F-11D, it will appear slightly In addition, the J-11 is not a young platform, and its potential for improvement is also very limited. However, considering the good performance of the J-11 in the plateau area, the J-11D is likely to be deployed in the defense airspace of the western region in the future.
It can be said that the news that the J-11D will enter production has excited domestic military fans. At present, with the improvement of the strength of our air force, the ability to deal with external changes is becoming stronger. If the J-11D also joins the Air Force equipment family in the future, the Chinese Air Force will have a higher level of air combat capability with the cooperation of AWACS.
Author: Guo
Shenyang J-11: Details
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