Along with this, the Fujian aircraft carrier was launched at the Jiangnan Shipyard. It is equipped with an electromagnetic catapult , which can eject the carrier-based aircraft on the take-off deck. This aircraft carrier is the largest in the history of the Chinese Navy. The tonnage of the super aircraft carrier is close to the US Navy retired USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier. As the attention of the Fujian aircraft carrier gradually wanes, there is great expectation for this aircraft carrier to be equipped with carrier-based aircraft, including carrier-based fighter and carrier-based early warning aircraft. The pretentious Indian media, which has always liked to compare with Chinese military equipment, is also interested in The aircraft carrier Fujian is equipped with various types of carrier-based aircraft and is very active.
India's "Eurasia Times" reported that after the launch of China's electromagnetic catapult aircraft carrier "Fujian", China's new J-15B carrier-based aircraft, an improved J-15T carrier-based aircraft, and a new version of the J-15T carrier-based aircraft appeared on social media The aircraft is obviously different from the J-15B. The nose and landing gear are improved. The improved landing gear is adapted to the catapult takeoff of the Fujian aircraft carrier. The appearance feature is the strengthened nose landing gear. The landing gear is similar to the standard version J-15 and the improved J-15B. The 15B carrier-based aircraft is completely different. The shock-absorbing hydraulic struts are longer and wider. The modification of the landing gear has two purposes. One is to correspond to the huge ejection force of the catapult , pushing the carrier-based aircraft to take off and land from a straight deck; China initially adopted integral catapults, but eventually passed the steam catapult and directly adopted electromagnetic catapults.
The J-15B carrier-based aircraft is also an improved version of the J-15 carrier-based aircraft . It is deployed on the Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carriers. It relies on the ski-jump take-off deck and relies on the thrust of the engine to take off, while the J-15T carrier-based aircraft Differently, it can take off and land on the aircraft carrier deck without using engine power. The Fujian aircraft carrier adopts a straight and long flight deck, equipped with electromagnetic ejection and arresting devices. It is completely different from the previous two aircraft carriers in its take-off and landing methods.
The J-15 carrier-based aircraft is manufactured by China on the basis of the J-11B carrier-based aircraft. It draws on the experience of the Soviet Su-33 carrier-based aircraft prototype and is developed and manufactured with reference to the Su-33 carrier-based aircraft prototype. It is code-named " Flying Shark" ", and AVIC recently announced new naming rules for fighter jets. J-15 carrier-based fighter is clearly called "Flying Shark". It is the only fighter jet currently in service of the Chinese Navy, and China is also intensely testing the J-35 stealth carrier-based fighter. The aircraft is waiting for mass production and will be deployed on the Fujian aircraft carrier and the future Type 004 aircraft carrier.
Indian media pointed out: China was once selecting the next generation of carrier-based aircraft, bidding on J-20 and J-31 fighter jets, while Shenfei and Chengfei were discussing their respective carrier-based fighter models, but the J-20 The -20 fighter jet was ultimately unable to be modified for use by naval carrier-based aircraft. The most important thing is that the J-20 fighter jet cannot achieve foldable wings. If the J-20 fighter jet is forcibly converted into a carrier-based version of the fighter jet, its fuselage will have to be modified. The difficulty and long cycle of redesign and improvement make it difficult to catch up with the 003 aircraft carrier.
The J-31 fighter jet was eliminated as the new generation stealth fighter of the Chinese Air Force as a bidder with the J-20 fighter jet. However, Shenyang has been promoting the improvement of the J-31 fighter jet and developed three versions of the J-31 fighter jet. The latest version is 3.0 version of the J-31 fighter jet, and at the same time developing the J-35 carrier-based aircraft based on the J-31 fighter jet, which will be deployed on the Fujian aircraft carrier, but the possibility of full-scale combat at a distance has been ruled out. For a long time, the J-15B and J-15T carrier-based aircraft will be the mainstay of the Chinese Navy’s carrier-based fighter aviation force.
The J-35 and J-15T carrier-based aircraft will be deployed on the Fujian aircraft carrier at the same time to undertake combat duty operations. The current situation of China's carrier-based aircraft is that the Shandong and Liaoning aircraft carriers are equipped with J-15B carrier-based fighters, while the Fujian aircraft carrier is equipped with J-35 and J-15T carrier-based aircraft.
In addition to using new landing gear, the J-15T carrier-based aircraft shows that it is the ejection version of the J-15B carrier-based aircraft. The reason why the name "T" is used is because it is the first Chinese character of the word "catapult", and the J-15T carrier-based aircraft The nose of the 15T carrier-based aircraft is also different from that of the J-15B carrier-based aircraft. The new nose cone has a slightly tilted/inclined opening, and the inclined dome profile represents that the J-15T carrier-based aircraft is equipped with the active phased array radar. , increasing its remote detection capabilities.
