This is a fighter plane that has attracted the attention of the world. Once it was unveiled, it immediately attracted the attention of the world, especially India, because the performance of their fighters has been crushed in all directions, which can be said to be miserable!
So, what kind of fighter is this? What are the advantages of this fighter? What brilliant achievements has it created?
In this issue, we will tell you the story behind the Xiaolong fighter jet.
Xiaolong fighter, formerly known as FC-1 fighter , is an all-weather multi-purpose fighter jointly developed by China and Pakistan at the end of the 20th century.
The reason why the two countries want to jointly develop fighter jets is because of the severe air defense situation of Pakistan.
Due to historical reasons, Pakistan and India have always had deep hatred and wars since their founding. The two countries have also launched an arms race.
After entering the 1980s, the Soviet Union and India needed to get closer and closer out of the same interests. As a result, India has successively introduced a large number of MiG-21s, as well as more advanced MiG-23H4 and 29 fighter jets, far exceeding the J-7H4 and Mirage IIIH4 equipped by the Pakistani army. This has left Pakistan facing a huge challenge. Anti-aircraft pressure.
In order to relieve the pressure on national defense, Pakistan initially planned to introduce the American F-16 fighter jet . However, due to the country's nuclear weapons tests in the late 1980s, it seriously affected the geopolitical interests of the United States.
Therefore, after the United States only conducted a small amount of transactions with Pakistan, it announced a freeze on transactions. Not only did it refuse to deliver the 28 fighter jets it had produced, but the US$685 million payment that the Pakistan Air Force had paid was also frozen, leaving Pakistan solid. Been "taken advantage of" for a time.
Faced with increasing pressure on national defense, Pakistan decided to seek help from the major Eastern countries.
Ever since China helped Pakistan put pressure on the Indian army in the second India-Pakistan war and successfully prevented Pakistan from the danger of national subjugation, Pakistan has become an "iron buddy" of the big Eastern countries and has repeatedly defended it internationally. China speaks out.
This time Pakistan Railway is in trouble. China cannot sit idly by and decides to provide assistance.
However, our country is well aware of the principle of "teaching a man to fish is worse than teaching him to fish", so after discussing with Pakistan, it decided not to use the traditional method of directly selling fighter aircraft, but to directly develop fighter aircraft with Pakistan and improve its own fighter aircraft. While improving its manufacturing level, it will allow Pakistan to truly master the manufacturing technology of advanced fighter aircraft!
In 1988, the "Sabre II" project jointly developed by China and Pakistan was officially launched!
After 19 years of development, the Xiaolong fighter jet was successfully developed. Once it was unveiled, it amazed the world and made India restless!
The main fighter aircraft used by the Indian Air Force is the Rafale fighter aircraft from France. It has excellent multi-purpose combat capabilities and is known as "the most comprehensive fighter aircraft in the world"!
However, the Xiaolong fighter has four major advantages, crushing Indian fighters!
First of all, the first major advantage of is its reasonably designed appearance.
The Xiaolong fighter adopts a wing with wide side strips and extends backward to form a rear side strip that doubles as a tail brace. The horizontal tail and vertical tail have also been sharpened and trimmed.
This shape design not only takes into account the strength and cost of the fighter aircraft, it can also reduce the area of the fuselage reflected by radar waves, greatly reducing the possibility of the fighter aircraft being discovered. It also makes the aircraft more flexible during flight and can make more The complex movements significantly improve the aircraft's mid- and low-altitude combat performance. Even compared with the F-16 fighter , it does not fall behind at all!
The second biggest advantage of of the Xiaolong fighter is the electronic system with excellent performance.
Before the appearance of the Xiaolong fighter, many countries had a prejudice. This was that the electronic systems of weapons and equipment of the great eastern countries were very backward. However, the Xiaolong fighter gave them a loud slap in the face with its excellent performance!
On the Xiaolong fighter, there are all kinds of equipment, including mission computers, plug-in management systems, identification of friend or foe, and even a hands-free control system that was extremely advanced at the time.
As for the most critical airborne radar, China and Pakistan finally chose the KOPYO radar after careful selection.
This radar has an astonishing detection range, with a front view of an astonishing 57 kilometers and a rear view of up to 35 kilometers. It can search for 8 targets at the same time, track 4 targets at the same time, and even track and track simultaneously. Scanning, and the ability to look down and shoot. Performance like
can greatly improve the aircraft's air combat capabilities and ground work capabilities. Even if you look at the world, it is still at the first-class level.
These advanced radar fire control equipment not only allow the Xiaolong fighter to accurately identify and navigate targets in aerial combat, but also allow the fighter to have beyond visual range attack capabilities.
However, if it only has excellent reconnaissance capabilities, it is not enough to become an excellent fighter. The third major advantage of the Xiaolong fighter is its powerful weapon.
During the development process of fighter aircraft, Chinese scientific researchers were keenly aware of the problem of matching weapons of different specifications between the East and the West. Therefore, during the design process, they emphasized modular design so that the fighter aircraft can carry as many weapons produced by different countries as possible.