The development of the J-15T carrier-based aircraft is crucial for the Chinese Navy to maintain a complete carrier-based fighter fleet in the next ten years. The most important thing is that the J-35 carrier-based fighter will enter naval service and assume combat duty in about five years. Task. The development plan of the J-35 carrier-based fighter is consistent with the commissioning of the Fujian aircraft carrier and the planned construction of the Type 004 aircraft carrier. The Type 004 aircraft carrier is expected to be launched within 4-5 years. During this period, the J-15B and J-15 carrier-based aircraft are China's The main fighter of the carrier-based fighter force.
Indian media stated that they are convinced that the J-15T carrier-based aircraft will undergo a new round of large-scale upgrades in avionics equipment, engines and active phased radar. The J-15T carrier-based fighter will use the domestic turbofan-10 engine and will be a mass-produced fighter for the Fujian aircraft carrier, and the aircraft's wingtip pylons, nose IRST, radome and leading edge wings will be developed Many improvements were made. The pitot tube was canceled on the nose and replaced with an active phased array radar. There were also changes in the details of the fuselage, such as the replacement of new wingtip pylons and internal avionics systems. At the same time, the J-15T fighter jet will learn from J-16 fighter experience, integrating J-16 fighter radar system and avionics equipment, indicating that the avionics equipment of the new version of the J-15T carrier-based aircraft is being upgraded towards "J-16ization".
It is not difficult for the J-15T carrier-based fighter to be equipped with the same active phased array radar as the J-16 fighter. Both fighters are improved on the J-11B fighter , and the entire body is inherited from the Su-27 Even if a fighter jet undergoes local small-scale improvements, the overall body structure is difficult to change. The J-15T carrier-based fighter is equipped with an airborne active phased array radar. Taking advantage of the advantages of heavy-duty carrier-based aircraft, it adopts a tilted layout to enhance its air combat operations. capabilities, the overall combat capability reaches the level of 4.5-generation fighter jets.
The J-15T carrier-based fighter shares the tasks of the J-35 and J-20 air superiority fighters , allowing the stealth fighter to perform more complex air combat missions. The J-15T carrier-based fighter's weapon system will also undergo significant changes and can carry more advanced The PL-10 combat bomb is China's most advanced combat bomb at present. It uses infrared imaging manufacturing capabilities and has strong anti-stealth fighter capabilities. It uses a staring focal plane array guidance method. In close combat, even the most advanced stealth fighters cannot escape its lock and will replace the PL-8 close combat bomb.
The J-15T carrier-based fighter is equipped with land attack cruise missiles and anti-ship missiles to attack land-based and maritime targets. The most important thing is that it is equipped with an active phased array radar, which can take advantage of the range advantage of the PL-15 air-to-air missile. It truly achieves "find the enemy first, launch the enemy first, hit the enemy first, and break away first", and the J-15 fighter jet can carry 2 Eagle Strike series anti-ship missiles and 2 PL-8B fighter jets at a take-off position of 195 meters. missile. The J-15T carrier-based fighter can achieve maximum takeoff, and the types and payloads of the missile equipped with it will increase. It can respond to provocations from US and Japanese warships in the Western Pacific.
At the same time, based on the J-15 carrier-based fighter, China is learning from the J-16D fighter to develop a dedicated electronic warfare capability, similar to the US Navy's EA-18G electronic warfare aircraft . If the J-15D electronic warfare aircraft appears, it will not be used at all. I am surprised that China is imitating the United States to build a carrier-based fighter force.
Currently, China is flying the J-15B carrier-based aircraft at its land aircraft carrier training base. It can be deployed on the aircraft carrier after receiving comprehensive training. The J-15T carrier-based aircraft is about to be launched, and its comprehensive performance reaches the level of the American F/A-18E/F carrier-based fighter, filling the window period for the most suitable carrier-based aircraft of the Fujian aircraft carrier.On the aircraft carrier Fujian, there will be J-15T carrier-based aircraft, J-35 stealth carrier-based fighter jets, "Kongjing-600" carrier-based early warning aircraft, J-15D electronic warfare aircraft and Z-20F anti-submarine helicopters, and the J-15T The J-35 carrier-based fighter jets will serve as the "carrier's sharp knife" and face provocations from the U.S. Navy's F-35C stealth carrier-based aircraft and F/A-18E/F carrier-based fighter jets in the Western Pacific. The J-35 carrier-based fighter jets will face the F -35C stealth carrier-based aircraft and J-15T carrier-based fighter jets face the F/A-18E/F carrier-based fighter jets, achieving the ability to conduct a comprehensive contest in the air.