The main weapon used by the Xiaolong fighter is the famous Thunderbolt-7 air-to-air missile . The missile is the third generation of medium and short-range air-to-air missiles produced in my country. Its maximum range reaches 10 kilometers and its maximum speed reaches 3.5 Mach.
Its biggest feature is the bold use of a cross-shaped double duck layout. This design can not only significantly increase the reliability of the fighter plane, but also greatly improve the mobility of the missile and enhance the combat capability of the fighter plane.
In addition, the Xiaolong fighter also has good anti-interference ability, with a hit rate of more than 80%. The excellent performance of
has made it the ace weapon coveted by many countries, and it has also made India uneasy.
What makes India even more uncomfortable is that China actually went a step further on the basis of the Pili-7 and provided Pakistan with more advanced Pili-10 air-to-air missiles!
霹雳-10 air-to-air missile is a fourth-generation short-range air-to-air missile independently developed by my country based on the Italian Aspaide air-to-air missile. It has a maximum range of 20 kilometers and a maximum speed of Mach 4.
In addition to the improvement of basic capabilities, the biggest improvement of the Pili-10 missile is the adoption of more advanced fully active radar guidance, which makes the missile's range more flexible and changeable, and its attack range is also greatly increased, making the Xiaolong fighter more capable of fighting. The ability is improved to the next level.
Chinese scientific researchers have said that the Xiaolong fighter aircraft only carries 4 air-to-air missiles , which is enough to compete with the existing fighters of the Indian Air Force!
What makes India even more stunned is that the Xiaolong fighter also has the fourth major advantage of : extremely high cost performance!
The main fighter aircraft used by the Indian Air Force is the Rafale fighter jet from France, with a unit price of up to 250 million U.S. dollars, while the price of a JF-10 Dragon fighter is only 16 million U.S. dollars.
In other words, the price of purchasing one Rafale fighter jet is enough to purchase dozens of JF-37 fighter jets with better overall performance, which can be called the "King of Cost-Effectiveness"!
Not only that, because the Indian Air Force was also involved in the development of this fighter jet, China also imparted a lot of relevant knowledge to Pakistan during the research and development process, which enabled Pakistan to establish a complete production line of Xiaolong fighter jets. Once the war machine starts, Countless Xiaolong fighter jets will fly into the sky in a very short period of time.
Due to the weak domestic military industrial base, India can only continue to purchase fighter jets from abroad. This means that the update, maintenance and care of Indian Air Force fighter jets have become a big problem.
Once a war breaks out, Indian fighter jets It is very likely that there will be one less fight.
It is with the blessing of these four major advantages that the Xiaolong fighter jet shocked everyone when it debuted!
Not only that, in the joint air combat exercises held by multiple countries, the participating Qatar , using the same Rafale fighter jet as India, started a close aerial battle with the Pakistani Army's Xiaolong fighter jet in the blue sky.
During the fight, the Xiaolong fighter relied on its maneuverability and flexibility, as well as its ability to roll and make small turns in the air. It left the Rafale fighter far behind, and could even form a tail-chasing situation with the Qatari fighter jet!
As a result, the Xiaolong fighter defeated the Rafale fighter with a big score of 6:2. It can be called the strongest "buyer's show" and amazed the world!
After the exercise, the Qatari army, convinced of its defeat, took the initiative to lend Rafale fighter jets to Pakistani pilots, and with the help of Turkey, they shared knowledge, competed with each other on capabilities and experience.
allows Pakistani pilots to have enough time to appreciate the performance of Rafale fighter jets, so that they can use their strengths and avoid weaknesses in possible battles, and let the arrogant Indian Air Force see how powerful they are!
Not only that, as the reputation of this duel gradually spread, the name of the Xiaolong fighter also became known around the world, becoming an ideal weapon that many countries dream of. Orders from various countries flew in like snowflakes, and our country made a lot of money. The bowl is full!
But in the atmosphere of excitement, there is one country that is furious, and this is India.
The friendly behavior of Qatar and Turkey directly eliminated the strongest combat power of the Indian Air Force, but they knew nothing about the fighter jets of the Pakistan Air Force.
Therefore, India immediately launched an international protest, but in the end it had no choice but to leave it alone.
What frightens India even more is that such a fighter plane that makes them tremble in fear is not worth mentioning in the air force of the big Eastern countries. It can even be sold with technology!
The strength of the great eastern country is unfathomable!
References:
Liu Yonghua "Superior Overall Performance of the JF-10 Fighter"
Kaohsiung Bai "Discussing the Evolution of the JF-Fighter from the Air Combat between India and Pakistan"
Chuan Rong "East-West Compatibility, Low-cost and High-efficiency Storm Chasing Warrior: FC-1 Fighter Launched"
Wu Jian's "Ultimate Report on FC-1 Fighter - Live Attack of the Third-Generation Domestic Fighter"
